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h_bus_2016a_2016-04-05t13:32:05z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/05/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1302



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.006. The motion passed without o

Adopt amendment L.007. The motion passed without o

Adopt amendment L.008. The motion passed without o

Refer House Bill 16-1302, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

PASS







03:09 PM -- HB 16-1302



Representative Duran and Representative DelGrosso introduced House Bill 16-1302. The bill aligns Colorado statutes with the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" of 2014. It also clarifies the roles of specific entities in workforce development programs and removes statutory requirements made inapplicable by the federal act.



The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. The bill sponsors provided the committee with copies of Amendment L.006 (Attachment H), Amendment L.007 (Attachment I), and Amendment L.008 (Attachment J).



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03:13 PM --
Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Colorado Workforce Development Council and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wheeler-Berliner responded to questions from the committee.



03:17 PM --
Frank Waterous, The Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Waterous provided the committee with a written copy of his testimony (Attachment K).



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03:20 PM --
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County and representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.



03:22 PM



The committee and bill sponsors discussed the proposed amendments.


BILL: HB16-1302
TIME: 03:27:27 PM
MOVED: Kraft-Tharp
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.007. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Vigil
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Roupe
Sias
Thurlow
Vigil
Winter
Wist
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection






BILL: HB16-1302
TIME: 03:27:31 PM
MOVED: Kraft-Tharp
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.006. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Vigil
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Roupe
Sias
Thurlow
Vigil
Winter
Wist
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection






BILL: HB16-1302
TIME: 03:27:45 PM
MOVED: Kraft-Tharp
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.008. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Vigil
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Roupe
Sias
Thurlow
Vigil
Winter
Wist
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection









03:28 PM



The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill.


BILL: HB16-1302
TIME: 03:28:20 PM
MOVED: Kraft-Tharp
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1302, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.
SECONDED: Roupe
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
No
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Winter
Yes
Wist
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS