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 |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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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 - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-1 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 15 ▸ { 63 { 64 special education ADM for a given year is limited to { 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 - 7 | Nays-1 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-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. |