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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1448
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date May 3, 2024
Location SCR 357
HB24-1448 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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06:46:54 PM |
Senator Lundeen and
Senator Zenzinger, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1448, which concerns
a new public school finance formula. They provided opening comments and
distributed several handouts (Attachment A) and amendments L.051, L.052,
and L.053 (Attachments B, C, and D).
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07:03:28 PM |
The co-sponsors continued to provide opening comments on the bill.
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07:28:41 PM |
Carrie Zimmerman, representing Public Schools- Opportunity Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
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07:28:48 PM |
Brett Johnson, representing Aurora Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.
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07:30:02 PM |
Chuck Carpenter,
representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.
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07:32:23 PM |
The panel answered questions from the committee.
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07:33:06 PM |
Mary Parker, representing Jefferson County School Board, testified in opposition to the bill.
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07:41:35 PM |
Jonathan Levesque, representing Littleton Public Schools, testified in opposition to the bill.
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07:42:23 PM |
Meghan Raynes, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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07:42:49 PM |
Chris Gdowski, representing
Adams 12 School District, testified to amend the bill.
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07:46:29 PM |
The panel answered questions from the committee.
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07:52:45 PM |
Dan Snowberger, representing Elizabeth School District, testified in support of the bill.
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07:56:00 PM |
Dr. Deirdre Pilch, representing Greeley District 6, testified in support of the bill.
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07:57:47 PM |
George Welsh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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08:00:15 PM |
Michelle Murphy, representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
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08:03:11 PM |
The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.
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08:03:29 PM |
The co-sponsors explained
amendments L.051, L.052, and L.053 (Attachments B, C, and D).
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08:10:45 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.051 |
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Zenzinger |
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Baisley |
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Fields |
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Lundeen |
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Rich |
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Zenzinger |
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Kolker |
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Buckner |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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08:15:18 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.053 |
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Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
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Fields |
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Lundeen |
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Rich |
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Zenzinger |
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Kolker |
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Buckner |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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08:17:02 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.052 |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
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Fields |
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Lundeen |
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Rich |
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Zenzinger |
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Kolker |
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Buckner |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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08:18:09 PM |
The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
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08:25:58 PM |
Committee members gave closing comments.
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08:33:07 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 24-1448, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Zenzinger |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Fields |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rich |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Kolker |
No |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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