Votes at a glance: Rules and Licensing Committee actions and outcomes
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Summary
Summary of formal committee votes and immediate follow‑up instructions recorded during the meeting.
The Rules and Licensing Committee took the following formal actions during the meeting and recorded these outcomes and follow‑ups.
Spectrum Academy waiver renewal (agenda item 2.2) - Motion: Approve Spectrum Academy’s renewal to waive Utah Administrative Code R277-419-4 (four‑day week waiver) and forward to board for approval. - Outcome: Passed by committee (4 yes, 1 no). Ayes: Vice Chair Amanda Bollinger, Vice Chair Molly Hart, Chair Carey, Rod Hall. No: Carol Lear. - Follow‑up: Spectrum Academy to provide year‑end assessment data when testing is complete.
Iron County School District timeline waiver (agenda item 2.3) - Motion: Approve Iron County School District’s waiver from Utah Administrative Code R277-484 to allow Iron Online to be designated as its own school (timeline waiver) and forward to board for approval. - Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Follow‑up: District to coordinate PowerSchool separation and accreditation steps.
R277‑331, Stipends for Future Educators (agenda item 2.7) - Motion: Approve draft 1 as amended on first reading and forward to full board for second reading. - Key amendments adopted: replace “semester” with “student teaching experience”; add language that “the superintendent may not penalize an LEA if a student teacher does not complete the student teaching experience.” - Outcome: Passed unanimously.
Board Policy 02/2005, Complaints Against Individual Board Members (agenda item 2.4) - Motion: Approve Draft 2 as amended and forward to full board for approval. - Outcome: Passed unanimously.
R277‑609, Standards for LEA Discipline Plans and Emergency Safety Interventions (agenda item 2.5) - Motion: Postpone to the May committee meeting and direct staff to have the LRBI (working) group review Draft 2. - Outcome: Postponed unanimously; staff to coordinate further review and report back.
R277‑497, School Accountability System (agenda item 2.6) - Motion: Continue and approve draft 1 on first reading and forward to the board for continuation and approval on second reading. - Outcome: Passed unanimously.
R277‑487, Public School Data Confidentiality and Disclosure (agenda item 2.8) - Motion: Approve draft 1 as amended on first reading and forward to board for second reading. - Outcome: Passed unanimously; committee adopted two minor amendments (including changing ‘‘board’’ to ‘‘superintendent’’ in one provision and striking a historical phrase).
Procedural note: Committee members recorded multiple technical and editorial amendments across several agenda items; staff and legal counsel will update final rule drafts and policy text for full board consideration.
