| Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair Sen. J. Stuart Adams Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Howard A. Stephenson |
Members Absent: President Wayne L. Niederhauser Staff Present: Mr. Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Millner called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m. |
| 1. S.J.R. 1 Joint Resolution Recognizing Educators of the Deaf and American Sign Language Instructors (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Jani Iwamoto explained the bill. |
| Dr. Joel Coleman, Superintendent, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr Ben Horsley, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.J.R. 1 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 2. S.B. 87 School Security Locks (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Todd Weiler explained the bill. |
| Mr. Coy Porter, Utah State Fire Marshal, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass S.B. 87 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. J. Adams Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| 3. S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution on the Importance of Civil Liberties for Students (Dabakis, J.) |
| Sen. Jim Dabakis presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Kim F. Coleman. |
| Mr. Brad Asay, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Spencer Jenkins, Assistant Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass S.C.R. 3 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| Sen. Stephenson spoke of his experience visiting the Navy Seal Team 7 training facilities, and what he learned about their deliberate practice instructions and how it relates generally to education. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. A. Millner Sen. H. Stephenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser |
| Chair Millner adjourned the meeting at 3:06 p.m. |