| 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. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Val L. Peterson | Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Steve Waldrip Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Rep. Bradley G. Last 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 4:01 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to approve the minutes of February 19, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip |
| 1. H.B. 369 School Bus Inspection Amendments (Musselman, C.R.) |
| Rep. Calvin Musselman presented the bill with the assistance of Janelle Hulbert, citizen. |
| Amanda Davis, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Communications and Community Outreach Director, Granite School District, spoke to the bill. |
| Brad Asay, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) of Utah, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Birkeland moved to pass H.B. 369 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-3-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-3 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. B. Last |
| 2. H.B. 381 Grow Your Own Teacher and School Counselor Pipeline Program (Moss, J.) |
| Rep. J. Moss presented the bill with the assistance of Jennifer Throndsen, Director of Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education (USBE), and Kim Herrera, School Counseling Programs Specialist, USBE. |
| Grow Your Own Teacher Handout |
| USCA Supports HB381 |
| Lexi Cunningham, Utah Schools Superintendents Association (USSA) and Utah School Boards Association (USBA), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Reid Newey, Superintendent, Davis School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Sara Jones, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rich Nye, Superintendent, Ogden School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Elizabeth Garbe, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ray Reutzel, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Parker Fawson, Director, Center of the School of the Future, Utah State University, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass H.B. 381 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. S. Waldrip |
| 3. S.B. 136 Higher Education Scholarships Amendments (Owens, D.) |
| Sen. Derrin Owens presented the bill with the assistance of Spencer Jenkins, Utah System of Higher Education. |
| Lexi Cunningham, USSA and USBA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass S.B. 136 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher |
| 4. H.B. 327 School for Civics and Economic Thought and Leadership (Burton, J.) |
| Rep. Jefferson Burton presented the bill with the assistance of Scott Paul, Interim Director and Executive Director, Center of Constitutional Studies, Utah Valley University. |
| Brad Asay, AFT, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to replace H.B. 327 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 327. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 327 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip | Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. C. Watkins |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m. |