MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex
March 10, 2015
Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair
Sen. Jim Dabakis
Sen. Mark B. Madsen
Sen. Aaron Osmond
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart
Members Excused: President Wayne L. Niederhauser
Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson
Staff Present: Ms. Allyson Goldstein, Policy Analyst
Ms. Brooke Parrish, 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 8:20 a.m.
2nd
Sub. H.B. 186 State School Board
Membership and Election Amendments (Rep. F.
Gibson)
Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Ms. LeAnn Wood, citizen
Ms. Deon Turley, Utah Parent Teacher Association
Mr. Chase Clyde, Utah Education Association
Spoke against the bill: Mr. Nick Pond, citizen
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 363 School Land Trust Program Amendments (Rep. R. Cunningham)
Rep. Cunningham explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Tim Donaldson, School Children’s Trust, Utah State Office of Education
Ms. Tracy Miller, Trust Lands Board Specialist, Utah Parent Teacher Association
MOTION: Sen. Madsen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
1st
Sub. H.B. 355 Southern Utah Stem
Initiative (Rep. J. Stanard)
Rep. Stanard explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 299 Classroom Instruction Time (Sen. M. Madsen)
Sen. Madsen explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Brad C. Smith, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Office of Education
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to proceed with the next agenda item. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 367 Education Ethics Training Requirement (Rep. J. Briscoe)
Rep. Briscoe explained the bill to the committee. The handout “HB 367 Educator Ethics Training Requirement” was distributed to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education
Spoke against the bill: Mr. Nick Pond, citizen
MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to adopt the following amendment:
1. Page
1, Lines 13 through 13a
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
13 ▸ requires a
local education agency (LEA) Ĥ➔ [or private school] {and certain private
13 a schools} »Ĥ to require new employees
2. Page
1, Lines 16 through 17a
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
16 the
LEA;
17 ▸ requires an
LEA Ĥ➔ [or
private school] {and certain private schools} »Ĥ
to
require
17a employees Ĥ➔ [and certain volunteers] »Ĥ to
3. Page
1, Lines 18 through 20
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
1 8 complete
approved education ethics training on an ongoing basis; and
19 ▸ provides for
an LEA Ĥ➔ [or private school] {and certain private schools}
»Ĥ to
19 a approve certain education ethics training
20
courses.
4. Page
2, Lines 34 through 35
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
34 (i) meets the education ethics training
requirements described in Subsection (5);
35 (ii) is approved by an LEA {or private
school} in accordance with Subsection (2);
and
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2, Lines 41 through 46
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
41 {(c) "Private school" means a school
that:
42 (i) is not part of the public education system;
and
43 (ii) enrolls scholarship students under Chapter
1a, Part 7, Carson Smith Scholarships
44
for Students with Special Needs Act.}
45 {(d)} (c) "School employee" means Ĥ➔ [:
46 (i)] »Ĥ an employee
of an LEA {or
private school} Ĥ➔ [; or
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2, Lines 49 through 50
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
49 (2) An LEA {or private school} shall approve at least one education ethics
training
50
course that a school employee of the LEA {or private school} may take to meet the requirements
7. Page
2, Line 52
House Floor Amendments
3-5-2015:
52 (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an LEA {or private
school} shall require
a
8. Page
3, Lines 59 through 61:
59 (b) An LEA {or private school} may exempt a school employee who worked at
another
60 LEA {or
private school} from the requirement described in Subsection
(3)(a) if the employee
61 fulfilled that requirement at the
previous LEA {or private school} .
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Sen. Stephenson voting in opposition.
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes
of the March 6, 2015 meeting. The motion
passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Millner adjourned the meeting at 9:53 a.m.
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Sen. Ann Millner, Chair