04/14/2013 11:30 AM House FINANCE

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Establishing the Task Force on Sustainable Education                                                                       
     in the House of Representatives.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Representative   Costello  MOVED   to  ADOPT   the  proposed                                                                    
committee  substitute  for  CSHR  8,  28-LS0732\O,  Mischel,                                                                    
4/13/13,  Work Draft  (FIN). Co-Chair  Stoltze OBJECTED  for                                                                    
discussion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  LYNN GATTIS,  explained  the  CS. She  noted                                                                    
that the concept of introducing  a task force on sustainable                                                                    
education  began in  2012  through a  bill  from the  former                                                                    
chair of the  education committee. The number  of task force                                                                    
members  was reduced  to 8.  The language  of the  education                                                                    
standards  to be  adopted was  removed as  the language  was                                                                    
based  on  an  older  model. The  report  was  changed  from                                                                    
October  2014 to  January 2014.  State  funding support  for                                                                    
public education  was increasing at a  significant rate, yet                                                                    
many   districts   struggled   to   maintain   instructional                                                                    
programs.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gattis concluded that  HR 8 would establish a                                                                    
task  force  in sustainable  education  to  meet during  the                                                                    
interim  to  investigate  and make  recommendations  to  the                                                                    
state  House. The  task force  would be  co-chaired by  both                                                                    
chairs  of  the  House  Education Committee  and  the  House                                                                    
Finance  Subcommittee on  Education  and Early  Development.                                                                    
The intent of  the task force would be  to examine different                                                                    
methods of education.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze   clarified  that  the  date   for  report                                                                    
submission was changed from  October 1, 2014. Representative                                                                    
Gattis agreed and  noted that the CS listed the  new date as                                                                    
January 2014 with the legislative session.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Edgmon  hoped  that  the  task  force  would                                                                    
encompass a well-rounded group of members.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Gara appreciated  the creation  of the  task                                                                    
force. He disagreed with the  statement on line 4 and wished                                                                    
to avoid conflict on the House Floor.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson MOVED to REPORT  HR 8 out of committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHR  8 was  REPORTED  out  of committee  with  a "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and  with  one  new  fiscal  note  from  the                                                                    
Legislature.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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