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    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO25, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 15, 2005


Members Present:    Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair
            Rep. Michael T. Morley, Vice Chair
            Rep. Duane Bourdeaux
            Rep. LaVar F. Christensen
            Rep. Wayne A. Harper            
            Rep. Patricia W. Jones
            Rep. Todd E. Kiser            
            Rep. David Litvack
            Rep. Curtis Oda
            Rep. Paul Ray
            Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart

Staff Present:    Mr. Stewart Smith, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary

note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Bowman called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Litvack moved to approve the minutes of February 10, 2005. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

H.B. 338    Child and Family Welfare Revisions (Rep. L. Christensen)

Rep. Christensen explained the bill and presented 1st Substitute H.B. 338.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to delete in title and body H.B. 338, and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 338. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Urquhart and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor
of the bill:     Mr. Rick Schwermer, Utah Courts
            Mr. Alain Balmanno, Attorney General's Office
            Ms. Lisa Bierly, Parent
            Mr. Robert Alsop, Parent
            Ms. Ronda Rose, Utah Parent Teacher Association



Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, Utah Families
            Ms. Patrice Schell, Voices for Utah Children
            
MOTION:    Rep. Litvack moved to amend H.B. 338 as follows:

        Page 6, line 153:    Reinstate "An"
        Page 6, line 153:    Delete "If appointed, an"
        Page 7            Delete lines 208-211
    
        The motion failed, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Harper, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Oda,         Rep. Ray, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Bowman voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Litvack moved to amend H.B. 338 as follows:

        Page 3, line 79:    After "There" reinstate "are" and delete "may be"
        
         The motion failed, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Harper, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Oda,         Rep. Ray, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Bowman voting in opposition. Rep. Morley         was absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Bourdeaux moved to amend H.B. 338 as follows:

        Page 3, line 82:    After "state" delete "may" and insert "shall"
        Page 3, line 86:    After "intrusive" delete "and least restrictive"

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass the bill out favorably.

MOTION:    Rep. Urquhart moved to previous question to cut off debate. The motion passed with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Jones, and Rep Litvack voting in opposition.

        The substitute motion passed, with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Jones, and Rep. Litvack voting in opposition.

S.B. 146    Avoiding Apprehension Amendment (Sen. M. Waddoups)

Sen. Waddoups explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Ken Wallentine, Department of Public Safety

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously,

with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Litvack, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

1 Sub.H.B. 153    Security for Public Schools (Rep. S. Allen)

Rep. Allen presented 2nd Sub H.B.153.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to delete in title and body 1st Substitute H.B. 153, and replace it with 2nd Substitute H.B. 153. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Litvack, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

Rep. Allen explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Ken Wallentine, Department of Public Safety

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:         Ms. Sandy Mamales, Dispatcher/Secretary, Granite School District
             Police Department
             Mr .Geoffrey W. Leonard, General Counsel, Utah School Employees              Association
            Mr. Nick Arnold, Utah Education Association
            Mr. Martin Bates, Assistant to the Superintendent of Granite District              Schools
            Capt. Robert Levin, Granite School District Police Department
            
            
            
MOTION:    Rep. Litvack moved to amend the bill as follows:
        
        Page 8, Line 212    (ii) contract with

  individuals, organizations, or      


        The motion passed with Rep. Oda and Rep. Ray voting against the motion and Rep. Morley and Rep. Harper absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 3, Lines 57 through 67 :    

             57          
{   [   } (viii) school district police officers as designated by the board of education for the      {   ]   }

             58     
{   [   } school district;      {   ]   }

             59          
{   [   } (ix)      {   ]   }      {   (viii)   } the executive director of the Department of

Corrections and any


             60      correctional enforcement or investigative officer designated by the executive director and
             61      approved by the commissioner of public safety and certified by the division;
             62          
{   [   } (x)      {   ]   }      {   (ix)   } correctional enforcement, investigative, or adult probation and parole officers

             63      employed by the Department of Corrections serving on or before July 1, 1993;
             64          
{   [   } (xi)      {   ]   }      {   (x)   } members of a law enforcement agency established by a private college or

             65      university provided that the college or university has been certified by the commissioner of
             66      public safety according to rules of the Department of Public Safety; and
             67          
{   [   } (xii)      {   ]   }      {   (xi)   } airport police officers of any airport owned or operated by the state or any of


2.    Page 8, Lines 212 through 236 :    

             212          (ii) contract with
  individuals, organizations, or       private security firms for security services        as provided by the board of education for the district       ; or

            
{   213
         (iii) employ personnel to serve as special function officers, as defined in Section
             214      53-13-105 .
             215          (b) (i) A special function officer employed by a local school board may exercise law
             216      enforcement authority as described in, and subject to the training requirements of, Section
             217      53-13-103 , except as provided in Subsections (19)(b)(ii) and (iii).
             218          (ii) The jurisdiction in which a special function officer employed by a local school
             219      board may exercise law enforcement authority shall be geographically limited to the area
             220      within 1000 feet of real property or facilities owned or operated by the school district.
             221          (iii) A special function officer employed by a local school board:
             222          (A) may transport a person detained to a local law enforcement agency; and
             223          (B) may not exercise law enforcement authority outside of the limited geographic area
             224      described in Subsection (19) (b)(ii) pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 9, Uniform Act on Fresh


             225      Pursuit.
             226          (c) (i) If a local school board employs special function officers, the local school board
             227      shall submit a report by August 31, 2006 to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim
             228      Committee and the Education Interim Committee evaluating the cost effectiveness of
             229      employing special function officers.
             230          (ii) The report shall address the costs and outcomes of employing special function
             231      officers.
             232          (iii) A local school board shall consult with the local law enforcement agencies having
             233      jurisdiction within the school district in preparing the report.
             234          (d) (i) A local school board may not employ personnel to serve as law enforcement
             235      officers, as defined in Section 53-13-103 , except as provided in Subsection (19(d)(ii).  
}

             236          
{   (ii)   }        iii       A local school board may employ law enforcement officers on a temporary,



SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion failed with Rep. Oda, Rep. Ray and Rep. Urquhart voting for the motion, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Harper moved to pass the bill out favorably with Rep. Christensen's amendments. The motion passed with Rep. Oda voting in opposition, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Kiser moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Hunsaker adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m.


                            ___________________                             Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair