MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30, House Building

March 5, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Brad G. Last, Chair

                                                Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. LaVar Christensen

                                                Rep. Kim Coleman

                                                Rep. Steve Eliason

                                                Rep. Justin L. Fawson

                                                Rep. Francis D. Gibson

                                                Rep. David E. Lifferth

                                                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

                                                Rep. Marie H. Poulson

Members Excused:               Rep. Gregory H. Hughes

                                                Rep. Michael E. Noel 

Members Absent:                 Rep. Eric K. Hutchings

                                                Rep. Daniel McCay                 

Staff Present:                        Ms. Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Linda Service, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Last called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2015 and March 4, 2015 meetings. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Coleman, Rep. Eliason, and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.

S.B. 106          Class Size Reduction Program Amendments (Sen. W. Harper) (Rep. R. Edwards)

Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee and distributed "Current Allocation and Alternative Allocation Using Existing Revenue Stream and 80% As Is 20% Based on Class Size/Property Value per Student."

Mr. Brent Bills, Wasatch County School District, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Lifferth moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Eliason, and Rep. Lifferth voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Gibson was absent for the vote.

S.C.R. 5          Concurrent Resolution Regarding Western Governors University (Sen. W. Harper) (Rep. E. Hutchings)

Sen. Harper explained the resolution to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Fawson moved to hold the resolution. The motion failed with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Eliason, Rep. Last, and Rep. Lifferth, voting against the motion. Rep. Coleman and Rep. Gibson were absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Christensen moved to replace S.C.R. 5 with 1st Sub. S.C.R. 5. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Lifferth moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Coleman, Rep. Fawson, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Snow voting against the motion. Rep. Gibson was absent for the vote.

H.C.R. 9         Concurrent Resolution on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Rep. S. Eliason)

Rep. Eliason explained the resolution to the committee with the assistance of Mr. David Crandall, Chairman, Utah State Board of Education.

Mr. Brad Asay, American Federation of Teachers, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to replace H.C.R. 9 with 1st Sub. H.C.R. 9. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Moss moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.

H.R. 5             House Resolution Regarding Mathematics Proficiency among High School Students (Rep. S. Eliason)

Rep. Eliason explained the resolution to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Fawson moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.

2nd Sub. S.B. 116                  Public School Dropout Recovery (Sen. A. Osmond) (Rep. F. Gibson)

Sen. Osmond explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Last moved to replace 2nd Sub. S.B. 116 with 3rd Sub. S.B. 116. The motion passed with Rep. Fawson, Rep. Gibson, and Rep. Lifferth voting against the motion.

Spoke for the bill:                   Mr. Brad C. Smith, Superintendent, State Office of Education

                                                Ms. Anna Brower, American Civil Liberties Union

                                                Mr. Royce Van Tassell, Utah Association of Public Charter                                                 Schools

                                                Mr. Brent Bills, Wasatch County School District

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

S.B. 37            Data Reporting Regarding Front-line Teachers (Sen. A. Osmond) (Rep. L. Christensen)

S.B. 37 was not considered.

MOTION:     Rep. Fawson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Last adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.

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Rep. Brad Last, Chair