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                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
                WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 9, 2007

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Julie Fisher, Vice Chair         
                    
Rep. Bradley M. Daw
                    Rep. Jack R. Draxler
                    Rep. Janice Fisher
                    Rep. Christopher Herrod
                     Rep. Brad King
MEMBERS ABSENT:
        Rep. Karen W. Morgan
MEMBERS EXCUSED:        Rep. Steven R. Mascaro, Chair
             
STAFF PRESENT:            Arthur L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Black, Committee Secretary
                    
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Julie Fisher called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to approve the minutes of February 7, 2007. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 278    Community-based Self-sufficiency Grants (Rep. J. Seelig)

Rep. Seelig presented the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Judi Hillman, Utah Health Policy Project (handout)
                Linda Hilton, Crossroads Urban Center
                Rebecca Chavez Houde, Director, Community Affairs, Centro de la                  Familia de Utah
                Fahina Pasi, National Tongan American Society
                Ann House, Utah State University, Debt Education Program
                Sabrina Morales, Executive Director, Comunidades Unidas

MOTION:    Rep. King moved to table the bill for interim study.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to include the motion of Rep. King and add to the study the need to insure that funds of the grant are contingent upon a matching component from the applicant, and that monies are used for community and economic development, exclusively, without overhead for private administration.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. King moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Fisher adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.    



                                ________________________                                                                                        Rep. Steven Mascaro, Chair