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