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Members Present: Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, Chair
Sen. Lyle Hillyard
Sen. Karen Morgan
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
Sen. Daniel Thatcher
Members Excused: Sen. Wayne Niederhauser
Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
Karen C. Allred, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Larry Shumway, State Superintendent, Utah State Office of Education (USOE)
Judy Park, Associate Superintendent, USOE
Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President , Utah Education
Association
Patti Harrington, Educator
Sara Krebs, Literacy Coordinator, Cache County School District
Maurine Donavax, Assistant Superintendent, Cache County School District
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair H. Stephenson called the meeting to order at 9:02 A.M.
MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2011 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. J. Stevenson absent for the vote.
1. S.B. 63 - K-3 Reading Improvement Program Accountability
Dr. Shumway and Dr. Park spoke to the bill.
Dr. Park provided a link to a report from the USOE regarding student proficiency in English Language Arts on certain assessments:
http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/INFORMATION/ELA-CRT.aspx
Ms. Gallagher-Fishbaugh, Dr. Harrington, Ms. Krebs, and Ms. Donavax spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass S.B. 63 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. J. Stevenson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. J. Stevenson absent for the vote.
Chair H. Stephenson adjourned the meeting at 10:02 A.M.
Minutes were reported by Karen C. Allred, Secretary.