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Education Finance Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Education Finance Committee (formerly the Education Committee) is a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Per Rule 6.01 of the House Rules, standing committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives are appointed by the speaker of the house.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each biennial session. Up to 30 days before the session, the speaker-designate is to submit a list of proposed standing committees and divisions to all minority caucuses. Up to 15 days before the session's start, the minority leader may submit proposed minority assignments to the speaker-designate, who must comply in keeping with attaining proportionate representation. With the exception of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, one may not serve as chair of a committee or another with a similar jurisdiction for longer than three consecutive two-year sessions.[2]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | The committee holds public hearings on bills to put each bill into its best form. During the bill's hearing, the committee can take testimony from the bill's sponsors, the general public and experts in the areas the bill affects.
The committee has several courses of action it can take: |
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Education Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Education Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Education Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jim Davnie (D, Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Sandra Feist (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Tou Xiong (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
John Thompson (Independent) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
2019-2020 legislative session
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Education Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (13) | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Jenifer Loon, Chair | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | • Peggy Bennett, Vice chair | |||
| • Paul Marquart | • Dario Anselmo | |||
| • Rena Moran | • Sondra Erickson | |||
| • Mary Murphy | • Tony Jurgens | |||
| • Julie Sandstede | • Ron Kresha | |||
| • Linda Slocum | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Paul Thissen | • Roz Peterson | |||
| • John Poston | ||||
| • Peggy Scott | ||||
| • Dennis Smith | ||||
| • Tama Theis | ||||
| • Anna Wills | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (14) | |||
| • Mary Murphy, DFL Lead | • Jenifer Loon, Chair | |||
| • Tom Anzelc | • Ron Kresha, Vice Chair | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Paul Anderson | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | • Peggy Bennett | |||
| • Paul Marquart | • Drew Christensen | |||
| • Joe Mullery | • Bob Dettmer | |||
| • Jerry Newton | • Sondra Erickson | |||
| • Yvonne Selcer | • Kelly Fenton | |||
| • Linda Slocum | • Jerry Hertaus | |||
| • Bud Nornes | ||||
| • Roz Peterson | ||||
| • Duane Quam | ||||
| • Anna Wills | ||||
| • Jim Knoblach, ex officio | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Finance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Paul Marquart, Chair | • Kelby Woodard | |||
| • Linda Slocum, Vice chair | • Sondra Erickson | |||
| • Tom Anzelc | • Glenn Gruenhagen | |||
| • Connie Bernardy | • Jerry Hertaus | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Joe McDonald | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Pam Myhra | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | • Duane Quam | |||
| • Rena Moran | • Anna Wills | |||
| • Will Morgan | ||||
| • Jerry Newton | ||||
| • Joe Radinovich | ||||
| • Yvonne Selcer | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Denise Dittrich | • Jenifer Loon | |||
| • Linda Slocum | • Paul Anderson | |||
| • Tom Anzelc | • Dan Fabian | |||
| • John Ward | • Kurt Bills | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | • Pam Myhra | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Branden Petersen | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Duane Quam | |||
| • Mindy Greiling | • Keith Downey | |||
| • Kelby Woodard | ||||
| • Pat Garofalo | ||||
| • Sondra Erickson | ||||
| • Tim Kelly | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Finance Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (14) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Carlos Mariani, Chair | • Carol McFarlane | |||
| • Kory Kath, Vice chair | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Tim Faust | • Mark Murdock | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Randy Demmer | |||
| • Kim Norton | • Connie Doepke | |||
| • Mike Obermueller | • Keith Downey | |||
| • John Benson | • Jenifer Loon | |||
| • Sandra Peterson | • Jim Abeler | |||
| • Denise Dittrich | ||||
| • Gerald Newton | ||||
| • Mindy Greiling | ||||
| • Nora Slawik | ||||
| • Marsha Swails | ||||
| • Jim Davnie | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.01)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.02)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
