Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 164 Second Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Cutler, B. R.

Final action

House/ filed 3/8/2018

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates the Early Learning Task Force, including provisions related to:
• task force membership;
• quorum requirements;
• compensation; and
• task force duties.

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Bill text

EARLY LEARNING TASK FORCE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Bruce R. Cutler
Senate Sponsor: 
 Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Early Learning Task Force.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates the Early Learning Task Force, including provisions related to:
• task force membership;
• quorum requirements;
• compensation; and
• task force duties.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a repeal date for the task force.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
36-29-103
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-29-103
 is enacted to read:
 36-29-103.
Early Learning Task Force.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Early learning" means learning that takes place in the home or outside the home by
a child who:
(i) is younger than six years old; and
(ii) has not started kindergarten.
(b) "Task force" means the Early Learning Task Force created in this section.
(2) There is created the Early Learning Task Force consisting of the following
members:
(a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
two of whom may be from the same political party;
(b) three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party;
(c) one member of the State Board of Education appointed by the chair of the State
Board of Education;
(d) the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee; and
(e) the director of the Office of Child Care, created in Section 
35A-3-202
, or the
director's designee.
(3) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(4) (a) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(5) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
be paid in accordance with Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3,
Legislator Compensation.
(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
(i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the task force;
and
(ii) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member
of the task force at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 
63A-3-106
and 
63A-3-107
.
(6) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
to the task force.
(7) The task force shall, using the study related to early childhood services and
resources described in Section 
35A-3-208
 as a framework:
(a) review early learning in Utah; and
(b) make policy recommendations aimed at increasing kindergarten readiness.
(8) On or before November 30, 2018, the task force shall present a report, including
any proposed legislation, to:
(a) the Education Interim Committee; and
(b) the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.
Section 2. 
Repeal date.
Section 
36-29-103
 is repealed on May 14, 2019.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel