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April 30, 2003
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Alert: Profile Showdown This Friday

The showdown over repeal of the Profile of Learning on the Senate floor is scheduled for this Friday, May 2nd when the Education Omnibus bill is scheduled to be voted on.  Make those contacts now, by telephone, e-mail or by personal visits.  If you've
contacted them before, do it again!

ACTION:
Tell the Senators:

1. The House passed a very good repeal.  It does repeal the Profile.

2. The Senate Education Omnibus bill (Senator Kelley's version)
   does not repeal the Profile of Learning.

3. Please vote not to the Senate (Kelley) language.

4. Please vote yes to the House language to repeal the Profile of Learning. 

It's simple:
Senate language on the Profile -- NO!
House language on the Profile -- YES!

This is the last chance that Senators will have in this session to vote to repeal the Profile of Learning.  Last chance!

If they accept the Senate language as it is now, if they reject the amendment that will be offered to substitute the House language that really repeals the Profile, then the Profile repeal will be forced to be negotiated in conference committee. Then a small group of Senators and Representative will try to blend the Profile of the Senate with the Profile repeal of the House.  It should just be repealed.  Just say NO to the Profile of Learning.

The proponents of the Profile Clone in the Senate like to describe their language as a moderate compromise.  In fact, it is a Profile of Learning on steroids.  (See "Kelley's Mother of all Profiles")

Governor Pawlenty called the Senate bill "nothing more than warmed-over Profile offerings," according to the Star Tribune. "In many respects it [the Kelley bill] appears to build 'Profile II, the Sequel,' "Pawlenty said on April 14th.

The Education Omnibus bill is scheduled first on the agenda of the Senate which convenes at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.  However, the order of the agenda can change.  There are three major bills being considered in the Senate on Friday.  What they don't finish on Friday will be completed on Saturday.

Under those circumstances, it's hard to urge a crowd to show up, though we'd LOVE to have the place packed for the debate. If you want to be there, Please come!  Call us at the office if you can hold a sign outside the Senate Chambers if the Profile debate is
delayed from the first agenda item.  Wear your "Stop the Profile" buttons.

But more than being there, contact the following Senators. They need to hear from ALL of you.   Those at the beginning of the list either voted to repeal the the Profile of Learning last year, or they are new this year, or they ran on a repeal of the Profile.

20 DFL Kubly, Gary W. Room 306, Capitol
(651) 296-5094 sen.gary.kubly@senate.mn

09 DFL Langseth, Keith Room 122, Capitol
(651) 296-3205 sen.keith.langseth@senate.mn

57 DFL Marko, Sharon Room G-24, Capitol
(651) 297-8060 sen.sharon.marko@senate.mn

28 DFL Murphy, Steve Room 306, Capitol
(651) 296-4264 sen.steve.murphy@senate.mn

45 DFL Rest, Ann H. Room 205, Capitol
(651) 296-2889 sen.ann.rest@senate.mn

11 DFL Sams, Dallas C. Room 328, Capitol
(651) 297-8063 sen.dallas.sams@senate.mn

03 DFL Saxhaug, Tom Room 124, Capitol
(651) 296-4136 sen.tom.saxhaug@senate.mn

02 DFL Skoe, Rod Room 124, Capitol
(651) 296-4196 sen.rod.skoe@senate.mn

27 DFL Sparks, Dan Room G-24, Capitol
(651) 296-9248 sen.daniel.sparks@senate.mn

01 DFL Stumpf, LeRoy A. Room G-24, Capitol
(651) 296-8660 Use Mail Form

05 DFL Tomassoni, David J. Room 321, Capitol
(651) 296-8017 sen.david.tomassoni@senate.mn

22 DFL Vickerman, Jim Room 226, Capitol
(651) 296-5650 sen.jim.vickerman@senate.mn

55 DFL Wiger, Charles W. Room 226, Capitol
(651) 296-6820 sen.chuck.wiger@senate.mn

66 DFL Anderson, Ellen R. Room 120, Capitol
(651) 296-5537 sen.ellen.anderson@senate.mn

06 DFL Bakk, Thomas M. Room 301, Capitol
(651) 296-8881 sen.tom.bakk@senate.mn

61 DFL Berglin, Linda Room 309, Capitol
(651) 296-4261 sen.linda.berglin@senate.mn

51 DFL Betzold, Don Room 111, Capitol
(651) 296-2556 sen.don.betzold@senate.mn

50 DFL Chaudhary, Satveer Room 317, Capitol
(651) 296-4334 sen.satveer.chaudhary@senate.mn

64 DFL Cohen, Richard J. Room 317, Capitol
(651) 296-5931 sen.richard.cohen@senate.mn

60 DFL Dibble, D. Scott Room 111, Capitol
(651) 296-4191 sen.scott.dibble@senate.mn

47 DFL Foley, Leo T. Room G-24, Capitol
(651) 296-4154 sen.leo.foley@senate.mn

58 DFL Higgins, Linda Room 328, Capitol
(651) 296-9246 sen.linda.higgins@senate.mn

23 DFL Hottinger, John C. Room 208, Capitol
(651) 296-6153 sen.john.hottinger@senate.mn

13 DFL Johnson, Dean E. Room 121, Capitol
(651) 296-3826 sen.dean.johnson@senate.mn

44 DFL Kelley, Steve Room 205, Capitol
(651) 297-8065 sen.steve.kelley@senate.mn

08 DFL Lourey, Becky Room G-24, Capitol
(651) 296-0293 sen.becky.lourey@senate.mn

54 DFL Marty, John Room 323, Capitol
(651) 296-5645 sen.john.marty@senate.mn

39 DFL Metzen, James P. Room 322, Capitol
(651) 296-4370 sen.jim.metzen@senate.mn

67 DFL Moua, Mee Room 235, Capitol
(651) 296-5285 sen.mee.moua@senate.mn

65 DFL Pappas, Sandra L. Room 120, Capitol
(651) 296-1802 sen.sandy.pappas@senate.mn

59 DFL Pogemiller, Lawrence J. Room 235, Capitol
(651) 296-7809 sen.larry.pogemiller@senate.mn

63 DFL Ranum, Jane B. Room 120, Capitol
(651) 297-8061 sen.jane.ranum@senate.mn

46 DFL Scheid, Linda Room 303, Capitol
(651) 296-8869 sen.linda.scheid@senate.mn

62 DFL Skoglund, Wesley J. Room 124, Capitol
(651) 296-4274 sen.wes.skoglund@senate.mn

07 DFL Solon, Yvonne Prettner Room 303, Capitol
(651) 296-4188 sen.yvonne.prettner_solon@senate.mn

Tell them if they keep the Kelley language, they have voted to keep the Profile of Learning.

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