D80B9AD578178C3587258AED006D2D3A Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-164SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Mar 27, 2024 Location SCR 357 SB24-164 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/ED9244D42B56...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/38EE0BF6F770...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 01:52:33 PM Senator Buckner and Senator Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-164, which concerns transparency requirements for institutions of higher education. They provided opening remarks and distributed a strike below amendment (Attachment A). 02:02:54 PM Dr. Angie Paccione, representing Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill. 02:06:05 PM Dr. Kim Poast, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill. 02:09:03 PM Dr. Landon Pirius, President of Red Rocks Community College, testified in support of the bill. 02:11:53 PM Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, President of the Community College of Denver, testified in support of the bill. 02:14:49 PM Matt Gianneschi, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill. 02:18:01 PM The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee. 02:32:48 PM The panel of witnesses continued to answer questions from the committee. 02:35:48 PM Gabriela Chavez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 02:39:33 PM Vanessa Garcia, representing Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bill. 02:42:10 PM Emmett Blaney, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. 02:44:31 PM Larry Blackshear, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 02:47:58 PM Lizz Valeria Decanini, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 02:51:23 PM Katie Zaback, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill. 02:54:10 PM Bret Miles, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. 02:55:35 PM John Mullane, representing College Transfer Solutions, LLC, testified to amend the bill. 02:58:56 PM Kevin McNulty, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 03:01:50 PM The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee. 03:04:26 PM The committee took a brief recess. 03:20:51 PM The committee came back to order. The co-sponsors discussed amendment L.004 (Attachment A). 03:22:10 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Lundeen Seconded Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Lundeen Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:22:39 PM Senator Kirkmeyer distributed and explained amendment L.005 (Attachment B). 03:23:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Lundeen Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:24:08 PM The co-sponsors and committee members provided closing comments on the bill. 03:30:08 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-164, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Lundeen Seconded Fields Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Kolker Yes Lundeen Yes Rich Yes Marchman Excused Buckner Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
