Committee on Education Policy - 02/18/26

Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee · February 19, 2026

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Opening remarks, chamber rules, and recognition plan

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Chair Swadzinski opened the meeting, announced school bus driver appreciation day, reviewed hearing room decorum and seating rules, introduced committee staff and pages, and said the committee would start by recognizing Minnesota's teacher of the year.

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The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee opened with recognition of Minnesota 2025 Teacher of the Year Linda (Wally) Wallenberg, received an agency update and supply-and-demand report from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB), and advanced two PELSB-related bills (Senate Files 3625 and 3626) to the Committee on State and Local Government.

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