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BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1004
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1004
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p Refer House Bill 17-1004, as amended, to the Commi |
PASS PASS |
01:34 PM -- HB17-1004
Representative Michaelson Jenet and Representative Danielson, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1004 concerning a statewide metric for awarding college credit for military education and training. They distributed a fact sheet (Attachment A) and amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee regarding college credit for military education and training.
01:44 PM
The co-sponsors continued to answer questions from the committee.
01:47 PM -- Danielle Forrest, representing Metropolitan State University, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee regarding the transfer of college credit.
01:55 PM -- Matthew Martinez, representing Adams State University, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee regarding joint service transcripts. He distributed a copy of his testimony (Attachment C).
02:02 PM -- Vanessa Moore, a student veteran at Adams State University, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee regarding her education experience.
02:09 PM -- Marcus Fontenes, a student veteran at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:10 PM -- Karthik Venkatraj, a student veteran at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He distributed a handout on the Student Veterans of America (Attachment D).
02:11 PM -- Travis Weiner, a student veteran at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee regarding amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
02:21 PM
Mr. Weiner, Mr. Fontenes, and Mr. Venkantraj continued to answer questions from the committee.
02:29 PM -- Rob Hudson, representing Pikes Peak Community College, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee regarding the evaluation of college credit.
02:38 PM -- Terry Whitney, representing the College Board, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee regarding statewide policies for college credit.
02:44 PM -- Jeremy Hueth, representing the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee regarding amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
02:54 PM
Mr. Hueth continued to answer questions from the committee regarding the transfer of credits.
02:59 PM -- David Ortiz, represented the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment E).
03:05 PM -- Betsy Cohn, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee.
03:16 PM -- Kris Krolling, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his training in the military and experience as a veteran. He answered questions from the committee regarding education opportunities.
03:20 PM -- Matt Oelrich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his experience transitioning out of the military.
03:23 PM -- Leanne Wheeler, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She discussed her experience as a veteran.
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| BILL: | HB17-1004 | |
| TIME: | 03:27:56 PM | |
| MOVED: | Buckner | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. | |
| SECONDED: | Lee | |
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VOTE |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Everett |
No |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Garnett |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Leonard |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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McLachlan |
Yes |
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Navarro |
Yes |
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Sias |
Yes |
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Wilson |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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03:29 PM
Representative Danielson provided closing comments on the bill.
The members provided closing comments on the bill.
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| BILL: | HB17-1004 | |
| TIME: | 03:34:41 PM | |
| MOVED: | Lee | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1004, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Sias | |
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VOTE |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Everett |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Garnett |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Leonard |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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McLachlan |
Yes |
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Navarro |
Yes |
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Sias |
Yes |
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Wilson |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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