S_ED_2021A 04/14/2021 10:00:59 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date

04/14/2021

Time

10:00:59 AM to 10:35:45 AM

Place

SCR 357

This Meeting was called to order by

Zenzinger

This Report was prepared by

Rachel Kurtz-Phelan

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hSB21-232	Referred to Senate Appropriations

SB21-232 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

10:01:15 AM

Senator Zenzinger
and Senator Kirkmeyer, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-232, which
concerns supporting the educator workforce in Colorado.

10:05:31 AM

Angie Paccione, Executive
Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support
of the bill.

10:11:04 AM

Lisanne McNew, representing the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Advisory Board, testified in support of the bill.

10:14:10 AM

Antwuan "X" Johnson, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

10:17:55 AM

Yesenia Arreola, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill.

10:22:40 AM

Michael Macklin,
representing the Colorado Community College System, testified in support
of the bill.

10:25:42 AM

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, representing the Colorado Workforce Development Council, testified in support of the bill.

10:27:58 AM

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill. Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

10:33:19 AM

The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.

10:35:08 AM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-232 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Zenzinger
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Zenzinger	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:35:45 AM

The committee adjourned.