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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB16-1422 Date: 04/28/2016
Location: SCR 356
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1422

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 16-1422 to the Committee on Appro PASS



04:35 PM -- HB16-1422

The committee took a brief recess.


04:40 PM

The committee came back to order. Senators Lambert and Steadman, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 16-1422 which concerns financing public schools. A handout from Legislative Council Staff was distributed to the committee (Attachment B). Senators Lambert and Steadman discussed several provisions of the bill.

16SenateEd0428AttachB.pdf16SenateEd0428AttachB.pdf

The following people testified on the bill:

04:54 PM --
Frank Reeves, Superintendent of Genoa Hugo School District, spoke about amending the bill.


05:01 PM

The bill's co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.

05:02 PM --
Jason Hopfer, representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.

05:06 PM --
Todd Herreid, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.

05:09 PM --
Douglas Bissonette, Superintendent of Elizabeth School District, came to the table to speak in opposition to the bill. Mr. Bissonette answered questions from the committee.


05:16 PM

There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony. Senators Lambert and Steadman gave closing comments to the bill.
BILL: HB16-1422
TIME: 05:30:34 PM
MOVED: Marble
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1422 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
No
Todd
Yes
Woods
No
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:31 PM

The committee adjourned.