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The 2010 legislative
session will convene
on February 4, 2010.

Meetings schedules can change with little notice. For an up-to-date recorded message, call (651) 296-9283 (House) or (651) 296-8088 (Senate), or sign up to receive House and Senate Committee Schedules directly via E-mail!

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Senate Committee on Education
2/9/2010 8:30 AM
Chair: Sen. Charles W.  Wiger
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation Hearings (more); Alternative Education Programs - Report from Office of the Legislative Auditor

House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
2/9/2010 8:30 AM
Testify!Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: Committee member 2010 K-12 policy priorities; Testimony from education groups on 2010 K-12 policy recommendations. Those interested in testifying should contact Christina Gosack, Committee Administrator, at 651-296-5524.

Legislative Audit Commission
2/9/2010 10:00 AM
Room: 107 State Capitol
Chairs: Rep. Michael Beard, Sen. Ann Rest
Agenda: Release evaluation report, MnSCU System Office (project description; final report to be released at the hearing).

Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
2/9/2010 12:30 PM
Chair: Sen. Sandra L.  Pappas
12:30 p.m.
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Office of the Legislative Auditor Report: MnSCU Central Office-Joel Alter (project description); Office of Higher Education: College-going Rates of Minnesota High School Students and Fall 2009 Enrollment-Mark Misukanis and Alexandra Djurovich

House K-12 Education Finance Division
2/9/2010 2:45 PM
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Agenda: Office of Legislative Auditor evaluation report on Alternative Learning Programs

House Early Childhood Finance and Policy
2/9/2010 4:30 PM
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Nora Slawik
Agenda: Update from the Department of Human Services and the Head Start Association on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 funding

House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
2/11/2010 8:30 AM
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: SciMathMN briefing: Lessons from Minnesota Trends in International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) Science results and Closing the achievement gap in math and science education (more). HF2360 (Davnie) Minneapolis; Special School District No. 1; Two member appointment provided on the Minneapolis reapportionment commission, and standards established.

Senate Committee on Education ***Canceled
2/11/2010 8:30 AM
Chair: Sen. LeRoy A.  Stumpf
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: E-12 Shift Presentation - Fiscal Staff (MPR article)

House Meets in Session
2/11/2010 10:30 AM
State Capitol
House Leadership

House Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division
2/11/2010 1:00 PM
Meeting Time Note: 1 p.m. or following session (State of the State address)
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Agenda: Fiscal condition of state financial aid programs, David Metzen, Director of the Office of Higher Education.

House K-12 Education Finance Division
2/11/2010 2:45 PM
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Agenda: K-12 education finance research

House Early Childhood Finance and Policy
2/11/2010 4:30 PM
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Nora Slawik
Agenda: Presentation of the Parent Aware Year 2 Evaluation by Child Trends. Testimony from providers in the pilot quality rating system.

House Meets in Session
2/12/2010 10:30 AM
State Capitol
House Leadership


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    • State Budget Hearings
    House Taxes
    2/17/2010 11:30 AM
    Dept of Revenue Technical Bill; Dept of Revenue Policy Bill

    Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
    2/17/2010 1:00 PM
    Rebecca Otto, State Auditor, Report on "Minnesota City Finances: 2008 Revenues, Expenditures, and Debt."

    House Ways & Means and Finance *** Change in meeting time
    2/8/2010 9:00 AM
    Discussion of state cash flow

    Advocacy Days
    History Matters Day at the Capitol
    2/15/2010
    President's Day—bring the kids!

    Special Education Day at the Capitol
    2/17/2010 9:00 AM
    Save this date!

    Minnesota Library Legislative Day
    2/24/2010
    Libraries & literacy matter!

    Voices for Children Advocacy Day
    3/1/2010
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    JRLC Day on the Hill
    3/25/2010
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