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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB17-1131 Date: 02/06/2017
Location: HCR 0112
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1131

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1131 to the Committee of the W PASS



01:32 PM -- HB17-1131

Representative Kraft Tharp and Representative Saine presented and summarized House Bill 17-1131. Under current law, the college opportunity fund program (COF) is administered by the Colorado student loan program (College Assist). This bill, recommended by the Legislative Audit Committee, allows College Assist to contract with the Department of Higher Education (DHE) or another state entity to administer the COF, on or after July 1, 2015. Representative Saine distributed a handout (Attachment A).

17HouseEd0206AttachA.pdf17HouseEd0206AttachA.pdf

01:34 PM --
Kachina Weaver, Colorado Department of Higher Education, spoke in favor of the bill.
BILL: HB17-1131
TIME: 01:38:11 PM
MOVED: Lee
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1131 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED: Everett
VOTE
Bridges
Yes
Everett
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Leonard
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
McLachlan
Yes
Navarro
Excused
Sias
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Buckner
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
FINAL YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS