AGENDA

EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. • Room 30 House Building

Approximate

Time Frame

9:00 a.m. 1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the November 19, 2014, meeting

· Letter from the Legislative Management Committee

· Open and Public Meetings Act training

9:20 a.m. 2. 2015 General Session Public Education Summary

The committee will hear about public education-related bills that passed during the 2015 General Session, including the impact of the bills on state and local education agencies.

· Brad C. Smith, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

· Committee discussion/action

9:50 a.m. 3. Review of Statutorily Required Reports

The Legislative Management Committee has asked that each interim committee review the reports that statute requires agencies to submit to the committee with the goal of streamlining the reporting process and eliminating any reports that the committee no longer sees as necessary or of sufficient value. The committee will receive information on the number and types of reports that statute requires agencies to submit to the committee and hear agency input on the reporting process.

· Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Agency input

· Committee discussion/action

10:15 a.m. 4. Long-Term Planning in Education

Interim Rule IR-2-103 requires each interim committee to devote part of its May meeting to long-term planning for the areas over which the committee has jurisdiction. The committee will receive information on demographics related to the state’s education needs and hear updates from several entities that are engaged in long-term planning for education.

· Allyson Goldstein, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Prosperity 2020 representative

· Tami Pyfer, Education Advisor to the Governor

· Robert O. Brems, President, Utah College of Applied Technology

· Utah System of Higher Education representative

· Brad C. Smith, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

· Committee discussion/action

11:40 a.m. 5. State Auditor Report – Steps to Improve College Graduation Rates

The committee will hear findings from a recent report from the Office of the State Auditor on steps to improve college graduation rates, college preparation, and student success.

· David Stringfellow, Chief Economist, Office of the Utah State Auditor

12:00 p.m. 6. Other Committee Business/Adjourn