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                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
                WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 1, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Steven Mascaro, Chair
                    Rep. Kay McIff, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Chris Herrod
                    Rep. David Litvack                
                    Rep. F. Jay Seegmiller                
                    Rep. Kenneth Sumsion
                    Rep. Christine Watkins

MEMBERS EXCUSED:        Rep. Rebecca Lockhart
    
                             
STAFF PRESENT:            Arthur L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                    Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary
                    Dora Soto, Committee Secretary
                    
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. McIff called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Watkins moved to approve the minutes of January 26, 2010. The motion         passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack, Rep. Seegmiller, and Rep. Sumsion         absent for the vote.

H.B. 18    Unemployment Insurance Amendments (Rep. S. Mascaro)

Rep. Mascaro explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Mascaro moved to amend the bill as follows:

Page 6, Line 173: after "2013," insert "and thereafter as requested,".

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Herrod moved to amend the bill as follows:

Page 6, Line 173: After "2011," delete "2012, and 2013," and insert "and annually thereafter,"

The motion to pass substitute motion to amend passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Bill Starks, Director of Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Services
            Jim Olsen, Utah Food Industry Assn.
            Melissa Smith, Community Action Partnership of Utah


MOTION:    Rep. Watkins moved to pass the bill out as amended with a favorable              recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Herrod and Rep. Sumsion voting         in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Seegmiller moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. McIff adjourned the meeting at 9:53 a.m.




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                    Steven R. Mascaro, Chair