Members Present: Sen. John D. Johnson, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Allyson R. Hicks, Policy Analyst Rachel Boe, 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 Johnson called the meeting to order. |
MOTION: Sen. McKell moved to approve the minutes from March 9, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. A. Millner |
MOTION: Sen. McKell moved to approve the minutes from January 20, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. A. Millner |
1. S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution on Holocaust Education (Vickers, E.) |
Sen Vickers explained the bill with the assistance of Patrice Arent, former member of the House of Representatives; Diane Warsoff, Treasurer, United Jewish Federation of Utah; Robert Austin, Social Studies Specialist, Utah State Board of Education; Sam Spector, Rabbi, Congregation Kol Ami; and Karen Hale, community advocate and former state senator. |
Sen. McKell moved to amend S.C.R. 1 with Amendment #1. |
Amendment 1
S.C.R. 1 45 WHEREAS, the study of the Holocaust and other genocides also sharply illustrates the 46 responsibilities of citizens in democratic societies to combat misinformation, indifference, and 47 discrimination through tools of resistance such as protest, reform, and free and fair elections; 48 { 49 50 51 WHEREAS, Holocaust and genocide education encourages students to develop 52 empathy and reaffirms the commitment of free people to never again allow genocides to occur; |
Sen. McKell's motion to amend S.C.R. 1 with Amendment #1passed with a vote 5-0-2. | |||
Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. A. Millner |
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.C.R. 1 out favorably, as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. A. Millner |
2. H.B. 181 Personalized Competency-based Learning (Johnson, D.N.) |
Rep. Dan Johnson explained the bill with the assistance of Sen. Chris Wilson. |
Todd Call, Coordinator of Digital Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Cory Henwood, Innovation Coordinator, Iron County School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Lexi Cunningham, Executive Director, Utah School Superintendents' Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 181 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams |
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams |