| Members Present: Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg, Chair Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards, Chair Sen. Jim Dabakis Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Ann Millner Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck Rep. LaVar Christensen Rep. A. Cory Maloy Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson | Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Norman K. Thurston Rep. John R. Westwood Rep. Mike Winder Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Ms. Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Mr. Peter Asplund, Associate General Counsel Ms. Debra Hale, Administrative Assistant |
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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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| 1. Committee Business |
| Chair Anderegg called the meeting to order at 8:42 a.m. |
| Chair Anderegg announced changes to the agenda. |
| 2. Earned Income Tax Credit (draft legislation) |
| At the request of Rep. Westwood, this item will be discussed at a later date. |
| MOTION: Rep. Westwood moved to approve the meeting minutes of August 15, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. L. Christensen Sen. D. Hemmert Rep. A. Maloy Sen. A. Millner Rep. A. Robertson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. J. Westwood | Sen. J. Dabakis Rep. R. Edwards Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Peterson Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. M. Winder |
| 3. Early Childhood Care and Learning Coordination (draft legislation) |
| Rep. Bruce R. Cutler reviewed 2019 General Session draft legislation "Early Childhood Coordination Amendments" (2019 FL-0714/007), produced by the Early Childhood Working Group formed in coordination with the Education Interim Committee to identify next steps in coordinating early childhood care and learning. |
| 3-2019 General Session draft legislation "Early Childhood Coordination Amendments" (FL-0714/007) [Edwards] |
| Rep. Cutler responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| Rep. Edwards spoke to the bill. |
| Chair Anderegg opened the agenda item discussion to public comment. |
| Mr. Kory M. Holdaway, representing the Utah Private Childcare Association, spoke to the association's interest in the bill. |
| Ms. Elizabeth Garbe, Senior Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke to the organization's interest in the bill. |
| Ms. Garbe responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| Ms. Kathy Bounous, General Counsel, Utah Department of Workforce Services, responded to questions. |
| Ms. Sheila Walsh-McDonald, Legislative Liaison, Department of Health, responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 4. Governor's Office of Economic Development Annual Report |
| Mr. Q. Val Hale, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development; with assistance from Ms. Jill Flygare, Managing Director, Internal Operations, Governor's Office of Economic Development; reviewed the office's annual report and responded throughout their presentation to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 5-2018 Annual Report - Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development [Hale] |
| Ms. Ginger Chinn, Managing Director, Business Services, Governor's Office of Economic Development, assisted Mr. Hale and responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 5. Legislative Dashboard |
| Ms. Flygare demonstrated the legislative dashboard being developed by the Governor's Office of Economic Development as a resource for legislators to access details about economic development tax incentives. Throughout the demonstration, she and Mr. Hale responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| Mr. Benjamin Hart, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, also responded to questions and concerns of the committee. |
| 6. Department of Workforce Services Annual Report |
| Mr. Jon Pierpont, Executive Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services, reviewed the department's annual report. |
| 7-Utah Department of Workforce Services - Annual Report 2018 [EDW] |
| 7. Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative Annual Report |
| Mr. Brian Somers, Managing Director, Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, reviewed the initiative's annual report. |
| 8(1)-2018 Annual Report - Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative [Somers] |
| 8(2)-USTAR fact sheet [Somers] |
| Mr. Somers responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 8. Department of Heritage and Arts Annual Report |
| Ms. Jill Remington Love, Executive Director, Utah Department of Heritage and Arts, reviewed the department's annual report. |
| 9-2018 Annual Report - Utah Department of Heritage & Arts [Love] |
| Ms. Love responded to a comment from the committee. |
| 9. Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION: Chair Anderegg moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Rep. R. Chavez-Houck Rep. L. Christensen Sen. J. Dabakis Rep. R. Edwards Sen. D. Hemmert Rep. C. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. J. Westwood Rep. M. Winder | Rep. A. Maloy Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Peterson Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair Anderegg adjourned the meeting at 11:06 a.m. |