MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30, House Building

February 4, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Brad G. Last, Chair

                                                Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. LaVar Christensen

                                                Rep. Kim Coleman

                                                Rep. Steve Eliason

                                                Rep. Justin L. Fawson

                                                Rep. Francis D. Gibson

                                                Rep. Gregory H. Hughes

                                                Rep. Eric K. Hutchings

                                                Rep. David E. Lifferth

                                                Rep. Daniel McCay

                                                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

                                                Rep. Michael E. Noel

                                                Rep. Marie H. Poulson

Members Excused:               Rep. Gregory H. Hughes         

Staff Present:                        Ms. Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Linda Service, Committee Secretary

Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Chair Last called the meeting to order at 2:12 p.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2015 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 163         Student Data Breach Requirements (Rep. J. Knotwell)

Rep. Knotwell explained the bill to the committee.

Mr. Michael Anderson, Jordan School District, spoke for the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 124         Education Background Check Amendments (Rep. S. Handy)

Rep. Handy explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Rodney Rose, Davis School District, and distributed the handout "Analysis by Dr. Patti Harrington, Utah Superintendents/Business Association 1/31/15."

MOTION:     Rep. Lifferth moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 24, Lines 732 through 733:    

732 After the conclusion of the 2018-2019 school year,  subject to the prioritization of the Legislative Audit Subcommittee,  the Legislative Auditor General

733shall conduct a review and issue a report on the extent to which the criminal background check

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Moss absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Snow assumed the chair.

H.B. 119         Charter School Finance Amendments (Rep. B. Last)

Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Benjamin Leishman, Fiscal Analyst.

Spoke for the bill:                   Ms. Kim Frank, Utah Charter Network

                                               Mr. Peter Cannon, citizen

Spoke to the bill:                    Mr. Kory Holdaway, citizen

                                               Dr. Sarah Jones, Utah Education Association

                                               Ms. Elizabeth Weight, American Federation of Teachers

                                               Mr. Royce Van Tassell, Association of Public Charter Schools

MOTION:     Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Moss and Rep. Poulson voting in opposition.

Chair Last assumed the chair.  

H.B. 68           Student Privacy Act (Rep. J. Anderegg)

Rep. Anderegg explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Snow moved to replace H.B. 68 with 1st Sub. H.B. 68. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Lifferth moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Noel absent for the vote. Chair Last adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m.

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Rep. Brad Last, Chair