MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 5, 2014
Members Present: Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair
Sen. Patricia W. Jones
Sen. Mark B. Madsen
Sen. Aaron Osmond
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart
Members Excused: President Wayne L. Niederhauser
Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson
Staff Present: Ms. Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst
Ms. Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary
NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Reid called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m.
H.B. 32 College Credit for Veterans (Rep. T. Cosgrove) (Sen. P. Knudson)
Rep. Cosgrove explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart and Sen. Madsen absent for the vote.
S.B.
98 Paraeducator Funding (K. Mayne)
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to amend S.B. 98 as follows:
1.
Page 1, Lines 14 through 16:
14 This bill
appropriates:
15 to the
Related to Basic Program, as an ongoing appropriation:
16 from the
Education Fund, {$100,000} $50,000 .
2.
Page 3, Lines 67 through 70:
67 To Related
to Basic Program
68 From Education Fund {$100,000} $50,000
69 Schedule
of Programs:
70 Title 1 Priority
Schools Paraeducator Program
{$100,000} $50,000
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen absent for the vote.
Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Geoff Leonard, Utah Education Association
Deon Turley, Education Commissioner, Utah Parent Teachers Association
Karee Atkinson, Leg. Rep. Decoding Dyslexia –Utah
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen absent for the vote.
S.B. 140 Advanced Placement Test Funding (Sen. K. Mayne)
Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Martell Menlove, State Superindent of Public Instruction
Moya
Kessig, Gifted and Talented Specialist, Utah State Office of
Education
Spoke for the bill: Susan Malone, Principal Hillcrest High School, Canyons School District
Parley Jacobs, Principal, West High School
Colin Chin, Senior, West High School
Perla Dueñas, Senior, West High School
Jennifer Dueñas, Freshman, West High School
Shannon Wilson, AP Coordinator, West High School
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably with the intent that it will be amended on the floor. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.
Chair Reid announced that S.B. 107 will not be heard today.
S.B. 91 School District Modifications (Sen. W. Harper)
Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee.
Sen. Osmond distributed “School District Comparison” and “Charter School Local Replacement Baseline.”
Spoke against the bill: Kim Abbott, parent, Canyons School District
Kim Horiuchi, Canyons School Board
Linda Bollough, taxpayer
Lynn Pace, Attorney, Salt Lake City
Spoke to the bill: Alan Anderson, President, ChamberWest
MOTION: Sen. Madsen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Reid adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.
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Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair