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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF2312, the higher education finance bill, passes out of committee 4/21/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 15 is the MINEP Minnesota Education Equity Partnership, remains at the $90,000 biennial base.
- Line 15 is the MINEP Minnesota Education<00:04:05.120><c> Equity</c><00:04:05.439><c> Partnership</c>
- </c><00:15:12.160><c> It's</c><00:15:12.399><c> uh</c> Education Board. It's uh Education Board.
- will</c><01:05:37.920><c> be</c> Minnesota and higher education will be certainly part of that.
- For the record, Dennis Olsen serves as the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration.
Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program.
The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and thank you, Madam Chair and
- gaining access to the resources they need to pursue and complete a higher education credential in Minnesota
- in rural Minnesota.
- If we want them to stay and practice in rural Minnesota, not only do we want to educate them there, we
- The Minnesota Department of Health did a survey of shortage specialties in rural Minnesota, and they
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the legislative policy manager for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- At the Minnesota Department of Education, we believe in continuous improvement.
- /c><00:41:05.280><c> we</c> Minnesota Department of Education, we Minnesota Department of Education,
- </c> of our education of our education partners.<00:41:17.040><c> Minnesota</c><00:41:17.520><c> charter
- </c> the Minnesota Department of Education. the Minnesota Department of Education.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- A quorum is not present, and the Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee will come to order.
- education, it'd be thing about Minnesota education, it'd be allowing<00:05:08.760><c> for</c><00:05:
- If I could wave a wand and change one thing at my school or education in Minnesota as a whole is that
- If I could wave a wand and change one thing at my school or education in Minnesota as a whole is that
- ><c> Minnesota,</c><00:12:29.320><c> it</c><00:12:29.480><c> would</c> about education in Minnesota,
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Press Conference 4/29/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota sees you.
- The challenge is education, is about educating our colleagues.
- ><c> about</c> challenge is education is about challenge is education is about educating<00:21:38.480
- with the work that we are doing so that we do educate our students in Minnesota about the diversity
- with the work that we are doing so that we do educate our students in Minnesota about the diversity
Summary:
Minnesota lawmakers and advocates discussed House File 2444, a veterans and military affairs bill to formally recognize Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces in Laos during the secret war from 1961 to 1975. Speakers, including Rep. Ethan Cha and other veterans and family members, said the measure is long overdue and framed it as both a symbolic and practical step to restore dignity, honor, and veteran status to Hmong, Lao, and other ethnic minority veterans whose service had not been formally acknowledged.
Testimony emphasized the historical role of the SGUs, the secrecy of the war, and the heavy losses suffered by the community. Speakers described the bill as a bipartisan effort with support from House and Senate members, and noted that a similar version had already passed the Senate unanimously. They also said the bill would help Minnesota set an example for other states and improve public understanding of the secret war and the contributions of Southeast Asian communities.
Rep. Cha explained that the bill creates a new statutory definition for veterans of the secret war in Laos, establishes eligibility criteria for benefits and privileges, authorizes the commissioner of veterans affairs to verify veteran status, and creates a 12-member task force to advise that process. The bill would allow access to certain state veterans benefits and privileges, including veterans designation on IDs, grave markers, honor guard, state veterans cemeteries, and related preferences. In response to questions, speakers said the main challenge had been educating colleagues because the war was classified, and they estimated fewer than 1,000 SGU veterans are still alive. They also said the bill carries no major monetary benefit and is intended primarily to provide recognition and a framework for verification.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- representatives from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. the Minnesota Department of Military
- Specifically in Minnesota, according to LSS, more than one in five adults living in rural Minnesota with
- Education benefits.
- through the Minnesota Veterans Assistance Program or the Minnesota GI Bill, they lose these benefits
- , the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm with Education Minnesota.
- In my hometown of Roseau, Minnesota, the last contract for our education support professionals, so our
- educator prep programs that were awarded a Minnesota MDE apprenticeship planning grant last June.
- </c><01:34:17.880><c> educator</c><01:34:18.400><c> prep</c> handful of Minnesota educator prep handful
- of Minnesota educator prep programs<01:34:19.600><c> that</c><01:34:19.719><c> were</c><01:34:19.920
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Caitlyn Schneider from Education Minnesota and Suhana, an Edina student in 10th grade.
- Caitlyn Schneider from Education Minnesota and Suhana, an Edina student in 10th grade.
- I use she/her pronouns, and today I'm representing Education Minnesota, 84,000 strong across the state
- </c> and today I'm representing Education and today I'm representing Education Minnesota<00:18:12.039
- </c><00:59:26.680><c> rural</c><00:59:26.960><c> Educators</c> the m from Minnesota rural Educators the
Committee:
House Education Finance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 42 Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She coordinated educational opportunities by bringing in specialists to better understand identical twins
- Absolute pleasure casting my vote for him as a Speaker, and in that reward, I became chair of Education
- of newfound money into education.
- Of newfound money into education, and it's still growing.
- If I had to guess, how excited are the educators about this bill?
Bills:
SB1365 , SB2139 , SB1595 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB2072 , SB1772 , SB1209 , SB137 , SB1944 , SB372 , SB1636 , SB1256 , SB1827 , SB2104 , SB1226 , SB1876 , SB1966 , SB80 , SB1148 , SB1147 , SB1149 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1159 , SB1165 , SB1174 , SB1156 , SB1158 , SB1163 , SB1175 , SB1176 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1157 , SB1146 , SB1481 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SCR20
Keywords:
SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And They made their way to Minnesota.
- The ren the state of Minnesota.
- and the Minnesota FFA Foundation.
- </c><00:54:07.280><c> resource</c> will serve as an educational resource will serve as an educational
- </c> educational retooling and materials. educational retooling and materials.
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/25/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- education.
- Um with our educational protections.
- </c> because um the some of the educational because um the some of the educational funding<00:11:02.079
- </c> educational funding is is also tied. educational funding is is also tied.
- </c> unlikely events that a Minnesota unlikely events that a Minnesota veterans<00:18:04.640><c> home
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota Farmers Union. Minnesota Farmers Union.
- </c> Education Policy Committee. Education Policy Committee.
- It's not that it hasn't been brought to the attention of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; it
- to the intention of the educate to the intention of the Minnesota<00:41:51.440><c> Office</c><00:41:
- Minnesota Office of Higher Education, it Minnesota Office of Higher Education, it has. has. has.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The quorum is not present, and the Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee will now come to order
- This policy is a matter of educational equity and commitment to ensuring all Minnesota students have
- I am the lead organizer for Educators for Excellence Minnesota, and I am here to respectfully ask you
- Educators for Excellence Minnesota is a teacher-led nonprofit representing over 2,500 Minnesota educators
- I serve as the legislative policy manager for the Minnesota Department of Education.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant Program.
- Board to the Minnesota Department of Education.
- </c> Minnesota educators of color grant Minnesota educators of color grant program.<00:25:34.720><c>
- and moved to the Minnesota Department of Education.
- We need to educators um in Minnesota.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- University of Minnesota is on her way University of Minnesota is on her way here<00:00:53.960><c> she
- Welcome to Minnesota.
- </c><00:03:41.239><c> we</c> across greater and Rural Minnesota we across greater and Rural Minnesota
- the healthc care Workforce of educate the healthc care Workforce of all<00:03:53.480><c> Minnesota</
- remains a leader in higher Minnesota remains a leader in higher education<00:05:28.800><c> research<
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- For the record, Dennis Olson serves as the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
- For the record, Dennis Olson serves as the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
- For the record, Dennis Olson serves as the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
- good of an educated workforce that is provided in our state through the Minnesota State Grant program
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We also operate a statewide arts education resource library available to all Minnesota residents, and
- administrators across educators and administrators across Minnesota.
- Minnesota has a history of making higher education convenient and available to all.
- Minnesota has a history of making higher education convenient and available to all.
- Minnesota has a history of making higher education convenient and available to all.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then also we have a legacy of great policy in the early care and education field here in Minnesota
- And we'll get into details of all of these in a few education forward in Minnesota. education forward
- Early Care and creation of the Minnesota Early Care and Education<00:08:51.279><c> Board.
- Minnesota Minnesota early<00:21:00.240><c> childhood</c><00:21:00.640><c> educators.
- Minnesota has education standards that have historically been we have been very proud of.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Interagency Council on Student Attendance created 3/4/26
Transcript Highlights:
- We see it overlaps with um Minnesota Department of Education, Children, Youth and Family, Transportation
- In the amendment, we highlighted that it is Minnesota Department of Education. >> Okay, then I missed
- Minnesota Department of Education.
- Education. Education.
- </c> examined in education finance. examined in education finance.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3585, as amended, which would create an interagency council on student attendance and re-refer the bill to education finance. Representative Keeler moved the bill and an A1 amendment that corrected the council’s placement from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to the Department of Education; the amendment was adopted. Keeler and Representative Bakeberg described the bill as the product of several years of bipartisan work on chronic absenteeism and truancy, emphasizing that attendance problems involve multiple systems and require ongoing coordination rather than a single-agency response.
Testimony was strongly supportive. Matt Shaver of Allies cited statewide chronic absenteeism data and argued that schools cannot solve the problem alone because root causes such as housing, transportation, health, and economic instability lie outside school control. Assistant Commissioner Angela Mansfield of MDE said the task force and pilot districts showed coordination gaps and supported the council, while also noting MDE’s Compass staff would need permanent funding to carry out the work. Ashley High Totower of Hennepin County’s BEET program said attendance is a public health, child welfare, transportation, housing, and economic issue, and Kenneth Avon of the Minneapolis Foundation said absenteeism is an ecological problem requiring cross-sector coordination.
Student witnesses also supported the bill but urged stronger youth representation. Henry Brick of Catalyst for Systems Change said students understand the causes of absenteeism best and proposed expanding student seats on the council from one to five. Ava Northrup of the Minnesota Youth Council said youth voices should be more than symbolic and suggested two youth representatives, one from the metro and one from greater Minnesota, plus additional youth task forces or panels. In member discussion, Representative Lawrence questioned whether the council duplicated existing MDE work, asked who would coordinate the group, and raised the lack of a sunset; Keeler and Bakeberg said the Department of Education would coordinate and that a sunset could be considered later. Other members asked about fiscal impact, and the chair said a fiscal note had been requested and the bill would move on to education finance.
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Transcript Highlights:
- It is very evident that Minnesota is in good hands.
- On line 272 is the Minnesota Historical Society.
- There's $9.5 million for Minnesota Public Television.
- The Minnesota Children's Museum is a statewide asset.
- I'm Sarah Fossen, Executive Director of Minnesota.
Bills:
HF2563
Committee:
House Legacy Finance