AGENDA
EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE
UTAH
LEGISLATURE
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 • 2:30 p.m. • Room 30
House Building
2:30 1. Committee Business
·
Call
to order
·
Approval
of the minutes of the June 18, 2014, meeting
2:35 2. High-Demand
Occupations Requiring Career and Technical Education
The committee will hear from employers regarding
occupations in high demand for which a career and technical education
background is required. Representatives of the public education system, Utah
College of Applied Technology, and higher education system will address the
issue of how to meet the demand for workers requiring career and technical
education.
·
Mary
Shumway, State Director, State Career and Technical Education, Utah State
Office of Education
·
Robert
O. Brems, President, Utah College of Applied Technology
·
Blair
K. Carruth, Assistant Commissioner, Academic and Student Affairs, Office of the
Commissioner of Higher Education
·
Committee
discussion/action
3:45 3. Security of Statewide Networks
Network security is a high priority of agencies
responsible for the operation of statewide networks. The committee will be
briefed on infrastructure and security issues relating to statewide networks.
·
Dr.
Ray Timothy, Executive Director, Utah Education Network; and Mark VanOrden, CIO
and Executive Director, Department of Technology Services
·
Committee
discussion/action
4:20 4.
Implementation of S.B. 34, "Statewide
Data Alliance and Utah Futures"
S.B. 34, "Statewide Data Alliance and Utah Futures,"
enacted in the 2014 General Session, appropriates money for a statewide data
system for public education, higher education, and workforce data. The bill
also establishes a panel to evaluate Utah Futures and determine whether any or
all components of Utah Futures should be outsourced to a private provider. The
committee will receive an update on the implementation of S.B. 34.
·
Tami W. Pyfer, Education Advisor,
Governor's Office
·
Robert
O. Brems and Dr. Judy Park, Cochairs, Utah Data Alliance
5:00 5.
Other Items/Adjourn