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SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, January 22, 2007
Room W130, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
Members Present: Sen. Margaret Dayton, Committee Chair
Sen. Greg Bell
Sen. Lyle Hillyard
Sen. Pat Jones
Sen. Darin Peterson
Sen. Ross Romero
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
Members Excused: Sen. Curtis Bramble
Staff Present: Phillip V. Dean, Policy Analyst
Dee S. Larsen, Attorney
Norda Shepard, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Bruce Parker, Citizen
Sarah Meier, President, Utah School Boards Association
Cheryl Phipps, Utah PTA
Richard Kendell, Commissioner, Utah State Higher Education
Jim Sutton, Vice Director, 309th Maintenance Wing, Hill Air Force Base
Col. Jeff Wandrey, Deputy Director of Engineering, Hill Air Force Base
Brent Webster, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman
Julianne Grant, Operations Manager, L-3 Communications
Jason Perry, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development
Scott Hinton, Dean, College of Engineering, Utah State University
Dave Buehler, Associate Commissioner, Utah State Higher Education
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m.
Chair Dayton welcomed everyone and indicated the agenda would be changed as Sen. Bell was stuck in traffic and had asked to present his bill second.
1. S.B. 133 Local School Board Public Hearing Requirements
Sen. Jones presented the bill and proposed amendments. Bruce Parker, speaking as a private citizen; Sarah Meier, President, Utah School Boards Association; and Cheryl Phipps, Utah PTA, spoke in support.
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to amend S.B. 133, Local School Board Public Hearing Requirements, with the following amendments:
1. Page 6, Lines 159 through 161
159 (21) (a) Before closing a school or changing the boundaries of a school, a board shall:
160 (i) hold a public hearing, as defined in Section
{
52-4-103
}
10-9a-103
; and
161 (ii) provide public notice of the public hearing, as specified in Subsection (21)(b).
2. Page 6, Lines 176 through 178
176 (2) Prior to the adoption of a budget containing a tax rate which does not exceed the
177 certified tax rate, the board shall hold a public hearing
, as defined in Section 10-9a-103,
on
the proposed budget. In addition to
178 complying with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, in regards to the hearing
The motion passed with Sens. Bell and Peterson absent at the time of the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass S.B. 133, Local School Board Public Hearing Requirements, out with a favorable recommendation as amended.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Peterson absent at the time of the vote.
2. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to approve the minutes of January 16, 2007. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Peterson absent at the time of the vote.
3. S.B. 53 Higher Education Engineering Partnership
Sen. Bell presented the bill. Richard Kendell, Commissioner, Utah State Higher Education; Jim Sutton, Vice Director, 309th Maintenance Wing, Hill Air Force Base; Col. Jeff Wandrey, Deputy Director of Engineering, Hill Air Force Base; Brent Webster, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman; Julianne Grant, Operations Manager, L-3 Communications; and Jason Perry, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development spoke in support. Scott Hinton, Dean, College of Engineering, Utah State University; and Dave Beuhler, Associate Commissioner, Utah State Higher Education, answered committee questions and spoke in support.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.B. 53, Higher Education Engineering Partnership, out with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Dayton thanked all those who came to testify.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 9:40 a.m.
Minutes were reported by Norda Shepard, Secretary.