MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 30, House Building
February 12, 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. David E. Lifferth
Rep. Daniel McCay
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Michael E. Noel
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Members Excused: Rep. Gregory H. Hughes
Members Absent: Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
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.
Vice Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 3:58 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Fawson moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2015 and February 9, 2015 meetings. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. McCay, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.
H.B. 198 Strengthening College and Career Readiness (Rep. P. Arent)
Rep. Arent explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Ms. Lillian Tsosie-Jensen, Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance, Utah State Office of Education.
Spoke for the bill: Ms. Tami Pyfer, Governor's Office
Mr. Richard Nelson, President and CEO, Utah Technology Council
Ms. Holly Todd, President, Utah School Counselor Association
Ms. Melissa Kincart, Utah State System of Higher Education
Mr. David Doty, Education First/Properity 2020
Ms. Liz Zentner, President, Utah PTA
Ms. JoDee Sundberg, Utah School Boards Association
Spoke against the bill: Mr. Peter Cannon, citizen
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 118 Public Education Human Resource Management Act Revisions (Rep. B. Last)
Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to replace H.B. 118 with 1st Sub. H.B. 118. The motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Lisa Nentl-Bloom, Organizing Specialist, Utah Education Association, spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 118 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 203 Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments (Rep. B. Last)
Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Mr. Travis Rawlings, Utah State Office of Education.
Mr. John Tripp, Early College High School, spoke for the bill.
Mr. Peter Cannon, citizen, spoke against the bill.
Ms. Heather Gardner, teacher and parent, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Fawson and Rep. McCay voting against the motion. Rep. Christensen was absent for the vote.
H.B. 210 Early College High Schools (Rep. V. Peterson)
Rep. Peterson explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Mr. Craig Frank, Early College Alliance, and distributed the handout "eca, Early College Alliance."
Ms. Robyn Bagley, Career Path High, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 23 through 24:
23 { AMENDS:
24 53A-17a-113, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 3 }
2. Page 3, Line 69 through Page 5, Line 131:
69 { Section 4. Section 53A-17a-113 is amended to read:
70 53A-17a-113. Weighted pupil units for career and technical education programs
71-- Funding of approved programs -- Performance measures -- Qualifying criteria.
72 (1) (a) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for approved career and
73technical education programs and the comprehensive guidance program:
74 (i) shall be allocated to eligible recipients as provided in Subsections (2), (3), (4), and
75(5); and
76 (ii) may not be used to fund programs below the ninth grade level.
77 (b) Subsection (1)(a)(ii) does not apply to the following programs:
78 (i) comprehensive guidance;
79 (ii) Technology-Life-Careers; and
80 (iii) work-based learning programs.
81 (2) (a) Weighted pupil units are computed for pupils in approved programs.
82 (b) (i) The board shall fund approved programs based upon hours of membership of
839th through 12th grade students.
84 (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i) does not apply to the following programs:
85 (A) comprehensive guidance;
86 (B) Technology-Life-Careers; and
87 (C) work-based learning programs.
88 (c) The board shall use an amount not to exceed 20% of the total appropriation under
89this section to fund approved programs based on performance measures such as placement and
90competency attainment defined in standards set by the board.
91 (d) Leadership organization funds shall constitute an amount not to exceed 1% of the
92total appropriation under this section, and shall be distributed to each local educational agency
93sponsoring career and technical education student leadership organizations based on the
94agency's share of the state's total membership in those organizations.
95 (e) The board shall make the necessary calculations for distribution of the
96appropriation to school districts and may revise and recommend changes necessary for
97achieving equity and ease of administration.
98 (3) (a) Twenty weighted pupil units shall be computed for career and technical
99education administrative costs for each district, except 25 weighted pupil units may be
100computed for each district that consolidates career and technical education administrative
101services with one or more other districts.
102 (b) Between 10 and 25 weighted pupil units shall be computed for each high school
103conducting approved career and technical education programs in a district according to
104standards established by the board.
105 (c) Forty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district that operates an
106approved career and technical education center.
107 (d) Between five and seven weighted pupil units shall be computed for each summer
108career and technical education agriculture program according to standards established by the
109board.
110 (e) Ten weighted pupil units shall be computed for an early college high school, as
111defined in Section 53A-1a-1102, that conducts approved programs in only one career and
112technical education area.
113 [(e)] (f) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifying criteria for districts to receive
114weighted pupil units under this Subsection (3).
115 (4) (a) Money remaining after the allocations made under Subsections (2) and (3) shall
116be allocated using average daily membership in approved programs for the previous year.
117 (b) A district that has experienced student growth in grades 9 through 12 for the
118previous year shall have the growth factor applied to the previous year's weighted pupil units
119when calculating the allocation of money under this Subsection (4).
120 (5) Of the money allocated to comprehensive guidance programs pursuant to board
121rules, $1,000,000 in grants shall be awarded to school districts or charter schools that:
122 (a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
123 (b) do not supplant other funds used for comprehensive guidance programs.
124 (6) (a) The board shall establish rules for the upgrading of high school career and
125technical education programs.
126 (b) The rules shall reflect career and technical training and actual marketable job skills
127in society.
128 (c) The rules shall include procedures to assist school districts to convert existing
129programs which are not preparing students for the job market into programs that will
130accomplish that purpose.
131 (7) Programs that do not meet board standards may not be funded under this section. }
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Line 61:
61 (2) Up to { two and one-half } three of the subject-specific credit hour graduation requirements
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 12 through 17:
12 This bill:
13 ► defines terms; and
14 ► exempts an early college high school from certain rules established by the State
15Board of Education { ; and } .
16 { ► provides that a certain amount of weighted pupil units be computed for early college
17high schools that conduct approved programs in only one technical education area. }
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 54 through 55:
54 (g) Utah Valley University; { or }
55 (h) Salt Lake Community College { . } ; or
(i) Utah College of Applied Technology.
MOTION: Rep. Last moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Lifferth and Rep. Noel voting against the motion. Vice Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m. with Rep. Coleman, Rep. Eliason, and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
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Rep. Brad Last, Chair