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                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
                WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 26, 2011

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Jim Bird, Chair
                    Rep. Dean Sanpei, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Keith Grover
                    Rep. David Litvack
                    Rep. Ronda Menlove    
                    Rep. Val Peterson
                    Rep. Mark Wheatley                    
                    
                             
STAFF PRESENT:            Arthur L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                    Tamara Schaff, Committee Secretary
                
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Bird called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.

MOTION :     Rep. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the January 24, 2010 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Grover, Rep. Litvack, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.


H.B. 17S01    Enterprise Zone Amendments (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill: Tammy Lucero, Uintah County

MOTION:     Rep. Petersen moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.

Rep. Bird relinquished the chair to Rep. Sanpei.


H.B. 199    Advertisements on School Buses (Rep. J. Bird)

Rep. Bird explained the bill to the committee and provided a handout to committee memebers.

Spoke to the bill:    Murrell Martin, State Office of Education
            Benjamin Soholt, citizen




Spoke in favor of the bill:    Jolynn Alger, Jordan District Citizens Group
                Robin Kruger, citizen
                Dan Deuel, citizen
                Corbin White, Jordan School District
                Susan Pulsipher, Jordan School District

Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Jared Johnson, Yesco Media

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

Page 2, line 39:    After "drugs," delete "or" and after "gambling" insert"
            ", or promotion of any political party, candidate, or issue"

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Grover and Rep. Petersen voting in opposition to the motion.


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

Rep. Sanpei adjourned the meeting at 3:15 p.m.







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                    Jim Bird, Chair