| 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 at 8:10 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. McKell moved to approve the minutes from February 10, 2021. 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 |
| 1. S.B. 169 School and Institutional Trust Fund Office Amendments (Wilson, C.) |
| Sen. Chris Wilson explained the bill with the assistance of David Damschen, Utah State Treasurer, and Tim Donaldson, Director, Utah Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office. |
| MOTION: Sen. McKell moved to pass S.B. 169 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 |
| 2. S.B. 175 Special Education Least Restrictive Requirement Amendments (Anderegg, J.) |
| MOTION: Sen. McKell moved to replace S.B. 175 with 1st Substitute S.B. 175. 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 |
| Sen. Jacob Anderegg explained the bill with the assistance of Royce Van Tassel, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools and Brad Nelson, Director of Finance/Dev., Spectrum Academy. |
| Sen. McKell assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Johnson resumed the chair. |
| Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, State Board of Education, spoke to the bill. |
| Leah Voorhies, Assistant Superintendent of Student Support, State Director of Special Education, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill. |
| Bryce Day, Director of Special Education, Granite School District, Utah Counsel of Administrators of Special Education, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Esperanza Reyes, Associate Director, Utah Parent Center, spoke in opposition to to the bill. |
| Matthew Wappett, Executive Director, Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities, spoke in opposition to to the bill. |
| Steven Phelps, parent, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Amber Shill, President, Utah School Boards Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. McKell moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 175 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to hold 1st Substitute S.B. 175. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-3-2. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-3 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell | Sen. J. Adams Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. McKell's moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 175 out favorably. |
| Sen. McKell's original motionpassed with a vote 3-2-2. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-2 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. A. Millner |
| 3. S.B. 178 Education Deadline and Fiscal Flexibility (Fillmore, L.) |
| Sen. Lincoln Fillmore explained the bill. |
| Jay Blain, Director of Policy and Research, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| McKay Jensen, Utah School Boards Association, Utah Superintendents Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass S.B. 178 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner |
| 4. H.B. 42 Education Agency Report Process Amendments (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Susan Pulsipher explained the bill. |
| Kimberly Frank, Executive Director, Utah Charter Network, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Amber Shill, President, Utah School Boards Association, Joint Legislative Committee, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 42 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner |
| 5. 1st Sub. H.B. 134 Notice of Public Education Reporting Requirement (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Pulsipher explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 134 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn at 9:45 a.m. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner |