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 Patricia Torres Ray called the meeting to order at 12:15 A quorum is present. SF 2118 (Dahle) - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Testifiers: 1. Martin Dempsey, Midwest Regional Liaison, Office of the Asst. Secretary of Defense 2. Brig. Gen. Stephen Hogan, Exec. Dir., Interstate Commission on Education Opportunity for Military Children 3. Rick Masters, General Counsel, Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Member discussion. Senator Dahle moves SF 2118 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, to pass & refer to State & Local Govt. MOTION PREVAILED. SF 1821 (Sieben) - Teacher-complaint data sharing authorization. Senator Torres Ray moves the A 1 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: 1. Kathy Saltzman, former State Senator, Dir. Students First 2. Grace Keliher, lobbyist, Minnesota School Boards Association Discussion by members. Senator Nienow moved an oral amendment to the A1 amendment in line 2.13 delete \'the employee was a teacher or administrator and.\' MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Nienow moves that SF 1821- Teacher-complaint data sharing authorization, be recommended to pass as amended & referred to Judiciary. MOTION PREVAILED. SF 2207 (Kent) - K-12 students\' experience with physical education report requirement. Senator Kent moved the A1 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: 1. Jack Olwell, MN Assoc. of Health, Physical Ed., Recreation & Dance; Physical Ed. Teacher, Farmington School District 2. Toben Nelson, researcher, University of Minnesota Senator Clausen moved an oral amendment to the A1 amendment on line 1.8 to insert the word \'trimesters\' after the word \'semesters.\' MOTION PREVAILED. Discussion by members. Senator Kent moved SF 2207- K-12 students\' experience with physical education report requirement, be recommended to pass as amended and referred to E-12 Finance Division. MOTION PREVAILED. SF 530 (Dahle) - Perpich center for arts education voluntary integration magnet school operation authority and appropriation. Senator Dahle moves the A2 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED. Bjorn Arneson walks the committee through the A2 amendment. Testifiers: 1. Dr. Jean Lubke, Exec. Dir., East Metro Education District 2. Kitty Gogins, Roseville Areas Schools Board Member & East Metro Integration District (EMID) Board Member & Chair 3. Sue Mackert, Exec. Dir., Perpich Center for the Arts 4. Susan Mau Larson, Member, Board of Directors, Perpich Center for the Arts 5. Mary Cecconi, Exec. Dir., Parents United for Public Schools 6. Eric Celeste, former Crosswinds School parent & Nathaniel Celeste, 11th grade student, attended Crosswinds School for 7-10th grade 7. Mike Boguszewski, parent of two children who are alumni of both Crosswinds School and the Perpich Center for the Arts 8. Leslye Taylor & Kai’li Taylor, 9th grader 9. Laurel LeBlanc who would like to read her daughter’s testimony (Abby LeBlanc) 10. Daniel Larson 11. Tami Bayneé Kuczmarski 12. Daron Korte, Minnesota Department of Education Discussion by members. Senator Dahle moved that SF 530 - Perpich center for arts education voluntary integration magnet school operation authority and appropriation, be recommended to pass as amended to pass & referred to E-12 Finance Div. MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2118: Senator Dahle: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.



Senator Dahle moved that S.F. 2118, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1821: Senator Sieben: Teacher-complaint data sharing authorization.



Senator Torres Ray moved that S.F. 1821, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 530: Senator Dahle: Perpich center for arts education voluntary integration magnet school operation authority and appropriation.



Senator Dahle moved that S.F. 530, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2207: Senator Kent: K-12 students\' experience with physical education report requirement.



Senator Kent moved that S.F. 2207, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:36 pm.

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