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s_ed_2017a_2017-04-06t13:33:11z4 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/06/2017

Location: SCR 352

Final

BILL SUMMARY for SB17-272



SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion p

Refer Senate Bill 17-272, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS







02:14 PM -- SB17-272



Senator Priola, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-272 which concerns adding a measure relating to demonstration of college and career readiness for determining a local education provider's attainment of the postsecondary and workforce readiness performance indicator. Senator Priola distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment D), as well as several handouts to the committee (Attachment E, F, and G).



17SenateEd0406AttachD.pdf17SenateEd0406AttachD.pdf 17SenateEd0406AttachE.pdf17SenateEd0406AttachE.pdf



17SenateEd0406AttachF.pdf17SenateEd0406AttachF.pdf 17SenateEd0406AttachG.pdf17SenateEd0406AttachG.pdf



The following people testified on the bill:



02:15 PM --
Keith King, representing Colorado Early Colleges, spoke in support of the bill.



02:17 PM --
Calli Ohlin, representing herself as a student at Colorado Early Colleges, spoke in support of the bill.



02:18 PM --
Sara Saeed, representing herself as a student at Colorado Early Colleges, spoke in support of the bill.



02:20 PM --
Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, spoke in support of the bill.



02:23 PM --
Lance Bolton, President of Pikes Peak Community College, spoke in support of the bill.



02:25 PM --
Luke Ragland, representing Ready Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He also stated that Falcon 49 School District also supports the bill.



02:27 PM --
Dan Schaller, representing the Colorado League of Charter Schools, spoke in support of the bill.





02:28 PM



There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony.

BILL: SB17-272
TIME: 02:29:04 PM
MOVED: Priola
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Gardner
Merrifield
Neville T.
Todd
Zenzinger
Priola
Hill
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection




BILL: SB17-272
TIME: 02:30:15 PM
MOVED: Priola
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Gardner
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Zenzinger
Excused
Priola
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS







02:32 PM



The committee adjourned.