C5FA235FAE717273872589400070C3D5 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-007SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Jan 23, 2023 Location SCR 357 SB23-007 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/BEA1295842C5...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE74E80783AE...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/183DB9EEACAE...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/AC94C186EDAB...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE683CCC055C...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 01:31:43 PM Senator Zenzinger and Senator Kirkmeyer, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-007, which concerns enhancing adult education in Colorado. Senator Zenzinger provided a brief history of adult education in Colorado. Senator Kirkmeyer provided opening remarks. 01:44:40 PM The co-sponsors answered questions from committee. 01:49:55 PM Dwenna Holden, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill. She answered questions from the committee. 01:57:02 PM The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee. 01:57:16 PM Margaret Kirkpatrick, representing Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, testified in support of the bill. 02:00:46 PM Chaer Robert, representing Skills2Compete Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:04:25 PM Dr. Landon Pirius, representing the Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill. 02:07:30 PM The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee. Senator Zenzinger answered questions from the committee. 02:15:03 PM Emily Ochoa, representing Spring Institute, testified in support of the bill. She read written testimony into the record from a student at the Spring Institute who was unable to attend the committee meeting. 02:18:27 PM Dorothea Steinke, representing Literacy Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a copy of her testimony (Attachment A). 02:22:28 PM Elizabeth Peetz, representing Comcast and the Colorado Cable Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:11 PM Written public testimony submitted can be found as Attachment A. The co-sponsors distributed amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, and L.004 (Attachments B, C, D, and E) and explained the amendments. 02:34:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Baisley Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:34:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Baisley Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:36:07 PM The co-sponsors answered questions about amendment L.003 (Attachment D). 02:37:02 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Baisley Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:37:58 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Baisley Fields Kirkmeyer Kolker Rich Marchman Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:37:59 PM The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill. 02:44:31 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-007, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Baisley Yes Fields Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Kolker Yes Rich Yes Marchman Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
