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Higher Education Committee

2025 - 2026 Biennium Ninety-fourth Legislature

Regular Meeting Schedule: Room G-15 Capitol
Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee Leadership

Zach Duckworth
Chair
Zach Duckworth, 57, R
2229 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-7633
Omar Fateh
Chair
Omar Fateh, 62, DFL
3219 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4261
Aric Putnam
Vice Chair
Aric Putnam, 14, DFL
3215 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-6455
Jason Rarick
Vice Chair
Jason Rarick, 11, R
3413 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-1508

Committee Members

Robert D. Farnsworth
Robert D. Farnsworth, 07, R
2323 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-8436
Robert J. Kupec
Robert J. Kupec, 04, DFL
3101 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-3205
Clare Oumou Verbeten
Clare Oumou Verbeten, 66, DFL
2101 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-8866
Paul J. Utke
Paul J. Utke, 05, R
2403 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-9651

Staff:

Committee Administrator
Sam Parmekar (651) 296-4842
Jason Fossum (651) 296-5311

Legislative Assistant - Chair
Chris Meyer (651) 296-4261

Legislative Assistant - Vice Chair
Keely Spens (651) 296-6455

Counsel
Tom Watson (651) 296-0108

Fiscal Analyst
Erik Olaphson (651) 296-0462


Meetings:

Schedules & Minutes

Schedules are subject to change frequently throughout the week as meetings are scheduled, changed, or cancelled.

Upcoming Committee Schedule

View the most current schedule of upcoming meetings beginning with today's date for Higher Education.

Hearings for 2025 - 2026 Biennium

View the display of the most current schedule of all meetings scheduled for the 2025 - 2026 biennium for the Higher Education, including links to minutes, if available.


Media & Activity:

Media

Committee Audio

Listen to audio of all recorded Higher Education Committee meetings.

Committee Video

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Legislation

2025 - 2026 Report of Bills in Committee (With detail)

2025 - 2026 Status List of Bills in Committee

2025 - 2026 Committee Bill Log - This report may take a few moments to process

2025 - 2026 Committee Bill Index - This report may take a few moments to process


Related Documents:

Budget

Budget Tracking Spreadsheets

View spreadsheets that record executive and legislative budget decisions at key steps in the budget process.

Committee Jurisdiction

Higher Education Committee Jurisdiction

Links

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