MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 26, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. • 2110 State Office Building


Members Present:
Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair
Rep. Susan Pulsipher, Vice Chair
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard
Rep. Craig Hall
Rep. Dan N. Johnson
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Jefferson Moss
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Adam Robertson
Rep. Steve Waldrip
Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Members Absent:
Rep. Kera Birkeland
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Staff Present:
Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst
Daniel Ryan, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Pulsipher moved to approve the minutes of February 25, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. C. Watkins
1. H.B. 378 Education Standards Review Committee Amendments (Last, B.)
Rep. Last presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to pass H.B. 378 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. C. Watkins
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to place H.B. 378 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. C. Watkins
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to reconsider action to place H.B. 378 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. C. Watkins
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to withdraw action to place on consent calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. C. Watkins
2. H.B. 425 Education Monitoring and Funds Management Amendments (Snow, V. L.)
Rep. Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Mark Huntsman, Chair, Utah State Board of Education (USBE), Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent, USBE.
Scott Jones, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, USBE, and David Damschen, State Treasurer, answered questions from the committee.
Cynthia Phillips, State Charter School Board, spoke in favor of the bill.
Royce Van Tassel, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lexi Cunningham, Utah Schools Superintendents Association (USSA) and Utah School Boards Association (USBA), spoke in favor of the bill.
Kimberly Frank, Utah Charter Network, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ballard moved to replace H.B. 425 with 1st Substitute H.B. 425. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Watkins
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 425 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. B. Last
Rep. C. Watkins
3. S.B. 169 School and Institutional Trust Fund Office Amendments (Wilson, C.)
Sen. Chris Wilson presented the bill with the assistance of David Damschen, State Treasurer, and Tim Donaldson, Director of Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office.
MOTION: Rep. Robertson moved to pass S.B. 169 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-7
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
4. S.B. 178 Education Deadline and Fiscal Flexibility (Fillmore, L.)
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore presented the bill.
John Dougall, State Auditor, spoke to the bill.
Royce Van Tassel, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lexi Cunningham, USSA and USBA, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass S.B. 178 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-7
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
MOTION: Rep. Waldrip moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-7
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. A. Robertson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Birkeland
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. B. Last
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. V. Snow
Rep. C. Watkins
Chair Pulsipher adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m.