| 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. Susan Pulsipher | Rep. Andrew Stoddard Rep. Steve Waldrip Members Absent: Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Adam Robertson Rep. Christine F. Watkins 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 Snow called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. |
| 1.Public Education: School Districts Responses |
| 2 - Davis School District Sensitive Materials Review Process |
| Shane Farnsworth, Superintendent, and Mark Clement, Board Chair, Alpine School District, provided an update on their implementation of 2022 General Session H.B. 374, Sensitive Materials in School. |
| Shane Farnsworth and Mark Clement responded to questions from the committee. |
| John Robison, Board President, Dan Linford, Superintendent, and Logan Toone, Assistant Superintendent, Davis School District, provided an update on their implementation of H.B. 374. |
| The committee discussed the response. |
| Logan Toone responded to questions from the committee. |
| Jill Gildea, Superintendent, Erin Grady, Board President, Jackson Smith, student, Wendy Crossland, Vice President, and Lyndsay Huntsman, CTE Director, Park City School District, provided an update on their implementation of H.B. 374. |
| The committee discussed the response. |
| Wendy Crossland responded to questions from the committee. |
| 2.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to approve the minutes of the October 19, 2022, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Grover 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 | Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. B. Last Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 3.Public Education: School Accountability System Redesign |
| 3 - USBE School Accountability Redesign Presentation |
| 3 - USBE School Accountability Redesign Report |
| Darin Nielsen, Assistant Superintendent, Utah State Board of Education, presented on the school accountability redesign report. |
| Darin Nielsen responded to questions from the committee and continued presenting. |
| Darin Nielsen responded to additional questions. |
| 4.Legislative Audit: A Performance Audit of Curriculum and Teacher Training in Public Education |
| 4 - Legislative Audit: A Performance Audit of Curriculum and Teacher Training in Public Education |
| 4 - Legislative Audit: A Performance Audit of Curriculum and Teacher Training in Public Education Presentation |
| Leah Blevins, Audit Manager, and Matthias Boone, Audit Supervisor, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, presented on the legislative audit, A Performance Audit of Curriculum and Teacher Training in Public Education. |
| Matthias Boone responded to questions from the committee. |
| 5.Higher Education: Higher Education and Corrections Council |
| 7 - Higher Education and Corrections Council 2022 Report |
| Jared Haines, Senior Advisor for Technical Education, Utah System of Higher Education, and Anndrea Parrish, Institutional Programming Director, Utah Department of Corrections, presented an update on the Higher Education and Corrections Council. |
| The committee discussed the presentation. |
| 6.Higher Education: Utah Tech Heritage Commission |
| 6 - Utah Tech Heritage Committee Presentation |
| Tiffany Wilson, Board of Trustees President, Utah Tech University, presented an update on the Utah Tech Heritage Committee. |
| Tiffany Wilson responded to questions from the committee. |
| 7.Draft Committee Legislation: "Educator Growth Plan Framework" |
| 8 - "Educator Growth Plan Framework" (2023FL0428-005) |
| 8 - Educator Growth Plan Framework USBE Presentation |
| Michael Curtis presented an introduction to 2023 General Session draft legislation, "Educator Growth Plan Framework". |
| Jennifer Throndsen, Director of Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education, presented more background information on "Educator Growth Plan Framework". |
| Jennifer Throndsen responded to questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. Johnson moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip | Sen. K. Grover Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 8.Draft Legislation: "Reading Software Amendments" |
| 5 - "Reading Software Amendments" (2023FL0692-005) |
| Sen. Millner presented on 2023 General Session draft legislation, "Reading Software Amendments". |
| MOTION:Sen. Johnson moved to adopt "Reading Software Amendments" as a committee bill file. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore Rep. D. Johnson Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. B. Last Sen. A. Millner Rep. C. Moss Rep. S. Pulsipher Sen. K. Riebe Rep. V. Snow Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. S. Waldrip | Sen. K. Grover Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 9.Draft Committee Legislation: "Charter School Governing Board Training" |
| 9 - "Charter School Governing Board Training" (2023FL0781-002) |
| Rhonda Bailey presented an introduction to 2023 General Session draft legislation, "Charter School Governing Board Training". |
| The following individuals provided public comment on "Charter School Governing Board Training": |
| Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to favorably recommend "Charter School Governing Board Training". The motion failed with a vote of 5-8-5. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 8 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. D. Johnson 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. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. S. Waldrip | Sen. K. Grover Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 10.Draft Committee Legislation: "Superintendent Annual Report Amendments" |
| 10 - "Superintendent Annual Report Amendments" (2023FL0782-005) |
| Rhonda Bailey presented an introduction to 2023 General Session draft legislation, "Superintendent Annual Report Amendments". |
| MOTION:Sen. Johnson moved to favorably recommend "Reading Software Amendments".The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. L. Fillmore 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 | Sen. K. Grover Rep. B. Last Rep. J. Moss Rep. A. Robertson Rep. C. Watkins |
| 11.Public Education: Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Working Group Recommendations |
| 11 - Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Working Group Presentation |
| Rep. Johnson, Brett Peterson, Director, Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, and Patty Norman, Deputy Superintendent of Student Achievement, Utah State Board of Education, presented on the chronic absenteeism and truancy working group recommendations. |
| Rep. Johnson responded to questions from the committee. |
| 12.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Rep. Waldrip moved to adjourn. |
| Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 4:06 p.m. |