Committee Agenda

Committee:    House Education
Room:     412
Date:     Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time:     10:00 AM



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         HB 1016      establish a new system of funding for the postsecondary technical institutes.
             Representatives Haverly, Brunner, Burg, and Faehn and Senators Smidt (Orville), Napoli, Olson (Ed), and Turbak Berry at the request of the Technical Institute Funding Task Force

         HB 1221      create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding to the postsecondary technical institutes for the costs of maintenance and repair.
             Representatives Faehn, Bradford, Brunner, Burg, Carson, Cutler, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski, Halverson, Hargens, Haverly, Jerke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Lucas, Lust, McLaughlin, Miles, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Peters, Rausch, Sigdestad, Steele, Street, Van Etten, Van Norman, Vehle, Weems, and Willadsen and Senators Turbak Berry, Albers, Bartling, Dempster, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Hundstad, McCracken, Napoli, Olson (Ed), Peterson (Jim), and Smidt (Orville)

         HB 1222      create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding from the future fund to the technical institutes for the start- up costs of new programs being created to meet workforce development needs.
             Representatives Peters, Bradford, Brunner, Burg, Carson, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski, Halverson, Hargens, Haverly, Jerke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Lucas, Lust, McLaughlin, Miles, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Rausch, Sigdestad, Street, Van Etten, Van Norman, Vehle, Weems, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators Turbak Berry, Apa, Bartling, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Hundstad, Jerstad, McCracken, Napoli, Olson (Ed), Peterson (Jim), and Smidt (Orville)

         HB 1223      create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding from the future fund to the technical institutes for the cost of replacing old or outdated equipment to meet workforce development needs.
             Representatives Burg, Bradford, Brunner, Carson, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski, Halverson, Hargens, Haverly, Jerke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Lucas, Lust, McLaughlin, Miles, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Peters, Rausch, Sigdestad, Street, Van Etten, Van Norman, Vehle, Weems, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators Olson (Ed), Apa, Bartling, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Hundstad, Jerstad, McCracken, Napoli, Peterson (Jim), Smidt (Orville), and Turbak Berry

         HB 1226      provide funds to the postsecondary technical institutes.


             Representative Haverly and Senator Apa

         HB 1227      appropriate money to postsecondary technical institutes for the maintenance and repair of buildings.
             Representative Haverly and Senator Apa

         HB 1218      increase the maximum allowable outstanding amount of bonds issued by the Health and Educational Facility Authority on behalf of the four technical institutes.
             Representatives Peters, Bradford, Brunner, Burg, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski, Halverson, Hargens, Haverly, Jerke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Lucas, Lust, McLaughlin, Miles, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Russell), Pederson (Gordon), Rausch, Sigdestad, Street, Tidemann, Van Etten, Van Norman, Vehle, Weems, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators Knudson, Albers, Apa, Bartling, Dempster, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Hundstad, Jerstad, Kloucek, McCracken, Napoli, Olson (Ed), Peterson (Jim), Smidt (Orville), and Turbak Berry

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1049      revise certain provisions related to the calculation of school and public lands funds and county general school funds.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         HB 1153      establish requirements and procedures for the certification of parent-taught driver education courses and to allow parents to teach driver education to their qualified children.
             Representatives Steele, Brunner, DeVries, Hargens, Miles, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Russell), Rhoden, Vanneman, and Willadsen and Senators Garnos, Abdallah, Greenfield, Lintz, and McNenny

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         PHYLLIS M. HEINEMAN, Chair