Conference Committee

Both the House and Senate have rolled all of their finance and policy bills - K-12 education, higher eduction, transportation state government, jobs and energy, health and human services and agriculture - into single supplemental finance omnibus bills.

SEE Side-by-Side Comparison of the House, Senate and Governor's provisions in E-12 education omnibus bills. (5/17/18)

SF3656/HF4328 

FINAL Conference Committee Agreement on E-12 Education (5/15/18)

Change Items FINAL - Summary of New Spending  
Article 33-School Safety
Article 34-General Education
Article 35-Education Excellence
Article 36-Teachers
Article 37-Special Education
Article 38-Facilities, Technology, Libraries, and Nutrition
Article 39-Early Education and Self-Sufficiency
Article 40-State Agencies
Article 41-Forecast Adjustments
State Aid Appropriations - Spreadsheet
Levy Tracking - Spreadsheet

Documents for the conference committee to use while negotiating (5/8/18)

• Legislative Side by Side Summary of the Senate and House versions
• Budget Change Items
• General Fund Summary
• Property Tax Tracking

The conference committee members have been selected.  (5/7/18)

Senate Members: Chair Julie Rosen (R-Vernon Center) Chair of the Finance Committee sen.julie.rosen@senate.mn  651-296-5713 Sen. Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake) Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee Use Main Form or sen.michelle.benson@senate.mn 651-296-3219 Sen. Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson) Chair of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee sen.scott.newman@senate.mn  651-296-4131 Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) Chair of the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee sen.warren.limmer@senate.mn 651-296-2159 Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer (R-Big Lake) Chair of the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee Use Mail Form or sen.mary.kiffmeyer@senate.mn 651-296-5655

House Members:   Chair Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) Chair of the Ways and Means Committee rep.jim.knoblach@house.mn  651-296-6612 Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) Chair of the Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn  651-296-1069 Rep. Jenifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie) Chair of the Eduction Finance Committee rep.jenifer.loon@house.mn  651-296-7449 Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) DFL Lead of the Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance Committee rep.gene.pelowski@house.mn  651-296-8637 Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska) Chair of the Transportation Finance Committee rep.paul.torkelson@house.mn  651-296-9303

Email cut and paste for all members:  sen.julie.rosen@senate.mn, sen.michelle.benson@senate.mn, sen.scott.newman@senate.mn, 
sen.mary.kiffmeyer@senate.mn, rep.jim.knoblach@house.mn, rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn, rep.gene.pelowski@house.mn, 
rep.paul.torkelson@house.mn, sen.paul.gazelka@senate.mn, rep.kurt.daudt@senate.mn 

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Education Finance Bills

• Bill Text
• Budget Change Items
• Bill Summary
• Appropriations
• Levy Tracking
• District Revenue Data Runs

• Bill Text
• Budget Change Items
• Bill Summary
• Appropriations
• Levy Tracking
• District Revenue Data Runs

Governor's Supplemental Budget Proposal

• Bullet list of the E-12 budget items 
• Bill Text
• Summary of E-12 proposals
• Special education revenue per district - the revenue increases are in blue
• Information on the entire supplemental budget proposal

Governor Mark Dayton proposes $137 million in emergency school aid, acknowledging many school districts are facing budget shortfalls.  (5/1/18)

• Read more 
• Additional funding per district

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Education Policy Bills

House - HF3315 Erickson (R-Princeton)

• House Research Bill Summary
• Bill Text
• Status of Bill

Senate - SF3086 Pratt (R - Prior Lake)

• Senate Research Bill Summary
• Bill Text
• Status of Bill

Governor 

• MDE Bill Summary
• Bill Text
  

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HF3035 (O'Driscoll)/SF2620 (Rosen) - The bill works to stabilize the pension plans of state employees.  On the education side, changes to the Teachers Retirement Account (TRA) increases the employers contribution by 1.25% over six years.  This bill contains the funding for the school district's increased contribution.  Also, the funding goes directly to a TRA pension transfer account and not routed through the school district.  Summary of the bill.  SEE strongly supports this bill that keeps the cost of the increase from competing with dollars for the classroom.  On 3/26/18, the Senate passed SF2620 on a floor in a 66-0 vote.  Still waiting for the House to bring their pension bill to the floor.  

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