MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, February 10, 2020 • 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. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Lee B. Perry
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Adam Robertson
Rep. Steve Waldrip
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Members Absent:
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Jefferson Moss
Rep. Val L. Peterson

Staff Present:
Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst
Steve Benard, Committee Secretary

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

Rep. Pulsipher assumed the chair.
Chair Pulsipher called the meeting to order.
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to approve the minutes for Feb 6th. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-7.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-7
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. A. Robertson
1. H.B. 132 Higher Education Student Speech Rights (Coleman, K.)
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to refer H.B. 132 to the House Judiciary Committee. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
2. H.B. 222 School Breakfast Participation Requirements (Johnson, D.N.)
Rep. Dan N. Johnson explained the bill with the assistance of Jeffrey Van Hulten, of the Utah State Board of Education.
Lori Spruance, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health at Brigham Young University, spoke in favor of the bill.
Neil Rickard, Utahns Against Hunger, spoke in favor of the bill.
McKay Jensen, President of the Utah School Boards Association, and Provo City School District Board of Education, spoke in favor of the bill.
Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to replace H.B. 222 with 1st Substitute H.B. 222. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 222 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-1-4.
Yeas - 8Nays-1Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Robertson
3. H.B. 67 Local Education Agency Financial Information Systems (Ballard, M.G.)
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard explained the bill, assisted by Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, Utah State Board of Education; McKay Jensen, President of the Utah School Boards Association; and Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools.
Kim Frank, Utah Charter Network, spoke to the bill.
McKay Jensen, Utah School Boards Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Cynthia Phillips, Director of Weilenmann School of Discovery, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to replace H.B. 67 with 1st Substitute H.B. 67. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 67 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
4. H.B. 205 Students with Disabilities Amendments (Judkins, M.)
Rep. Marsha Judkins explained the bill with the assistance of Leah Voorhies, Director, Special Education Services, Utah State Board of Education.
McKay Jensen, Utah School Boards Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to amend H.B. 205 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-1-5.
Amendment 1
H.B. 205
1.        Page 1, Line 15: 
15                 ▸         { removes } amends a limit on a certain growth factor; and

2.        Page 3, Lines 63 through 65: 
63                 { [ } (ii) When calculating and applying the growth factor, a school district's S-3 total
64         special education ADM for a given year is limited to { 12.18% } the following percentage of the school district's S-3 total
65         student ADM for the same year { . } : { ] }
        (A) for a school district in a county of the first, second, or third class, 14%; and
        (B) for a school district in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, 20%.

Yeas - 7Nays-1Abs-5
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to pass H.B. 205 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
Chair Pulsipher adjourned the meeting.