| 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 |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| 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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-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 - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-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. |