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Education Funding for St. Paul School District a Priority for IGH Legislators

Sen. Metzen and Rep. Atkins have authored bills in the first week of this legislative session.

State legislators have been in session for about a week and Inver Grove Heights representatives are getting down to business right away.

Rep. Joe Atkins (D-39B) and Sen. Jim Metzen (D-39) participated in a similar bill supporting education finance for Special School District 6, South St. Paul.

Atkins:

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  • Authored a bill for private higher education institutions disclosure requirements expanded.  HF 1965
  • Coauthored a bill to restore the market value homestead credit. HF 1775
  • Coauthored a bill relating to capital investment and appropriating money for design work on the Great River Passage in St. Paul and sale and issuance of state bonds. HF 1950
  • Coauthored an education finance bill allowing Special School District 6 to participate in alternative facilitate revenue program. HF 1980
  • Coauthored an insurance bill that would modify the definition of a health plan company. HF 1998
  • Coauthored a bill extending the time limits applicable to a tax increment financing district for the city of Bloomington. HF 2027

Metzen

  • Authored a senate bill mirroring Atkin’s house bill to allow Special School District 6 to participate in alternative facilitate revenue program. SF 1547

 

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