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STANDING COMMITTEE
January 29, 2008
Room W135, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
Rep. Patrick Painter, Vice Chair
Rep. Sylvia S. Andersen
Rep. Craig A. Frank
Rep. James R. Gowans
Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold
Rep. LaWanna "Lou" Shurtliff
Rep. Kenneth W. Sumsion
Rep. Stephen Urquhart
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Brad L. Dee
Rep. Rebecca Lockhart
STAFF PRESENT: Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary
Dee S Larsen, Associate General Counsel
Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Hughes called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m.
H.B. 85 Teacher Loan Program (Rep. L. Hemingway)
Rep. Hemingway introduced the bill which creates a home loan program for teachers.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Larry Shumway, State Board of Education
Sarah Meier, Utah School Boards Association and Utah School Superintendents Association
Vic Arnold, Utah Education Association
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 34 :
34 (i) teach full time in a school district
or charter school
within the state;
2. Page 2, Line 47 :
47 (i) $5,000 of the loan principal if the teacher teaches in a school district
or
charter school
for five
3. Page 2, Line 49 :
49 (ii) the remaining amount of the loan principal if the teacher teaches in a school district
or charter school
4. Page 2, Line 52 :
52 (i) does not teach in a school district
or charter school
for five consecutive
years after receiving the loan
5. Page 2, Lines 54 through 55 :
54 period not to exceed five years after discontinuing teaching in a school district
or
charter school
; or
55 (ii) teaches in a school district
or charter school
for more than five consecutive
years but less than ten
6. Page 2, Line 58 :
58 years after discontinuing teaching in a school district
or charter school
;
7. Page 3, Line 62 :
62 time period a teacher teaches in any school district
or charter school
or combination
of school districts
or charter schools
in the
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Sumsion was absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Newbold and Rep. Frank voting in opposition. Rep. Sumsion was absent for the vote.
H.B. 286 Permanent Teacher License Revocation for Sexual Activity with Students (Rep. C. Wimmer)
Rep. Wimmer introduced the bill which requires the State Board of Education to permanently revoke an educator's license under certain conditions.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Sarah Meier, Utah School Boards Association and Utah School Superintendents Association
MOTION: Rep. Anderson moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Urquhart was absent for the vote.
H.B. 86 Funding of Inmate Postsecondary Education (Rep. J. Draxler)
Rep. Draxler introduced the bill which provides an appropriation for existing inmate post- secondary education.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Jeff Galli, Utah State Office of Education
Michael Kennedy, Utah State University
Rick Bouillon, Salt Lake Community College
Paul Hacking, Uinta Basin Applied Technology College
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Urquhart was absent for the vote.
H.B. 241 Repeal of Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition (Rep. G. Donnelson)
Rep. Donnelson introduced the bill which modifies eligibility criteria for an exemption from the nonresident position of total tuition at a state institution of higher education.
The following spoke in favor of the bill:
Betty Watkin, parent
Eli Cawley, Utah Minuteman Project
Dr. Ronald Mortensen
Karianne Lisonbee, Eagle Forum
Charlene Booth, Citizen Construction Coordinator
The following spoke in opposition to the bill:
Chris Gambroulas, Ivory Homes
Dr. Octavio Villalpando, Chief Diversity Officer, University of Utah
Jennifer Smith, United Way
Amanda Covington, Utah State Higher Education
Denise Castaneda, Utahns for the American Dream
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Moss, Rep. Wheatley, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Shurtliff, and Rep. Holdaway voting in opposition.
Rep. Painter moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 a.m.
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Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair