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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 23, 2002 _ 8:00 a.m. _ Room 225 State Capitol




MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Richard M. Siddoway, Chair
                    Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Cindy Beshear
                    Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow
                    Rep. David Litvack
                    Rep. J. Morgan Philpot                
                    Rep. Carl R. Saunders
                    Rep. Peggy Wallace
                    
MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. Jeff Alexander
                    
Rep. Martin R. Stephens
                    
Rep. Bradley A. Winn                     
                
                        
STAFF PRESENT:            Jami Momberger, Research Analyst
                    Betty M. Bushman, House Secretary

VISITORS:                List of visitors filed with committee report.


Chair Siddoway called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m.    

H.B. 34 Tourism Amendments (S. Allen)

Explained the bill:    Rep. Allen
            Dean Reeder, Director, Utah Travel Development

MOTION:    Rep. Newbold moved to amend the bill as follows:

    Page 2, Line 34:    After "expenditures" insert "and expenditures to develop tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities"

    The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Goodfellow, Rep. Saunders, and Rep. Wallace absent for the vote.

Spoke against the bill:    Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties




MOTION:
    Rep. Litvack moved to adopt the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 12:    After line 12 insert:
        " 9-2-1703, as last amended by Chapter 159, Laws of Utah 2001"

2.    Page 1, Line 15:    After line 15 insert:
        "REPEALS:
         9-2-1703.5, as enacted by Chapter 159, Laws of Utah 2001"

3.    Page 1, Line 16:    After line 16 insert:
        "Section 1. Section 9-2-1703 is amended to read:
         9-2-1703 .   Creation and administration of fund.
         (1) (a) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Tourism Marketing Performance Fund."
         (b) The fund shall be administered by the department in accordance with Section 9-2-1704 .
         (2) The [ fund shall be funded by appropriations made to the fund by the ] Legislature [ in accordance with Section 9-2-1703.5 ] shall appropriate $200,000 to the fund each fiscal year .
         (3) Any undistributed monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year are nonlapsing except that any balance greater than $200,000 at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the General Fund. "

4.    Page 5, Line 123:    After line 123 insert:
        "Section 5. Repealer.
        This act repeals:
        Section 9-2-1703.5, Appropriations to the fund."

         Renumber remaining sections accordingly.

    The motion passed, with Rep. Philpot voting in opposition.

MOTION:     Rep. Beshear moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed, with Rep. Philpot voting in opposition.

Chair Siddoway relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Newbold.

H.B. 36 Child Care Amendments (R. Siddoway)

Explained the bill:    Rep. Siddoway
            Lynette Rasmussen, Director, Office of Child Care


MOTION:
     Rep. Saunders moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 71-73    After "for" delete ": (a) children through age 12; and (b) children with disabilities through age 18." and insert "children under 14 years of age."

2.     Page 3, Lines 83-84    After "children" delete "through age 12 and for income-eligible children with disabilities through age 18" and insert "under 14 years of age"

        The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke in favor of the bill:     Karen Silver, Salt Lake Community Action Program
            Dianne Cunningham, Social Research Institute, University of             Utah.

MOTION:    Rep. Wallace moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed, with Rep. Philpot voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Wallace moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Newbold adjourned the meeting at 8:55 a.m.



                
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                Rep. Richard M. Siddoway,
                Committee Chair