Legislative Action
- Legislation Watch
- Legislative Links
- Edina's Legislators & Information Contacts
- Legislative Information in a Nutshell (Frequently Called Numbers)
Legislation Watch
The district will focus attention on the following issues at the Legislature, in cooperation with Senator Geoff Michel, and Representatives Keith Downey and Pat Mazorol:
- Modernize the education funding system, and include recognition of cost differences between metro and greater Minnesota districts
- Fully fund Special Education
- Invest in early childhood education
- Attract and retain high-quality teachers
- Maintain local control and reduce mandates
Issues to watch include: Property tax reform, all-day kindergarten, high school reform, Q comp, statewide health insurance, extended school year and competing funding demands.
Legislative Links
- Minnesota Association of School Administrators 2008 Legislative Platform
- Association of Metropolitan School Districts 2008 Legislative Platform
- Alliance for Excellent Education Legislative Update
- Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate - actions, activities and schedules
- Track a Minnesota Bill
- AMSD (Association of Metropolitan School Districts)
- MASA (Minnesota Association of School Administrators)
- MSBA (Minnesota School Boards Association)
- Education Minnesota
- Alliance of Student Achievement
Edina's Legislators & Information Contacts
Legislators Serving Edina |
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| Senator Geoff Michel (R, 41) Capitol Building, Room 208 St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-6238 sen.geoff.michel@senate.mn |
Legislative Assistant – Emily Pugh 651-296-1783 emily.pugh@senate.mn |
| Representative Keith Downey (R, 41 A) 407 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-4363 rep.keith.downey@house.mn |
Legislative Assistant – Amy Williams 651-296-5813 amy.williams@house.mn |
| Representative Pat Mazorol (R, 41 B) 581 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-7803 rep.pat.mazorol@house.mn |
Legislative Assistant – Jen Niska |
| When you write or call a legislator, tell them how a proposed bill affects you and your family. Then back up your comments with a few facts. You may also want to contact the following House and Senate Committees: | |
| House of Representatives Education Policy and Finance Committee 471 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-4946 Rep. Bud Nornes, Chair (R, 10A) rep.bud.nornes@house.mn |
Senate Education Committee Capitol Building, Room 235 St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-1282 Sen. Gen Olson, Chair sen.gen.olson@senate.mn |
| House of Representatives K-12 Education Finance Committee 393 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-5387 Rep. Pat Garofalo, Chair (R, 36B) rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn |
Senate E-12 Education Budget Division Capitol Building, Room 208 St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-8660 Sen. LeRoy Stumpf sen.leroy.stumpf@senate.mn |
| Legislature Website: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/ | |
| Office of the Governor Governor Mark Dayton 130 State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-3391 1-800-657-3717 Fax 651-296-2089 mark.dayton@state.mn.us |
MN Dept. of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 651-582-8200 mde.commissioner@state.mn.us |
Legislative Information in a Nutshell (Frequently Called Numbers)
BILL COPIES |
SENATE |
HOUSE |
651-296-2344 Secretary of the Senate's Office |
651-296-2314 Chief Clerk's Office |
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BILL INFORMATION status; authors; topics; companions; chapter numbers |
651-296-2887 Senate Information seninfo@senate.leg.state.mn.us |
651-296-6646 House Index house.index@house.leg.state.mn.us |
COMMITTEE HOTLINES recorded committee schedules |
651-296-8088 |
651-296-9283 |
DAILY PUBLICATIONS journals; agendas; calendars |
651-296-2344 Secretary of the Senate's Office |
651-296-6646 House Index |
QUESTIONS general operations of each chamber |
651-296-2344 Secretary of the Senate's Office |
651-296-2146 House Public Information Office |
WEEKLY PUBLICATIONS |
651-296-8154 Senate Briefly Senate Information Office |
651-296-2146 800-657-3550 Session Weekly House Public Information Office |
24 HOUR CAPITOL EMERGENCY LINE
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