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Voting Records
voting records
St. Louis
Park Legislators' Voting Records
Pertaining
to Education Funding and Policy
Years 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002,
2001
This Voting Records section was created
with the intent of allowing citizens to check on the voting
records of their representatives.
Key: Green
is a thumbs up vote. Red
is a thumbs down vote.
2005
H.F.
NO. 872
The
House passed its version of the E-12 education omnibus bill
70-63. This version places 3% on the per pupil formula in the first
year ns 3% in the second year. This increase represents a
little over half of what schools would have had, had the state funded
inflation over the last decade.
The
House version uses increases in local property taxes (slightly less
than the governor’s proposal) and shifts to pay for their bill. If
casino dollars are not forthcoming, they balance the budget with late
payments to the schools.
House page 3468** May 4,
2005
The
Senate passed its version of the E-12 omnibus bill that puts
increases on the per pupil formula of 5% in the first year and 4% in
the second year 67-0. This is closer to matching the needs of
schools.
The
Senate puts most of their budget on the per pupil formula. They do
not use local property tax increases or shifts. They propose a
tax increase to balance their budget.
H.F. NO. 6 Dorman/Greiling
Amendment
Reps. Dan Dorman (R) and Mindy Greiling (DFL)
introduced an amendment would have raised the amount in the budget
resolution needed to fund the Meslow-Kelley bipartisan bill.
This would have given the House a variety of options of how to fund
this critical funding increase for schools. Defeated Thursday,
March 29, 2005. There were 61 yeas and 72 nays.
House page 1271** Mar 29
2005
2004
This
was not a funding year.
Social Studies and Science
Standards:
H. F. No. 2558, (No
Child left Behind Act of 2001 Affirmation) A
bill authorizing rulemaking and implementing the rigorous core
academic standards in social studies and science.
Latz
amendment: Reimburse school district expenses that result
from implementing the K-12 academic standards for science and social
studies. St. Louis Park estimated cost :
$302,000. This amendment failed
59-72.
House page 5562** Mar 18, 2004
Greiling
Amendment to the Social Studies Standards bill,
stating an
advisory task force be composed of stateholders (1 from each) MN
School Boards Assoc., Assoc. Metropolitan School Districts, MN Rural
Education Assoc., Education Minnesota, MN Assoc. of School
Administrators, Parent Teachers Association, (2) University of
Minnesota, (2) MN System of Colleges and Universities, (1) MN
Private Colleges Council, (3) members of the public appointed by the
Senate Majority Leader, (12) representatives designated by the MN
Council on Social Studies. The task force must work with
Parent groups, public educators, school boards, higher education
specialists, curriculum specialists, MN diverse cultural communites,
representatives of the business community, national statndards in
various social studies subject areas, standards from any state
ranking in the top ten of student achievement on social studies
assessments.
Must develop two
drafts, be consistent with the law, be clear, concise, objective,
age appropriate,
consistent with
Federal and State constitutions,
not require students
to acquire certain values, attitudes or beliefs,
consider local school
autonomy,
not require a specific teaching methodology or
curriculum...............see House page 5563, 5564,5565 for all
other inclusions.
This amendment failed
50-81.
House page 5566**
Seagren
moved to amend the Greiling et al amendment to H. F. No. 2558,
the second engrossment to include: the federal government enacts a
law that abolishes the federal Department of Education before
Minnesota opts of of No Child Left Behind. This amendment
passed 80-49.
House page
5568**
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2003
Latz
Amendment to HF2 proposed reimburse school districts for expenses
necessary to implement the new standards. The amendment failed
62-66.
House page 277** Feb 17, 2003
HF302
Repeal the Profile of learning and replace it with new academic
standards. Passed 125-9.
House page 4341**May 19, 2003
Omnibus
K-12 Education Finance Bill, H.F. 1404:
House vote.
This version of the bill would
have reduced education appropriations by $545 million in 2004-
2005. Savings from payment shifts of $366
million would have brought the reduction in education to $179
million. Compensatory aid cut $46 million. After school
remediation and alternative learning programs cut $25 million.
Special Education cuts $84 million. This version passed the
House 71-60.
This bill went on to special
session, it did NOT become law. House
page 3164** April 30, 2003
Omnibus K-12 Education Finance Bill,
Special Session, SS HF 51: This version
reduces education appropriations by $622 million over the next two
years, $80 million more than the original House version (above).
Excluding two payment shifts (school district aid of $84 million and
Property tax recognition of $253 million) education funding is
reduced by $185 million. Compensatory aid cut $46
million. After school remediation and alternative learning
programs cut $25 million. Special Education cut $84 million.
Limited English (ELL) cut by $13 million. Passed 68-61.
House
page 49-51** May 22, 2003
For fiscal
information on this bill, see the Fiscal Analysis Department
spreadsheets:
► Appropriations:
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/fiscal/files/k1203app.pdf
Both
versions of this bill resorted to cuts in education funding rather
than looking at other revenue increases. Please also note
that this bill cuts programs aimed at helping our POOREST students.
It also requires districts to rely on property tax increases.
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2002
Phase II budget plan
(HF
2902 – ECFE Appropriations Reduction):
Cutting the ECFE’s budget by $21 million over
the next three years. These cuts came in the form of reducing the
amount of the Basic Sliding Fee childcare available, cuts to Adult
Basic Education, and after-school enrichment grants. The
bill passed 68-64.
House pages 7102/7103**Mar
14, 2002
The Phase
I budget bill (HF351
Omnibus budget balancing
and appropriations bill )eliminated
inflation planning for our K-12 schools
in order to balance the budget. Inflation planning had been factored
into the K-12 budget, however, the dollars pulled were used to
balance the budget. Although technically not a cut, St Louis Park and
Hopkins schools can no longer count on receiving the following
amounts, which were budgeted:
St. Louis
Park--$770,000 in 2004, and $1.56 million in 2005
Hopkins----------$1.445 million in 2004, and
$2.877 million in 2005
This bill
overriding
the Governor’s veto passed 99-33.
House page 6579**Feb
27, 2002
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2001:
Early Childhood Education: Slawik Amendment
to Increase Funding for ECFE. This amendment to
HF1515, the
Omnibus ECFE Bill proposed
$43 million more in new investments for early childhood and childcare
programs. The amendment failed
65-67.
House Page 3565** May
3, 2001
Gray
Amendment to
HF1515: to restore the 15% Head
Start Funding cut proposed in the Omnibus ECFE bill.
House page 3566, 3570** May
3, 2001
Carlson
Amendment to increase the General Education Formula. This
amendment to
HF82, the Omnibus K-12 Education Bill, would
have provided a general education allowance increase of $223 per
pupil in 2002 and $224 per pupil in 2003. The amendment failed
62-71.
House pages 3585, 3588** May
3, 2001
Pugh
amendment to SF228
HF378,
which would have provided $30 Million to relieve school districts
that had been adversely affected by high energy costs. Schools
would have been reimbursed 97% of their unanticipated fuel costs.
Not funding this energy initiative led many school
districts who were not anticipating the high energy costs to dip into
their budget reserves. This amendment failed
65-59.
House pages 244, 248**Feb
8, 2001
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