| 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. Bradley G. Last Rep. Carol Spackman Moss | Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Val L. Peterson Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Steve Waldrip Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Elizabeth Weight Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Daniel Ryan, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 3:51 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to approve the minutes of January 29, 2021 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. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. S. Pulsipher |
| 1. H.B. 182 Educator Hearings Amendments (Hall, C.) |
| Rep. Craig Hall presented the bill with assistance from Julie Nelson, Attorney, Zimmerman Booher. |
| Brad Asay, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), spoke to the bill. |
| Brian Nelson, Director, Utah Division of Risk Management, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass H.B. 182 out favorably. 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. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. S. Pulsipher |
| 2. H.B. 278 Name Change Process for Dixie State University (Miles, K.) |
| Rep. Kelly Miles presented the bill with the assistance of Richard Williams, President, Dixie State University (DSU), David Clark, Chair, Dixie State Board of Trustees, Dave Woolstenhulme, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), and Penny Mills, Student Body President, DSU. |
| Polytechnic Explainer |
| Candyce Damron, student, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tim Anderson, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Jennet Kimball, faculty, spoke against the bill. |
| Canton Vause, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Andrew Basile, student, spoke against the bill. |
| Damen Basile, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Igam Guillem, student, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Stephen Wade, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Riley Randall, student, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jeff Jennings, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Bruce Hurst, alumni, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Drew Wilcox, faculty, spoke against the bill. |
| Julie Beck, Board of Trustees, DSU, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Bryan Poulsen, alumni, spoke against the bill. |
| Gregory Prince, alumni, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sharon Snow, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Zachary Bess, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Natalie Drake, alumni, spoke against the bill. |
| Sara Williams, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kristy Pike, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rick Atkin, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Last moved to amend H.B. 278 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 12-1-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 278 55 (c) The board shall vote to: 56 (i) approve to recommend to the Legislature the new name presented under Subsection 57 (2)(a)(iii); or 58 (ii) request that the board of trustees consider a different new name. (d) Notwithstanding this Subsection (2), to honor the local traditional significance of the name of the institution, the institution may refer to the main campus as the "Dixie Campus". |
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Kwan | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. S. Pulsipher |
| MOTION: Rep. Last moved to pass H.B. 278 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 12-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-2 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. K. Birkeland |
| 3. H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution on Education (Lisonbee, K.) |
| Rep. Karianne Lisonbee presented the bill. |
| Nicholeen Peck, President, Worldwide Organization for Women, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Ashley Anderson, citizen, spoke against the resolution. |
| Sara Jones, Utah Education Association, spoke against the resolution. |
| MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass H.C.R. 8 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-4-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-4 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Birkeland |
| MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last 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 |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. |