MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 30, House Building
February 1, 2016
Members Present: Rep. Bradley G. Last, Chair
Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair
Rep. LaVar Christensen
Rep. Kim Coleman
Rep. Bruce R. Cutler
Rep. Steve Eliason
Rep. Justin L. Fawson
Rep. Francis D. Gibson
Rep. David E. Lifferth
Rep. Daniel McCay
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Members Absent: Rep. Eric Hutchings
Rep. Michael E. Noel
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 2:16 p.m.
Rep. Lifferth introduced the Eagle Mountain Youth City Council in attendance.
H.B. 182 Concurrent Enrollment Education Amendments (Rep. V. Peterson)
Rep. Peterson explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 6, Lines 154 through 176:
154 53A-15-1705. Concurrent enrollment { application } participation form -- { Student acknowledgment and
155parental } Parental permission.
156 (1) The State Board of Regents shall create a higher education concurrent enrollment
157 { application } participation form that includes { an acknowledgment form and } a parental permission form.
158 { (2) An institution of higher education shall use the application described in Subsection
159(1) for eligible students to participate in concurrent enrollment. }
160 { (3) } (2) Before allowing an eligible student to participate in concurrent enrollment, an LEA
161and an institution of higher education shall ensure that the eligible student has, for the current
162school year:
163 (a) submitted the { application } participation form described in Subsection (1);
164 (b) signed an acknowledgment of program participation requirements; and
165 (c) obtained parental permission as indicated by the signature of a student's parent or
166legal guardian on the parental permission form.
167 Section 6. Section 53A-15-1706 is enacted to read:
168 53A-15-1706. Tuition and fees.
169 (1) Except as provided in this section, the State Board of Regents or an institution of
170higher education may not charge tuition or fees for a concurrent enrollment course.
171 (2) (a) The State Board of Regents may charge a one-time fee for a student to { apply to }
172participate in the concurrent enrollment program.
173 { (3) } (b) A student who pays a fee described in Subsection (2) (a) does not satisfy a general
174admission application fee requirement for a full-time or part-time student at an institution of
175higher education.
(3) (a) An institution of higher education may charge a one-time admission application fee for concurrent enrollment course credit offered by the institution of higher education.
(b) Payment of the fee described in Subsection (3)(a) satisfies the general admission application fee requirement for a full-time or part-time student at an institution of higher education.
176 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), an institution of higher education may
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. McCay, and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill:
Ms. Moya Kessig, Gifted and Talented Specialist, Utah State Office of Education
Mr. Dave Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education
Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Acting State Superintendent of Public Instruction
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Gibson, Rep. McCay, and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
H.B. 107 Early College High Schools (Rep. V. Peterson)
Rep. Peterson explained the bill with the assistance of Ms. Anna Trevino, Utah County Academy of Sciences.
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 51 through 52:
51 (b) exempt from the 180 school day requirement established by board rule.
(2) Notwithstanding the exemption described in Subsection (1)(b), an early college high school is subject to the required number of instructional hours established under board rule.
52 { (2) } (3) Up to three of the subject-specific credit hour graduation requirements established
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson and Rep. McCay absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 9:
9 This bill distinguishes an early college high school from a { regularly authorized charter } regular public
2. Page 2, Line 35:
35 (2) "Early college high school" means { an authorized charter } a public school that:
3. Page 2, Line 43:
43 { charter } public school.
4. Page 2, Lines 49 through 52:
49 (1) An early college high school is { :
50 (a) subject to Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act; and
51 (b) } exempt from the 180 school day requirement established by board rule.
(2) Notwithstanding the exemption described in Subsection (1), an early college high school is subject to the required number of instructional hours established under board rule.
52 { (2) } (3) Up to three of the subject-specific credit hour graduation requirements established
5. Page 3, Line 60:
60 53A-1a-1104. { Charter } Public school partnerships with institutions of higher education
6. Page 3, Line 62:
62 Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent or inhibit a { charter } public school from:
7. Page 3, Lines 64 through 66:
64education through the { charter } public school; or
65 (2) identifying the { charter } public school as an early college high school if identifying the
66 { charter } public school as an early college high school is consistent with trademark laws.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 142 Agency Auditing Procedures for Education (Rep. B. R. Cutler)
Rep. Cutler explained the bill with the assistance of Dr. Dickson and distributed the handout "Agency Auditing Procedures for Education."
MOTION: Rep. Cutler moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen absent for the vote.
H.B. 147 State Board of Education Revisions (Rep. B. R. Cutler)
Rep. Cutler explained the bill with the assistance of Dr. Dickson and distributed the handout "State Board of Education Revisions."
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen and Rep. Eliason absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. McCay moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen and Rep. Eliason absent for the vote. Chair Last adjourned the meeting at 3:20 p.m.
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Rep. Brad Last, Chair