P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Representative Heineman
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2, 2007
E - Excused
A - Absent
P Bradford
P Buckingham
P DeVries
P Elliott
P Gilson
P Hackl
P Hills
P McLaughlin, Vice-Chair
P Novstrup (Al)
P Olson (Ryan)
P Thompson
P Van Norman
P Weems
P Wick
P Heineman, Chair
Moved by: Hills
Second by: Weems
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
HB 1276: appropriate money to the Department of Education to fund a new cyber
high school.
The Chair deferred HB 1276 until Friday, February 9, 2007.
HB 1236: allow the Department of Education to enter into certain enrollment
agreements with the State of Iowa.
Presented by: Representative Joel Dykstra
MOTION:
DO PASS HB 1236
Moved by: Hills
Second by: Weems
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(15-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup
(Al), Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Van Norman, Weems, Wick, Heineman
MOTION:
PLACE HB 1236 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Hackl
Second by: Van Norman
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
HB 1246: appropriate money to pay for the development of certain vocational
education courses that can be taken by high school students via distance learning.
Presented by: Representative Ryan Olson
Opponents: Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
Rick Melmer, Department of Education
MOTION:
REFER TO Appropriations with a do pass recommendation
Moved by: Elliott
Second by: Hackl
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1246 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Buckingham
Second by: Gilson
Action: Failed by roll call vote.(6-8-1-0)
Voting Yes: Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, McLaughlin, Thompson, Heineman
Voting No: Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman, Weems, Wick
Excused: Bradford
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION REFER TO Appropriations with no recommendation
Moved by: DeVries
Second by: Buckingham
Action: Failed by roll call vote.(5-9-1-0)
Voting Yes: Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, Thompson, Heineman
Voting No: Elliott, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman,
Weems, Wick
Excused: Bradford
MOTION:
REFER TO Appropriations with a do pass recommendation
Moved by: Elliott
Second by: Hackl
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-6-1-0)
Voting Yes: Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman, Weems, Wick
Voting No: Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, McLaughlin, Thompson, Heineman
Excused: Bradford
HB 1266: allow a home school student to partially enroll in the student's resident
school district or in another school district under certain circumstances.
Presented by: Representative Thomas Brunner
Proponents: Quin Brunner, Self
Opponents: Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
Rick Melmer, Department of Education
MOTION:
AMEND HB 1266
Moved by: Hackl
Second by: Weems
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1266
Moved by: Buckingham
Second by: DeVries
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1266
"
Section 4. If a student is partially enrolled in a school district pursuant to this Act, and the
student's enrollment is equal to or greater than fifty percent, that student is required to take any
academic achievement test administered by the school district pursuant to
§
13-3-55. If a student's
partial enrollment in a school district is less than fifty percent, the student is not required to take any
academic achievement test administered by the school district pursuant to
§
13-3-55.".
Moved by: DeVries
Second by: Buckingham
Action: Was not acted on.
The Chair deferred HB 1266 until Thursday, February 8.
Jo Ann Nelsen