WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25 House Building February 20, 2013
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair
Rep. Rich Cunningham, Vice Chair
Rep. Jim Bird
Rep. Richard Greenwood
Rep. Lynn Hemingway
Rep. Brad Last
Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove
Rep. Merrill Nelson
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Angela Romero MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Brad Wilson STAFF PRESENT: Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
Rosemary Young, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Vice Chair Cunningham called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to approve the minutes of the February 19, 2013 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Last, and Rep. Oda
absent for the vote.
H.B. 139 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Action Center (Rep. V.
Peterson)
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to amend H.B. 139 as follows:
1. Page
2, Lines 36 through 44
:
36
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
37
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
38
. to
{
the General Fund Restricted -
}
Governor's Office of Economic
Development
- Administration
, as
39
an ongoing appropriation:
40
. from the General Fund,
{
$14,000,000
}
$15,000,000;
. to Governor's Office of Economic Development - Administration, as a
one-time appropriation:
. from the General Fund, ($5,000,000)
; and
41
. to State Board of Education - State Office of Education, as
{
an
ongoing
}
a one-time
42
appropriation:
43
. from the General Fund,
{
$1,000,000
}
$5,000,000
.
44
Other Special Clauses:
2. Page
3, Lines 67 through 69
:
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process, to provide services as part of the STEM Action Center pursuant to this part.
(5) "SEOP" has the same meaning as defined in Section 53A-1a-106.
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{
(5)
}
(6)
"STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
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{
(6)
}
(7)
"STEM Action Center" means the center described in Section
63M-1-3204
.
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4, Lines 116 through 118
:
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(c) strategically engage industry and business entities to cooperate with the board:
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(i) to
{
provide
}
support
professional development and
provide
other
assistance
{
to
}
for
educators and students;
118
and
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5, Lines 142 through 146
:
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(c) ensure that the STEM Action Center:
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(i) is accessible by the public; and
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(ii) includes the components described in Subsection (2);
{
and
}
(d) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to implement the
State Board of Education's STEM initiative described in Section 63M-1-3206; and
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{
(d)
}
(e)
engage at least 25 private entities to provide financial support or
employee time for
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STEM activities in schools in addition to what is currently provided by private entities.
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5, Lines 147 through 151
:
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(2) The executive director of the STEM Action Center shall:
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(a)
{
provide
}
support
professional development
{
to
}
for
educators regarding
{
:
149
(i) blended learning models; and
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(ii)
}
education related instructional technology
that supports STEM
education
;
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(b) ensure that the STEM Action Center acts as a research and development center
for
6. Page
6, Line 157
:
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(d) organize
{
and
}
,
host
, and facilitate participation in
interscholastic STEM related competitions, fairs, and camps;
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6, Line 182 through Page 7, Line 184
:
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(o)
{
implement
}
support
best methods of professional development,
including methods of
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professional development that reduce cost and increase effectiveness, to help educators
learn
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how to most effectively implement best practice learning tools in classrooms;
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7, Lines 193 through 201
:
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(t)
{
track the performance of educators who receive
}
support STEM
professionals working to obtain
a competency-based license in
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accordance with Section
53A-6-104.5
;
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(u)
{
target
}
support targeted
professional development for improved
instruction in STEM in grades 6, 7,
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and 8, including:
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(i) improved instructional materials that are more dynamic and stimulating for
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students;
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(ii) targeted instruction for students who traditionally avoid enrolling in STEM
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courses;
{
and
}
201
(iii) introduction of stimulating engineering courses;
and
(iv) introduction of other research based methods that support student
achievement in STEM areas;
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7, Lines 206 through 208
:
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(w) develop and produce a low cost, highly-interactive, print and online
mathematics
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{
textbook
}
instructional support materials
, for students in grades 7 and 8,
that will meet the State Board of Education's core
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curriculum standards for mathematics.
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8, Lines 229 through 230
:
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find the best known methods of purchasing learning tools, including education related
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instructional technology,
{
at the lowest possible cost
}
in accordance with Title
63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code
.
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8, Lines 231 through 240
:
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Section 6.
Section
63M-1-3206
is enacted to read:
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63M-1-3206. Grants to schools for STEM
{
career and technical
}
education.
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(1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the State Board of Education shall award a
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{
grant
}
grants
to a school district or charter school to fund
:
(a) the school district's or charter school's
STEM career and technical
education courses
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if the school district or charter school provides matching funds for at least 100% of the
grant
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amount
{
.
}
; or
(b) the school district's or charter school's STEM education plan described in
Subsection (2).
(2)(a) A school district or charter school may apply for a grant from the State
Board of Education, through a competitive process, to fund the school district's or
charter school's STEM education plan.
(b) A school district's or charter school's STEM education plan shall:
(i) focus on STEM education in grades 6, 7, and 8; and
(ii) include a plan to increase the number of students in grade 8 who, through
an SEOP process, plan to enroll in STEM courses as part of the high school course
selection.
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{
(2)
}
(3)
The money awarded to a school district or charter school
described in
{
Subsection
238
(1)
}
this section
may not be used to supplant funds for existing STEM
{
career
and technical
}
education
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courses, but shall be used to supplement STEM
{
career and technical
}
education
courses.
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Section 7.
Section
63M-1-3207
is enacted to read:
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9, Line 262 through Page 10, Line 281
:
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addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
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To
{
General Fund Restricted -
}
Governor's Office of Economic Development
-- Administration
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From General Fund
{
$14,000,000
}
$15,000,000
From General Fund, one-time
($5,000,000)
265
Schedule of Programs:
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Administration
{
$14,000,000
}
$10,000,000
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To State Board of Education -
{
State Office of Education
}
Related to Basic
School Programs
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From General Fund
, one-time
{
$1,000,000
}
$5,000,000
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Schedule of Programs:
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{
Career and Technical Education
}
STEM Education
{
$1,000,000
}
$5,000,000
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The Legislature intends that:
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(1) the appropriation for Administration be used:
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(a) to establish a STEM Action Center as described in Section 63M-1-3204;
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(b) to provide or establish a physical location for the STEM Action Center; and
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(c) for education related instructional technology as described in Section
63M-1-3205;
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(2) the appropriation for
{
Career and Technical Education
}
STEM
Education
be used by the State Board of
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Education to award grants to school districts and charter schools for STEM related
{
career and
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technical education
}
courses as described in Section 63M-1-3206;
{
and
}
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(3) the
{
appropriations
}
appropriation
described in Subsections (1)
{
and (2)
}
:
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(a) be ongoing; and
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(b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014
{
.
}
; and
(4) the appropriation described in Subsection (2):
(a) be one-time; and
(b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
Rep. Peterson presented the bill to the committee assisted by Stan Lockhart, private sector chair
of the Governor's Education Excellence Commission, who distributed a handout.
These individuals spoke in favor of the bill:
Richard Nelson Utah Technology Council
Spencer Eccles Governor's Office of Economic Development
Wesley Smith Salt Lake Chamber and Prosperity 2020
Tami Goetz Utah Valley University
Lee Brinton engineer
Curtis Linton School Improvement Network
Brenda Hales of the Utah State Office of Education spoke to the bill.
These individuals spoke in opposition to the bill:
Kory Holdaway Utah Education Association
Peter Cannon citizen
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to pass H.B. 139 with a favorable recommendation.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to hold the bill in committee. The motion passed
with Rep. Last, Rep. Nelson, Rep. Edwards, and Rep Cunningham voting in opposition.
MOTION:
Rep. Last moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Vice Chair Cunningham adjourned the meeting at 5:51 p.m.