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STANDING COMMITTEE
March 2, 2011
Room 445, State Capitol Building
Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair
Rep. Patrice Arent
Rep. Becky Edwards
Rep. Steve Eliason
Rep. Greg Hughes
Rep. Rebecca Lockhart
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Kay McIff
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Merlynn Newbold
Rep. Marie Poulson
Rep. Kraig Powell
Rep. Holly Richardson
Rep. Ken Sumsion
STAFF PRESENT: Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Wright called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to approve the minutes of March 1, 2011. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, Rep. McIff, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 447 Kindergarten Literacy Improvement Program (Rep. J. Anderson)
Rep. Anderson introduced the bill which establishes a computer-based kindergarten literacy program.
Rep. Christensen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Line 62 :
62 (2) The program shall be
optional to school districts and may be
made
available to all kindergarten students in the state.
2. Page 3, Lines 86 through 88 :
86 (2) From funds appropriated for computer hardware for the program, the board
{
shall
}
may
87 allocate an equal amount of money for each kindergarten classroom in a participating public
88 school.
3. Page 3, Line 89 through Page 4, Line 91 :
89 (3) (a) For school year 2011-12, a school district or charter school
{
shall
}
may
use the money
90 allocated in Subsection (2) to purchase computers for kindergarten classrooms in participating
91 schools to be used primarily to operate the program described in Section 53A-1a-1102 .
4. Page 4, Lines 102 through 104 :
102 (4) A school district or charter school participating in the program
{
shall
}
may
:
103 (a) annually conduct a pre- and post-kindergarten reading assessment for a
104 kindergarten student participating in the program;
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
Janice Dubno, Sr. Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Martel Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to hold the bill and instruct the chair to recommend that the bill be put on the interim study list.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass H.B. 447 out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Edwards, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Poulson voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Arent, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 145 Public School Privacy Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)
Rep. Eliason introduced the bill which requires the State Board of Education to establish public school student confidentiality standards.
Kory Holdaway, Utah Education Association, spoke in support of the bill
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass out H.B. 145 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to place H.B. 145 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 288 Concurrent Enrollment Transcripts (Rep. R. Menlove)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Line 120 through Page 5, Line 123 :
120 (5) (a)
{
Three
}
Eight
weeks after the end of each semester, the State
Board of Regents shall
121 make available, to a requesting higher education institution in the state system of higher
122 education that participates in concurrent enrollment, a report listing each public high school
123 student who
was
enrolled in a concurrent enrollment course
and admitted to the
requesting higher education institution
, including:
2. Page 5, Lines 129 through 131 :
129 (v)
(A)
{
the grade
}
all the credits
the student earned in each
concurrent enrollment course
{
.
}
; and
(B) a designation that indicates which credits listed in Subsection (5)(a)(v) the student earned at a grade "C" or higher.
130 (b) The board shall report the information described in Subsection (5)(a) for every
131 concurrent enrollment course taken by a student in any year.
1. Page 5, Line 125 :
125 (ii) the student's
:
(A)
school district
and school;
or
(B)
charter school;
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to pass out H.B. 288 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 388 Operation and Management of Charter Schools (Rep. C. Herrod)
Rep. Herrod introduced the bill which imposes requirements pertaining to the operation and management of charter schools.
MOTION: Rep. McIff moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 52 :
52 provided in Section 53A-1a-503
or as otherwise provided in law
.
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
Martel Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Brian Allen, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Christensen moved to pass out H.B. 388 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 465 Respecting Our Fallen Heroes Act (Rep. E. Hutchings)
MOTION: Rep. Richardson moved to delete in title and body H.B. 465 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 465. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 15 :
15 . requires a disruptive activity to be at least
{
1,000
}
500
feet away from
a military memorial
2. Page 3, Line 62 :
62 [
{
200
}
500
feet of the
memorial service.
3. Page 3, Line 68 :
68 (c) engages in a disruptive activity within
{
1,000
}
500
feet of a military
memorial service.
