MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE Room 25 House Building
February 14, 2014
Members Present: Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair
Rep. Jim Bird
Rep. Richard A. Greenwood
Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Brad R. Wilson
Members Absent: Rep. Rich Cunningham
Rep. Rhonda Rudd Menlove
Staff Present: Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
Linda Serevice, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Edwards called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Wilson moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2014 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
H.B. 90 Women in the Economy Commission (Rep. J. Seelig)
Rep. Seelig explained the bill assisted by Carrie Mayne, Director, Workforce Research, Utah
Department of Workforce Services.
MOTION: Rep. Hemingway moved to amend the bill as follows:
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3, Line 68
:
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(vi) one individual with managerial experience with
{
labor
unions
}
organized labor
.
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3, Lines 69 through 81
:
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(3)
{
(a) A member appointed under Subsection (2)(f) shall serve for a
four-year term.
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(b) Notwithstanding the term requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor
may
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adjust the length of the commission members' terms to ensure that the terms are
staggered so
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that approximately one-half of the members are appointed under Subsection (2)(f)
each year.
}
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{
(c)
}
(a)
When a vacancy occurs in a position appointed by the governor
under Subsection
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(2)(f), the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy
{
for the unexpired term
of the
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commission member being replaced
}
.
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{
(d)
}
(b)
Members appointed under Subsection (2)(f) may be removed by
the governor for
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cause.
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{
(e)
}
(c)
A member appointed under Subsection (2)(f) shall be removed
from the
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commission and replaced by the governor if the member is absent for three consecutive
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meetings of the commission without being excused by the chair of the commission.
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{
(f)
}
(d)
A member serves until the member's successor is appointed and
qualified.
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3, Lines 86 through 88
:
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(5) (a) The commission shall select two members to serve as cochairs
{
:
}
.
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{
(i) one cochair shall be from the public sector; and
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(ii) one cochair shall be from the private sector. }
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4, Lines 99 through 104
:
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(7)
(a)
A member
of the commission described in Subsection (2)(e) or
(f)
may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
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may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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{
(a)
}
(i)
Section
63A-3-106
;
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{
(b)
}
(ii)
Section
63A-3-107
; and
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{
(c)
}
(iii)
rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections
63A-3-106
and
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63A-3-107
.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and
Expenses.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to amend the amendment as follows:
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3, Line 86
:
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(5) (a) The commission shall select two members to serve
as cochairs
, one of which shall be a legislator
:
The motion passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Diane Lewis, Utah Women in Trades, distributed a handout titled
"Utah Women in Trades"
Yolanda Nez, Coordinator, Salt Lake City Mayor's Office of
Diversity and Human Rights
Alana Kindness, Executive Director, Utah Coalition of Sexual
Assault
Holly Richardson, citizen
Annette MacFarland, Restoring Ancestral Winds, Inc.
MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously.
S.B. 41 State Tree Change (Sen. R. Okerlund) (Rep. B. Wilson)
Sen. Okerlund explained the bill assisted by Dr. Paul Rogers, Utah State University, College of
Natural Resources, who distributed a handout titled "Utah S.B. 41, State Tree Change to Quaking
Aspen."
Spoke to the bill: Kim Powell, citizen
Spoke against the bill: Colleen Thistle, citizen
MOTION: Rep. Wilson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously.
Rep. Wilson assumed the chair.
H.B. 94 Workers' Compensation and Home and Community Based Services (Rep. R.
Edwards)
Rep. Edwards explained the bill assisted by Deborah Bowman, Chair, Utah Developmental
Disabilities Council.
Spoke to the bill: Richard Burke, Utah Association for Justice
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to adjourn. Rep. Wilson adjourned the meeting at
10:15 a.m.