| Members Present: Sen. John D. Johnson, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Managing Policy Analyst Katie Wyant-Stein, 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 Johnson called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to approve the minutes from February 23rd, 2022.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-3. |
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. A. Millner |
| 1.3rd Sub. H.B. 193 Full-day Kindergarten (Waldrip, S.) |
| Rep. Waldrip presented the bill. |
| Sara Wiebke, Literacy Coordinator, PreK-12 Literacy, and Elementary Library Media, Utah State Board of Education, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to replace 3rd Substitute H.B. 193 with 4th Substitute H.B. 193.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-1. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner | Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams |
| Sen. Riebe spoke to the bill. |
| Larry Bergeson, Superintendent, Washington County School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Riebe spoke to the bill. |
| Sen. McKell spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Elisabeth Garbe, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke to the bill. |
| Cade Douglas, Superintendent, Sevier School District, spoke to the bill. |
| Linda Hanks, President, Utah School Board Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Nan Ault, Superintendent, North Sanpete School District, spoke to the bill. |
| Kristina Pexton, Utah Parent Teacher Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Amy Warren spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Janel Hulbert spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jason Straight, Utah Rural Schools Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. McKell spoke to the bill. |
| France Barral spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Cissy Rasmussen spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kelsi Flint spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent, Public Instruction, spoke to the bill. |
| Laleh Gkiotbi spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ralph Squire, Superintendent, South Sanpete School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Melina LaMont, ESL and Migrant Specialist, Cache County School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Millner spoke to the bill. |
| Larry Bergeson, Superintendent, Washington County School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to amend 4th Substitute H.B. 193 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-2. |
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Amendment 1
4th Sub. H.B. 193 195 (c) that would not supplant ongoing federal { 196 kindergarten program with state funding. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore |
| Sen. Riebe spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to pass 4th Substitute H.B. 193 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-2. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 2.1st Sub. H.B. 355 Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments (Peterson, V.) |
| Rep. Peterson presented the bill. |
| Spencer Jenkins, Chief Student Affairs Officer, Utah System of Higher Education Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 355 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-2. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore |
| Sen. Millner spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-2. |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Fillmore |
| Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 9:40 a.m. |