FA43B2955D0B9BC8872583DA00048549 Hearing Summary

Senator Story, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 19-204, concerning implementaion of supplemental accountability systems by local education providers for measuring public school performance.

Julie O'Brien, representing the University of Colorado Denver School of Education, spoke in support of the bill.

Kirk Banghart, representing the Colorado Rural Education Collaborative, Colorado Association of School Executives, Colorado Association of School Boards, and the Rural Alliance, spoke in support of the bill.

Leslie Colwell, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, spoke in support of the bill if amended.  She stated that Colorado Succeeds and the Colorado League of Charter Schools also support the bill if amended.

Prateek Dutta, representing Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.

Jody Ernst, representing the Opportunity Measure Consortium, spoke in support of the bill.

Senator Story distributed amendments L.002 and L.003 (Attachments W and X). She explained the amendments and committee discussion ensued.