Yesterday at the Capitol
The University of Minnesota presented their biennial budget request of $148.2 million to the House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee yesterday afternoon. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is scheduled to be before the committee on Tuesday, February 24 with the system’s biennial budget request of $142 million to support a compensation increase and the costs of operations at the MnSCU colleges and universities. The request will provide Minnesota with an educated citizenry and a skilled workforce, as well as protect affordability and the quality programs that are essential to serving students and communities across Minnesota. MnSCU’s legislative request
Today at the Capitol
8:15 a.m.
House Education Innovation Policy
Room: Basement SOB
Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Agenda: HF15 (Mariani): Compulsory school attendance age increased to 18 years of age
HF46 (Murphy): Universal all-day preschool provided for four-year old students
HF245 (Urdahl): K-12 teachers who complete master’s degree in a content area directly related to their licensure field allowed tax credit, and money appropriated
8:30 a.m.
Senate Education
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
Agenda: S.F. 811-Wiger: Pre-kindergarten through grade 12 education funding.
11:00 a.m.
Senate in Session
12:45 p.m.
House Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy
Room: Basement SOB
Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther
Agenda: HF34 (Fabian): Explore Minnesota Tourism funding provided, and money appropriated
HF593 (Kresha): Broadband development grant program provided funding, and money appropriated
HF701 (Theis): Boys and Girls Club provided grant funding, and money appropriated
Attachments:
(2/18/2015) H0593A1.pdf
(2/18/2015) H0593A2.pdf
(2/18/2015) H0593A3.pdf
(2/18/2015) H0593A4_1.pdf
2:00 p.m.
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Terri E. Bonoff
Agenda: S.F. 352-Clausen: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) supplemental academic instruction establishment
S.F. 871-Clausen: Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) remedial education process regulation.
3:30 p.m.
House in Session
Looking Ahead
Monday, February 23
12:00 p.m.
Senate Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. David J. Tomassoni
Agenda:
Overview of Governor’s FY 16/17 Budget Recommendations for the Department of Labor & Industry (DOLI)
Overview of Governor’s FY 16/17 Budget Recommendations for the Department of Agriculture
12:45 p.m.
House Veterans Affairs Division
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bob Dettmer
Agenda: HF450 (Lohmer) Military Spouses and Families Day established.
HF453(Hancock) Veterans programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF546 (Dettmer) Government entity permitted to release military release forms to another government entity for purpose of locating records.
HF841(Dettmer) Resident status granted for purposes of higher education grants and scholarships to members of the state’s National guard who reside in the state.
2:00 p.m.
Senate Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Dan Sparks
Agenda:
S.F. 525-Tomassoni: Jobs training program establishment and appropriation.
S.F. 526-Tomassoni: Jobs training program and tax credit establishment and appropriation.
S.F. 468-Stumpf: Workforce housing grants program establishment.
S.F. 764-Sparks: Office of workforce housing creation; workforce housing fund, tax exemptions, and investor tax credits establishment; sales tax exemption; appropriating money.
S.F. 816-Dahms: Workforce housing grant program and appropriation; land trusts income tax credit and creation
Tuesday, February 24
8:30 a.m.
Senate E-12 Budget Division
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
Agenda:
S.F. 195-Hoffman, J.: Minnesota council on economic education grant appropriation.
S.F. 442-Wiklund: The Works museum appropriation.
S.F. 155-Wiger: School readiness aid increase and appropriation
2:45 p.m.
House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Agenda: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities budget request presentation
Wednesday, February 25
8:30 a.m.
Senate Education
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
Agenda: S.F. 334-Johnson, A.: Childhood screening program vision screening requirement modification.
MDE report on Indian Education Working Group
S.F. 271-Chamberlain: Reading income tax credit modifications.
S.F. 278-Chamberlain: Childhood literacy provisions modifications
2:00 p.m.
Senate Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Dan Sparks
Agenda:
S.F. 472-Bonoff: High school career counseling services appropriation.
S.F. 736-Sparks: Telecommunications competitive market regulation for certain local exchange carriers.
S.F. 895-Sparks: Voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) services and Internet protocol (IP)-enabled services regulation prohibition
Thursday, February 26
8:30 a.m.
Senate E-12 Budget Division
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
Agenda:
S.F. 564-Hoffman, J.: School lunch aid provisions modifications.
S.F. 163-Hoffman, J.: School district basic revenue formula allowance increase.
S.F. 541-Clausen: General education basic formula allowance increase and future annual inflationary increases authorization.
S.F. 558-Wiklund: School districts and cooperatives compensatory revenue to school sites allocation modification.
S.F. 398-Dziedzic: Collaborative urban educator recruitment and training programs appropriation
Bill Introductions
Please see the attached 2015 Bill Tracking spreadsheet for the most recent higher education related bill introductions.
Thank you.
Melissa Fahning
Director of Legislative Communications
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
651-201-1757 (work) 612-483-3741 (cell)
melissa.fahning@so.mnscu.edu
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