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 Carrie Ruud, Senator Dave Thompson, Senator Charles W. Wiger, Senator Melissa H. Wiklund

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Torres Ray called to meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. A quorum is present. SF 799 (Johnson) - Students per school counselors minimum ratios establishment. Senator Johnson moves the A13 amendment. Motion prevails and amendment is adopted. Testifiers: 1. Dr. Walter Roberts , Jr., Professor of Counselor Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2. Vanessa Young, member, Students for Education Reform 3. Tasha Gandy, Students for Education Reform 4. Kenneth Eban, Students for Education Reform 5. Gary Armoso, Association of School Administrators Senator Johnson moves the A 13 amendment and incorporates an oral amendment to delete ‘50%’ and substitute with ‘150%’ on page 1, line 22. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Johnson moves an oral amendment to the A 13 amendment to delete the word ‘maintain’ and replace it with ‘increase’ on page 1, line 10. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Torres Ray moves the A3 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Johnson renews her motion to moves that SF 799 be recommended to pass as amended and re referred to Finance. MOTION PREVAILED SF 269 (Torres Ray) - Education in Care and Treatment Settings Act (For information only). Testifiers: 1. Sue Abderholden, Exec. Dir., National Alliance on Mental Illness-MN. 2. Jan Ormasa, Exec. Dir., MN Administrators for Special Education. 3. Mary Regan, Exec. Dir., A Child Caring Agency

S.F. 799: Senator Johnson: Students per school counselors minimum ratios establishment.



Senator Johnson moved that S.F. 799, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourns at 3:10 p.m.

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