DD1566D29437A688872585220072E8F5 Hearing Summary

Senators Fields and Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1007, which concerns increasing the diversity of Colorado's educators in elementary and secondary public schools. They made opening comments.

The following people testified on the bill:

Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, spoke in support of the bill.

Aya Saad-Masri, representing herself as a student, spoke in support of the bill.

Paula Gallegos, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Krista Spurgin, representing Stand For Children, spoke in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

Stephanie Perez-Carillo, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, spoke in support of the bill.

Samantha Nuechterlein, representing Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.  She stated that Colorado Succeeds also supports the bill.

Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Maggie Miller, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.