949AAE9E4A00B0F4872582350079CA51 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-118SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Feb 15, 2018 Location SCR 352 SB18-118 - Lay Over Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/55CFF3BA64C8...$File/18SenateEd0215AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 18SenateEd0215AttachE.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/805BED59A3E9...$File/18SenateEd0215AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 18SenateEd0215AttachD.pdf 03:10:19 PM Senator Merrifield, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-118 which concerns restoring the authority of a school district board of education to approve a charter school. He distributed a handout to the committee members [Attachment D]. 03:17:07 PM Senator Merrifield answered questions from the committee. 03:19:42 PM Brad Rupert, member of the Jefferson County Board of Education, spoke in support of the bill. He answered questions from the committee. 03:27:25 PM Mr. Rupert continued to answer questions from the committee. 03:45:45 PM Wendy Vogel, Vice President of the Douglas County Board of Education, spoke in support of the bill. 03:48:28 PM Cathy Kipp, representing the Poudre School District Board of Education, spoke in support of the bill. 03:51:20 PM The preceding two witnesses answered questions from the committee. 04:01:55 PM Dan Schaller, representing the Colorado League of Charter Schools, spoke in opposition to the bill. He distributed a handout [Attachment E]. 04:07:50 PM Tim Farmer, representing himself as legal counsel to charter schools, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed his experience in the charter school appeal process. 04:12:31 PM Chase Bongirno, representing Great Work Montessori, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:14:38 PM The proceeding three witnesses answered questions from the committee. 04:21:48 PM Former Senator Sue Windels, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, spoke in support of the bill. 04:29:40 PM Nate Golich, Director of Government Affairs for the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill. 04:32:17 PM Tim Krug, representing himself as a parent, spoke in support of the bill. 04:35:10 PM The preceding witnesses answered questions from the committee. 04:48:15 PM Pam Benigno, representing the Independence Institute, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:53:26 PM Shari Shiffer-Krieger, representing Americans for Prosperity, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:55:44 PM Luke Ragland, representing Colorado Succeeds, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:58:48 PM The preceding witnesses answered questions from the committee. 05:25:21 PM Kathy Plomer, representing the Adams 12 Board of Education, spoke in support of the bill. 05:29:30 PM Sally Kate Tinch, representing herself as a member of a District Accountability Committee, spoke in support of the bill. 05:33:07 PM James Earley, representing himself as a member of a District Accountability Committee, spoke in support of the bill. 05:35:23 PM Allen Lindeman, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. 05:39:11 PM The preceding witnesses answered questions from the committee. 05:51:22 PM Cheryl Condon, representing Americans for Prosperity, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:55:54 PM Kim Monson, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:58:21 PM The preceding witnesses answered questions from the committee. Senator Hill laid the bill over for action only until Wednesday, February 21, upon adjournment.