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WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
February 11, 2003
Rep. Peggy Wallace, Vice Chair
Rep. Jeff Alexander
Rep. Gregory H. Hughes
Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow
Rep. Dana C. Love
Rep. Steven R. Mascaro
Rep. Karen W. Morgan
Rep. LaWanna Shurtliff
STAFF PRESENT: Ms. Jami Momberger, Policy Analyst
Ms. Linda Error, House Secretary
VISITORS: List of visitors filed with committee report
Chair Cox called the meeting to order at 9: 05 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Wallace moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2003 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Alexander, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Mascaro, and Rep. Morgan absent for the vote.
S.B. 82 Authorized Overspending Limit in Federal Medicaid Budget (B. Evans)
Sen. Evans explained the bill with the assistance of Rod Betit, Executive Director, Department of Health.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 19-21b
Senate 3rd Reading
Amendments dated 1-24-2003: After "(2)" delete the rest of line 19 and lines 20-21b and insert:
"If any deficit spending under Subsection (1) exists at the close of the fiscal year, the Director of the Division of Finance shall immediately reduce the medical benefits budget in the subsequent year by the amount of the deficit spending."
The motion to amend passed, with Rep. Alexander voting in opposition.
Spoke for the bill: Dave Gessel, Vice Pres., Government Relations, Utah Hospital and Health Systems Association
Lynne Ward, Director, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
MOTION: Rep. Love moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 1, Line 6 After “the” delete “governor” and insert “Legislature”
Page 1, Line 14 After “The” delete “governor” and insert “Legislature'
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Alexander, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Love, and Rep. Mascaro voting in opposition.
H.B. 232 Utah College of Applied Technology Amendments (R. Bigelow)
Rep. Bigelow explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Mascaro moved to delete in title and body H.B. 232 and replace it with 1st Sub. H.B. 232. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 12, Line 344: After "information" insert "obtained from the State Board of Education and college campuses"
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Mary Shumway, State Office of Education
Cecelia Foxley, Chairman, Board of Regents
Gregory Fitch, President, Utah College of Applied Technology
MOTION: Rep. Mascaro moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Alexander moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed with Rep. Cox, Rep. Morgan, and Rep. Wallace voting in opposition.
Chair Cox adjourned the meeting at 10:02 a.m.
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Rep. David N.Cox, Chair