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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
    Friday, February 17, 2006
Room W130, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex



Members Present:        Sen. David L. Thomas, Committee Chair
                Sen. Patrice M. Arent
                Sen. D. Chris Buttars
                Sen. Karen Hale
                Sen. Mark Madsen
                                
Members Excused:        Sen. Dan R. Eastman

Members Absent:        Sen. Howard A. Stephenson        

Staff Present:            Phillip V. Dean, Policy Analyst
                Norda Shepard, Secretary
                    
Public Speakers Present:    Rep. Rhonda Menlove
                Marie Wise, Paraeducator, Davis School District
                Pat Fender, American Federation of Teachers
                Patti Harrington, State Superintendent of Education
                Steven Peterson, State Association of School Boards

A list of visitors is filed with the committee minutes.

Committee Chair Thomas called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.

1. Approval of Minutes

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to approve the minutes of February 14, 2006. The motion     passed unanimously with Sen. Hale absent for the vote.        

2. H.J.R. 15    Joint Resolution Raising Public Awareness of Vital Role of Paraeducators (Rep. R. Menlove)

    
Rep. Rhonda Menlove presented the resolution and proposed amendments.

     MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to amend H.J.R. 15 with the following amendments:


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    House Committee Amendments


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             65      Education Coalition
  and education community       , the Utah Parent Teacher Association, the Utah State Board of Education,


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

Marie Wise, Paraeducator, Davis School District; Pat Fender, American Federation of Teachers; Patti Harrington, State Superintendent of Education; and Steven Peterson, State Association of School Boards, spoke in support of the resolution.

MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to pass H.J.R. 15, Joint Resolution Raising Public Awareness of Paraeducators as amended out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Arent moved to place H.J.R. 15 on the Consent Calendar.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Hale moved to adjourn.

Chair Thomas adjourned the meeting at 9:13 a.m.

Minutes were reported by Norda Shepard, Secretary.





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Sen. David L. Thomas, Chair