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D692EAAA726829DF872587EB006ECEDB Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-127

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 16, 2022      
Location SCR 357



SB22-127 - Referred to Senate Appropriations


01:10:21 PM  
Senator Zenzinger
and Senator Kirkmeyer, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-127, which
concerns funding for special education services.  The co-sponsors
made opening comments.
01:17:52 PM  
JonPaul Burden, representing the Consortium of Directors of Special Education, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee.
01:28:41 PM  
Dr. Chris Fiedler, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, the Colorado Association of School Boards, and Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
01:30:48 PM  
Tamara Durbin, representing
the Colorado Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Association
and Colorado Northeast BOCES, testified in support of the bill.
01:34:59 PM  
Connor Long, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Long answered questions from the committee.
01:38:24 PM  
Benjamin Teevan, representing Stand for Children Colorado and the Opportunity Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Teevan answered questions from the committee.
01:40:16 PM  
Additional written
comments submitted can be found as Attachment A.  The co-sponsors
gave closing comments on the bill. Committee members gave closing comments
on the bill.


01:46:12 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-127 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






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