MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

210 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 10, 2016

 

Members Present:     Sen. Jim Dabakis

                                    Sen. Lincoln Fillmore

                                    Sen. Mark B. Madsen

                                    Sen. Howard A. Stephenson

                                    Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart

 

Members Excused:    President Wayne L. Niederhauser

 

Members Absent:      Sen. Ann Millner, Chair

                                    Sen. Jerry Stevenson

 

Staff Present:             Ms. Allyson Goldstein, Policy Analyst

                                    Ms. Tonya Hadley, Committee Secretary

 

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

 

Acting Chair Stephenson called the meeting to order at 3:20 p.m.

 

S.B. 125       After-school Programs Amendments   (Sen. Escamilla)

 

Sen. Escamilla explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Ms. Kelly Riding, Executive Director, Utah Afterschool Network

                                    Ms. Lisa Wishum, Education Specialist, Utah State Office of Education

 

MOTION: Sen.  Dabakis moved to pass out S.B. 125 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

           

S.B. 131       Utah College of Applied Technology Governance Amendments (Sen. Urquhart)

 

Sen. Urquhart explained the bill to the committee.

                                                           

MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to replace S.B. 131 with 1st Sub S.B. 131. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Fillmore absent for the vote.

 

Spoke to the bill:         Mr. Tom Bingham, Chair of Board of Trustees, Utah College of Applied Technology

 

MOTION:  Sen. Fillmore moved to pass out 1st Sub, S.B. 131 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Acting Chair Stephenson relinquished the Chair to Sen. Fillmore.

 

MOTION: Sen. Dabakis moved to approve the minutes from February 4, 2016 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

 

S.B. 139          Board of Education Approval Amendments (Sen. Stephenson)

 

Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Acting Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education

 

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

 

MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to re-consider the action to pass S.B. 139 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

 

MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to amend S.B. 139 as follows:

 

1.      Page 2, Lines 37 through 39: 


                                37          (b)  National Board for Professional Teaching Standards[, and the]; or

                               

                               38             (c)    {National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education}    Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation  .

                               

                               39          (3)  The board shall designate an employee of the board's staff to:

 

The vote passed unanimously, with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

 

MOTION: Sen. Dabakis moved to pass out S.B. 139 favorably, as amended. The vote passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

 

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

 

Acting Chair Fillmore adjourned the meeting at 4:14 p.m.

 

 

________________________

Sen. Ann Millner, Chair