Minutes

Present: Senator Patricia Torres Ray - Chair, Senator Kevin L. Dahle - Vice Chair, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Senator Greg D. Clausen, Senator Melisa Franzen, Senator Alice M. Johnson, Senator Susan Kent, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Sean R. Nienow, Senator Branden Petersen, Senator Dave Thompson, Senator Charles W. Wiger, Senator Melissa H. Wiklund

Absent: Senator Carrie Ruud

Senator Torres Ray called the meeting to order at 12:09 p.m. A quorum is present. SF 812 (Johnson, A.) - Vision therapy pilot project and appropriation. Testifiers: 1. Dana Turman, Special Education Teacher, Centennial School District 2. Abby Schultz, Student 3. Doctor Jonathan Schorn Senator Johnson moves that-SF 812 (Johnson, A.) - Vision therapy pilot project and appropriation-be recommended to pass and re-referred to Finance committee. MOTION PREVAILED SF 1155 (Franzen) - School district boundary advisory task force establishment. Testifiers: 1. Senator Melissa Franzen 2. Grace Keliher, MN School Boards Assoc. 3. Mary Cecconi, Parents United Senator Franzen moves that-SF 1155 (Franzen) - School district boundary advisory task force establishment-be recommended to pass and re-referred to State & Local Government Committee. MOTION PREVAILED SF 945 (Torres Ray) - School district department of education management assistance requests clarification. Senator Torres Ray moves that SF 945 be recommended to pass. MOTION PREVAILED SF 1224 (Dahle) - Basic skills requirements for teacher candidates and licensure clarification; teacher licensure advisory task force establishment. Testifiers: 1. Cyndy Crist, Legislative Liaison, MN Assoc. of Colleges for Teacher Education 2. Kayla Vandenheuvel, student, MN State University, Moorhead 3. Jim Bartholomew, MN Business Partnership 4. Karen Balmer, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Teaching 5. Chris Orr, MinnCan Senator Dahle moves the A1 amendment. The motion prevails and the A1 amendment is adopted. Senator Dahle moves SF 1224 - Basic skills requirements for teacher candidates and licensure clarification; teacher licensure advisory task force establishment-be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Finance Committee. Senator Thompson requests a roll call. Ayes: Carlson, Dahle, Johnson, Torres Ray. Nayes: Chamberlain, Clausen, Franzen, Kent, Nienow, Peterson, Ruud, Thompson, Wiger, Wiklund. With 4 Nays and 10 ayes, MOTION DOES NOT PREAVAIL. Senator Ruud requests that the vote be placed in the Senate Journal per rule 12.10. SF 1169 (Carlson, J.) - Special education case loads task force creation. Testifiers: 1. Kevin McHenry, MN Dept. of Education, Director of Government Relations 2. Sue Abderholden, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 3. Elaine Keefe, Coalition for Children with Disabilities Senator Carlson moves the A1 amendment. Sen Carlson offers an oral amendment to the A1 amendment, page 1, delete lines 2 and 3, and insert “page 1, delete section 2, page 2, delete section 3. The motion prevails and the oral amendment to the A1 amendment is adopted. Senator Carlson moves the A1 amendment, as amended. The motion prevails and the amended A1 amendment is adopted. Senator Carlson moves SF 1169 (Carlson, J.) - Special education case loads task force creation-be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to State & Local Government Committee. MOTION PREVAILED

S.F. 812: Senator Johnson: Vision therapy pilot project and appropriation.



Senator Johnson moved that S.F. 812, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1155: Senator Franzen: School district boundary advisory task force establishment.



Senator Franzen moved that S.F. 1155, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 945: Senator Torres Ray: School district department of education management assistance requests clarification.



Senator Torres Ray moved that S.F. 945, be recommended to pass.

S.F. 1224: Senator Dahle: Basic skills requirements for teacher candidates and licensure clarification; teacher licensure advisory task force establishment.



Senator Dahle moved that S.F. 1224, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION FAILED.

S.F. 1169: Senator Carlson: Special education case loads task force creation.



Senator Carlson moved that S.F. 1169, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:26 p.m.

Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Chair	Blanca Martinez Gavina, Legislative Assistant