| Members Present: Sen. John D. Johnson, Chair Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Keith Grover 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: Rep. Adam Robertson Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Managing Policy Analyst Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Rhonda Bailey, Associate General Counsel 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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| Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 1:24 p.m. |
| 1.Public Education: Local School Boards |
| 2 - Letter from Salt Lake Branch NAACP, September 20, 2022 |
| 2 - S.B. 180 Political Subdivision Ethics Amendments (2012 General Session) |
| 2 - Salt Lake School Board KUTV Article, October 28, 2020 |
| James Evans, former Utah State Senator, and Jeanetta Williams, President, NAACP Salt Lake Branch, presented on a proposal to create an ethics commission for local school boards. |
| Nichole Mason, President, Utah Parents United, Mike Brown, resident, Lisa Davis, resident, and Andrea Nelson, resident, spoke about their personal experiences with local school boards. |
| Michael Clara, former Salt Lake City School Board member, spoke about previous school board policies and the Open and Public Meetings Act. |
| Lexi Cunningham, Executive Director, Utah School Boards Association and Utah School Superintendents Association, and Linda Hanks, President, Utah School Boards Association, provided input on the proposal to create an ethics commission. |
| James Evans responded to questions from the committee. |
| 2.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Sen. Grover moved to approve the minutes of the September 21, 2022, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 15 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson |
| 3.Public Education: Utah State Board of Education Legislative Priorities |
| 3 - USBE Funding Priorities Presentation |
| 3 - USBE Funding Requests |
| 3 - USBE Requests for Statutory Changes |
| Jeffrey VanHulten, Director of Public Affairs, and Cindy Davis, Vice-Chair, Utah State Board of Education, presented on the board's legislative priorities and funding requests for the 2023 General Session. |
| 4.Public Education: Update on H.B. 374, Sensitive Materials in Schools (2022 General Session) |
| 4 - H.B. 374 Sensitive Materials in Schools (2022 General Session) |
| 4 - Attorney General Official Memo, June 1, 2022 |
| 4 - R277-123, Process for Members of the Public to Report Violations of Statute and Board Rule (effective November 7, 2022) |
| 4 - R277-628, School Libraries |
| 4 - USBE H.B. 374 Implementation Presentation |
| 4 - USBE Model Library Policy, July 26, 2022 |
| 4 - Utah Code Part 53G-10-103, Sensitive instructional materials. |
| 4 - Summary of Utah Code 53G-10-103 Presentation |
| 4 - H.B. 374 Update Rep. Ivory Presentation |
| Michael Curtis presented a summary of Utah Code § 53G-10-103. |
| Michael Curtis responded to questions from the committee. |
| Cindy Davis, Patty Norman, Deputy Superintendent of Student Achievement, and Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, Utah State Board of Education, presented an update on the implementation of 2022 General Session, H.B. 374 Sensitive Materials in Schools. |
| The committee discussed the presentation. |
| Cindy Davis and Michael Curtis responded to questions from the committee. |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented an update on H.B. 374. |
| Brooke Stephens, Utah Parents United, and Diane Livingston, resident, spoke about their personal experiences with sensitive materials in schools. |
| 5.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Rep. Snow moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip | Sen. K. Grover Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. C. Watkins |
| Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 3:53 p.m. |