AGENDA

EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 • 8:00 a.m. • Room 30 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes

2. Optional School Readiness Programs for At-Risk Children

During the August 19, 2015, interim meeting, the committee voted to open a bill file related to preschool for at-risk children. The committee will hear briefings and consider a legislative proposal on the topic.

· Sen. Ann Millner

· Brenda Van Gorder, Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District

· Richard K. Nye, Associate Superintendent, Accountability and Assessment, Utah State Office of Education

· Committee discussion/action

3. Charter School Funding Task Force Report

2015 General Session H.B. 444 created a Charter School Funding Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding charter school funding. The committee will hear a report on the task force's activities.

· Sen. Howard A. Stephenson

· Rep. Steve Eliason

· Committee discussion/action

4. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Legislative Audits

The Legislative Audit Subcommittee assigned the committee to conduct a review of two legislative audits related to career and technical education. The committee will hear briefings on the audits and agency responses.

· A Review of CTE Coordination and Program Duplication Between Public Education and the Utah College of Applied Technology (Report #2015-09)

o David A. Gibson, Audit Supervisor, Legislative Auditor General

o Rob Brems, President, Utah College of Applied Technology

o Thalea Longhurst, State CTE Director, Utah State Office of Education

o Committee discussion/action

· A Performance Audit of CTE Completion and Job Placement Rates (Report #2015-11)

o Timothy K. Bereece, Audit Supervisor, Legislative Auditor General

o Rob Brems, President, Utah College of Applied Technology

o David L. Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education, Utah System of Higher Education

o Committee discussion/action

5. Report on the Impact of Certain Funds on Class Size

The committee will hear a statutorily required report on the impact of class size reduction funding, K-3 Reading Improvement Program funding, and Title 1 money on class size (53A-17a-124.5).

· Representative of the Utah State Office of Education

· Committee discussion/action

6. Early College High Schools (Draft Legislation)

The committee will consider draft legislation related to early college high schools.

· Rep. Val L. Peterson

· Committee discussion/action

7. Other Committee Business/Adjourn