| Members Present: Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair Rep. Susan Pulsipher, Vice Chair Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Craig Hall 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. Melissa G. Ballard 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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| Vice Chair Pulsipher called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-8 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 1. H.B. 372 Start Smart Utah Breakfast Program Amendments (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Johnson presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to pass H.B. 372 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 2. H.B. 340 Mathematics and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Kami Dupree, Educator Development Specialist, Utah State Board of Education (USBE). |
| Dr. Sara Jones, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass H.B. 340 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 3. H.B. 345 School Resource Officers Amendments (Hollins, S.) |
| Rep. Sandra Hollins presented the bill with the assistance of Tom Ross, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Darin Adams, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, and Jeffrey Van Hulten, Director of Public Affairs, USBE. |
| Marina Lowe, Legislative and Policy Council, ACLU of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Natalie Cline, State Board of Education member, speaking on behalf of herself, spoke against the bill. |
| Jeffrey Van Hulten, USBE, spoke to the bill. |
| Brett Peterson, Director, Juvenile Justice Services, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Communications and Community Outreach Director, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kayley Richards, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Pam Vickrey, Executive Director, Utah Juvenile Defender Attorneys, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sheriff Chad Jensen, President, Utah Sheriff's Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brain Gwiliam, Chief of Police, Lone Peak Police Department, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Kwan moved to amend H.B. 345 with Amendment #1. |
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Amendment 1
H.B. 345 18 ▸ places conditions on the ability of a local education agency (LEA) to contract with a 19 law enforcement agency for school resource officer services, including requiring: 20 • that the contract procure services in elementary and secondary schools; 69 (4) The state board shall work together with the Department of Public Safety, the State 70 Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and state and local law enforcement to establish 71 policies and procedures that govern { 75 (1) (a) An LEA may contract with a law enforcement agency { 76 provide school resource officer services at the LEA only if: 77 (i) the purpose of the contract is to provide school resource officer services to elementary and 78 secondary schools; 79 (ii) the LEA governing board , including law enforcement, reviews and approves the contract[ 84 (B) measurable performance metrics , that the LEA and law enforcement agency define, related to meeting the purpose for having school 85 resource officer services to be used to evaluate and improve the school resource officer services within the LEA ; 86 (C) the { 87 88 (D) the individual or agency who { 132 (h) if the contract is between an LEA and a law enforcement agency, that: 133 (i) both parties agree to { 134 (ii) the law enforcement agency will accept feedback from an LEA about an SRO's 135 performance. |
| The motion to amend passed with a vote 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to pass H.B. 345 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall 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. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall 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. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| Vice Chair Pulsipher adjourned the meeting at 9:45 a.m. |