| Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Howard A. Stephenson Members Absent: | Sen. J. Stuart Adams Sen. Deidre M. Henderson President Wayne L. Niederhauser Staff Present: Mr. Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Acting Chair Hillyard called the meeting to order at 4:25 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 1. S.B. 162 Intergenerational Poverty Matching -- Education Savings Plan (Vickers, E.) |
| Sen. Evan J. Vickers presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Lynn Ward, Executive Director, Utah Education Savings Plan, renamed my529. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to replace S.B. 162 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 162. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 162 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 2. S.B. 173 State Charter School Board Amendments (Stephenson, H.) |
| Sen. Howard A. Stephenson presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 173 with 1st Substitute S.B. 173. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| Ms. Jennifer Lambert, Executive Director, State Charter School Board, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Julie Adamic, President, Utah Charter Network, and Executive Director, John Hancock, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Cindy Phillips, Executive Director, Weilenmann School of Discovery, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Kim Frank, Executive Director, Utah Charter Network spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 173 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 3. H.B. 289 Public Education Exit Survey (Moss, C.) |
| Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to pass H.B. 289 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 4. H.B. 317 Special Education Amendments (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Susan Pulsipher presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Linda Hansen, Utah State Board of Education. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass H.B. 317 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| The subcommittee suantered while waiting for last presenter. |
| 5. 1st Sub. H.B. 308 Telehealth Mental Health Pilot Program (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill. |
| Ms. Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Board of Education spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 308 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| Acting Chair Hillyard adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m. |