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MINUTES OF HOUSE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
February 13, 2009
Room 445, State Capitol Building

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair
        Rep. Kenneth W. Sumsion, Vice Chair
        Rep. Laura Black
        Rep. Rebecca Edwards
        Rep. Craig A. Frank
        Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
        Rep. Don L. Ipson
        Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
        Rep. Marie H. Poulson
        Rep. Kraig Powell
        Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
        Rep. Carl Wimmer

MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Brad L. Dee
        Rep. Bradley G. Last
        Rep. Merlynn Newbold

STAFF PRESENT:    Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
        Linda Service, Committee Secretary
        Dee S Larsen, Associate General Counsel

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

Rep. Sumsion called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Frank moved to approve the minutes of February 10, 2009. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.

H.B. 150, State Board of Education Member Election Process Amendments

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 150. The motion passed      unanimously with Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, and Rep. Powell absent for the vote.

Rep. Moss explained the bill provides for a direct, nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.

The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Larry Shumway, State Board of Education
    Cheryl Phipps, Utah PTA

    JoDee Sundberg, Utah School Boards Association and Utah School Superintendents     Association
    Debbie White, American Federation of Teachers
    Kim Campbell, Utah Education Association


The following spoke in opposition to the bill:
    Mark Cluff
    Jeff Alexander, Chair, State School Board Nominating the Recruiting Committee
    Todd Bingham, member, State School Board Nominating and Recruiting Committee
    Stan Lockhart, former chair, State School Board Nominating and Recuiting          Committee

John Pingree, former member, State School Board, spoke to the bill.

MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Sumsion moved to adopt 2nd Substitute H.B. 150. The motion failed with Rep. Frank, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Ipson, and Rep. Sumsion voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Wimmer was absent for the vote.

A vote was taken on Rep. Holdaway's motion. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wimmer absent for the vote.

S.B. 100, Financial and Economic Literacy Education Amendments

Sen. Jones introduced the bill which requires a public school to provide certain financial and economic literacy information to the parents of kindergarten children.

Lynn Ward, Utah Educational Savings Plan, spoke in support of the bill.

MOTION: Rep. Black moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wimmer absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

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             Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair

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Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair