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WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
March 2, 2011
Rep. Dean Sanpei, Vice Chair
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Ronda Menlove
Rep. Val Peterson
Rep. Mark Wheatley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. David Litvack
STAFF PRESENT: Arthur L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Bird called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of February 28, 2011. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Grover and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
S.B. 197 Local Housing Authority Amendments (Sen. B. McAdams) (Rep. P. Arent)
Sen. McAdams introduced the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Wheatley moved to pass out S.B. 197 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Grover and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Wheatley moved to place S.B. 197 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Grover and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
H.B. 469 Immigration Related Amendments (Rep. J. Dougall)
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to amend H.B. 469 as follows:
1. Page 5, Line 125 :
125 (2)
(a)
"Foreign national"
{
is
}
, except as provided in Subsection
(2)(b), means
an individual who is a citizen of a foreign country.
(b) "Foreign national" does not include an individual who is in the United States,
but who is not lawfully present in any of the states of the United States.
2. Page 6, Lines 160 through 178 :
160 (1) To be considered for approval as a resident immigrant for purposes of the program,
161 a foreign national shall:
162 (a) file an application with the department;
(b) at the time of filing the application be living outside of the United States;
163
{
(b)
}
(c)
pass a health and background screening;
164
{
(c)
}
(d)
provide evidence that the foreign national has not been convicted
of, pled guilty to,
165 pled no contest to, pled guilty in a similar manner to, or resolved by diversion or its equivalent
166 to a felony or class A misdemeanor;
167
{
(d)
}
(e)
file proof of sponsorship by a sponsor who meets the
requirements of Section
168 63G-12-203 ; and
169
{
(e)
}
(f)
pay a fee established by the department in accordance with
Section
63J-1-504
.
170 (2) A foreign national is ineligible for the program if the individual
:
(a) is in the United States at the time of application for the program; or
(b)
is a citizen of a
171 country:
172
{
(a)
}
(i)
designated by the United States State Department as a state
sponsor of terrorism in
173 accordance with section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act, section 40 of the Arms Export
174 Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act;
175
{
(b)
}
(ii)
against which the United States has declared war; or
176
{
(c)
}
(iii)
against which the United States has imposed sanctions as listed
under a sanctions
177 program of the Office of Foreign Assets Control within the United States Department of
178 Treasury.
The motion to amend passed unanimously. Rep. Grover and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
Rep. Dougall introduced the bill as amended assisted by Rep. Ken Ivory.
MOTION: Rep. Sanpei moved to pass out H.B. 469 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Sanpei moved to adjourn at 9:00 a.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Rep. Jim Bird, Chair