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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1080

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 25, 2021       Location HCR 0107

HB21-1080 - Postponed Indefinitely
02:17:37 PM  
Representative Baisley, sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1080. The bill makes an income tax credit available when children are moved from a public school to a private school or home-based education, and for children who begin their education in Colorado in a private school or home-based setting after the bill’s effective date. Representative Baisley provided handouts to the committee (Attachment B).
02:21:18 PM  
Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:21:59 PM  
Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:22:31 PM  
Caroline Nutter, representing Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:23:58 PM  
Kevin Lundberg, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
02:23:59 PM  
Other written testimony may be found in Attachment C.
02:30:04 PM  
Representative Baisley read additional testimony into the record and distributed and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
02:34:48 PM  
Greg Sobetski, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions about the fiscal note.

02:58:10 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D)
Moved Baisley
Seconded Larson
Baisley
Caraveo
Exum
Geitner
Kipp
Larson
Michaelson Jenet
Young
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:58:14 PM  
Representative Baisley gave closing remarks.

03:07:36 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1080, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Baisley
Seconded Geitner
Baisley Yes
Caraveo No
Exum No
Geitner Yes
Kipp No
Larson Yes
Michaelson Jenet No
Young No
McLachlan No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

03:08:22 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 21-1080 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Young
Seconded Kipp
Baisley No
Caraveo Yes
Exum Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Larson No
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Young Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS