MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 17, 2015

Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair

Sen. Jim Dabakis

Sen. Mark B. Madsen

Sen. Aaron Osmond

Sen. Howard A. Stephenson

Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart

Members Excused: President Wayne L. Niederhauser

Staff Present: Ms. Allyson Goldstein, Policy Analyst

Ms. Wendy Hill, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Millner called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m.

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2015, meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Madsen, Sen. Stevenson, and Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

S.B. 175 School Safety and Crisis Line (Sen. D. Thatcher)

Sen. Thatcher explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Ms. Missy W. Larsen, Utah Attorney General’s Office

Ms. Laura Warburton, citizen

Ms. Deon Turley, Utah Parent Teacher Association

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

S.B. 116 Public School Dropout Recovery (Sen. A. Osmond)

Sen. Osmond explained the bill to the committee. Sen. Osmond made a visual presentation

and distributed a handout, "Letter from the Utah Technology Council," to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Ms. Caroldean Neves, Utah Education Association

Spoke against the bill: Mr. Peter Cannon, citizen

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to replace S.B. 116 with 1^st Sub. S.B. 116. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to pass 1^st Sub. S.B. 116 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 166 Dixie State University Media Center Name Change (Sen. S. Urquhart)

Sen. Urquhart explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to amend S.B. 166 as follows:

1. Page 1, Line 27 through Page 2, Line 31:

27 (1) Dixie State University may form a nonprofit corporation or

foundation controlled

28 by the president of the {college} university and the Board of Regents

to aid and assist the {college} university in

29 attaining its charitable, communications, and other related educational

objectives, including

30 support for [the Center for Media Innovation] {a center for} media

innovation, film festivals, film

31 production, print media, broadcasting, television, and digital media.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to place the bill as amended on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis absent for the vote.

S.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Western Governors University (Sen. W. Harper)

Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee.

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

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis absent for the vote.

H.B. 123 was not considered.

MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis absent for the vote.

Chair Millner adjourned the meeting at 9:26 a.m.

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Sen. Ann Millner, Chair