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Members Present: Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, Chair
Sen. Lyle Hillyard
Sen. Karen Morgan
Sen. Wayne Niederhauser
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
Sen. Daniel Thatcher
Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
Karen C. Allred, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Lieutenant Colonel Mike Liechty, US Air Force, via recorded video
Dave Buhler, Associate Commissioner, Utah State Board of
Regents
Victor Schanti, f/n/a William A. Robinson, M.D., President, www.votermilitia.org
Larry Shumway, State Superintendent, Utah State Office of
Education
Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President, Utah Education
Association
Corbin White, Citizen
Peter Cannon, Member, Davis School District Board of Education,
Davis 9/12
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair H. Stephenson called the meeting to order at 4:07 P.M.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2011 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Niederhauser and Thatcher absent for the vote.
1. S.B. 46 - Higher Education Residency Requirements
Sen. Dayton introduced and explained the bill.
Mr. Liechty, Mr. Buhler, and Mr. Schanti spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to adopt the following amendment:
1. Page 4, Line 90 :
90 (C) the military parent's Utah voter registration card
dated a reasonable period
prior to application
;
2. Page 4, Lines 93 through 94 :
93 (E) a current Utah vehicle registration document with the military parent's name as
94 owner of the vehicle
dated a reasonable period prior to application
; or
The motion passed with Sens. Hillyard, Niederhauser, J. Stevenson, Thatcher, and Morgan voting in favor, and Sen. H. Stephenson voting in opposition.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to make the following amendment:
1. Page 1, Lines 12 through 13 :
12 . requires an institution of higher education to grant
undergraduate
resident
student status to the
13 children of certain military personnel if the student produces certain information;
2. Page 3, Lines 78 through 80 :
78 (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), an institution within the state system of higher
79 education shall grant
undergraduate
resident student status for tuition purposes to a
child of a United States
80 military person assigned to active duty if the child produces:
The motion failed with Sens. Thatcher and Hillyard voting in favor, and Sens. Morgan, Niederhauser, H. Stephenson, and J. Stevenson voting in opposition.
MOTION: Sen. J. Stevenson moved to pass S.B. 46 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. J. Stevenson assumed the Chair
2. S.B. 115 - School Performance Reporting
Sen. H. Stephenson introduced and explained the bill.
Dr. Shumway spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to pass S.B. 115 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. S.B. 119 - School District Superintendents Amendments
Sen. H. Stephenson introduced and explained the bill.
Dr. Shumway and Ms. Gallagher-Fishbaugh spoke to the bill.
Mr. White and Mr. Cannon spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass S.B. 119 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.
Chair Stephenson adjourned the meeting at 5:38 P.M.
Minutes were reported by Karen C. Allred, Secretary.