H_ED_2016A 01/25/2016 01:32:36 PM Committee Summary

01:33 PM -- Sunset review hearing for Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee



Representative Pettersen, chair, welcomed the committee and audience members.



01:33 PM -- Julie Pelegrin, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to give an overview of the sunset review process.



01:36 PM -- Bryan Jameson, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke about his review of the Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee.



01:43 PM -- Barbara Goldsby, Director of Finance and Operations, Exceptional Student Services Unit, Colorado Department of Education, responded to questions from the committee.

01:52 PM



Representative Lee volunteered to sponsor the bill. Representative Fields asked to be a co-prime sponsor. Representatives Moreno and Pettersen asked to be co-sponsors, and the committee requested the bill have a safety clause.





01:53 PM -- Sunset review hearing for Council of Higher Education Representatives



01:53 PM -- Bryan Jameson, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies, discussed his review of the Council of Higher Education Representatives.

01:59 PM



Representative Buckner volunteered to sponsor the bill, and Representative Pettersen volunteered to be a co-prime sponsor. Representatives Fields and Lee requested to be listed as co-sponsors.





02:00 PM -- HB16-1042



Representative Arndt, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1042, which concerns the ability of students, aged 21 or older, enrolled in brewing courses or programs at institutions of higher education to taste the beverages they make in class. Representative Arndt responded to questions from the committee.



02:05 PM -- Jeff Calloway, Director of Outreach for Colorado State University's Fermentation Science program, spoke in support of the bill.



02:06 PM -- Doug Odell, representing Odell brewing, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Odell responded to questions from the committee.



02:11 PM -- Patrick Maroney, Director of Liquor Enforcement for Colorado Department of Revenue, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.



02:13 PM -- Bill Thompson, resident of Fort Collins, spoke in support of the bill.

BILL:	HB16-1042
TIME:	02:16:28 PM
MOVED:	Lee
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. 16HouseEd0125AttachA.pdf
SECONDED:	Garnett
		VOTE
	Buckner
	Everett
	Fields
	Garnett
	Lundeen
	Moreno
	Priola
	Wilson
	Windholz
	Lee
	Pettersen
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:19 PM



Representative Arndt offered closing comments to the bill and thanked the witnesses.

02:20 PM



The committee recessed.





02:30 PM -- HB16-1002



Representative Pettersen called the committee back to order. Lisa Gezelter, Legislative Council Staff, gave an overview of the research note pilot project.





02:32 PM



Representative Buckner, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1002, which requires businesses with 50 or more employees to provide employees with unpaid time off to attend their children's academic activities.



02:41 PM -- Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.

















02:44 PM



Committee discussion ensued.



02:44 PM -- Kate Stigberg, representing the American Federation of Teachers, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Stigberg responded to questions from the committee.



02:50 PM -- Frank Waterous, representing the Bell Policy Center, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Waterous responded to questions from the committee.



02:54 PM -- Bill Jaeger, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Jaeger responded to questions from the committee.



03:02 PM -- Maggie Gomez, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Gomez responded to questions from the committee.



03:08 PM -- Jonna Levin, representing Colorado PTA, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Levin responded to questions from the committee.



03:12 PM -- Nicole Rodriguez, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Rodriguez responded to questions from the committee.



03:21 PM -- Nicholas Rodriguez, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Rodriguez responded to questions from the committee.



03:25 PM -- De Ana Jimenez, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Jimenez responded to questions from the committee.



03:30 PM -- Iriana Reyes Corral, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.



03:32 PM -- Maria Corral, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Corral responded to questions from the committee.



03:37 PM -- Beza Gebremarim, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Gebremarim responded to questions from the committee.

BILL:	HB16-1002
TIME:	03:40:15 PM
MOVED:	Buckner
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 6-3, with two members excused. 16HouseEd0125AttachB.pdf
SECONDED:	Lee
		VOTE
	Buckner	Yes
	Everett	No
	Fields	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Lundeen	Excused
	Moreno	Yes
	Priola	Excused
	Wilson	No
	Windholz	No
	Lee	Yes
	Pettersen	Yes
YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

BILL:	HB16-1002
TIME:	03:40:43 PM
MOVED:	Windholz
MOTION:	Adopt substitute amendment (Attachment C). Motion died for lack of a second. 16HouseEd0125AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Buckner
	Everett
	Fields
	Garnett
	Lundeen
	Moreno
	Priola
	Wilson
	Windholz
	Lee
	Pettersen
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:

03:43 PM



The committee recessed.





03:47 PM



Representative Pettersen called the committee back to order, and laid the bill over for action only at a later date. The committee adjourned.