Members Present: Rep. Val L. Peterson, Chair Rep. Kim F. Coleman, Vice Chair Rep. LaVar Christensen Rep. Bruce R. Cutler Rep. Eric K. Hutchings Rep. Daniel McCay Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Derrin R. Owens Rep. Marie H. Poulson | Rep. V. Lowry Snow Members Absent: Rep. Francis D. Gibson Rep. Bradley G. Last Rep. Michael E. Noel Staff Present: Ms. Allyson R. Goldstein, Policy Analyst Ms. Wendy Hill, Committee Secretary |
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Chair Peterson called the meeting to order. |
MOTION: Rep. Cutler moved to approve the minutes of February 26, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. B. Cutler Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
1. S.B. 148 Public Education Enrollment Application Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
Sen. Daniel Hemmert explained the bill. |
Mr. Terry Shoemaker, Executive Director, Utah School Superintendents Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to pass S.B. 148 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. B. Cutler Rep. D. McCay Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. B. Last Rep. M. Noel Rep. V. Snow |
2. S.B. 117 Language Immersion Program Amendments (Stephenson, H.) |
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson explained the bill. |
The handout "Duel Language Immersion" was distributed to the committee. |
Mr. Terry Shoemaker, Executive Director, Utah School Superintendents Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Susan Edwards, Public Engagement Coordinator, Canyons School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Rita Heagren, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Cutler moved to pass S.B. 117 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4. | |||
Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
3. S.B. 147 Nursing Initiative (Millner, A.) |
Sen. Ann Millner explained the bill. |
Mr. Alan Ormsby, State Director, American Association of Retired Persons, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Kathleen Kaufman, Co-Chair, Utah Nurses Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Ms. Annette Crowley, Senior Advisor, Intermountain Healthcare, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Mr. Dale Maughan, Chairman, Utah Nursing Consortium, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to pass S.B. 147 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4. | |||
Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
4. H.B. 388 K-12 Public Education Funding Allocation Assurance (Christensen, L.) |
Rep. LaVar Christensen explained the bill. |
Rep. Snow moved to pass H.B. 388 out favorably. |
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Cutler moved to move H.B. 388 to interim study. The Substitute motion failed with a vote of 4-5-4. | |||
Yeas - 4 | Nays-5 | Abs-4 | |
Rep. B. Cutler Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson | Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
Rep. Snow's motion to pass H.B. 388 out favorably.passed with a vote 7-2-4. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-2 | Abs-4 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
5. S.B. 153 Carson Smith Scholarship Amendments (Zehnder, B.) |
Sen. Brian Zehnder explained the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass S.B. 153 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. B. Cutler Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
MOTION: Rep. Coleman moved to place S.B. 153 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. M. Poulson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. B. Cutler Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel |
6. H.B. 420 Performance Metrics for Higher Education Institutions (Coleman, K.) |
Rep. Kim F. Coleman explained the bill. |
Mr. Paul Taylor, Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass H.B. 420 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. B. Cutler Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel Rep. M. Poulson |
7. S.B. 144 Local Funding of Education Technology (Adams, J. S.) |
Sen. J. Stuart Adams explained the bill. |
MOTION: Rep. Coleman moved to pass S.B. 144 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. B. Cutler Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel Rep. M. Poulson |
MOTION: Rep. Coleman moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
Rep. L. Christensen Rep. K. Coleman Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. V. Peterson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. B. Cutler Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. Last Rep. D. McCay Rep. M. Noel Rep. M. Poulson |
Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting. |