MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 4:00 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. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Lee B. Perry
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Adam Robertson
Rep. Steve Waldrip
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Members Absent:
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Jefferson Moss

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.

Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to approve the minutes of the Mach 6, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
1. 1st Sub. H.B. 385 Medicaid Reimbursements to Public Schools (Moss, C.)
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss explained the bill with the assistance of Kory Holdaway, lobbyist, Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke to the bill.
Mike Anderson, Jordan School District, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 385 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 385. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 385 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Amendment 1
2nd Sub. H.B. 385
1.        Page 1, Lines 11 through 13: 
11                 This bill:
12                 ▸         provides that, beginning on January 1, 2021, the State Board of Education { shall } may
13         submit Medicaid reimbursement requests on behalf of public schools for allowable

2.        Page 2, Lines 26 through 30: 
26                 (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, { and except as provided in Subsection (2), an LEA may
27         not receive a Medicaid reimbursement for administrative costs as allowed by the Medicaid
28         program.
29                   (2) On behalf of an LEA, the state board shall } the state board may, on behalf of an LEA :
30                 (a) enter into an agreement for Medicaid reimbursement for administrative costs; and

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 385 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
2. 2nd Sub. S.B. 164 Student Data Privacy Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg explained the bill.
Rep. Perry assumed the chair.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 164 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
3. H.B. 463 Early Literacy Amendments (Peterson, V.)
Rep. Val L. Peterson explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass H.B. 463 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
4. H.B. 363 School Transportation Amendments (Ballard, M.G.)
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard explained the bill.
Ben Horsley, Director of Communications, Granite School District, spoke to the bill.
McKay Jensen, Board Member, Provo City School District School Board, President elect, Utah School Board, spoke to the bill.
Rita Heagren, Vice President of Political Action, American Federation of Teachers Utah, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to replace H.B. 363 with 1st Substitute H.B. 363. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Rep. Snow resumed the chair.
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 363 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 363
1.        Page 4, Lines 105 through 107: 
105                 (d) (i) The state board shall report to the Education Interim Committee the
106         recommendations described in Subsection (8)(a) on or before the committee's November 2019
107         interim meeting.

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 363 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-2-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-2Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 5:23 p.m.