| Members Present: Rep. Candice B. Pierucci, Chair Rep. Steven J. Lund, Vice Chair Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Tyler Clancy Rep. Joseph Elison Rep. Katy Hall Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. Carol S. Moss Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Karen M. Peterson | Rep. Val L. Peterson Rep. Susan Pulsipher Rep. Angela Romero Rep. R. Neil Walter Members Absent: Rep. Dan N. Johnson Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Reese Boardman, Committee Secretary Lorna Wells, 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 Pierucci called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. |
| 1.H.B. 182 Student Survey Amendments (Lisonbee, K.) |
| Chair Pierucci announced this bill will not be heard today. |
| 2.H.B. 167 Education Innovation Program Amendments (Welton, D.) |
| Rep. Douglas Welton presented the bill. |
| Royce Van Tassell, Executive Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, spoke to the bill. |
| Jay Blaine, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Peterson moved to replace H.B. 167 with 1st Substitute H.B. 167.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Elison Rep. K. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Lund Rep. C. Moss Rep. K. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Walter | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| MOTION:Rep. Peterson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 167 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Elison Rep. K. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Lund Rep. C. Moss Rep. K. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Walter | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson |
| 3.H.B. 261 Equal Opportunity Initiatives (Hall, K.) |
| Rep. Katy Hall presented the bill with the assistance of James Evans. |
| Joseph Fitzgerald, Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legisative Research and General Counsel, spoke to the bill. |
| Alvin Guo citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Darlene McDonald, Director of 1Utah Project, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Gabriela Puckett, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Cici Franklin, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Whit Cook, Legislative Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sara Jones, Utah Education Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Cari Bartholomew, UPU, Path Forward Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Hoang Nguyen, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ronald Williams, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Juliet Reynolds, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Nicholeen Peck, President of the Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW) spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Andrew Armstrong, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| TeAnn Tonga, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Stephanie Mortensen, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Leah Hansen, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Curtis Linton, citizen spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Shaun Oliver, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sean Crosscand, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Marci Campbell, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brad Asay, President of American Federation of Teachers Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Brooke Stephens, Education Director, Utah Parents United, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sidni Lloyd-Shorter, President and CEO, Utah Black Chamber of Commerce spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jamie Renda, Founder, Path Forward Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Richard Leveritt, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Chuck Beickel, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Franque Bains, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Alyn Toalepai, President, Utah Pacific Islander Chamber of Commerce spoke to the bill. |
| Floyd Morrey, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Melanie Mortensen, Utah Parents United, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Chelsea Acosta, educator, Utah Middle School Educator, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jennetta Williams, President of NAACP in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Leila Noghrehgti, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sebastian Johnson, Founder of Black Menaces, spoke in opposition to the bill |
| Annie Massey, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Wagma Mohnmand, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill |
| Ambreen Khan, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill |
| Jennifer Learner, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sam Dixon, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Lisonbee moved to replace H.B. 261 with 1st Substitute H.B. 261.The motion passed with a vote of 11-2-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Elison Rep. K. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Lund Rep. J. Moss Rep. K. Peterson Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. R. Walter | Rep. C. Moss Rep. A. Romero | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson |
| MOTION:Rep. Lisonbee moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 261 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Elison Rep. K. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Lund Rep. J. Moss Rep. K. Peterson Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. R. Walter | Rep. C. Moss Rep. A. Romero | Rep. D. Johnson |
| MOTION:Rep. Romero moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Elison Rep. K. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Lund Rep. C. Moss Rep. J. Moss Rep. K. Peterson Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Walter | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. D. Johnson |