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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-008

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 29, 2021       Location HCR 0107

SB21-008 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:32:45 PM  
Representatives Holtorf and D. Valdez, co-sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-008.  The bill removes the word junior from the names of three colleges: Trinidad State Junior College, Otero Junior College, and Northeastern Junior College.  The sponsors also distributed a fact sheet on the bill (Attachment A).
01:40:41 PM  
Tim Alvarez, representing Otero Junior College, testified in support of the bill.
01:44:31 PM  
Rhonda Epper, representing Trinidad State Junior College, testified in support of the bill.
01:44:43 PM  
Roechele Martinez, representing Trinidad State Junior College, testified in support of the bill.
01:47:33 PM  
Joe Garcia, representing Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill.
01:52:06 PM  
The panel answered questions from the committee.
02:03:59 PM  
Representatives Holtorf and D. Valdez distributed and explained Amendment L.003 (Attachment B).

02:08:05 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Larson
Seconded Geitner
Baisley
Caraveo
Exum
Geitner
Kipp
Larson
Michaelson Jenet
Young
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:08:22 PM  
Representatives D. Valdez and Holtorf gave closing remarks on the bill.

02:11:24 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-008, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Larson
Seconded Geitner
Baisley Yes
Caraveo Yes
Exum Yes
Geitner Yes
Kipp Yes
Larson Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Young Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS