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- </c><00:14:59.040><c> ERS</c> year this is a time when educator ERS year this is a time when educator
- </c> year to determine what Minnesota year to determine what Minnesota colleges<00:47:36.359><c> and<
- Thanks for the opportunity to be here to talk about the best-kept secret in Minnesota education.
- would put Minnesota at the front of the pack in educational outcomes nationally.
Committee:
House Education Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- </c> Minnesota to act responsibly. Minnesota to act responsibly.
- Minnesota in the late 1800s.
- </c> Minnesota, that was above 70% last year. Minnesota, that was above 70% last year.
- Minnesota. Minnesota. Thank<01:53:33.520><c> you</c><01:53:33.679><c> Mr.
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- Minnesota State educates more first-generation, Pell-eligible students and students of color than the
- Minnesota State educates more first-generation, Pell-eligible students and students of color than the
- Are campuses serve the most marginalized students in Minnesota in state educates more first generation
- Minnesota State, Minnesota is higher and faculty came up with the same idea.
- Minnesota does.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota. It will place greater burdens Minnesota.
- ><c> to</c><00:15:06.959><c> Minnesota</c><00:15:07.440><c> care</c> Minnesota care, access to Minnesota
- Minnesota. And as a member of the Jewish Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- The Minnesota residents, the Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota taxpayers,<01:30:59.760><c> the</c><01:31:
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- The appropriation we're asking for will allow us to serve more schools, educators, and youth in Minnesota
- The appropriation we're asking for will allow us to serve more schools, educators, and youth in Minnesota
- of Minnesota.
- of Minnesota.
- of Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
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- </c> general charge in the Minnesota general charge in the Minnesota Constitution<00:15:53.639><c> to
- So those are the educational choices that a student faces in Minnesota.
- So those are the educational choices that a student faces in Minnesota.
- We'll have a printout in the packet on special education as well as general education.
- We'll have a printout in the packet on special education as well as general education.
Committee:
House Education Finance
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- </c><00:43:01.280><c> I</c> the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I the Minnesota Department of Education.
- MREA is the Minnesota Rural Education Association, which is made up of greater Minnesota educational
- </c><01:15:39.360><c> Education</c> MA is the Minnesota Rural Education MA is the Minnesota Rural Education
- MSBA is Minnesota educational leaders.
Committee:
House Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/09/26
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- One of the main reasons that I joined the Minnesota National Guard is due to the education benefits that
- SECTORS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING IN EDUCATION.
- in employment and education policy in June of 2022.
- in employment and education policy in June of 2022.
- in employment and education policy in June of 2022.
Summary:
The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt.
The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity.
Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.
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- [music] The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee will now come to order.
- Oh, and Senate File 2565, and the Minnesota Department of Education will provide an update on the soul
- Whether you get a meaningful civic education in Minnesota depends on what district you're in, that's
- c> in</c><00:38:57.440><c> Minnesota</c> meaningful civic education in Minnesota meaningful civic education
- </c><00:45:56.079><c> in</c> get an engaging civic education in get an engaging civic education in Minnesota
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
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- At the Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee will now come to order.
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I'm an educational audiologist, and I'm representing the Minnesota educational audiologists as co-chair
- </c> Minnesota<01:03:09.520><c> educational</c><01:03:10.080><c> audiologists</c> Minnesota educational
- Minnesota educational We surveyed Minnesota educational audiologists,<01:03:19.520><c> teachers</c><
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
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- We also have about 67% of our state faculty, educators, and staff living throughout Minnesota, so that
- </c> biological sciences College of Education biological sciences College of Education and<00:07:26.759
- </c><00:08:27.360><c> and</c> 67% of our state faculty Educators and 67% of our state faculty Educators
- </c><00:09:05.040><c> and</c> and it is used throughout Minnesota and and it is used throughout Minnesota
- </c> going to give us a healthier Minnesota going to give us a healthier Minnesota and<00:32:48.000><
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The State of Special Education in Minnesota Feb 16th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- in Minnesota and the whole financial spectrum of financing education in Minnesota.
- <00:07:45.199><c> in</c> education in education in Minnesota<00:07:47.199><c> and</c><00:07:47.720><c
- Nearly 145,000 K-12 students received special education services in Minnesota last year.
- Nearly 145,000 K-12 students received special education services in Minnesota last year.
- Many other education funding formulas are pupil-based, and special education in Minnesota uses reimbursements
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- A quorum is present, and the Minnesota Education Policy Committee will now come to order.
- would</c> about education in Minnesota, it would about education in Minnesota, it would be<00:02:02.560
- However, if there was one thing I could change about education in Minnesota, it would be the involvement
- </c><00:04:23.680><c> be</c><00:04:23.840><c> the</c> education in Minnesota, it would be the education
- The Department of Education, in partnership with Children's Minnesota Project ADAM, will provide one-day
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Overview of Minnesota State budget request before House higher education committee 3/11/25
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- And you legislators in the state of Minnesota are also important partners with Minnesota State, and we
- affected by Minnesota State. partners with Minnesota state and we partners with Minnesota state and
- Minnesota State is the economic imperative for the state of Minnesota.
- Department of Education.
- um in Minnesota state and higher<00:51:09.720><c> education</c><00:51:10.720><c> um</c><00:51:10.880
Summary:
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities presented an overview of the system and several budget riders. Board Chair George Soul described the system’s structure, noting 26 colleges and seven universities governed by a 15-member board, and emphasized that Minnesota State serves about 270,000 students annually, including many students of color, adult learners, Pell-eligible students, first-generation students, and veterans. He highlighted the system’s workforce role, saying it offers more than 4,000 programs, extensive employer partnerships, and that 86% of graduates find jobs in their field or a related field. He then turned the presentation over to system staff to discuss specific funding requests.
Associate Vice Chancellor Kim Lynch focused on the Z-degree textbook program, which supports zero-textbook-cost courses and degrees. She said prior legislative support has produced about $3.1 million in savings in academic year 2024 and more than $12.6 million in aggregate savings, with 10 colleges now offering Z degrees and 12 more on track or exploring implementation. She described the program’s use of open educational resources, instructional design support, and library resources to fill gaps where free materials are not available, and said students save roughly $7 to $10 for every $1 invested. Members praised the program and asked about its expansion.
Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Shepard discussed student support funding, including a centralized basic needs resource hub, the Mantra Health mental health platform, and the emergency grant program. He said student surveys showed significant food, housing, and homelessness insecurity, and that the basic needs hub has served over 2,400 students with a 97% positive response rate. He said Mantra provides telecounseling, peer support, self-paced courses, and crisis support, and clarified in response to questions that it is not AI-driven and does not sell student data; general usage data is collected, and follow-up with campus counselors occurs only at the student’s request. He also said the emergency grant program has distributed over $3 million to more than 4,800 students, with grants averaging just under $700, and that campuses use application review and recordkeeping to manage repeat requests. Members asked about counselor staffing, data privacy, and grant safeguards.
The final item addressed sexual assault reporting and prevention funding. System staff said the appropriation supports technology infrastructure for statutory reporting, case management for investigations, campus prevention training, and professional development for Title IX coordinators and related staff. They noted that the statutory student training requirement is funded by individual colleges and universities, not by this appropriation. No formal votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
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- <00:23:25.040><c> Minnesota's</c><00:23:25.480><c> higher</c><00:23:25.720><c> education</c> Minnesota
- Minnesota's higher education Minnesota Minnesota's higher education system<00:23:26.520><c> are</c><
- education."
- </c> central Minnesota. central Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota up in northern Minnesota. Minnesota up in northern Minnesota.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
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- This is the Minnesota State Education Finance Committee, and we will now come to order.
- in this sense serves in a similar fashion to the Minnesota Department of Education, and that they are
- in this sense serves in a similar fashion to the Minnesota Department of Education, and that they are
- in this sense serves in a similar fashion to the Minnesota Department of Education, and that they are
- in this sense serves in a similar fashion to the Minnesota Department of Education, and that they are
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26
State and Local Government
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- Minnesota statute does not establish minimum education or training requirements, and there's no consistent
- with what Minnesota education programs are already teaching today.
- Minnesota has the education. Minnesota has the workforce.
- Minnesota has the education. Minnesota has the workforce.
- Minnesota has the education. Minnesota has the workforce.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
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- While we are all aware of the increasing cost of education in Minnesota, financial aid to undocumented
- While we are all aware of the increasing cost of education in Minnesota, financial aid to undocumented
- </c><00:12:52.000><c> in</c> increasing cost of education in increasing cost of education in Minnesota
- If it were up to me and I could wave the wand, higher education would be free to every Minnesota student
- If it were up to me and I could wave the wand, higher education would be free to every Minnesota student
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
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- expenses for Minnesota education credit and<00:16:44.920><c> beginning</c><00:16:45.160><c> in</c><00
- </c> executive director of the Minnesota executive director of the Minnesota foundation<00:18:33.280>
- So we’re lucky to have them headquartered in Minnesota and specifically in northern Minnesota.
- We’re lucky to have them headquartered in Minnesota and specifically in northern Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
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- </c><00:02:02.399><c> Please</c> Minnesota. Pledge of Allegiance. Please Minnesota.
- Minnesota, Thursday, April 3rd, 2025. If Minnesota, Thursday, April 3rd, 2025.
- </c> truency in the state of Minnesota. truency in the state of Minnesota.
- We can't do that in Minnesota. truency. We can't do that in Minnesota.
- We can't do that in<00:25:23.200><c> Minnesota.</c> in Minnesota. in Minnesota.