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1FAE4D089B6F9D3F872589500073D56C Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-084

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 8, 2023      
Location SCR 357



SB23-084 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:05:15 PM  
Senator Marchman
and Senator Gonzales, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-084, which
concerns the calculation of full-time employment for teachers at higher
education institutions for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan
Forgiveness program.  The co-sponsors provided opening comments and
distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
02:18:42 PM  
Kallie Leyba, representing American Federation of Teachers Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:21:47 PM  
Winston Berkman-Breen, representing the Student Borrower Protection Center, testified in support of the bill.
02:24:37 PM  
Dr. Rachel Sefton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
02:28:42 PM  
Kathy Dorman read testimony into the record on behalf of Katy Byrd, Adjunct Professor at Front Range Community College, in support of the bill.
02:30:40 PM  
Justin DePaolis-Metz read testimony in support of the bill on behalf of Kristin Quadracci from the Colorado Community College System.
02:34:08 PM  
Dr. Richard Wagner, Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.
02:37:21 PM  
Dr. Nathanial Bork, representing himself as a professor at Colorado State University, testified in support of the bill.
02:38:22 PM  
JoAnn McCarthy read into the record testimony in support of the bill from Andrea Troncosa, adjunct professor at the Community College of Denver.
02:43:02 PM  
Joi Lin, representing herself as an adjunct professor, testified in support of the bill.
02:45:28 PM  
David Chatfield, representing himself as an adjunct professor, testified in support of the bill.
02:47:36 PM  
Dr. Ellen Kress, representing the American Association of University Professors, read into the record testimony in support of the bill from Felicia Brown, adjunct professor at Community College of Denver and Community College of Aurora.
02:49:57 PM  
Justin Depaolis-Metz read into the record testimony in support of the bill from Charles von Tagen, representing himself as an adjunct professor.
02:52:28 PM  
Dr. Aaron Schneider, representing himself as a tenured professor at the University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.
02:58:02 PM  
Nik Arnold read into the record written testimony in support of the bill from Franklin Stickler, an adjunct professor at the Community College of Denver.
02:59:46 PM  
Kevin Vick, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:02:16 PM  
Professor Rachael Lehman, adjunct professor at the Community of College of Denver, testified in support of the bill.
03:05:18 PM  
Senator Gonzales explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C).


03:07:49 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Baisley
Fields
Kolker
Lundeen
Rich
Marchman
Buckner
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:08:00 PM  
The co-sponsors and
committee members gave closing comments on the bill.


03:11:58 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-084, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Baisley No
Fields Yes
Kolker Yes
Lundeen Excused
Rich No
Marchman Yes
Buckner Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS