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MINUTES OF HOUSE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
February 23, 2009
Room 445, State Capitol Building

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kenneth W. Sumsion, Vice Chair
        Rep. Laura Black
        Rep. Brad L. Dee
        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

MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Brad Last
        Rep. Merlynn Newbold
        Rep. Carl Wimmer
        Rep. Greg Hughes        
            
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 4:43 p.m.

MOTION: Rep. Ipson moved to approve the minutes of February 17, 2009. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Powell and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

H.B. 330, Utah School Seismic Hazard Inventory

Rep. Wiley introduced the bill which establishes requirements relating to public school seismic safety.

The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Barry Welliver, Structural Engineer
    Roger Evans, Park City municipal corporation
    Ronda Rose, Utah PTA

Steve Peterson, Utah School Boards Association and Utah School Superintendents Association spoke in opposition to the bill.


MOTION: Rep. Frank motioned to move to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Dee, Rep. Frank, Rep. Holdaway, and Rep. Ipson voting in opposition. Rep. Sumsion was absent for the vote.

H.B. 364, Border and Nonresident Student Amendments

Rep. Ipson introduced the bill which modifies procedures relating to admission of resident and nonresident students, assisted by Frank Lojko, Dixie State College.

The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Michael Kennedy, Utah State University
    Rep. Jack Draxler

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

1.    Page 8, Lines 228 through 229 :    

             228          (c) Dixie State College of Utah
  :

    (i)  
may restrict the number of good neighbor tuition

             229      waivers awarded
{   .   }        ; and

    (ii) may not exclude Utah residents from attending the college as a result of offering waivers to nonresident students.  


The motion failed with Rep. Black, Rep. Holdaway, Rep. Moss, Rep. Poulson, and Rep. Powell voting in favor. Rep. Sumsion was absent for the vote.

MOTION: Rep. Dee moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Holdaway voting in opposition. Rep. Sumsion was absent for the vote.

MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sumsion absent for the vote.
    



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                 Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair