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MINUTES OF THE
HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Monday,
January 25, 2021
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8:00 a.m.
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110 Senate Building
Members Present:
Sen. Keith Grover, Senate Chair
Rep. Kelly B. Miles, House Chair
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard, House Vice Chair
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Michael K. McKell
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe
Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson
Sen. Evan J. Vickers
Sen. Chris H. Wilson
Rep. Nelson T. Abbott
| Rep. Suzanne Harrison
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. Rex P. Shipp
Rep. Mark A. Strong
Rep. Douglas R. Welton
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
Members Absent:
Rep. Jon Hawkins
Staff Present:
Sean C. Faherty, Finance Officer
Ben Leishman, Finance Manager
Lorna Wells, 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 Ballard called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. |
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| Chair Ballard indicated that to meet COVID restrictions seating is limited, but there will be overflow seating available in the Senate Seagull room. |
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| Sen. Grover welcomed committee members to the meeting. |
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| Dave Woolstenhulme, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education discussed the USHE Budget Request. |
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| https://le.utah.gov/interim/2021/pdf/00000240.pdf |
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| Chair Ballard was in favor of the shared services consultant. Comm. Woolstenhulme further explained this budget request. |
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| Sen. McKell asked a question about the budget amount for Snow and SLCC technical education tuition parity. Comm. Woolstenhulme responded |
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| Rich Amon, Chief Financial Officer, Utah System of Higher Education, discussed the shared services budget request. |
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| Rep. Kwan asked how faculty would be involved in the shared services model. Rich Amon responded. |
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| Chair Ballard appreciated Comm. Woolstenhulme's cooperation in putting together questions for the technical colleges. |
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| 2. Uintah Basin Technical College |
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| Aaron Weight, President, gave an overview about Uintah Basin Technical College. |
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| 3a-HED Uintah Basin Technical College Presentation - 1-25-21 |
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| Sen. Vickers asked about the scholarship program. Pres. Weight responded. |
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| Rep. Harrison asked about the decline in the number of female students. Pres. Weight responded. |
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| Sen. Riebe asked what steps might be taken to mitigate the decline in female enrollment. Pres. Weight responded. |
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| Chair Ballard asked how goals have changed due to COVID. Pres. Weight responded. |
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| Comm. Woolstenhulme discussed Custom Fit funding. |
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| 3. Tooele Technical College |
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| Paul Hacking, President, gave an overview about Tooele Technical College. |
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| 4a-HED Tooele Technical College Presentation - 1-25-21 |
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| Sen. Riebe expressed appreciation for several of their accomplishments. She asked about the slide stating that "everyone needs a degree". Pres. Hacking responded. |
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| Rep. Miles appreciated the presentation covering the requested topics from the chairs. He asked about changes being made to increase completions and to overcome myths. Pres. Hacking responded. |
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| Sen. Mayne discussed the importance of promoting women in trades. |
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| 4. Southwest Technical College |
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| Brennan Wood, President, gave an overview about Southwest Technical College. |
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| 5a-HED Southwest Technical College Presentation - 1-25-21 |
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| Rep. Shipp asked about the coding boot camp. Pres. Wood responded. |
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| Sen. Vickers asked how information about dual enrollment with SUU is made available to students. Pres. Wood responded. |
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| 5. Ogden-Weber Technical College |
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| James Taggart, President, gave an overview about Ogden-Weber Technical College. |
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| 6a-HED Ogden Weber Technical College Presentation - 1-25-21 |
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| Sen. Riebe mentioned that the audit of high school graduates' transcripts was a great service to students. She thanked the volunteers who furloughed themselves for the benefit of students. Pres. Taggart responded and continued his presentation. |
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| Rep. Kwan was appreciative about work for parity in completion rates for students of color. Pres. Taggart responded. |
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| Rep. Miles appreciated the work with community partners and pathways. He asked about plans to improve graduation and completion rates. Pres. Taggart responded. |
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| Chair Ballard discussed the positive impact of apprenticeship programs. |
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| 6. Salt Lake Community College - School of Applied Technology |
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| Deneece Huftalin, President, gave an overview about SLCC Technical College. |
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| 7a-Salt Lake Community College SAT Presentation |
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| Chair Ballard appreciated the honestly regarding completion rates. She asked about work with the correctional facilities. Pres. Huftalin responded. |
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| Sen. Mayne expressed appreciation for SLCC and their great work. She asked about the completion requirements for non-credit classes. Pres. Huftalin responded. |
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| Chair Ballard was appreciative of the presentations and especially that the technical colleges responded to the requests made by the chairs. |
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| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn.
The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-5.
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| Yeas - 14 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. M. Ballard
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. K. Miles
Sen. K. Riebe
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. M. Strong
Sen. E. Vickers
Rep. D. Welton
Sen. C. Wilson
| | Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. J. Hawkins
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. J. Stevenson
Rep. M. Wheatley
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| Chair Ballard adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m. |
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