| Members Present: Rep. Mike Winder, Chair Rep. Derrin R. Owens, Vice Chair Rep. Suzanne Harrison Rep. Eric K. Hutchings Rep. Karen Kwan Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. A. Cory Maloy | Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Members Absent: Rep. Francis D. Gibson Staff Present: Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Christopher Vizcardo, 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 Winder called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. |
| 1. S.B. 14 Tribal Leaders Description Amendments (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Jani Iwamoto presented the bill. |
| Moroni Benally, Utah League of Native American Voters, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to pass S.B. 14 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Kwan Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. C. Musselman Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| 2. H.B. 160 Refugee Continuing Education Program (Moss, C.) |
| RSO Youth Survey Summary |
| Utah Refugee Education & Training Center |
| Rep. Moss presented the bill with the support of Asha Parekh, Director of the Refugees Services Office, Department of Workforce Services, Martin Bates, Superintendent of Granite School District, Amadu Young, Salt Lake City School District teacher, and James McConkie, Refugee Justice League Cofounder. |
| Steven Clark, a citizen, spoke on the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to amend H.B. 160 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 160 23 Money Appropriated in this Bill: 24 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021: 25 ▸ to the Department of Workforce Services -- Operations and Policy -- Workforce 26 Development as an ongoing appropriation: 27 • from the { 73 ITEM 1 74 To the Department of Workforce Services -- Operations and Policy 75 From {
76 Schedule of Programs: 77 Workforce Development $500,000 |
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Kwan Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. C. Musselman Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to pass H.B. 160 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Kwan Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. C. Musselman Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| 3. H.B. 148 Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program (Perry, L.) |
| HB 148 & HCR 5 Handout |
| Rep. Lee Perry presented the bill with the support of Jason Lewis, President of Utah School Employees Association (USEA). |
| 4. H.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Designating Utah Education Support Professionals Day (Perry, L.) |
| Rep. Perry presented the bill with the support of Jason Lewis, President of USEA. |
| 5. H.B. 148 Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program (Perry, L.) |
| MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to pass H.B. 148 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. C. Musselman |
| 6. H.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Designating Utah Education Support Professionals Day (Perry, L.) |
| MOTION: Rep. Harrison moved to pass H.C.R. 5 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. C. Moss Rep. C. Musselman |
| 7. H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Cultural Intelligence and Linguistic Competence (Potter, V.) |
| Rep. Val Potter presented the bill with support from Matthew Wappett, Executive Director for the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) at Utah State University. |
| Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate for Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sachin Pavithran, Director of Policy for CPD, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Teresa Larsen, Project Coordinator II at CPD, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to pass H.C.R. 4 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman |
| 8. S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Creating the Danger Cave State Monument (Sandall, S.) |
| Sen. Scott Sandall presented the bill with support of Jeff Rasmussen, Director of the Parks and Recreation Department. |
| MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass S.C.R. 1 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman |
| 9. H.B. 30 Workforce Services Amendments (Pierucci, C.) |
| Rep. Candice Pierucci presented the bill with the support of Kathy Bounous, Department of Workforce Services. |
| Audry Wood, Utah Private Child Care Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Maloy moved to pass H.B. 30 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman Rep. D. Owens |
| 10. S.B. 24 Utah Works Program Amendments (Millner, A.) |
| Sen. Ann Millner presented the bill. |
| Andy Pierucci, Northrop Grumman, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nic Dunn, Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Maloy moved to pass S.B. 24 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman |
| MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to approve the minutes from March 11, 2019. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman |
| MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Harrison Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Kwan Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Moss Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Winder | Rep. F. Gibson Rep. C. Musselman |
| Chair Winder adjourned the meeting at 3:41 p.m. |