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STANDING COMMITTEE
February 8, 2008
Room 445, Capitol 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. Rebecca D. Lockhart
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 Dee
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. Painter, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:13 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to adopt the minutes of February 5, 2008. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Anderson, Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Hughes were absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 127 Community Council Elections (Rep. K. Sumsion)
MOTION: Rep. Sumsion moved to delete in title and body 1st Substitute H.B. 127 and adopt 2nd Substitute H.B. 127. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Anderson, Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
Rep. Sumsion introduced the bill which amends provisions for the election of school community councils.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Stan Harbuck, businessman and parent
Natalie Gordon, Utah PTA
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with Rep. Holdaway and Rep. Shurtliff voting in opposition. Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
H.B. 254 School Community Council Amendments (Rep. R. Menlove)
MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to delete in title and body H.B. 254 and adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 254. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
Rep. Menlove introduced the bill which modifies provisions regarding the term of office of school community council members.
Keith Davis, Principal, Grantsville Junior High School, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Hughes moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Moss and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
H.B. 189 School Community Councils (Rep. R. Bigelow)
MOTION: Rep. Lockhart moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Lines 109 through 117 :
109 (7) (a) A school community council shall provide the following information:
110 (i) the proposed school community council meeting schedule for the year, provided
111 during the first two weeks of the school year;
112 (ii) a summary of the school community council's actions and activities during the first
113 half of the school year information, provided at the mid-point of the school year; and
114 (iii) a summary of the annual report required under Section 53A-16-101.5 on how the
115 school's School LAND Trust Program monies were used to enhance or improve academic
116 excellence at the school and implement a component of the school's improvement plan,
117 provided at the
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The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Moss and Rep. Urquhart were absent for the vote.
Rep. Bigelow introduced the bill which requires a school community council to provide certain information to school households.
Natalie Gordon, Utah PTA, spoke in support of the concept of the bill.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Vic Arnold, Utah Education Association
Keith Davis, Principal, Grantsville Junior High School
Stan Harbuck, businessman and parent
Margaret Bird, Trust Lands Specialist, Utah State Board of Education, responded to questions by committee members.
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to move to the next item on the agenda.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Holdaway and Rep. Moss voting in opposition. Rep. Frank was absent for the vote.
H.B. 330 State Supplemental Funding for Head Start (Rep. L. Shurtliff)
Rep. Shurtliff moved to delete in title and body H.B. 330 and adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 330. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Frank and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
Rep. Shurtliff introduced the bill which establishes state supplemental funding for Head Start programs in Utah.
The following assisted the sponsor:
Erin Trenbeath-Murray, Head Start Program
Rebekkah Button, Parent, Head Start Program
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Sue Carey, Utah PTA
Nicole Droitsch, Head Start
Ann Post Fife, Head Start
Greg Summerhays, United Way Young Leaders
Kim Campbell, Utah Education Association
Sarah Meier, Utah School Boards Association
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass the bill out with a favorable motion. The motion passed with Rep. Sumsion voting in opposition. Rep. Frank and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 66 Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Program (Rep. R. Menlove)
Rep. Menlove introduced the bill which creates a program to award scholarships to paraeducators for education and training to become a licensed teacher.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Nan Gray, Special Education Director, State Board of Education
Geoff Leonard, Utah State Education Association
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Lines 91 through 92 :
91 (7) A scholarship recipient must be continuously employed
as a
paraeducator
by a school district or
92 charter school while pursuing a degree using scholarship monies.
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Frank, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Urquhart moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Frank, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Urquhart moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:57 a.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair