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STANDING COMMITTEE
February 2, 2004
Room 129, State Capitol Building
Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold, Vice Chair
Rep. LaVar Christensen
Rep. John Dougall
Rep. James A. Ferrin
Rep. James R. Gowans
Rep. Ann W. Hardy
Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
Rep. David L. Hogue
Rep. Gregory H. Hughes
Rep. Bradley T. Johnson
Rep. Brad King
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Loraine T. Pace
Rep. LaWanna Shurtliff
STAFF PRESENT: Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
Cindy Baker, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and welcomed committee members.
Rep. Moss was called on to give a one minute lesson on language.
MOTION: Rep. King moved to approve the minutes of January 29, 2004. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Ferrin, Rep. Hogue, Rep. Johnson, and
Rep. Shurtliff absent for the vote.
H.B. 98 Eligibility for Interscholastic Athletics (Rep. A. Hardy)
Rep. Hardy introduced HB. 98 which provides residency eligibility requirements for participation in high school interscholastic athletic activities.
Rep. Hardy was assisted by the following:
Dr. Paul R. Waite, Director of Secondary Schools, Davis School District
Todd Cusick, Member of a Parent Group for H.B. 98
Dan McDonald, Attorney
MOTION: Rep. Dougall moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 15 through 16 :
15 a high school outside of school boundaries;
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16 . provides exceptions for specified circumstances or exceptional circumstances
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. prohibits student recruiting for participation in interscholastic athletic activities.
2. Page 2, Line 58 through Page 3, Line 59 :
58 (2) The policies under Subsection (1) shall provide, beginning
with a
student who attends high school for the first time after
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January 1,
2005, that
59 a student who attends a high school outside of that student's school boundaries shall lose
3. Page 3, Lines 66 through 67 :
66 districts;
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(e) results from enrollment and continued attendance in an accelerated learning program that:
(i) is not available at the student's school;
(ii)requires the student to attend all of the student's classes at the school outside of the student's high school boundary; and
(iii) may not be available by only taking some classes at the school outside of the student's high school boundary; or
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(f)
is granted an exception, based upon exceptional
circumstances and undue hardship,
4. Page 3, Line 73 :
73 school boundary.
(4) The policies under Subsection (1) shall prohibit the recruiting of
students to transfer to or attend a school for the purpose of participation in
interscholastic athletic activities in a school outside of that student's high school boundaries.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Ferrin, Rep. Hogue, Rep. Johnson, and Rep. Shurtliff absent for the vote.
Chair Dayton opened the discussion to the audience. The following spoke in favor of the bill:
Ray Brisco, Parent
Diane Pope, PTA
Mary Lyne Jones, PTA
Katie Holmes, Student
Jenny Hansen, Student
Ken Bullock, Parent
The following spoke to the bill:
Ray Timothy, Superintendent
Jerry Bovee, UHSAA
MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to continue discussion of H.B.98 at a later date. The motion passed with Rep. Pace, Rep. King, Rep.Hardy, and Rep. Gowan voting in opposition. Rep. Christensen was absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hogue moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with
Rep. Christensen absent for the vote.
Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
____________________________ Rep. Margaret Dayton, Chair