| 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. Adam Robertson Rep. Steve Waldrip | Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: 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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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 Snow called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. |
| 1.H.B. 417 Charter School Authorization Amendments (Robertson, A.) |
| Rep. Robertson presented the bill. |
| Royce Van Tassel, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| John Dougall, State Auditor, spoke to the bill. |
| Amber Shill, President, Utah School Boards Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Jay Blain, Utah Education Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Rita Heagren, American Federation of Teachers of Utah, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Robertson moved to pass H.B. 417 out favorably.The motion failed with a vote of 4-7-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 7 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow | Rep. C. Hall Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| MOTION:Rep. Pulsipher moved to approve the minutes of February 26, 2021.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. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 2.1st Sub. S.B. 193 Higher Education Performance Funding (Millner, A.) |
| Sen. Ann Millner presented the bill with the assistance of David Woolstenhulme, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). |
| SB193 Chart |
| MOTION:Rep. Kwan moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 193 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. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 3.H.B. 402 School Transportation Funding Amendments (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Johnson presented the bill. |
| Lexi Cunningham, Utah Schools Superintendents Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Scott Jones, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, Utah Board of Education, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Pulsipher moved to pass H.B. 402 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. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins Rep. E. Weight | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 4.H.C.R. 22 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the Contributions of Multilingual and Multicultural Families to Utah Schools (Johnson, D.N.) |
| Rep. Johnson presented the resolution with the assistance of Stephanie Hunt, teacher, Clayton Middle School, Vivian Gil-Naravez, student, Pray Mo, student, Hadjerra Assad, student, Tha Da Aye, student, and Myint Mon, student. |
| Beverly Herrmann, Alternative Language Services Administrator, Canyon School District, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Ciriac Valle, Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Brian Yazzie, Diversity and Equity Coordinator, Provo City School District, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Charlene Lui, Director of Educational Equity, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to pass H.C.R. 22 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard 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. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 5.H.B. 426 Therapy Animals Amendments (Judkins, M.) |
| Rep. Marsha Judkins presented the bill. |
| HB 426 Handout |
| Abby Benesh, Attorney, Humane Society of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Waldrip moved to amend H.B. 426 with Amendment #1. |
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Amendment 1
H.B. 426 53 (3) This section does not require a school to allow the use of a therapy animal. |
| The motion to amend passed with a vote 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| 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. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION:Rep. Waldrip moved to pass H.B. 426 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| 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. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| MOTION:Rep. Robertson moved to adjourn.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. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Robertson Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. E. Weight | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Last Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Watkins |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 10:01 a.m. |