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STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 5, 2010
Room 445, State Capitol Building
Rep. Kenneth W. Sumsion, Vice Chair
Rep. Laura Black
Rep. Brad L. Dee
Rep. Rebecca Edwards
Rep. Craig A. Frank
Rep. Don L. Ipson
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Kraig Powell
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Johnny Anderson
Rep. Carl Wimmer
STAFF PRESENT: Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Vice Chair Sumsion called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Ipson moved to approve the minutes of February 3, 2010. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards and Rep. Powell absent for the vote.
Vice Chair Sumsion announced the sponsor of H.B. 268 requested that the bill not be heard today.
H.J.R. 3 Joint Resolution on Teacher Performance Pay (Rep. M. Poulson)
Rep. Poulson explained the resolution recommends that performance pay for public school teachers be developed using certain guiding principles.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to amend the resolution as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 31 through 32 :
31 WHEREAS,
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in ensuring a child's educational progress
32 is having a high quality teacher in the classroom;
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee absent for the vote.
The following spoke in support of the resolution:
Susan Kusiak, Utah Education Association
JoDee Sundberg, Utah School Boards Association
The following spoke to the bill:
Jeff Laird, Utah School Employees Association
Terry Shoemaker, Superintendent, Wasatch School District
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass out the resolution with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Chair Hughes moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:21 p.m. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee absent for the vote.
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Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Chair