| Members Present: Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Members Absent: Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst 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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| Chair Henderson called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. |
| 1. S.B. 21 Education Amendments (Riebe, K.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to replace S.B. 21 with 1st Substitute S.B. 21. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Sen. Riebe explained the bill and answered questions from the committee. |
| Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Board of Education, further clarified the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Grover moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 21 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. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. G. Davis Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2. H.B. 16 School Meals Program Amendments (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Johnson explained the bill. |
| Kathleen Britton, Director of Child Nutrition, Utah State Board of Education, further explained the bill. |
| Angie Stallings further explained the bill. |
| Rita Heagren, American Federation of Teachers, Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Grover moved to pass H.B. 16 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-1 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard | Sen. L. Fillmore | Sen. G. Davis Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Henderson Sen. L. Hillyard | Sen. G. Davis Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair Henderson adjourned the meeting at 2:15 p.m. |