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