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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
Bill Summary for Bill Number HB17-1201 Date: 04/05/2017
Location: SCR 352
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1201

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer House Bill 17-1201, as amended, to the Commi		 Pass Without Objection
PASS



10:29 AM -- HB17-1201

Senators Priola and Zenzinger, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1201 which concerns authorization for granting a high school diploma endorsement in the combined disciplines of science, engineering, technology, and math. The co-sponsors distributed a handout (Attachment B) and amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The co-sponsors discussed the bill and the amendment.

17SenateEd0405AttachB.pdf17SenateEd0405AttachB.pdf 17SenateEd0405AttachC.pdf17SenateEd0405AttachC.pdf

The following people testified on the bill:

10:33 AM -- Elaine Menardi, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill. She distributed several handouts to the committee (Attachments D, E, and F).

17SenateEd0405AttachD.pdf17SenateEd0405AttachD.pdf 17SenateEd0405AttachE.pdf17SenateEd0405AttachE.pdf

17SenateEd0405AttachF.pdf17SenateEd0405AttachF.pdf

10:44 AM -- Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, spoke in support of the bill.

10:47 AM -- Matt Wendel, representing the Colorado Technology Association, spoke in support of the bill.


10:49 AM

The preceding three witnesses and co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.


10:58 AM

There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony. The co-sponsors discussed amendment L.005 (Attachment C).
BILL: HB17-1201
TIME: 10:59:27 AM
MOVED: Priola
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Gardner
Merrifield
Neville T.
Todd
Zenzinger
Priola
Hill
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


11:00 AM

The committee took a brief recess.


11:04 AM

The committee came back to order.
BILL: HB17-1201
TIME: 11:05:07 AM
MOVED: Priola
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1201, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Gardner
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
No
Todd
Yes
Zenzinger
Yes
Priola
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:06 AM

The committee adjourned.