MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30, House Building

February 11, 2016

Members Present:                Rep. Brad 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. Eric Hutchings

                                                Rep. David E. Lifferth

                                                Rep. Daniel McCay

                                                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

                                                Rep. Michael E. Noel

                                                Rep. Marie H. Poulson                        

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.

Vice Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.

MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2016 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Fawson, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. McCay, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 288         Educational Records Protection Amendments (Rep. C. Hall)

Rep. Hall explained the bill.

Ms. Renae Cawley, Utah Media, spoke against the bill.

Mr. Doug Larson, Granite School District, spoke for the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fawson, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. McCay, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 254         Resident Student Tuition Amendments (Rep. M. Poulson)

Rep. Poulson explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Spencer Jenkins, Utah System of Higher Education, and Gary Harter, Executive Director, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs.

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to replace H.B. 254 with 1st Sub. H.B. 254. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

Mr. Brian Garrett, computer consulting, spoke for the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Lifferth moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 254 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 277         Personalized Learning and Teaching Amendments (Rep. J. Knotwell)

Rep. Knotwell explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Dave Thomas, First Vice Chair, State Board of Education.

MOTION:     Rep. McCay moved to replace H.B. 277 with 1st Sub. H.B. 277. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:

                        Ms. Susan Pulsipher, Jordan School District Board

                        Mr. Terry Shoemaker, Superintendent, Wasatch County School District

Ms. Tami Pyfer, Education Advisor to the Governor, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Cutler moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 277 out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 9, Lines 244 through 245:      

244reports.

 (6) Federal requirements or funding may not be the basis or element of the program or matters adopted under this chapter without additional express legislative approval. 

245 Section 6. Section 53A-1-1406 is enacted to read:

The motion failed with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Coleman, Rep. Fawson, Rep. Lifferth, and Rep. Noel voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Moss were absent for the vote.

Rep. Cutler's motion to pass the bill out favorably passed with Rep. Fawson and Rep. Poulson voting against the motion. Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Moss were absent for the vote.

S.B. 51            Teacher Leader Role (Sen. A. Millner) (Rep. V. L. Snow)

Sen. Millner explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:

                       Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Acting State Superintendent of Public Instruction

                       Mr. Brad Asay, American Federation of Teachers, Utah

                       Ms. Rita Heagren, retired teacher

Dr. Sara Jones, Utah Education Association, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Coleman moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 38 through 46

Senate Committee Amendments

       1-27-2016:   

38   (b) may make rules that create an endorsement for a teacher leader.

 (4) A school district or charter school may assign a teacher to a teacher leader position without a teacher leader endorsement. 

39   Ŝ➔ [(4) A teacher leader may not evaluate, under Chapter 8, Part 4, Educator Evaluations, a

40teacher whom the teacher leader is currently assisting in training.

41   (5)] {  (4)  }  (5)  Ŝ (a) The board shall solicit recommendations from school districts regarding:

42   (i) appropriate resources to provide a teacher leader; and

43   (ii) appropriate ways to compensate a teacher leader.

44   (b) The board shall report the board's findings and recommendations described in

45Subsection Ŝ➔ [(5)] {  (4)  }  (5)  Ŝ (a) to the Education Interim Committee on or before the committee's

45aNovember

462016 interim meeting.

The motion passed with Rep. Cutler and Rep. Snow voting against the motion. Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Noel were absent for the vote.

Rep. Poulson's motion to pass the bill out favorably passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

S.B. 78    State Board of Education Candidate Selection (Sen. A. Millner) (Rep. B. Last)

S.B. 78 was not considered.

S.C.R. 3  Concurrent Resolution Supporting American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan (Sen. K. Van Tassell) (Rep. J. Draxler)

S.C.R. 3 was not considered.

MOTION: Rep. Last moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Moss and Rep. Noel absent for the vote. Chair Snow adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.

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Rep. Brad Last, Chair