MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 6, 2014
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: President Wayne L. Niederhauser
Staff Present: Ms. Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst
Ms. Wendy Hill, 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 4:07 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen, Sen. Stevenson and Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.
S.B. 148 Upstart Program Amendments (J. Adams)
Sen. Adams explained the bill to the committee. “Executive Summary, Utah UPSTART Program Evaluation, Program Impacts on Early Literacy” was distributed to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Dr. Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Peter Cannon, Education Coordinator, Utah Eagle Forum
Spoke for the bill: Claudia Miner, Executive Director, UPSTART, Waterford Institute
Spoke against the bill: Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Jones voting in opposition.
S.B. 38 Rural Superintendent Concurrent Education Program (R. Okerlund)
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to replace S.B.38 with 1st. Sub. S.B. 38. The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Okerlund explained the substitute bill to the committee:
Spoke for the bill: Dr. Gary L. Carlston, Interim President, Snow College
MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Reid adjourned the meeting at 4:58 p.m.
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Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair