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Education Policy Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Education Policy Committee (formerly the Education Innovation 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 Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Education Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Education Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Hodan Hassan (D, Vice Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Cedrick Frazier (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Kaela Berg (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Greg Boe (R) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Shelly Christensen (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Heather Edelson (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Sandra Feist (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Ami Wazlawik (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Kelly Moller (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Innovation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | • Sondra Erickson, Chair | |||
| • David Bly | • Brian Daniels, Vice chair | |||
| • Mary Kunesh-Podein | • Calvin Bahr | |||
| • Fue Lee | • Peggy Bennett | |||
| • Erin Maye Quade | • Drew Christensen | |||
| • Laurie Pryor | • Matthew Grossell | |||
| • JoAnn Ward | • Barb Haley | |||
| • Randy Jessup | ||||
| • Jason Rarick | ||||
| • Dean Urdahl | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Innovation Policy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Carlos Mariani, DFL Lead | • Sondra Erickson, Chair | |||
| • David Bly | • Peggy Bennett, Vice Chair | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Drew Christensen | |||
| • Rena Moran | • Eric Lucero | |||
| • Yvonne Selcer | • Ron Kresha | |||
| • JoAnn Ward | • Roz Peterson | |||
| • Ryan Winkler | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Barb Yarusso | • Dean Urdahl | |||
| • Anna Wills | ||||
| • Nels Pierson | ||||
| • Abigail Whelan | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Carlos Mariani, Chair | • Sondra Erickson | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert, Vice chair | • Mark Anderson | |||
| • John Benson | • Bob Barrett | |||
| • David Bly | • Debra Kiel | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Ron Kresha | |||
| • Roger A. Erickson | • Ernie Leidiger | |||
| • Tim Faust | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Jason Isaacson | • Dean Urdahl | |||
| • Paul Marquart | • Anna Wills | |||
| • Will Morgan | ||||
| • Mary Sawatzky | ||||
| • Barb Yarusso | ||||
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.
