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h_ed_2017a_2017-03-13t13:34:50z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/13/2017

Location: HCR 0112

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1210



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion p

Refer House Bill 17-1210, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS







03:05 PM -- Rachele Espiritu, representing the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, testified in favor of the bill.



Dr. Greer answered questions from the committee regarding restorative justice and the impact to other students.



Superintendent Boasberg answered questions from the committee regarding current disciplinary framework.





03:15 PM



Dr. Greer continued to answer questions from the committee regarding restorative practices.



Superintendent Boasberg answered questions from the committee regarding the resources available for different disciplinary actions and the impact to other students.





03:25 PM



Superintendent Boasberg continued to answer questions from the committee.





03:35 PM



Superintendent Boasberg and Dr. Greer continued to answer questions from the committee.



Committee discussion ensued.





03:45 PM



Superintendent Boasberg and Dr. Greer continued to answer questions from the committee. They discussed the types of behavior identified for disciplinary action and the actions used for restorative justice.





03:55 PM



Dr. Greer continued to answer questions from the committee regarding restorative justice.



04:04 PM --
Jennifer Smith, Early Education Specialist for Clayton Early Learning, testified in favor of the bill.



04:07 PM --
Gerie Grimes, representing the Hope Center, testified in favor of the bill.



04:11 PM --
Cathy Moyer, a home care provider representing herself, testified in favor of the bill.



Ms. Smith answered questions from the committee.



04:16 PM --
Phil Strain, representing himself, testified in favor of the bill. He distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment B).



17HouseEd0313AttachB.pdf17HouseEd0313AttachB.pdf



04:20 PM --
Bridget Burnett, representing Children's Hospital of Colorado, Colorado Children's Healthcare Access Program, and the Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health, testified in favor of the bill.



Dr. Strain answered questions from the committee regarding support to school districts for student services.



Dr. Burnett answered questions from the committee regarding behavioral services for children.





04:40 PM



The witnesses continued to answer questions from the committee.



04:43 PM --
Araceli O'Clair, a teacher in Denver Public Schools, testified in favor of the bill.



04:47 PM --
Sergio Jara Arroyos, a teacher in Denver Public Schools, testified in favor of the bill.



04:53 PM --
Mike Hoover, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, testified in favor of the bill.



04:54 PM --
Carol Meredith, representing the Arc of Colorado, testified in favor of the bill.



04:57 PM --
Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in favor of the bill.



05:02 PM --
Diana Romero Campbell, representing the Mile High United Way, testified in favor of the bill.



05:07 PM --
Jennifer Levin, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in favor of the bill.



05:10 PM --
Laurel Markus, representing the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, testified in favor of the bill.



05:15 PM --
Cassandra Johnson, representing the Black Child Development Institute, testified in favor of the bill.



05:19 PM --
Dalia Milford, representing herself, testified in favor of the bill.





05:24 PM



Representative Sias distributed and summarized amendment L.001 (Attachment C).



17HouseEd0313AttachC.pdf17HouseEd0313AttachC.pdf

BILL: HB17-1210
TIME: 05:24:45 PM
MOVED: Sias
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Lee
VOTE
Bridges
Everett
Exum
Garnett
Lee
Leonard
Lundeen
McLachlan
Navarro
Sias
Wilson
Buckner
Pettersen
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





05:25 PM



The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.





05:33 PM



The committee members provided closing comments on the bill.

BILL: HB17-1210
TIME: 05:43:32 PM
MOVED: Buckner
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1210, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED: Garnett
VOTE
Bridges
Yes
Everett
No
Exum
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Leonard
No
Lundeen
No
McLachlan
Yes
Navarro
No
Sias
Yes
Wilson
No
Buckner
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS












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