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.                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25 House Building
February 11, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair
                    Rep. Rich Cunningham, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Jim Bird
                    Rep. Richard Greenwood
                    Rep. Lynn Hemingway    
                    Rep. Brad Last
                    Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove
                    Rep. Merrill Nelson
                    Rep. Curt Oda
                    Rep. Angela Romero
                         
MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. Brad Wilson        
                                                 
STAFF PRESENT:            Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Service, Committee Secretary
                
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Edwards called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Hemingway moved to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Menlove was absent for the vote.

H.B. 94    Free Market Protection and Privatization Board Act Amendments (Rep. K. Stratton)

Chair Edwards announced that at the request of Rep. Stratton, H.B. 94 will not be heard at today's committee meeting.

S.C.R. 2    Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Workers' Compensation Fund for Workplace Safety (Sen. K. Mayne) (Rep. D. Ipson)

Sen. Mayne introduced the resolution and distributed a handout.

The following spoke in support of the resolution:
    Mr. Dennis Lloyd, Sr. Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, Workers' Compensation     Fund
    Mr. Taz Biesinger, Utah Home Builders Association

MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to pass the resolution out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.



MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to place the resolution on the Consent Calendar. The motion pass unanimously.

MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Edwards adjourned the meeting at 9:26 a.m.


    





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                    Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair