MINUTES OF THE

SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE SERVICES
STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

March 4, 2014

Members Present: Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair

Sen. Patricia W. Jones

Sen. Peter C. Knudson

Sen. Karen Mayne

Sen. Ralph Okerlund

Sen. Stuart C. Reid

Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

Staff Present: Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst

Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Sen. Reid assumed the Committee Chair and called the meeting to order at 8:12 a.m.

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to approve the minutes of the February 27, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Osmond, Sen. Okerlund, Sen. Knudson and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

H.B. 72 Higher Education Grievance Procedure Amendments (M. Wheatley)

Rep. Wheatley explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Lauren Scholnick, Attorney, Utah Association for Justice

Chair Osmond resumed the Committee Chair.

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

1^st Sub. H.B. 81 Parental Review of Statewide Summative Test Questions (M. Kennedy)

Rep. Kennedy explained the bill to the committee.

Sen. Weiler further explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill: Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

JodDee Sundberg, Alpine District Board of Education

Jared Carman, State Structural Materials Committee

Spoke to the bill: Louisa Walker, Mother

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 258 Educator Licensure Amendments (J. Stevenson)

Sen. Stevenson explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke against the bill: Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

MOTION: Sen. Okerlund moved to hold the bill. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 221 School Community Council Revisions (R. Cunningham)

Rep. Cunningham explained the resolution to the committee and distributed a handout.

Tim Donaldson, Director, State Office of Education answered questions from the committee.

Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction answered questions from the

committee.

Spoke for the bill: Jennifer Johnson, State Board of Education.

Tracy Miller, Utah PTA

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously

with Sen. Knudson, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Stevens absent for the vote.

H.B. 337 Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments (B. Last)

Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Reid moved to adopt the following amendments:

1. Page 1, Line 18:

18 {None} This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.

2. Page 5, Line 128:

128 board may limit or reduce the salary supplements.

Section 2. Effective date.

This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill: Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

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

Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 9:23 a.m.

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Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair