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MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

    ROOM 30, H    OUSE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX

FEBRUARY 17, 2012


Members Present:        Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair
                Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
                Sen. Karen W. Morgan
                Sen. Wayne L. Niederhauser
                Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
                Sen. Jerry Stevenson
                Sen. Daniel Thatcher        
                    
Staff Present:            Ms. Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Wendy Hill, Secretary
                    
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Osmond called the meeting to order at 8:05 am.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION:    Sen. Stevenson moved to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Morgan, and
        Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

S.B. 151 Student Opportunity Scholarships (H. Stephenson)

MOTION:    Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 151 with 2nd Sub. S.B. 151 Students at Risk of Academic Failure Study. The motion passed unanimously with Sen Niederhauser absent for the vote.

Sen. Stephenson introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:     Dr. Galey Colosimo, Principal, Juan Diego Catholic High School
            Ms. Judi Clark, Executive Director, Parents for Choice in Education

Spoke against the bill:     Dr. Patti Harrington, Utah School Superintendents Association and     Utah School Boards Association
                Ms. Heidi Ross, Teacher, Tooele School District
                Mr. Rob Kertesz, Parent, Retired Educator

Spoke to the bill:     Ms. Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President, Utah Education Association
            Mr. Peter Cannon, Member (speaking for himself), Davis School District                                                              Board of Education
            Ms. Elizabeth Weight, Teacher, Cyprus High School
            Mr. Michael McDonough, Resource Teacher, Woodstock Elementary


MOTION:     Sen. Stephenson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Morgan, Sen. Niederhauser, and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

S.B. 54 Amendments Related to Education Funding (B. McAdams)

MOTION:    Sen. Stephenson moved to replace S.B. 54 with 1st Sub. S.B. 54. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

Sen. McAdams introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Mr. Kory Holdaway, Government Relations Director, Utah Education                  Association
            Ms. Paula Green Johnson, Board Member, United Way
            Ms. Deon Turley, Education Commissioner, Utah PTA
            Dr. Ronald Wolff, Superintendent, Box Elder School District
            Mr. Wesley G. Smith, Prosperity 2020

Spoke against the bill: Mr. Peter Cannon, Member (speaking for himself), Davis School District                 Board of Education
                                            
MOTION:     Sen. Morgan moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved to table the bill. The motion passed with Sen. Morgan and Sen. Osmond voting in opposition and Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

S.B. 175 School Grading Amendments (W. Niederhauser)

Sen. Niederhauser introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:     Dr. Judy Park, Associate Superintendent, State Board of Education
            Mr. Kory Holdaway, Government Relations Director, Utah Education                  Association

MOTION:     Sen. Niederhauser moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

S.B. 81 Paraeducator Funding (K. Mayne)

Sen. Mayne introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION:     Sen. Stephenson moved to hold the bill. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Niederhauser, and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.



MOTION:     Sen. Stephenson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Niederhauser, and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 10:00 am.

    

Minutes were reported by Wendy Hill, Secretary.





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Sen. Aaron Osmond