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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room C450, State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 26, 2008
Rep. Bradley M. Daw, Vice-Chair
Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
Rep. Julie Fisher
Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
Rep. Christopher N. Herrod
Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
Rep. Ronda R. Menlove
Rep. Karen W. Morgan
Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Steven D. Clark
Rep. Ben C. Ferry
Rep. Brad King
Rep. Gordon E. Snow
Rep. Mark W. Walker
STAFF PRESENT: Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes .
Chair Kiser called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Menlove moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2008 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod and Rep. Neuenschwander absent for the vote.
H.B. 146 School Bus Amendments (Rep. C. Johnson)
Rep. Johnson introduced the bill to the committee. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Morgan moved to delete in title and body H.B. 146 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 146. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Neuenschwander absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Morgan moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 15 through 19 :
15 .
{
requires
}
directs
an operator of a school bus to turn off the bus or
vehicle engine upon
16 stopping at a school;
17 .
{
prohibits
}
provides that
an operator of a school bus
{
from
turning
}
may not:
* turn
a school bus on more than five
18 minutes before departing
from a school;
or
*
{
idling
}
idle a school bus
{
within certain locations
}
for
more than a
{
certain
19 period of time }
five minutes
;
{
and
}
. provides that an operator of a school bus who violates the school bus idling
standards is not subject to a criminal penalty; and
2. Page 8, Line 239 :
239 School Bus and Operators, 1999 edition.
(4) A person who violates a provision of this section is not subject to a
criminal penalty.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep Neuenschwander absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Robin Erickson, Utah Clean Cities Coalition
Murrell Martin, State Office of Education (handout)
Dr. Courtney Healy, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Enviornment
Dr. Michelle Hofman, Intermountain Pediatric Society (handout)
Spoke to the bill: Joe Thomas, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Geoff Leonard, Utah Schools Employee Association
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 1, Delete lines 15-19
Page 7, Delete line 211
Page 8, Delete lines 212-235 and renumber accordingly
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway called for the question on the debate. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Daw, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
The substitute motion to amend failed, with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Kiser voting in favor. Rep. Daw, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
The original motion to pass the bill out favorably passed, with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Kiser voting in opposition. Rep. Daw, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Menlove were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Daw, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
Chair Kiser adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
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Rep. Todd E. Kiser