h_ed_2017a_2017-03-27t13:33:12z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/27/2017

Location: HCR 0112

03:36 PM



The committee recessed.





03:43 PM



The committee came back from recess.





03:43 PM -- SB17-068



Representative Singer presented Senate Bill 17-068 concerning early support for student success through access to school counselors, and, in connection therewith, serving all grades through the behavioral health care professional matching grant program and the school counselor corps grant program.



03:47 PM -- Bryan Krause, Executive Director of Student Services for the St. Vrain Valley School District, testified in support of the bill.



03:49 PM -- Jaimie Stickl, representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.



03:50 PM -- Jon Widmier, representing Jefferson County School District and the Colorado School Counselor Association, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Krause answered questions from the committee regarding the most effective ways to meet the needs of elementary age students.



03:58 PM -- John Stringfellow, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



04:01 PM -- Ira Chernus, representing the Boulder Valley Community Action Network, testified in support of the bill.



04:05 PM -- Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a letter to the committee (Attachment F).



17HouseEd0327AttachF.pdf



04:09 PM -- Belinda Strickland, representing the Colorado Association of School Nurses, testified in support of the bill.



04:13 PM -- Ayelet Talmi, representing Children's Hospital of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



04:17 PM -- Bill Jaeger, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.





04:19 PM



Representative Singer provided closing comments on the bill.



Members provided closing comments on the bill.