A84DDC43089191E087258C67006C1ADE Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1248

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 9, 2025
Location SCR 357

HB25-1248 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

01:40:51 PM

Senators Kipp and
Michaelson Jenet, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1248, which concerns
the protecting students from restraint and seclusion act. They provided
opening comments and distributed amendment L.016 (Attachment B).

01:44:10 PM

Emily Harvey, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Michael Neil, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Fiona Boomer, representing AFT CO, testified in support of the bill.

01:50:43 PM

Lisa Humberd, representing
Consortium of Directors of Special Education and the Colorado Association
of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. Jena Joiner, representing
Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Pamela
Bisceglia, representing AdvocacyDenver, testified in support of the bill.
Jack Johnson, representing Disability Law Colorado, answered questions
from the committee.

02:02:13 PM

The panel of witnesses
answered questions from the committee.

02:02:59 PM

The co-sponsors explained amendment L.016 (Attachment B).

02:04:11 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.016
	Moved	Kipp
	Seconded

	Bright
	Kipp
	Lundeen
	Michaelson Jenet
	Rich
	Marchman
	Kolker
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:04:14 PM

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

02:05:13 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1248, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Kipp
	Seconded

	Bright	No
	Kipp	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Rich	No
	Marchman	Yes
	Kolker	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1248 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly