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MINUTES OF THE

SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

    ROOM 415, STATE CAPITOL

FEBRUARY 24, 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 7:45 am.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Niederhauser, Sen. Stephenson and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.

S.B. 82 Equal Access for Education Employee Association Amendments (M. Madsen)

Sen. Madsen. introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Ms. Charity Smith, Membership Director, Association of American                 Educators - Utah
            Ms. Judi Clark, Executive Director, Parents for Choice in Education
            Mr. Peter Cannon, Member (speaking for himself), Davis School District                 Board of Education

Spoke against the bill: Ms. Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President, Utah Education Association
             Ms. JoDee Sundberg, President, Utah School Boards Association
             Mr. Mike Gowans, President, Alpine Education Association
             Ms. Kathleen Wagner, Teacher, Washington County School District
             Mr. Don Paver, President, Davis Education Association
             Ms. Jennifer Boehme, President, Jordan Education Association


MOTION:
    Sen. Stephenson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Morgan voting in opposition and Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.

S.B. 263 Education Requirements for Nursing Licensure Amendments (G. Davis)


Sen. Davis introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 46 through 47 :    

             46          (2) An approved education program under Subsection (1), may offer its
  didactic       courses using

             47      classroom, clinical, or online methods.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Mark Steinagel, Director, Division of Occupational and Professional                 Licensing

Spoke for the bill:     Mr. Craig Peterson, representing Excelsior College
            
MOTION:     Sen. Morgan moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.

S.B. 261 Charter School Revisions (J. S. Adams)

Sen. Adams introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:     Mr. Kory Holdaway, Government Relations Director, Utah Education                 Association
            Dr. Martell Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, State Board of Education

Spoke for the bill:    Ms. Allison Holmes, Director, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools

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

S.B. 67 Teacher Effectiveness and Outcomes Based Compensation (J. S. Adams)

Sen. Adams introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved to replace S.B. 67 with 1st Sub. S.B. 67. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.



1st Sub. S.B. 67 Teacher Effectiveness and Outcomes Based Compensation (J. S. Adams)

Sen. Adams introduced and explained the substitute bill.

Spoke to the bill:     Dr. Martell Menlove, Deputy Superintendent, State Board of Education

Spoke against the bill: Ms. Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President, Utah Education Association
             Ms. Connie Sorenson, Teacher, Oakridge Elementary School
             Ms. June Miller, Teacher, Iron County School District
             Mr. Don Paver, President, Davis Education Association

Spoke for the bill:    Mr. Matthew Piccolo, Policy Analyst, Sutherland Institute
            Ms. Charity Smith, Membership Director, Association of American                 Educators - Utah
            Mr. Peter Cannon, Member (speaking for himself), Davis School District                 Board of Education
            Ms. Judi Clark, Executive Director, Parents for Choice in Education

MOTION:    Sen. Stephenson moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved to refer the substitute bill back to the Rules Committee for interim study. The motion was withdrawn.

The original motion passed with Sen. Morgan, Sen. Osmond, and Sen. Thatcher voting in opposition.

MOTION:     Sen. Morgan moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 10:02 am.

Minutes were reported by Wendy Hill, Secretary.





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Sen. Aaron Osmond