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MINUTES OF HOUSE EDUCATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 30, House Building
February 24, 2014

Members Present:    Rep. Francis Gibson, Chair
        Rep. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair
        Rep. Patrice M. Arent
        Rep. Steve Eliason
        Rep. Bradley G. Last
        Rep. David Lifferth    
        Rep. Dan McCay
        Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
        Rep. Jim Nielson
        Rep. Val Peterson
        Rep. Marie H. Poulson
        Rep. Kraig Powell
        Rep. Keven Stratton
        
Members Absent:    Rep. Rich Cunningham
        Rep. Greg H. Hughes
        Rep. Dean Sanpei            
            
Staff Present:    Ms. Constance C. Steffen, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Linda Service, Committee Secretary
        

Note: List of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Vice Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 4:25 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Moss moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2014 meeting. The motion passed with Rep. Gibson, Rep. McCay, Rep. Poulson, and Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

H.B. 223    School Board Elections Provisions (Rep. J. Nielson)

Rep. Nielson explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove, Utah State Superintendent
    
Spoke for the bill:    Jay Blain, Utah Education Association
        Deon Turley, Utah P.T.A.

Spoke against the bill:    Peter Cannon, citizen
        Gayle Ruzicka, Eagle Forum
        Tiffany Hess, family
        Jared Carman, family
        Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Peterson voting against the motion. Rep. Poulson was absent for the vote.

Chair Gibson assumed the chair.
            
S.B. 40    Financial and Economic Literacy Amendments (Sen. P. Jones) (Rep. )

Sen. Jones explained the substitute bill, assisted by Susan Spears, Utah Association of CPAs.

Spoke for the bill:    Dr. Martell Menlove
        Jared Gleue, Wells Fargo Bank

MOTION:    Rep. Moss moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Nielson voting against the motion. Rep. Poulson was absent for the vote.

H.B. 236    State School Board Nomination Revisions (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Powell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 4, Lines 113 through 114 :    

             113          (c) submit a list of at least three candidates for each state board position to the
             114      governor by July 1
  , including the person currently serving in that position if that person is seeking reelection       ; and


The motion passed with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Moss, Rep. Nielson, Rep. Poulson, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Stratton voting for the motion and Rep. Arent, Rep. Last, Rep. McCay, Rep. Peterson, and Rep. Snow voting against the motion.

Spoke to the bill:    Karen Peterson, citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.




1st Sub. H.B. 228    Utah State Board of Education Elections and Reporting Amendments (Rep. B. Greene)

Rep. Green explained the substitute bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Gayle Ruzicka
        Peter Cannon
        Tiffany Hess

Spoke against the bill:    Jay Blain
        Deon Turley
        Dr. Martell Menlove

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. McCay, Rep. Peterson, and Rep. Stratton voting for the motion and Rep. Arent, Rep. Last, Rep. Moss, Rep. Nielson, Rep. Poulson, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Snow voting against the motion.

H.B. 307    Public Education Funding Task Force (Rep. J. Bird)

At the request of the sponsor, this bill was not considered.

MOTION:    Rep. Last moved to adjourn. Chair Gibson adjourned the meeting at 6:34 p.m.







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Rep. Francis Gibson, Chair