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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: Stephen H. Urquhart, Utah State Senator
William Sederburg, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education
Karen Mayne, Utah State Senator
David Spatafore, Utah High School Activities Association
Bethany Cam, Student, Academy for Math Engineering and Science (AMES)
Nick Jensen, Student, Cottonwood High School
Joseph Conder, Student, AMES
Dave Gatti, Assistant Principal, Cottonwood High School
Carl Boyington, Executive Director, Utah Association of
Secondary School Principals
Derrick Monson, Manager of Public Policy, Sutherland Institute
Shawn Turner, Vice President,, Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Stephenson called the meeting to order at 2:23 P.M.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2011 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard and Thatcher absent for the vote.
1. S.B. 97 - Higher Education Mission Based Funding
Sen. Urquhart introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. J. Stevenson moved to adopt the following amendment:
1. Page 4, Lines 106 through 107 :
106 (ii) designed to improve the availability, effectiveness, or quality of higher education in
107 the state.
(d) When recommending an allocation of mission based funding to a
doctorate-granting university, as defined by the board, or Southern Utah University,
the board shall place greater emphasis on the university's fulfillment of the strategic
priorities described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii).
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(d), the board may allocate funding for a modest amount of growth to doctorate-granting institutions and Southern Utah University.
2. Page 6, Lines 153 through 154 :
153 (11) (a)
{
The Legislature shall provide an annual combined budget
appropriation to the
}
If the Legislature appropriates money in accordance with
this section, it shall be distributed to the
154 State Board of Regents
and higher education institutions
to fund the items
described in Subsection (1)(b).
The motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Sederburg spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to pass S.B. 97 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. S.B. 235 - Charter School Students' Participation in Extracurricular Activities
Sen. Mayne introduced and explained the bill.
Mr. Spatafore, Ms. Cam, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Conder, Mr. Gatti, Mr. Monson, and Mr. Turner spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Boyington spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to pass S.B. 235 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard and Thatcher absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Morgan moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard and Thatcher absent for the vote.
Chair Stephenson adjourned the meeting at 3:17 P.M.
Minutes were reported by Karen C. Allred, Secretary.