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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
| Date |
05/07/2024 |
| Attendance |
| Bottoms |
X |
| Bradley |
X |
| Brown |
X |
| DeGraaf |
X |
| Epps |
X |
| Parenti |
* |
| Ricks |
X |
| Rutinel |
* |
| Willford |
X |
| Boesenecker |
X |
| Woodrow |
X |
|
| Time |
11:46:02 AM to 12:00:13 PM |
| Place |
HCR 0107 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Woodrow |
| This Report was prepared by |
Amanda King |
|
| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB24-109 |
Referred to House Appropriations |
| hSB24-232 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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SB24-109 - Referred to House Appropriations
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|
|
11:46:12 AM |
Representative Hartsook
and Representative Ortiz, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill
24-109, concerning the continuation of the Colorado Veterans' Service-to-Career
Program. The bill extends the repeal of the Veteransâ Service-to-Career
Program in the Department of Labor and Employment from July 1, 2024, to
September 1, 2027, and repeals the authority to appropriate money from
the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund for the program. Instead, the program will
be supported using General Fund.
|
|
11:49:14 AM |
No one was present
to testify on the bill. Representative Hartsook and Representative Ortiz
made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on
the bill.
|
11:51:29 AM
|
Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 24-109 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
|
| Moved |
Boesenecker |
|
| Seconded |
Bradley |
|
|
|
|
|
Bottoms |
Yes |
|
|
Bradley |
Yes |
|
|
Brown |
Yes |
|
|
DeGraaf |
Yes |
|
|
Epps |
Yes |
|
|
Parenti |
Excused |
|
|
Ricks |
Yes |
|
|
Rutinel |
Yes |
|
|
Willford |
Yes |
|
|
Boesenecker |
Yes |
|
|
Woodrow |
Yes |
|
|
Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
|
|
SB24-232 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
|
|
|
11:51:36 AM |
Representative Titone
and Representative Woodrow, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill
24-232, concerning modifications to the protections for public workers.
The bill clarifies definitions in the Protection for Public Workers Act,
which was adopted in Senate Bill 23-111. It clarifies that protected, concerted
activity for the purpose of mutual aid or protection does not include the
right or obligation to recognize or negotiate a collective bargaining agreement,
and does not include activities of confidential or managerial public employees.
In addition, the bill modifies the applicability of a public employer's
authority to limit the rights of public employees in certain circumstances.
|
|
11:55:21 AM |
Kjersten Forseth,
representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill and
responded to questions from the committee.
|
|
11:58:21 AM |
Representative Titone
and Representative Woodrow provided concluding remarks about the bill.
|
11:59:43 AM
|
Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 24-232 to the Committee of the Whole. |
|
| Moved |
Woodrow |
|
| Seconded |
Ricks |
|
|
|
|
|
Bottoms |
No |
|
|
Bradley |
No |
|
|
Brown |
Yes |
|
|
DeGraaf |
No |
|
|
Epps |
Yes |
|
|
Parenti |
Yes |
|
|
Ricks |
Yes |
|
|
Rutinel |
Yes |
|
|
Willford |
Yes |
|
|
Boesenecker |
Yes |
|
|
Woodrow |
Yes |
|
|
Final |
YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 12:00:13 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
