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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE RETIREMENT AND INDEPENDENT ENTITIES STANDING COMMITTEE

Room W030, House Building

                     February 23, 2012

Members Present:    Rep. Don Ipson, Chair            
            Rep. Brad Daw        
            Rep. Susan Duckworth
            Rep. Lynn Hemingway
            Rep. Brad Last
            Rep. Merlynn Newbold
            Rep. Mark Wheatley

Members Excused:    Rep. Wayne Haper
            Rep. Gage Froerer,

Staff Present:
    Mr. Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Linda Error, Committee Secretary
    
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Ipson called the meeting to order at 7:27 a.m.
    
MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to approve the minutes of the February 1, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 430    Classified School Employee Amendments (Rep. B. Last)

Rep. Last introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Dan Anderson, Utah Retirement Systems and Superintendent Martin Bates, Granite School District.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Jeff Leonard, Utah School Employees Association
            Mr. Kory Holdaway, Utah Education Association

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hemingway, and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Ipson adjourned the meeting at 8:18 a.m.



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                    Rep. Don Ipson, Chair