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MINUTES OF HOUSE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
January 23, 2007
Room W135, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair
        Rep. Patrick Painter, Vice Chair
        Rep. Sylvia S. Andersen
        Rep. Brad L. Dee
        Rep. Craig A. Frank
        Rep. James R. Gowans
        Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
        Rep. Bradley G. Last
        Rep. Rebecca D. Lockhart
        Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
        Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold
        Rep. LaWanna "Lou" Shurtliff
        Rep. Kenneth W. Sumsion    
        Rep. Stephen Urquhart
        Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
            
STAFF PRESENT:    Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
        Diane Obeshaw, Committee Secretary
        Dee S. Larsen, Associate General Counsel


Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Rep. Hughes called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2007 meeting. The     motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee, Rep. Last, Rep. Lockhart and Rep.     Urquhart absent for the vote.

H.B. 236    Student Clubs Amendments (Rep. A. Tilton)

Rep. Tilton introduced the bill which modifies the regulation of curricular and non curricular clubs in public schools.

The following spoke in support of the bill:
Dr. Scott Soulier
Gale Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum
Denise Wayman, high school student





The following spoke in opposition to the bill:
Will Carlson, Equality Utah
Margaret Plane, ACLU of Utah
Carol Lear, State Board of Education

MOTION:    Rep. Newbold moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep.     Moss, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Shurtliff, and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition.

H.B. 241    Appropriation for Terrel H. Bell Program (Rep. R. Menlove)

Rep. Menlove introduced the bill which appropriates money for the Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans Program.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 22 :    

             20          This bill appropriates:
             21          .    as on ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $692,300 from the
             22
{  
     Uniform School   }
  Education       Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 to the State Board of Regents.


2.    Page 2, Lines 30 through 32 :    

             30          (1) As on ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             31      appropriated from the
{   Uniform School   }        Education       Fund for fiscal year 2007-08, $692,300 to the State

             32      Board of Regents for the Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans Program.

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

The following spoke in favor of the bill:
Briant Farnsworth, Utah Valley State College
Teddi Safman, State Board of Regents, answered questions about the bill

MOTION:     Rep. Frank moved to amend the bill as follows:



Page 2, Line 35: After "Program" delete ":and" and insert a period

Page 2, Line 36: Delete line 36

MOTION:    The motion failed with Rep. Sumision, Rep. Frank, Rep. Hughes, and Rep.     Urquhart voting in favor.

MOTION:     Rep. Holdaway moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed          unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

H.B. 215    School Reporting Amendments (Rep. K. Morgan)
    The bill was not discussed.

MOTION:    Rep. Urquhart moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 a.m. The motion passed     unanimously with Rep. Dee and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.






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Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair