23C9F422B67EA5E6872589420071A1EB Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-003SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Jan 25, 2023 Location SCR 357 SB23-003 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/701572E19E74...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C06091587374...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 01:41:12 PM Senator Buckner and Senator Gardner, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-003, which concerns a Colorado Department of Education partnership with a nonprofit entity to create a program for adult education. The co-sponsors provided opening comments and distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments A and B). 01:53:06 PM The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued. 02:02:11 PM The co-sponsors continued to answer questions from the committee. 02:09:59 PM Sarah Thomas, representing Goodwill Education Initiatives, testified in support of the bill. 02:14:41 PM James Sanchez, representing Goodwill of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:17:58 PM The prior two witnesses answered questions from the committee. 02:28:20 PM The witnesses continued to answer questions from the committee. 02:30:50 PM Katie Zaback, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill. 02:34:17 PM Dr. Sarah Heath, representing the Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill. 02:36:53 PM Councilwoman Angela Lawson, representing the City of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. 02:39:21 PM Jared Gregorio, representing Education Reform Now Advocacy, testified in support of the bill. 02:43:31 PM The co-sponsors explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments A and B). 02:44:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Buckner Seconded Baisley Fields Kolker Lundeen Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:45:26 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Buckner Seconded Baisley Fields Kolker Lundeen Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:45:27 PM The co-sponsors provided closing comments. Committee members gave closing comments. 02:50:32 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-003, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Buckner Seconded Baisley Yes Fields Yes Kolker Yes Lundeen Yes Rich Yes Marchman Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
