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AB3FB4914E1893418725847E0073D7F2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For REQUESTS FOR INTERIM COMMITTEE LEGISLATION

INTERIM COMMITTEE  MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINABLE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Sep 23, 2019      
Location SCR 352



Requests for Interim Committee Legislation - Recommend Draft Legislation


03:05:20 PM  

Conrad Imel and Jacob Baus, Office of Legislative Services, and Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to provide an overview of the interim bill request process.

03:08:04 PM  

Senator Zenzinger presented a bill request concerning the expansion and funding of the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative. Committee discussion regarding this bill request ensued.



03:12:39 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted concerning the expansion and funding of the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:12:39 PM  

Senator Zenzinger discussed a bill request concerning the expansion of the roles of school counselors, with an emphasis on providing counselors in middle schools, through the expansion of the School Counselor Corps Grant Program.  Committee discussion regarding the bill recommendation ensued.



03:17:36 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted concerning the expansion of the School Counselor Corps Grant Program.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:17:37 PM  

Representative McLachlan requested draft legislation recreating House Bill 19-1252, concerning a statewide plan to award college credit for work-related experience.



03:20:05 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted recreating House Bill 19-1252, concerning college credit for relevant work experience.
Moved McLachlan
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:20:06 PM  

Representative McLachlan requested draft legislation recreating House Bill 18-1414, concerning providing emergency assistance grants to students enrolled in state institutions of higher education to assist students in staying in school.



03:21:04 PM
Motion Request a bill be drafted recreating House Bill 18-1414, concerning providing emergency assistance grants to students enrolled in state institutions of higher education to assist students in staying in school.
Moved McLachlan
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:21:05 PM  

Representative Young presented several bill ideas on behalf of Representative Kipp, who was excused from the meeting.  She moved that legislation be drafted creating a high school course on financial literacy with an emphasis on how to pay for college.



03:24:28 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted concerning personal financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Moved Young
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:24:28 PM  

Representative Young moved that a bill be drafted requiring that higher education institutions inform accepted students of the institution's student completion rates and total cost to attend.



03:27:25 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted requiring that higher education institutions inform accepted students of the institution's student completion rates and total cost to attend.
Moved Young
Seconded
Baisley No
Hill Absent
Young Yes
Zenzinger No
McLachlan Yes
Story Yes
YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
03:27:26 PM  

Representative Young moved that a bill be drafted concerning a state income tax deduction for paid student loan interest.



03:29:10 PM
Motion Request a bill to be drafted concerning the creation of a state income tax deduction or credit for paid student loan interest.
Moved Young
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:30:35 PM  

Senator Story moved that a bill be drafted concerning the creation of an innovative pilot program designed to improve student success measures.



03:30:41 PM
Motion Request a bill be drafted concerning the creation of an innovation pilot to improve student success measures.
Moved Story
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:30:48 PM  

Senator Story moved that a bill be drafted conerning the creation of a financial literacy grant program that would be implemented at the postsecondary level.



03:32:25 PM
Motion Request a bill be drafted concerning the creation of a grant program for the implementation of a financial literacy program at the postsecondary level.
Moved Story
Seconded
Baisley
Hill Absent
Young
Zenzinger
McLachlan
Story
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  1   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:32:26 PM  

The committee discussed which members would take responsibility for communicating with the Office of Legislative Legal Services for each bill.






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