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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1161
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 11, 2021
Location SCR 357
HB21-1161 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:54:00 PM |
Senator Zenzinger
and Senator Coram, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1161, which concerns
suspending required statewide assessments for selected grade levels for
the 2020-21 school year. The co-sponsors took turns making opening
comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee.
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02:09:55 PM |
Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee.
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02:15:41 PM |
Senator Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Senator Hudak answered questions from the committee.
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02:20:08 PM |
Bret Miles, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill.
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02:23:57 PM |
Fran Groff-Gonzales, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:27:04 PM |
Lori Goldstein, representing herself, the Colorado Education Association, and Adams 12 Five Star School Board, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee.
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02:31:28 PM |
Dr. Bill Dallas, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives and himself as a principal, testified in support of the bill.
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02:34:54 PM |
Sed Keller, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee.
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02:39:25 PM |
Prateek Dutta, representing
Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bill. Mr.
Dutta answered questions from the committee.
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02:44:41 PM |
Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.
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02:46:47 PM |
Deborah Figueroa, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:52:39 PM |
Cheri Wrench, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill.
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02:55:31 PM |
Nara Altmann, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:59:09 PM |
Kallie Leyba, representing American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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03:04:17 PM |
Additional written
testimony submitted can be found as Attachment B. Senator Zenzinger provided
closing comments on the bill. Committee discussion ensued.
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03:07:57 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1161 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
No |
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Story |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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