| Members Present: Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair Rep. Susan Pulsipher, Vice Chair Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Craig Hall Rep. Dan N. Johnson Rep. Karen Kwan Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Val L. Peterson | Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Steve Waldrip Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Rep. Bradley G. Last Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Daniel Ryan, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair V. Lowry Snow called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. |
| Chair Snow asked all the committee members to introduce themselves. |
| MOTION: Rep. Susan Pulsipher moved to approve the minutes of March 9, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last |
| 1. H.B. 124 Civics Engagement Pilot Program Amendments (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Dan N. Johnson presented the bill with assistance of Robert Austin, Humanities Coordinator, Utah State Board of Education (USBE). |
| Natalie Cline, member of the Utah State Board of Education and speaking independently, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Elizabeth Weight moved to pass H.B. 124 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Birkeland | Rep. B. Last |
| 2. H.B. 181 Personalized Competency-based Learning (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Johnson presented the bill with assistance of Todd Call, Coordinator, Digital Teaching and Learning, USBE. |
| Brad Asay, President of the American Federation of Teachers of Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Melissa Ballard moved to pass H.B. 181 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-1 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. C. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Kwan | Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 3. H.B. 134 Notice of Public Education Reporting Requirement (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Pulsipher presented the bill. |
| Kimberly Frank, Utah Charter Network, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Val L. Peterson moved to pass H.B. 134 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 4. H.B. 46 Student Prosperity Savings Program Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Greg Dyer, Chief Compliance Officer of Utah Education Savings Plan (My529). |
| MOTION: Rep. Craig Hall moved to pass H.B. 46 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-8 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Hall moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-8 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 4:08 p.m. |