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1AFE7B0CBDF853DF872583A80070B5B8 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB19-097

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 21, 2019      
Location SCR 352



SB19-097 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


01:31:07 PM  

Senator Story and Coram, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-097 which concerns a grant program for Area Technical Colleges.  Senator Story summarized the bill and provided opening comments.

01:35:16 PM  

The following people testified on the bill:

01:35:33 PM  

Michael Klouser, Director of the Technical College of the Rockies, Eric Ward, Assistant Director of Pickens Technical College, and Zach Hermsen, Interim Executive Director and Director of Finance and Operations for Emily Griffith Technical College, came to the table as a group to speak in support of the bill.  The witnesses took turns providing background information about their schools and spoke about how the grant program established by the bill would benefit their institutions.

01:42:38 PM  

The panel of witnesses continued to tell the committee about their schools' financial and capacity needs. They answered questions from the committee.

01:56:51 PM  

Senators Coram and Story provided closing comments on the bill and distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment A).



02:03:24 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Story
Seconded
Bridges
Hill
Lundeen
Story
Todd
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:03:56 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-097, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Story
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Hill Yes
Lundeen Yes
Story Yes
Todd Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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