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Arent, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Sumsion moved to pass out 1st Substitute H.B. 465 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Lockhart, and Rep. Newbold were absent for the vote.
H.B. 290 Public School Transportation Amendments (Rep. C. Wimmer)
Rep. Wimmer introduced the bill which modifies the distance between a residence and a public school that qualifies a student for state-sponsored transportation.
Martel Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, Utah Office of Education, spoke to the bill.
The following spoke in support of the bill:
Alicia Anderson, Jordan School District parent
Joylynne Alger, Jordan School District parent
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass out H.B. 290 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Eliason, Rep. McIff, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Wright, voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, and Rep. Lockhart were absent for the vote.
H.B. 421 Use of Public Buildings for Political Caucus Meetings (Rep. D. Brown)
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to delete in title and body H.B. 421 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 421. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, and Rep. Lockhart were absent for the vote.
Rep. Brown introduced the bill which modifies the Utah Election Code by requiring the legislative body of a county, municipality, or school district to make facilities under its control available for caucus meetings, assisted by Julie Dole, Salt Lake County Republican Party, and Taylor Oldroyd, Utah County Republican Party.
MOTION: Rep. McIff moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 45 :
45 (3)
{
A
}
The charge imposed for use of the
facility
{
may not
more than
}
may not exceed
the
actual cost of:
charge }
by a registered political party {The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, and Rep. Lockhart were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Richardson moved to pass out 1st Substitute H.B. 421 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards, Rep. Hughes, and Rep. Lockhart were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Eliason moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 421 as amended on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with Rep. Arent, Rep. McIff, Rep. Moss, Rep. Poulson and Rep. Powell voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Edwards and Rep. Lockhart were absent for the vote.
H.B. 339 Charter School Enrollment Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings introduced the bill which authorizes the State Board of Education to annually approve an increase in charter school enrollment capacity. Rep. Hutchings was assisted by Chris Bleak, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools.
The following spoke to the bill
Martel Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, Utah Office of Education
Kory Holdaway, Utah Education Association
MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to pass out H.B. 339 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Moss, Rep. Poulson, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Wright voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Richardson were absent for the vote.
H.B. 302 Reading Program Amendments (Rep. M. Newbold)
MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 47 through 48 :
47 Other Special Clauses:
48 This bill provides an effective date.
This bill coordinates with H.B. 301, School District Property Tax Revisions,
by providing superseding amendments.
2. Page 2, Lines 55 through 56 :
55 REPEALS AND REENACTS:
56 53A-1-606.6, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 275
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
53A-17a-150, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 305
53A-17a-150, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 305
3. Page 11, Line 333 :
333 (3) Section 53A-1-606.6 takes effect on July 1, 2012.
Section 7. Coordinating H.B. 302 with H.B. 301 -- Superseding amendments.
If this H.B. 302 and H.B. 301, School District Property Tax Revisions, both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to Subsection 53A-17a-150(15) in this bill supersede the amendments to Subsection 53A-17a-150(15) in H.B. 301 when the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Richardson were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Newbold moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 22 :
22 teacher using a
{
mobile
}
portable
technology device;
2. Page 6, Line 174 :
174 (b) shall be available to be downloaded to a
{
mobile
}
portable
technology
device so that a teacher may be
3. Page 6, Line 177 :
177 (b) After an assessment is downloaded to a
{
mobile
}
portable
technology
device, the device shall
4. Page 10, Lines 278 through 279 :
278 (b) A school district or charter school may use program money for
{
mobile
}
portable
technology
279 devices used to administer reading assessments.
The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Poulson and Rep. Richardson were absent for the vote.
The following spoke to the bill:
Sara Krebs, Cache School District
Maurine Donovan, Cache School District
MOTION: Rep. Christensen moved to pass out H.B. 302 as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Edwards voting in opposition to the motion. Rep.
Poulson and Rep. Richardson were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. Rep.
Poulson and Rep. Richardson were absent for the vote.
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Rep. Bill Wright, Chair