S_ED_2021A 04/28/2021 10:59:43 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 04/28/2021 Attendance Bridges X Buckner X Kirkmeyer * Lundeen X Priola X Story X Zenzinger X Time 10:59:43 AM to 01:00:58 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Zenzinger This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1087 Referred to Senate Appropriations hHB21-1133 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hHB21-1067 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole HB21-1087 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 11:00:01 AM Senator Danielson, sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1087, which concerns authorizing education support professionals to participate in the teaching and learning conditions survey administered by the Colorado Department of Education. 11:01:59 AM Jennifer Latham, representing herself as an education support professional, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Latham answered questions from the committee. 11:06:24 AM Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 11:09:56 AM Devani Lemmon, representing herself as an education support professional, testified in support of the bill. 11:12:23 AM Lara Center, representing the Jefferson County Education Support Professional Association, testified in support of the bill. 11:16:01 AM Senator Danielson answered questions from the committee. 11:18:09 AM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1087 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Story Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Yes Kirkmeyer No Lundeen No Priola No Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1133 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/6CD603CE75A0...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 11:18:23 AM Senator Pettersen and Senator Priola, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1133, which concerns strategic resources for kindergarten through twelfth grade schools to provide a safer environment students who have been diagnosed with a seizure disorder. 11:20:50 AM Emily Marle, representing herself as a parent, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 11:24:47 AM Marcee Aude, representing the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 11:27:32 AM Kirsten Braun, representing Joeyâs Law and herself as a teacher, testified in support of the bill. 11:31:06 AM Joey Quintana, representing himself and the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 11:35:18 AM Kendal Wuensche, representing herself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 11:43:08 AM Senator Pettersen and Senator Priola provided closing comments on the bill. 11:44:40 AM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1133 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Priola Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Lundeen Yes Priola Yes Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1067 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/2590A5F71EE2...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/96D2AAFC3F0A...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 11:44:55 AM Senator Story and Senator Buckner, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1067, which concerns a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion for admission to a Colorado institution of higher education. The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee. Written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment B. 12:05:12 PM Sue Sharkey, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, testified in support of the bill. 12:09:23 PM Ilana Spiegel, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, testified in support of the bill. 12:12:32 PM Rico Munn, Superintendent of Aurora Public Schools, testified in support of the bill. Superintendent Munn answered questions from the committee. 12:16:55 PM Senator Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill. 12:18:48 PM Dale Gaubatz, Executive Director of Admissions for the Colorado School of Mines, testified in support of the bill. 12:25:03 PM Clark Brigger, Executive Director of Admissions at the University of Colorado Boulder, testified in support of the bill. 12:28:33 PM Leslie Taylor, Vice President for Enrollment and Access at Colorado State University, testified in support of the bill. 12:33:12 PM Jess Savage, Director of Admissions for Fort Lewis College, testified in support of the bill. 12:36:44 PM Allyson Garcia, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill. 12:40:23 PM Molly Frommelt, Student Body President at the University of Colorado Boulder, testified in support of the bill. 12:45:07 PM Andrew Ruhland, representing himself as a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill. 12:48:53 PM Sarah Staron, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. 12:52:13 PM Marisa Beltran, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. 12:54:52 PM Prateek Dutta, Policy Director for Democrats for Education Reform, testified in an amend position on the bill. 12:57:58 PM The co-sponsors distributed and explained amendment L.015 (Attachment C). 12:59:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.015 Moved Story Seconded Bridges Buckner Kirkmeyer Lundeen Priola Story Zenzinger YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:00:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1067, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Story Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Lundeen No Priola No Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:00:58 PM The committee adjourned.
