Senator Moreno, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1196, concerning student financial assistance for students who are classified as in-state students for tuition purposes.

Senator Moreno distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment N).

Chloe Mugg, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) read written statement in support of the bill.

Angela Marquez, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), spoke in support of the bill.

Mariana Pascual, representing herself as a student, spoke in support of the bill.

Alejandra Merjil, representing herself, read a written statement in support of the bill.

Nayda Benitez, representing United Leaders of Higher Education, spoke in support of the bill.

Ariadna Ochoa, representing MSU Denver, spoke in support of the bill.

Jen Walmer, representing Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.

Bernabe Soto-Ramirez, representing himself as a student at MSU Denver, spoke in support of the bill.

Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, spoke in support of the bill.

Senator Moreno answered questions from the committee.

Chloe Mugg, Legislative Liaison, DHE, came back to the table to answer questions from the committee.