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Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
The Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee (formerly the Higher Education Committee) is a standing committee of the Minnesota State Senate.
Per Rule 10 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Minnesota State Senate are appointed by the party caucuses every two years. The majority caucus is to assign the number of positions for minority caucus members with adequate notice before the legislative session. Partisan balance of a committee is to match the partisan balance of the chamber at-large as closely as possible.[1] The caucuses then appoint their own members.[2] Chairs are selected by an organizational committee of the majority caucus. The two exceptions to this rule are the Rules and Administration Committee, which is chaired by the Majority Leader, and the Taxes Committee, which has its chair elected by the entire majority caucus.[3] With the exception of the Rules Committee, a member of a committee may not serve as the chair of the same division of a committee, or a substantially similar committee for more than three consecutive terms.[4] The Majority Leader, in his or her capacity as chair of the Rules Committee, may add or remove members after the start of the session with the approval of the Minority Leader.[5]
See rules: 2021 Temporary Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development has jurisdiction over all bills relating to higher education.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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David Tomassoni (Independent, Chair) left this committee on August 11, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | 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.
| Higher Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Greg Clausen | • Michelle Fischbach, Chair | |||
| • Dick Cohen | • Rich Draheim, Vice chair | |||
| • Jason Isaacson | • Jim Abeler | |||
| • Jerry Newton | • Paul Anderson | |||
| • Scott Jensen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Terri Bonoff, Chair | • Jeremy Miller, Ranking Minority Member | |||
| • Greg Clausen, Vice chair | • Carla Nelson | |||
| • Kent Eken | • Julianne Ortman | |||
| • Susan Kent | • Branden Petersen | |||
| • Melisa Franzen | • Eric Pratt | |||
| • Kathy Sheran | ||||
| • Dan Sparks | ||||
| • Patricia Torres Ray | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Terri Bonoff, Chair | • Jeremy Miller | |||
| • Greg Clausen, Vice chair | • Michelle Fischbach | |||
| • Kent Eken | • Julianne Ortman | |||
| • Susan Kent | • Branden Petersen | |||
| • Tony Lourey | • Eric Pratt | |||
| • Kathy Sheran | ||||
| • Dan Sparks | ||||
| • Patricia Torres Ray | ||||
2011-2012
The members for this committee of the 2011-2012 Biennium 87th Legislature were:
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2010
- Sandra Pappas (D) Chair
- Kathy Sheran (D) Vice Chair
- Claire Robling (R) Ranking Minority Member
- David Tomassoni (D)
- Tarryl Clark (D)
- Ann Lynch (D)
- Sharon Erickson Ropes (D)
- Ron Latz (D)
- Charles Wiger (D)
- Dick Cohen (D)
- Paul Koering (R)
- David Senjem (R)
- Geoff Michel (R)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.1
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.2
- ↑ Minnesota State Legislature, "Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Legislature," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.5
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "2021-2022 Temporary Rules of the Senate," accessed February 24, 2021 Rule 10.6
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Senate Committee Jurisdictions - 2013," accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
