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h_ed_2016a_2016-03-14t13:32:04z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/14/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1259



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion p

Refer House Bill 16-1259, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS







02:33 PM -- HB16-1259



Representative Wilson, co-sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1259, which concerns changes to local district college statutes. He described a map that had been distributed to the committee (Attachment B). Representative Mitsch Bush, co-sponsor, spoke about the provisions of the bill. Representatives Wilson and Mitsch Bush responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued.



16HouseEd0314AttachB.pdf16HouseEd0314AttachB.pdf



The following people testified about the bill:



02:47 PM --
Matt Gianneschi, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



02:55 PM --
Greg Romberg, representing the Colorado Press Association and the Colorado Broadcasters Association, testified in support of the bill and Amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Mr. Romberg responded to questions from the committee.



16HouseEd0314AttachC.pdf16HouseEd0314AttachC.pdf

BILL: HB16-1259
TIME: 03:01:49 PM
MOVED: Wilson
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Garnett
VOTE
Buckner
Everett
Fields
Garnett
Lundeen
Moreno
Priola
Wilson
Windholz
Lee
Pettersen
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





03:07 PM



Representatives Mitsch Bush and Wilson made closing comments to the bill.

BILL: HB16-1259
TIME: 03:09:01 PM
MOVED: Wilson
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1259, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED: Lundeen
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Everett
Yes
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Lee
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





03:09 PM



Representative Pettersen reminded the committee of the early morning Joint Education and Joint Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:45 AM.





03:10 PM



The committee adjourned.