| Members Present: Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair Rep. Susan Pulsipher, Vice Chair Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Dan N. Johnson Rep. Karen Kwan Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Steve Waldrip Rep. Christine F. Watkins | Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Rep. Craig Hall Rep. Bradley G. Last Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Val L. Peterson 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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| Vice Chair Pulsipher called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to approve the minutes of February 11, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-9. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-9 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | 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. C. Watkins |
| 1. H.B. 318 Higher Education Amendments (Ballard, M.G.) |
| Rep. Ballard presented the bill with the assistance of David Woolstenhulme, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), and Geoffrey Landward, Deputy Commissioner, USHE. |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass H.B. 318 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to place H.B. 318 on the Consent Calendar. |
| Rep. Waldrip withdrew the motion. |
| 2. H.B. 300 Reporting Requirements for Local Education Agencies (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Pulsipher presented the bill. |
| Royce Van Tassell, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kimberly Frank, Utah Charter Network, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Lexi Cunningham, Utah Schools Superintendents Association and Utah School Boards Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to amend H.B. 300 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 300 35 (1) As used in this section, "required report" means a report that statute or state board 36 rule requires an LEA or the state board to make. 37 (2) (a) The state board shall { 38 required reports. |
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass H.B. 300 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to place H.B. 300 on the Consent Calendar. |
| Rep. Robertson withdrew the motion. |
| 3. H.B. 279 Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Brett Peterson, Division of Juvenile Justice Services, Department of Health and Human Services, and Nathan Caplin, Dixie State University. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to pass H.B. 279 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| Vice Chair Pulsipher adjourned the meeting at 9:06 a.m. |