| Members Present: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Members Absent: Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Ms. Allyson R. Hicks, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen 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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| Acting Chair Grover called the meeting to at 2:03 PM. |
| 1. S.B. 102 Higher Education Capital Facilities (Millner, A.) |
| Senator Millner presented the bill with the assistance of Gage Froerer, Weber County Commissioner. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to substitute SB 102 with 1st Substitute S.B. 102. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. J. Stevenson |
| David L. Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education, Utah System of Higher Education, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jared Haines, Acting Commissioner of Technical Education, Utah System of Technical Colleges, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Delene Jaques, resident, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 102 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Henderson Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2. S.B. 106 Mental Health Services in Schools (Fillmore, L.) |
| Sen. Fillmore presented the bill. |
| Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Andrew Riggle, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kory Holdaway, representing the Speech and Hearing Association of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Aaryn Birchell, teacher, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sam Dixon, teacher, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jolynn Jones, teacher, Richfield High School, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jolynn Jensen, teacher, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Camille Bailey Aagard, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass S.B. 106 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Henderson Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 3. H.B. 27 Public Education Definitions Amendments (Peterson, V.) |
| Rep. Peterson presented the bill. |
| 4. H.B. 28 Public Education Definitions Coordination (Peterson, V.) |
| Rep. Peterson presented the bill. |
| 5. H.B. 29 Special Education Recodification (Peterson, V.) |
| Rep. Peterson presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Acting Chair Grover adjourned the meeting at 3:05 PM. |