MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
25 House Building, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 19, 2014
Members Present: Rep. Paul Ray, Chair
Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair
Rep. Stewart Barlow
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
Rep. Brian M. Greene
Rep. Michael S. Kennedy
Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove
Rep. Edward H. Redd
Staff Present: Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst
Ms. Linda Black, House Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes
Rep. Ray called the meeting to order at 7:50 a.m.
Vice Chair Christensen assumed the chair.
H.B. 112 Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes (Rep. P. Ray)
Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace H. B. 112 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 112, Regulation of
Electronic Cigarettes. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barlow, Rep.
Cosgrove and Rep. Greene absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Dr. Kevin Nelson, pediatrician, Primary Children's Medical Center
Ms. Marty Malheiro, Utah Poison Control Center
Mr. Art Hansen, Student Services Director, Weber School District
Mr. Brock Gresham, Resource Officer, Roy Jr. High School
Dr. David Patton, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health
Spoke for the bill: Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association
Ms. Jennifer Dailey, Utah Academy of Family Physicians
Ms. Jeana Stockdale, Health Commissioner, Utah PTA
Spoke against
the bill: Mr. Nicholas DeLand, Owner, e-cigarette company
Mr. Robert Smith
Dr. Terry Sellers, addiction specialist
Mr. Eric Frazier, Utah Vapers
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Greene absent for the vote.
Chair Ray resumed the chair
1st Sub. H.B. 286 Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (Rep. A. Romero)
Rep. Romero explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to amend the bill as follows:
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1, Line 14
:
14
.
{
requires
}
provides that
a school district or charter school
{
to
}
may
provide training and instruction on
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2, Lines 35 through 36
:
35
(2)
{
Beginning with the 2016-17 school year,
} {
a
}
A
school district
or charter school
{
shall
}
may
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provide child sexual abuse prevention training and instruction to:
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2, Lines 51 through 52
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(4) A school district or charter school
that provides the training and instruction
described in Subsection (2)
shall use the instructional materials approved by
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the State Board of Education under Subsection (3).
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2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 57
:
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(b) partner with a nonprofit organization to provide the training and instruction.
(6)(a) A student may not be given the instruction under Subsection (2) unless
the student's parent or guardian is notified in advance of the instruction and its
content, given a prior opportunity to review the materials to be used, and notified in
advance of the parent or guardian's right to have the student excused from the
instruction.
(b) Upon the written request of a student's parent or guardian, the student shall
be excused from the instruction described in Subsection (2).
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{
(6)
}
(7)
(a) The State Board of Education shall report to the Legislature's
Education Interim
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Committee as required in Subsection
{
(6)
}
(7)
(a).
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greene and Rep. Kennedy absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Menlove moved to amend the bill as follows:
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1, Line 16
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16
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{
elementary
}
school personnel;
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(a)
{
elementary
}
school personnel on:
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove and Rep. Greene absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Ms. Diane Kenison
Spoke for the bill: Ms. Elizabeth Smart
Mr. Ed Smart
Spoke against
the bill: Ms. Diane Robertson
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove and Rep. Greene absent for the vote.
H.B. 318 Rights of Parents and Children Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)
The bill was not heard.
MOTION: Rep. Redd moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with
Rep. Cosgrove and Rep. Greene absent for the vote.