S_ED_2019A 02/20/2019 09:51:36 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 02/20/2019 Attendance Bridges X Hill X Lundeen X Story X Todd X X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call Time 09:51:36 AM to 10:48:12 AM Place SCR 352 This Meeting was called to order by Senator Todd This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan Hearing Items Action Taken hHB19-1066 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hSB19-137 Referred to Senate Finance HB19-1066 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar 09:51:51 AM Senator Foote, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1066, which concerns counting a student who is enrolled in special education services in the graduate rate in the school year in which the student completes the minimum graduation requirements. Senator Foote provided a brief summary of the bill. 09:55:08 AM The following people testified on the bill: 09:55:14 AM Laura Hess, Director of Special Education for the St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Hess answered questions from the committee. 10:00:03 AM Brandon Shaffer, representing St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill and answered questions from the committee. 10:03:08 AM Senator Foote provided closing comments on the bill. 10:05:02 AM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1066 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Bridges Seconded Bridges Yes Hill Yes Lundeen Yes Story Yes Todd Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB19-137 - Referred to Senate Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/0FFF0795A2B9...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachC.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/19B8FB4FF1EE...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachE.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/2E1E6C8693CC...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachB.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/6AB8A119F071...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachD.pdf Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/A37011122F29...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachA.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/E08B5172122A...$File/19SenateEd0220AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0220AttachF.pdf 10:05:08 AM Senators Todd and Crowder, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-137 which concerns extending the Colorado Student Leaders Institute (COSLI). 10:09:01 AM The following people testified on the bill: 10:09:09 AM Isabella McCarty, representing herself as a COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:12:41 AM Emma Logan, representing herself as a COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:14:45 AM The previous two witnesses answered questions from the committee. 10:16:13 AM Austin Chavez, representing himself as a former COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:19:44 AM Celeste Archer, Executive Direcotr of COSLI, spoke in support of the bill and answered questions from the committee. She distributed several handouts about the program (Attachments A through C), as well as written testimony from three COSLI students (Attachments D through F). 10:31:36 AM Hagan Archer, representing himself as a COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:35:15 AM Ezekiel Coventry, representing himself as a COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:37:47 AM Charlie Grow, representing himself as a COSLI student, spoke in support of the bill. 10:40:15 AM Matt Kaspari, member of the Friends of COSLI Board, spoke in support of the bill. 10:41:35 AM Former Senator Andy Kerr, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. 10:44:01 AM The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill. 10:47:45 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-137 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Todd Seconded Bridges Yes Hill Yes Lundeen Yes Story Yes Todd Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:48:12 AM The committee adjourned.