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MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

    ROOM 415, STATE CAPITOL

FEBRUARY 2, 2012


Members Present:        Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair
                Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
                Sen. Karen W. Morgan
                Sen. Wayne L. Niederhauser
                Sen. Jerry Stevenson
                Sen. Daniel Thatcher
                
Members Excused:        Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
                    
Staff Present:            Ms. Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Wendy Hill, Secretary

A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Osmond called the meeting to order at 2:14 pm.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION:    Sen. Stevenson moved to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Morgan and Sen. Niederhauser absent for the vote.

S.B. 152 Charter School Financing (Sen. J. Valentine)

Sen. Valentine introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved to amend the bill as follows.

1.    Page 10, Line 290 :    

             290          (e) any other criteria the authority determines
{   is   }        are       relevant.


2.    Page 11, Lines 309 through 315 :    

             309      reserve fund requirement if
  the money is withdrawn for the purpose of       :

             310          (i)
{   the money is withdrawn for the purpose of   } paying the principal of, redemption price

             311      of, or interest on a bond when due and if no other money of the qualifying charter school is
             312      available to make the payment, as determined by the authority; or
             313          (ii)
{   the payment of   }        paying       any redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are

             314      redeemed prior to maturity if no bonds will remain outstanding upon payment from the funds
             315      in the qualifying charter school's debt service reserve fund.


Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Ryan R. Warburton, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
            Mr. David Damschen, Chief Deputy, Utah State Treasurer's Office
            Mr. Kory Holdaway, Government RelationsDirector, Utah Education Association

Spoke for the bill:     Mr. Chris Bleak, President, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools
                
MOTION:     Sen. Hillyard moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 53S01 Utah Education Network Amendments (R. Menlove)

Sen. Menlove introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:     Mr. Dave Buhler, Associate Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education
            Ms. Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education

MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Morgan absent for the vote.

H.B. 60     Proceeds from Federal Grants for Miners' Hospital (C. Watkins)

Sen. Watkins introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Mr. Louis Fazio, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities

MOTION:    Sen. Stevenson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Morgan absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Sen. Niederhauser moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 3:15 pm.

Minutes were reported by Wendy Hill, Secretary.





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Sen. Aaron Osmond