Location: SCR 357
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-118
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-118
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
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| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion p Postpone Senate Bill 17-118 indefinitely using a r Refer Senate Bill 17-118, as amended, to the Commi |
Pass Without Objection PASS FAIL |
03:30 PM -- SB17-118
Senator Fields, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-118 to the committee. Under current law, private occupational schools (schools) are required to provide program offerings and a schedule of tuition and fees to students. The bill expands the required information and requires that schools annually collect this information for each campus or location, and provide it to prospective students and the Department of Higher Education (DHE). The bill allows the Private Occupational School Board in the DHE to prescribe policies and procedures to collect the required information and determine on a case-by-case basis if the required information is unavailable or that the time frame for the disclosure is unreasonably burdensome. The bill requires that DHE use the information collected from schools to populate a free, online, comparative tool no later than July 1, 2018. Schools must provide any additional information required by DHE to populate the comparative tool, including student-level records that may help determine transfers and employment information. As part of its SMART Act hearing prior to the start of the 2018 and 2019 legislative sessions, DHE must report on the implementation of the bill.
Senator Fields provided a letter from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign in support of the bill to the committee (Attachment H).
03:35 PM -- Chaer Robert, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to committee members (Attachment I).
03:38 PM -- Robert Martin, representing himself, testified against the bill. He responded to committee questions.
03:44 PM -- Karen McGrath, representing the Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools, testified against the bill. She responded to committee questions.
03:49 PM
Senator Fields presented amendment L.001 (Attachment J) and responded to committee questions about the amendment.
03:51 PM -- Lorna Candler, representing the Division of Private Occupational Schools at DHE, responded to committee questions.
03:57 PM -- Christina Postolowski, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to committee members (Attachment K).
04:01 PM -- Frank Waterous, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill and provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment L). He responded to committee questions.
04:07 PM -- Alison Friedman, representing the Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:11 PM -- David Ortiz, representing the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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| BILL: | SB17-118 | |
| TIME: | 04:15:10 PM | |
| MOVED: | Court | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. | |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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04:15 PM
Senator Fields wrapped up her presentation of Senate Bill 17-118.
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| BILL: | SB17-118 | |
| TIME: | 04:17:30 PM | |
| MOVED: | Court | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-118, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | |
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Yes |
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Fenberg |
Yes |
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Sonnenberg |
No |
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Marble |
No |
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Scott |
No |
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YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | SB17-118 | |
| TIME: | 04:17:52 PM | |
| MOVED: | Scott | |
| MOTION: | Postpone Senate Bill 17-118 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. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | |
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Court |
No |
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Fenberg |
No |
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Sonnenberg |
Yes |
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Marble |
Yes |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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