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7661B4000F810BB68725882C000733A5 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1376

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 21, 2022      
Location HCR 0107



HB22-1376 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

07:18:41 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
07:26:42 PM  
The committee came
back to order.  Representative Young, bill sponsor, presented House
Bill 22-1376, Supportive Learning Environments for K-12 Students.  The
bill makes changes to state law related to school discipline, use of restraint
and seclusion, data reporting and availability, enforcement authority,
school resource officers, and the expelled and at-risk students grant program.
07:33:35 PM  
Representative Young
distributed amendment L.001, which was being offered by Representative
Herod, bill co-sponsor (Attachment L).
07:37:24 PM  
 Lucinda Hundley,
representing the Consortium of Directors of Special Education and Colorado
Association of School Executives, testified to amend the bill.  JonPaul
Burden, representing the Consotrium of Directors of Special Education,
testified to amend the bill.  Angelina Sierra-Sandoval, representing
the Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified to amend the bill.  Sarah
Hunt, representing the Charter Advocacy Coalition, testified to amend the
bill.  Lisa Humberd, representing the Consortium of Directors of Special
Education, testified to amend the bill.
07:47:56 PM  
Michelle Murphy,
representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified to amend the
bill.
07:58:52 PM  
The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
07:59:05 PM  
Leslie Colwell, representing
the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.  Jennifer
Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
 Tom Pipal, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
Pamela Kaspar, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
08:02:07 PM  
Veronica Bell, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.  Pamela Bisceglia, representing
AdvocacyDenver, testified in support of the bill.  Peggy Wallace,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.


08:29:27 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment L)
Moved Young
Seconded Kipp
Baisley
Caraveo
Exum
Geitner
Kipp
Larson
Michaelson Jenet
Young
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
08:29:28 PM  
Representative Geitner
distributed amendment L.005 (Attachment M).


08:34:20 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment M)
Moved Geitner
Seconded Baisley
Baisley Yes
Caraveo No
Exum No
Geitner Yes
Kipp No
Larson Yes
Michaelson Jenet No
Young No
McLachlan No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
08:34:25 PM  
The bill sponsor provided closing remarks on the bill.


08:37:22 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1376, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Young
Seconded Kipp
Baisley No
Caraveo Yes
Exum Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Larson No
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Young Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS