MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

ROOM 210, SENATE BUILDING, UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Members Present:                   Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair

Sen. Patricia W. Jones

Sen. Mark B. Madsen

Sen. Aaron Osmond

Sen. Howard A. Stephenson

Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

                                                Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart

Members Excused:                 Pres. Wayne L. Niederhauser 

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 Reid called the meeting to order at 2:17 pm.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION:     Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen, Sen. Stevenson, and Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

S.B. 110          School-based Budgeting Amendments (Sen. H. Stephenson)

Sen. Stephenson introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:       Ms. Lisa Snell, Director of Education and Child Welfare, Reason                                                    Foundation

                                    Mr. Peter Cannon, Member (speaking for himself), Davis School District                                                 Board of Education

                                    Ms. Judi Clark, Executive Director, Parents for Choice in Education

                                    Ms. Jackie de Gaston, attorney

Spoke against the bill: Dr. Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

                                     Ms. Tami W. Pyfer, Board Member, Utah State School Board

                                     Ms. Leslie B. Castle, Board Member, Utah State School Board

MOTION:     Sen. Urquhart moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Sen. Osmond moved to move to the next item on the agenda. The motion failed with Sen. Jones, Sen. Osmond, and Sen. Stevenson voting in favor.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Sen. Jones moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee. The motion failed with Sen. Jones voting in favor.

The original motion passed with Sen. Jones voting in opposition.

H.B. 298         Parent Seminar on Youth Protection (Rep. S. Eliason) (Sen. A. Osmond)

Rep. Eliason introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:       Ms. Susan Edwards, Public Engagement Coordinator, Canyon School                                                 District

                                    Ms. Pamela Atkinson, Chair, Utah Coalition Against Pornography

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

1st Substitute H.B. 28           Campus Safety Amendments (Rep. D. Ipson)

 Rep. Ipson introduced and explained the bill.

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

MOTION:    Sen. Jones moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen absent for the vote.

Chair Reid adjourned the meeting at 3:53 pm.

Minutes were reported by Ms. Wendy Hill, Secretary.

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Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair