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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
    Thursday, February 20, 2003
Room 131, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING


Members Present:        Sen. Bill Wright, Committee Chair
                Sen. Patrice M. Arent
                Sen. D. Chris Buttars
                Sen. David L. Gladwell
                Sen. Karen Hale
                Sen. David H. Steele
                Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
                Sen. John L. Valentine    

Staff Present:            Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
                Saundra Maeser, Secretary
                    
Public Speakers Present:    Trudy Henderson, Cook Elementary School
                Susan Dayton, President, Utah PTA
                Sarah Meier, Utah School Boards Association
                Kit Borrowman, parent
                Gregory Fitch, President, Utah Colleges of Applied Technology
                Rick Wheeler, Vice President, Snow College
                Cecelia Foxley, Commissioner of Higher Education
                Mary Shumway, Utah State Office of Education
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Committee Chair Wright called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m.

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to approve the minutes of February 19, 2003. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Buttars, Sen. Gladwell, Sen. Steele and Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

1.     S.B. 168 Higher Education Legislative Task Force (D. Gladwell)

     MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to send S.B. 168 back to the Rules Committee. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Buttars, Sen. Gladwell, Sen. Steele and Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

2.     H.B. 223 Changing State Song (D. Love)

    Rep. Dana Love presented the bill, which would change the state song from "Utah We Love

Thee" to "Utah...This is The Place. Children from Cook Elementary School sang for the committee.

    Ms. Trudy Henderson, Cook Elementary School, spoke in support of the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Hale moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Buttars and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

3.     H.B. 76 Truancy Amendments (D. Bourdeaux)

    Rep. Duane Bourdeaux introduced the bill.

    MOTION: Sen. Hale moved to amend the bill as follows:

    1.    Page 2, Line 29
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        Amendments
        1-28-2003:            After "(f)" insert "(i)"

    2.    Page 2, Line 30
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        Amendments
        1-28-2003:            After line 30, insert: "(ii) "Truant minor" does not include a minor who is homeschooled under the provisions of Subsection 53A-11-102(1)(b)(ii)."

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Buttars absent for the vote.

    The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Ms. Susan Dayton, President, Utah PTA
    Ms. Sarah Meier, Utah School Boards Association/Utah School Superintendents Association
    Ms. Kit Borrowman, parent

     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to amend the bill as follows:

    1.    Page 2, Line 35
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        Amendments
        1-28-2003:            After "refuse to" reinstate "respond" and after "respond" delete "cooperate with" and insert "to"



    2.    Page 2, Line 38
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        Amendments
        1-28-2003:            After "section," delete "cooperate with school authorities" and insert "respond to a written request"

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Buttars and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass S.B. 223, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Wright voting in opposition and Sen. Buttars and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

    Sen. Gladwell assumed the chair.

4.     H.B. 161S3 Snow College Richfield Campus (B. Johnson)

    Rep. Brad Johnson introduced the bill. Dr. Gregory Fitch, President, Utah College of Applied Technology, assisted in the presentation.

    The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Mr. Rick Wheeler, Vice President, Snow College
    Dr. Cecelia Foxley, Commissioner of Higher Education
    Ms. Mary Shumway, Utah State Office of Education

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Wright and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

5.     H.C.R. 4 Resolution Urging Federal and State Action Against Internet Abuses
    (D. Love)

    Rep. Dana Love introduced the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Wright absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Wright absent for the vote.



     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Wright absent for the vote.

    Committee Chair Gladwell adjourned the meeting at 5:37 p.m.

    Minutes were reported by Saundra Maeser, Secretary.



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    Sen. Bill Wright, Chair