Higher Education & Workforce Development

Senator Terri E. Bonoff, Chair Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 3:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m., Room 123 AGENDA 1. Call to Order

2. Spans & Layers Analysis University of Minnesota a. Presentation by Eric Kaler, President, University of Minnesota b. Testifier Dr. Michael OMalley, Vice President, Sibson Consulting & Laura Yaeger, Executive Vice President, Huron Consulting

3. S.F. 1164 Research dogs and cats placement with animal rescue organization requirement a. Chief Sponsor Senator Dibble b. Presentation by Shannon Keith, President, Animal Rescue Media & Education (ARME) and Aaron Zellheofer, Adopter of a Rescued Research Beagle

4. S.F. 899 Labor market information publication by DEED a. Chief Sponsor Senator Bonoff b. Presentation by Amy Walstein, Director, Education & Workforce Development Policy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce c. Testifier Inez Wildwood, Chair, Governors Workforce Development Council & Manager, Learning and Organizational Development, Allete, Inc. d. Testifier Michelle Ufford, Executive Director, Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, Kathy Zavala, Executive Director, StearnsBenton Employment and Training Council, & Craig Nathan, Operations Manager, Rural Minnesota CEP

5. S.F. 940 Veterans preference policy in graduate student admissions at MnSCU a. Chief Sponsor Senator Fischbach b. Testifier Gabriel Maravelas

6. S.F. 548 Free educational, instructional, and training courses regulation exemption a. Chief Sponsor Senator Miller

7. S.F. 1045 Postsecondary education programs financial strategies for timely completion development requirement a. Chief Sponsor Senator Miller

8. Adjourn Supportive Documents for todays meeting can be found at: http://www.scribd.com/collections/4172158/March12-2013 Follow us on Twitter - @HiEdWorkforce