MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 14, 2019 • 3:40 p.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair
Rep. Susan Pulsipher, Vice Chair
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard
Rep. Dan N. Johnson
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Jefferson Moss
Rep. Lee B. Perry
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Adam Robertson
Rep. Steve Waldrip
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Staff Present:
Mr. Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst
Ms. Wendy Hill, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Vice Chair Pulsipher called the meeting to order at 3:47 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes from the February 11, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-7.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-7
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
1. H.B. 250 School Fee Revisions (Lisonbee, K.)
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee explained the bill.
Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Mary Nielson, board member, Juab School District, spoke to the bill.
Laura Belnap, board member, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill.
Amberleigh Farrell, Marketing Director/Development Associate, Girls on the Run, spoke to the bill.
Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to replace H.B. 250 with 1st Substitute H.B. 250. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 250 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 250
1.        Page 8, Lines 218 through 224: 
218         language:
219                 "NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR
220         SCHOOL DAY. THEY MAY BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS,
221         OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL."
222                 (3) (a) { If } Beginning with or after the 2021-2022 school year, if an LEA imposes a fee, the fee shall be equal to or less than the expense
223         incurred by the LEA in providing for a student the activity, course, or program for which the
224         LEA imposes the fee.

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 250 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
2. H.B. 188 T.h. Bell Program Amendments (Snow, V. L.)
Rep. V. Lowry Snow explained the bill.
A handout "Utah is Facing a Teacher Shortage" was distributed to the committee.
Utah is Facing a Teacher Shortage
Spencer Jenkins, Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, Utah State Board of Regents, spoke in favor of the bill.
Heidi Matthews, President, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ari Bruening, President, Envision Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jason Brown, Vice President of Communications, Envision Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Kathryn Calderon, Action Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to replace H.B. 188 with 1st Substitute H.B. 188. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Waldrip
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 188 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Waldrip
3. H.B. 286 Financial and Economic Literacy Education Amendments (Moss, J.)
Rep. Jefferson Moss explained the bill with the assistance of Tami Pyfer, Education Adviser, Utah Governor's Office and Travis Cook, Education Specialist, Utah State Board of Education.
David Damschen, Utah State Treasurer, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to pass H.B. 286 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Waldrip
4. H.B. 306 Enrollment Preference for Military Children (Peterson, V.)
Rep. Val L. Peterson explained the bill.
Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass H.B. 306 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Waldrip
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Waldrip
Vice Chair Pulsipher adjourned the meeting at 5:41 p.m.