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Approval of February 27, 2023, meeting minutes. Approved |
2/27/23 Minutes |
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Public testimony on benefit improvements for teachers (for testifiers who signed up to testify at the February 27, 2023, meeting but the meeting ended before they could testify).
Testifiers:
- Lonnie Duberstein, Past President/Legislative Committee Co-Chair, Retired Educators Association of Minnesota (REAM)
- Joan Beaver, Legislative Action Chair, Education Minnesota Retired
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Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) presentation on the Governor's budget for public pensions.
Presenters:
- Thomas L. Carr, Executive Budget Officer, Minnesota Management and Budget.
- Bryan Dahl, Financial Planning Director, Minnesota Management and Budget
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Governor's budget for public pensions |
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Presentations by the pension fund directors on benefit changes and funding proposals.
- Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)
- Doug Anderson, Executive Director, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
- Jay Stoffel, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
- LCPR23-029 (03/03/23 04:41 pm): Teachers Retirement Association (TRA board proposal)
- Phillip Tencick, Executive Director, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association (SPTRFA)
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MSRS Presentation
PERA Presentation
TRA Presentation
LCPR23-029
Summary of LCPR23-029
SPTRFA Presentation |
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Public testimony on the pension fund benefit change/funding proposals.
Note: Testimony will be limited to four (4) testifiers on each of the retirement fund proposals (MSRS, PERA, TRA, and St. Paul Teachers), and each testifier will have two (2) minutes. All other testifiers will be asked to submit written testimony.
Testifiers:
- MSRS Proposal:
Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME Council 5
- PERA Proposal:
Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME Council 5
Brian Rice, representing the Minnesota Police Fraternal Association
- TRA Proposal:
Louise Sundin, Minneapolis Committee of Thirteen
NOTE: See below for submitted testimony
- SPTRFA Proposal:
Lori Borgeson, active member of SPTRFA
Eugene Waschbusch, retired member of SPTRFA
- Submitted testimony in support of the TRA proposal:
Minn. Assoc. of School Administrators, Deb Henton, Executive Director
Paul Peterson, teacher, International Falls
Brian Wickenheiser, teacher, Esko
Mike Pothast, tech integration specialist 5-12/CSP instructor, Hermantown Community Schools
Jennifer Boese, kindergarten teacher, Winterquist Elementary School
Belinda Stutzman, teacher, Wayzata Public Schools
Lisa Dupuis, social studies, Esko High School
Julie Martzke, school psychologist, ISD #196 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
Jason Savage, High School Principal, Pillager Schools ISD #116
Jeremy Zywicki, elementary PE/asst. football coach, Esko Public Schools
Teressa M. Parker, teacher
Kathryn Almen, 5th grade English language arts teacher, Brainerd Public Schools
Melissa Cousino, first grade teacher, Pillager Elementary School
Janet Spreiter, special education teacher, Pillager Public School
Bethany Ocar, CLR English teacher, Hopkins High School
Shania Holst, 1st grade teacher, Pillager Elementary
Felicia Homberger, language arts instructor, Hopkins High School
Jeremy L. Frank, Special Education Teacher, Pillager Elementary
- Submitted testimony in support of either/both the TRA and Education Minnesota proposals:
Robert Laine, teacher, Lake of the Woods High School, Baudette
Cheryl B. Lancette, Esko High School Spanish teacher
Chad Stoskopf, Esko Public Schools activities director/teacher
Shane Lee, Spanish/English teacher, Wheaton Area Schools 803
Sue Wagner, 7th/12th grade English teacher, Crookston High School
Robert W. Bestul, Lincoln Elementary School Principal, ISD #701 Hibbing
Steve & Jill O'Toole, 6th & 4th grade teachers, Eden Prairie S.D.
Riley Krusmark, special education teacher, Goodhue, Minnesota
Julie A. Seiler, Minnesota public educator
Jennifer Rands, elementary teacher, Centennial School District
Wendy Graves, teacher, ISD #270 Hopkins
Kathleen Thompson, special education teacher
Holly Paschke, speech-language pathologist, Clover Ridge Elementary School
Alison Zak, peer coach, Prior Lake High School
Mike Carr, social studies teacher, Prior Lake High School
Kimberly Dahl, teacher, Esko Public Schools
Steve Clouse, Nashwauk-Keewatin High School teacher
Jeff Kocur, teacher, Hopkins Schools
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Rice handouts
For the submitted testimony, click on the person's name |
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HF2222 (Wolgamott); SF1938 (Frentz): Teachers Retirement Association and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association (Education Minnesota proposal). Laid over
- Testifiers:
- Sheila F. Fitzgerald, Retired High School Social Studies teacher
- Deb Muntor, 5th grade teacher in ISD #16, Spring Lake Park Schools
- Submitted testimony in support of the Education Minnesota proposal:
Mollie H. Olson, teacher, Minneapolis Public Schools
Shari Clusiau, fourth grade teacher, Keewatin Elementary
Lisa Ruehling, math specialist, Jordan Public Schools
Scott Antonutti, teacher, Esko High School
Shane Jordan, teacher, Brainerd School District
Kim Stolski, third grade teacher, Baxter Elementary, Brainerd S.D.
Jeff Aas, social studies teacher, Bemidji High School
Jon DeMars, teacher, Mounds View Public Schools
Diane Solberg, teacher, ISD #138 North Branch
Dan Foss, agriculture teacher, Champlin Park High School
Amy Randall, 6th grade teacher, North Branch Area Middle School
David Gryte, teacher, ISD #138 North Branch
Robert Martin, Forestview Middle School Team 6D, Baxter/Brainerd
Brent Bovitz, Minnesota public educator, Eden Prairie
Thomas Raymond, secondary English/Spanish teacher, Shorewood
Sara Strege, high school teacher, Prior Lake
Jennifer Cobb, teacher, Lake City
Charles Carlson, band director, Brainerd Public Schools
Mackenzie Madsen, teacher
Nick Ingles, English teacher, Prior Lake High School
Anne Jarzyna-Ingles, teacher
Katie Devaney, teacher, Burnsville, Minnesota
Meghan Fulton, English teacher, Prior Lake High School
Matthew Wagner, math teacher, Prior Lake High School
Layne Danielson, teacher, Brainerd Public Schools
Cindy Sudlow, teacher, Prior Lake
Maren Meade-Anderson, Lakeville
Robert Hapka, teacher, East Grand Forks
Will Baumann, community college economics/mathematics instructor
Hadley Mooney, 5th grade teacher, Winterquist Elementary School
Victoria Wright, Prior Lake
Katie McGraw, math teacher, Litchfield Middle School
Ann Reed, speech/language pathologist and TRA member
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Summary
For the submitted testimony, click on the person's name |