Minutes

Present: Senator Roger C. Chamberlain - Chair, Senator Justin D. Eichorn Vice Chair, Senator Julia E. Coleman, Senator Steve Cwodzinski, Senator Zach Duckworth, Senator Jason Isaacson, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Scott J. Newman, Senator Charles W. Wiger

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Roger C. Chamberlain called the meeting to order at 3:00

S.F. 1525: Senator Chamberlain: Education Savings Accounts for Students Act; appropriations.

Senator Chamberlain gaveled the committee to order and passed the gavel to Senator Eichorn. Sen Eichorn then acknowledged Senator Chamberlain who introduced SF 1525 and offered the A-1 amendment. It passed on a voice vote.

 

Testifiers: Pro: Miss Virginia Walden Ford, National Speaker, Education Advocate

Con: Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, MDE

         Steve Adams, Treasurer of the Hopkins School Board

         Simon Glaser, Teacher, John Adams Middle School, Rochester Public Schools      

        

 

Pro: Joaquin Martinez, Parent from Crystal

        Aki Yoshino, Parent

        Oredola Taylor, Parent from St. Paul

        Kendall Qualls Kendall Qualls

        Trish Anderson, Parent from Mankato

        Blanca Lazo, Parent from Minneapolis

        Rashad Turner

        Kofi Montzka

        Catrin Wigfall, Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment

Lee McGrath, Senior Legislative Counsel and Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Minnesota

 

Discussion of the bill 

 

Senator Jason Isaacson called for a roll call on the passage of SF 1525 as amended

 

Roll call - SF 1525 passed as amended, 5-4 to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections

 

 

As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:31

Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Chair	Judith Donovan, Legislative Assistant