7B3880FDD7143748872585210063F911 Hearing Summary

Senator Coram, sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1062, which concerns the Colorado Student Free Expression Law.

The following people testified on the bill:

Nicole Hunt, representing herself as an attorney, spoke in support of the bill.

Laura Sudik Varble, representing herself as a former newspaper advisor, spoke in support of the bill.

Patrick Moring, representing the Colorado Student Media Association, spoke in support of the bill.

The committee members made comments about the bill.

Lori Schafer, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Marta Hedde, representing herself as a retired journalism and publications advisor, spoke in support of the bill.

Jack Kennedy, Executive Director of the Colorado Student Media Association, spoke in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.  He read prepared statements in support of the bill from two teachers.

Sheila Jones, representing the Colorado Student Media Association and the Journalism Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.