AB3FB4914E1893418725847E0073D7F2 Hearing Summary

Conrad Imel and Jacob Baus, Office of Legislative Services, and Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to provide an overview of the interim bill request process.

Senator Zenzinger presented a bill request concerning the expansion and funding of the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative. Committee discussion regarding this bill request ensued.

Senator Zenzinger discussed a bill request concerning the expansion of the roles of school counselors, with an emphasis on providing counselors in middle schools, through the expansion of the School Counselor Corps Grant Program.  Committee discussion regarding the bill recommendation ensued.

Representative McLachlan requested draft legislation recreating House Bill 19-1252, concerning a statewide plan to award college credit for work-related experience.

Representative McLachlan requested draft legislation recreating House Bill 18-1414, concerning providing emergency assistance grants to students enrolled in state institutions of higher education to assist students in staying in school.

Representative Young presented several bill ideas on behalf of Representative Kipp, who was excused from the meeting.  She moved that legislation be drafted creating a high school course on financial literacy with an emphasis on how to pay for college.

Representative Young moved that a bill be drafted requiring that higher education institutions inform accepted students of the institution's student completion rates and total cost to attend.

Representative Young moved that a bill be drafted concerning a state income tax deduction for paid student loan interest.

Senator Story moved that a bill be drafted concerning the creation of an innovative pilot program designed to improve student success measures.

Senator Story moved that a bill be drafted conerning the creation of a financial literacy grant program that would be implemented at the postsecondary level.

The committee discussed which members would take responsibility for communicating with the Office of Legislative Legal Services for each bill.