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MINUTES OF HOUSE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 30, House Building
February 14, 2014

Members Present:    Rep. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair
        Rep. Patrice M. Arent
        Rep. Steve Eliason
        Rep. Bradley G. Last
        Rep. David Lifferth    
        Rep. Dan McCay
        Rep. Jim Nielson
        Rep. Val Peterson
        Rep. Marie H. Poulson
        Rep. Kraig Powell
        Rep. Dean T. Sanpei
        Rep. Keven Stratton

Members Excused:    Rep. Francis Gibson, Chair    
        Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

Members Absent:    Rep. Rich Cunningham
        Rep. Greg H. Hughes        
            
Staff Present:    Ms. Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Linda Service, Committee Secretary
        
Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Vice Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2014 meeting. The motion passed with Rep. McCay, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.

H.B. 251    Unsworn Declaration Amendments (Rep. K. McIff)

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to return to rules H.B. 251. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.

H.B. 320    Educators' Professional Learning (Rep. B. Last)

Rep. Last explained the bill.


Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove, State Superintendent, Utah State Office of         Education
        Peter Cannon, citizen

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

1.    Page 7, Lines 189 through 190 :    

             189          (a) professional learning occurs within learning communities committed to continuous
             190      improvement,
  individual and       collective responsibility, and goal alignment;


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay, Rep. Powell, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 7, Lines 187 through 188 :    

             187          (2) A school district or charter school shall implement high quality professional
             188      learning that meets
{   the following   } standards        such as the following       :


The motion failed with Rep. Arent, Rep. Nielson, and Rep. Poulson voting in favor of the motion.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Nielson voting in opposition. Rep. McCay, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Stratton were absent for the vote.

H.B. 329    Programs for Youth Protection (Rep. S. Eliason)

Rep. Eliason explained the bill assisted by Dr. Greg Hudnall, Hope 4 Utah.

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

1.    Page 1, Line 22 :    

             22              .    from the
{   General   }        Education       Fund,      {   $225,500   }        $159,000       .


2.    Page 5, Lines 138 through 141 :    

             138          To State Board of Education - State Office of Education

             139              From
{   General   }        Education       Fund          {   $225,500   }        $159,000      

             140              Schedule of Programs:
             141                  Teaching and Learning            
{   $225,500   }        $159,000      


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Nielson voting in opposition. Rep. McCay, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Stratton were absent for the vote.

S.B. 98    Paraeducator Funding (Sen. K. Mayne) (Rep. R. Menlove)

Sen. Mayne explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove
        Brad Asay, American Federation of Teachers
        Carol Walker, Clear Horizons Academy

Spoke to the bill:    Peter Cannon

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Last absent for the vote.

S.B. 140    Advanced Placement Test Funding (Sen. K. Mayne) (Rep. R. Menlove)

Sen. Mayne explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove

Spoke for the bill:    Tracy Gruber, Voices for Utah Children
        Susan Edwards, Canyons School District

MOTION:    Rep. Poulson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Last absent for the vote.



MOTION:    Rep. McCay moved to adjourn. Vice Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 3:38 p.m. with Rep. Last absent for the vote.







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Rep. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair