MINUTES OF THE SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE
SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 215, Senate Building
February 15, 2013
Members Present: Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair
Sen. Patricia W. Jones
Sen. Peter C. Knudson
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Sen. Stuart C. Reid
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
Staff Present: Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Osmond called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to adopt the minutes of the February 8, 2013 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Knudson and Sen. Stevenson absent for the
vote.
S.B. 66 Referendum Revisions (S. Reid)
Sen Reid introduced and explained the bill assisted by Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and
Towns.
MOTION: Sen. Reidmoved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
5, Lines 142 through 144
:
142
(3) If the local legislative body repeals a law described in Subsection (1) before the
143
election day on which the law will otherwise be submitted to a vote of the
people
{
,
}
:
(a)
the law may
144
not be submitted to a vote of the people
{
.
}
; and
(b) any votes cast for or against the referendum may not be counted.
2. Page
7, Line 213 through Page 8, Line 214
:
213
{
(e) The Supreme Court shall certify to the clerk or recorder of the local
government a
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written estimate that complies with the requirements of this section.
}
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Reid moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
5, Lines 121 through 123
:
121
(b) obtain legal signatures of individuals who are registered to vote in the area
subject
122
to the jurisdiction of the local government in which the law applies in
each voting
precinct or subprecinct in
an amount equal to or
123
greater than:
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson and Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Michael Ostermiller, Attorney, Lobbyist
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to transmit S.B. 66 favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
With Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.
Sen. Osmond relinquished the Chair to Sen. Reid.
S.B. 71 Results-Based Financing for Early Childhood Education (A. Osmond)
Sen. Osmond introduced and explained the bill, presented a video and answered questions from
the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Allen Alexander, Vice Chair, United Way
Janis Dubno, Senior Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children
Joan Nichol, Children's Express Child Care
Kory Holdaway, Special Education Teacher
Patrick Marino, Lit'l Scholars Child Development Center
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Cherilyn Eager, Project Director, World Class Education and
Research
Cherie Rawlings, Teacher, Title 1 Schools; Eagle Forum
Peter Cannon, Davis School Board
Joseph Sorenson, (read statement from Mother)
Joyce Mitchell, Mother, Early Head Start Participant
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to transmit S.B. 71 favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Reid
voting in opposition.
Sen. Osmond resumed the Chair.
S.B. 147 Workers' Compensation and Occupational Safety Amendments (K. Mayne)
Sen. Mayne introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to adopt 1st Sub. S.B.147. The motion passed unanimously.
Allen Hennibold, Deputy Commissioner, Utah Labor Commission, further clarified the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to transmit 1st Sub. S.B. 147 favorably. The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved to place 1st Sub. S.B. 147 on the Consent Calendar. The
motion passed unanimously.
M
OTION:
Sen. Okerlund moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Osmond
adjourned the meeting at 3:40 p.m.
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Sen. Aaron Osmond, Committee Chair