MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 12, 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. 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 2:14 p.m.

 

MOTION:     Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2014 and February 10, 2014 meetings.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.    

 

S.B. 40         Financial and Economic Literacy (Sen. P.Jones)

 

Sen. Jones explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Jones moved to replace S.B. 40 with 1st Sub S.B. 40. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.    

 

Spoke to the bill:         Elizabeth Weight, Vice President Legislative Issues, American Federation

                                                of Teachers of Utah

                                    Mary Shumway, Director of Career and Technical Education, Utah State

                                                Office of Education

                                    Peter Cannon, citizen

                                    Brenda Hales, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education

 

Spoke for the bill:       Ann House, Certified Financial Counselor, University of Utah

                                    Susan Speirs, Certified Public Accountant, Utah Association of CPA’s

                                    Rob Willardson, teacher, Jordan School District

                                    Joel Howarth, student, Bingham High School

                                    Yennni Hoang, student, Bingham High School

                                    Emma Williams, student, Bingham High School

                                    Seilose Faulao, student, Bingham High School

 

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

 

S.B. 171       Student-centered Learning Pilot Program (Sen. H. Stephenson)

 

Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:                     Dr. Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Education

                                                Sarah Jones, Director Education Excellence, Utah Education

                                                            Association

Spoke for the bill:                   Stan Rasmussen, Director of Public Affairs, Sutherland Institute

                                                Peter Cannon, citizen

                                                Judi Clark, Executive Director, Parents for Choice of Education

 

Spoke against the bill:            Dr. Patti Harrington, Executive Director, Utah School

                                                            Superintendents Association

 

MOTION:  Sen. Stephenson moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed with Sen. Jones voting in opposition.

 

S.B. 104       Improvement of Reading Instruction (Sen. A. Osmond)

 

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to amend the bill as follows:

 

1.                   Page 2, Line 58 through Page 3, Line 59:    


             58        learning technology if a student is unable to regularly access a reading clinic location. 

       (6) The clinic shall integrate both the usage of and instruction on the use of technology-based reading assessment tools as part of the clinic's services.

 

                                      59          Section 2.  Appropriation.

 

 

Sen. Osmond explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Dr. Kathleen Brown, Director, University of Utah Reading Clinic

 

Spoke against the bill:             Peter Cannon, citizen

                                   

 

MOTION:  Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion failed with Sen. Madsen, Sen. Stephenson, and Sen. Urquhart voting in opposition.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Stephenson moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Chair Reid adjourned the meeting at 3:59 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Chair