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                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25 House Building
February 25, 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
                    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 8:08 a.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Wilson moved to approve the minutes of the February 20, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Last, and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.

H.B. 209    Public Assistance Restrictions (Rep. D. Brown)

MOTION:    Rep. Nelson moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 209 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 209. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Last, and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.

Rep. Brown introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Geoff Landward, Department of Workforce Services.

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

H.B. 139    Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Action Center (Rep. V. Peterson)

MOTION:    Rep. Last moved to replace H.B. 139 with 1st Substitute H.B. 139. The motion passed unanimously.

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Rep. Peterson introduced the bill.

Ms. Angela Stallings, Office of Legislative Research, spoke to the bill and responded to questions from committee members.

The following spoke in support of the bill:
    Mr. Dave Buhler, Commissioner, Utah System of Higher Education
    Mr. Chet Linton, School Improvement Network
    Mr. Tom Nedreberg, Utah Education Association
    Mr. Mark Bouchard, Chairman, Prosperity 2020
    Mr. Kimball Thomson, Bio Utah
    Mr. Ted Hoy, AtTask
    Ms. JoDee Sundberg, Utah School Boards Association
    Mr. Jack Sunderlage, Utah Technology Council
    Mr. Stan Lockhart, private sector chair of the Governor's Education Excellence     Commission

Mr. Peter Cannon, Davis County School Board member speaking on behalf of himself, said he was in opposition to the bill.

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

Chair Edwards relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Cunningham.
    
H.B. 332    Alternate Dispute Resolution Amendments (Rep. R. Edwards)

Rep. Edwards introduced the bill assisted by Mr. Craig Hughes, Citizens of Utah.

MOTION:    Rep. Nelson moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wilson absent for the vote. Vice Chair Cunningham adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.




    

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                    Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair

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