House File 2: Omnibus Education Finance Bill

Sponsors:
Representatives Greiling; Kelliher; Morrow; Mariani; Davnie; Murphy, M; Carlson; Jackson; Lillie; Norton; Newton; Bly; Falk; Hilstrom; Faust; Morgan; Haws; Brown; Benson; Peterson; Hausman; Sterner; Sertich; Bigham; Ward; Winkler; Marquart; Simon; Persell; Olin; Clark; Champion; Solberg; Tillberry; Mahoney

Summary:
H.F. 2 is a companion bill to S.F. 1328. It is an omnibus education finance bill containing a large amount of legislation regarding education. While H.F. 2 did contain some provisions of the homeschool mandate reduction bill, H.B. 846/S.B. 1037, these provisions were removed shortly before the bill was passed. The adopted text of this bill does not affect homeschool law in Minnesota.

Bill Status:

1/12/2009		(House) Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Committee
1/12/2009		(House) Referred by Chair to K-12 Education Finance Division
4/15/2009		(House) Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance
4/17/2009		(House) Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes
4/20/2009		(House) Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
4/21/2009		(House) Committee report, to pass as amended
4/21/2009		(House) Second reading
4/22/2009		(House) Amended
4/23/2009		(House) Third reading as amended
4/23/2009		(House) Bill passed as amended
4/24/2009		(House) Returned from Senate with amendment S.F. 1328
4/24/2009		(House) Motion prevailed
4/28/2009		(House) House conferees: Rep. Greiling, Mariani, Slawik, Ward, Garofalo
4/28/2009		(House) Senate conferees: Sen. Stumpf; Olson, G.; Saltzman; Wiger; Dahle
5/13/2009		(House) Conference committee report; delete everything
5/13/2009		(House) House adopted conference committee report
5/13/2009		(House) Third reading as amended by Conference
5/13/2009		(House) Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
5/13/2009		(House) Senate adopted Conference Committee report; bill repassed
5/13/2009		(Senate) House adopted HCC report and repassed bill
5/13/2009		(Senate) Conference committee report; delete everything
5/13/2009		(Senate) Senate adopted conference committee report and repassed bill
5/13/2009		(Senate) Third reading
5/13/2009		(Senate) Presented to the Governor
5/16/2009		(Senate) Approved by Governor 5/16/2009

HSLDA’s Position:
Neutral.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

E-lert—April 30, 2009: Call and Write Now to Support Homeschool Freedom

Bill Text