MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 • 3:00 pm • 210 Senate Building
Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Howard A. Stephenson |
Members Absent: Sen. J. Stuart Adams President Wayne L. Niederhauser Staff Present: Mr. Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Ms. Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary |
Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.
Chair Millner called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to approve the minutes of February 3, 2017. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
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Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
1. S.B. 161 Bullying and Hazing Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.)
Sen. Luz Escamilla explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.B. 161 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
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Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Niederhauser |
2. S.B. 163 Student Data Protection Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Jacob Anderegg explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 163 with 1st Substitute S.B. 163. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
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Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Niederhauser |
MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 163 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
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Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Niederhauser |
3. S.B. 180 Charter School Start-up Grants (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson explained the bill.
Ms. Jennifer Lambert, Executive Director, State Charter Schools spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.B. 180 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
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Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
4. S.B. 173 English Language Arts Amendments (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 173 with 1st Substitute S.B. 173. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
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Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 173 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
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Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
5. S.B. 165 Scholarships for Public Safety Officers (Mayne, K.)
Sen. Karen Mayne explained the bill.
Mr. Gary Cox, Associate Dean, Salt Lake Community College spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.B. 165 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
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Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
6. S.B. 168 Career and College Readiness Mathematics Competency Revisions (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 168 with 1st Substitute S.B. 168. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
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Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. W. Niederhauser |
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 168 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
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Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson |
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Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. W. Niederhauser |
7. H.B. 136 Board of Education Revisions (Kennedy, M.)
Rep. Michael S. Kennedy explained the bill.
Ms. Elisa Ellis spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. LeAnn Wood, Utah PTA spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Terry Schumaker, Executive Director of Superintendent's Association spoke in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Millner adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.
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Chair Ann Millner