| Members Present:
Sen. Terry R. Spencer, Senate Chair Rep. Carl R. Saunders, House Chair Sen. D. Edgar Allen Sen. Peter C. Knudson Rep. Patrice M. Arent Rep. Trisha S. Beck Rep. Glenn A. Donnelson Rep. Steven Mascaro Rep. Patricia W. Jones Rep. David Litvack Rep. Rebecca D. Lockhart Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Jack A. Seitz Rep. Mike Thompson |
Members Absent:
Rep. Wayne Harper Rep. Glenn L. Way
Staff Present: Mr. Mark D. Andrews Research Analyst Mr. Paul W. Hess Associate General Counsel Ms. Betty Bushman House Secretary |
Note: A list of others present and a copy of materials distributed in the meeting are on file in the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
1. Call to Order and Approval of November 14, 2001 Minutes
Chair Saunders called the meeting to order at 2:18 p.m. and welcomed the members of the committee.
MOTION: It was duly moved to approve the minutes of the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 204 Responsibility of Attorney General to Represent Division of Child and Family Services (Rep. M. Throckmorton)
Representative Throckmorton explained the bill to the committee.
Kirk Torgensen, Attorney General's Office, and Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Paul Hess, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, answered questions of committee members.
Speaking in support of the bill was Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum.
MOTION: Representative Lockhart moved to recommend the bill to the Rules committee to be placed on the Third Reading Calendar. The motion passed in both houses with Senator Allen and Representatives Beck, Jones, Litvack, and Moss voting no.
MOTION TO ADJOURN AND TIME OF ADJOURNMENT.
MOTION: Representative Lockhart moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m.