| Members Present: Sen. John D. Johnson, Chair Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Dan N. Johnson Rep. Karen Kwan Rep. Bradley G. Last Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Rep. Jefferson Moss | Rep. Susan Pulsipher Rep. Andrew Stoddard Rep. Steve Waldrip Rep. Christine F. Watkins Members Absent: Sen. Keith Grover Rep. Adam Robertson Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Managing Policy Analyst Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Mike Curtis, Managing Associate General Counsel Taylor Calabrese, Administrative Assistant |
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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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| 1.Committee Business |
| Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 1:28 p.m. |
| MOTION:Rep. Waldrip moved to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2022, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. M. Ballard Sen. K. Grover Rep. B. Last Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson |
| 2.Legislative Audit: Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone |
| 2 - Legislative Audit: Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone |
| 2 - Legislative Audit: Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone Presentation |
| Kade Minchey, Auditor General, and Leah Blevins, Audit Manager, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, presented on the legislative audit, Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone. |
| Kade Minchey and Leah Blevins responded to questions from the committee. |
| Sydnee Dickson, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Scott Jones, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Board of Education, provided an agency response to the Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone. |
| Sydnee Dickson and Scott Jones responded to questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to open a committee bill file to require low-performing charter schools to renew their charters every five years and high-performing charter schools to renew their charters every 10 years. The motion failed with a vote of 4-11-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 11 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Sen. K. Grover Rep. B. Last Rep. A. Robertson |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to open a committee bill file to establish standards and requirements for charter school governing board members, including training requirements.The motion passed with a vote of 8-6-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 6 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. C. Watkins | Sen. K. Grover Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. A. Robertson |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to open a committee bill file to convene a working group of superintendents to examine administrative costs of running a district and create uniform standards for recording those costs.The motion failed with a vote of 4-10-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 10 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. K. Kwan Rep. C. Moss Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Sen. K. Grover Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. A. Robertson |
| MOTION:Rep. Pulsipher moved to put the audit recommendations from the capstone audit on the committee's next interim study item list. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. K. Birkeland | Sen. K. Grover Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. A. Robertson |
| MOTION:Rep. Moss moved to open a committee bill file to include the number of teachers leaving and the reasons they're leaving in the State Superintendent's Annual Report to the committee. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. K. Birkeland | Sen. K. Grover Rep. D. Johnson Rep. B. Last Rep. A. Robertson |
| 3.Higher Education: Statewide Online Courses Initiative |
| 5 - USHE Statewide Online Education Initiative Presentation |
| Brad Mortensen, President, Weber State University, and Scott Wyatt, Senior Executive Director of Statewide Online Education, Utah System of Higher Education, presented on a potential program for higher education courses. |
| Brad Mortensen responded to questions from the committee. |
| 4.Higher Education: Shared Administrative Services |
| 3 - USHE Shared Services Presentation |
| Juliette Tennert, Chief Financial Officer, and David Woolstenhume, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education, presented on a study that identified areas for shared services and redundancies following the merger of the state's technical college and higher education systems. |
| David Woolstenhulme responded to questions from the committee. |
| Peter Hart, Manager, and Adam Fennel, Managing Director, Huron Consulting, presented additional details on the USHE shared services study. |
| Peter Hart and Adam Fennel responded to questions from the committee. |
| 5.Higher Education: Institutional Program Duplication |
| David Woolstenhulme, Julie Hartley, Associate Commissioner of Academic Education, and Kim Ziebarth, Associate Commissioner of Technical Education, Utah System of Higher Education, presented on potential program duplications between various institutions following the merger. |
| David Woolstenhulme responded to questions from the committee. |
| 6.Higher Education: Presidential Search Process |
| David Woolstenhulme presented on the presidential search process for higher education institutions. |
| 7.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to adjourn. |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting in the absence of a quorum at 3:47 p.m. |