S_ED_2021A 04/15/2021 01:31:13 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 04/15/2021 Attendance Bridges X Buckner X Kirkmeyer X Lundeen * Priola X Story X Zenzinger X Time 01:31:13 PM to 02:57:24 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Zenzinger This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan Hearing Items Action Taken hConf 21-Colorado School For The Deaf And The Blind Board Of Trustees Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar hConf 21-Collegeinvest Favorably Refer to Full Senate hSB21-202 Referred to Senate Appropriations hHB21-1129 Referred to the Committee of the Whole Conf 21-Colorado School For The Deaf And The Blind Board Of Trustees - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F77D94358F38...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:31:25 PM Nancy Benham, Superintendent of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), introduced the appointee to the board, Martin Becerra-Miranda. The Governor's appointment letter can be found as Attachment A. Mr. Becerra-Miranda spoke about his background and about why he would like to be appointed to the board. 01:35:57 PM Motion Refer the appointment of Martin Becerra-Miranda to the Colorado School For The Deaf And The Blind Board Of Trustees to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Story Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Excused Kirkmeyer Yes Lundeen Excused Priola Yes Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS Conf 21-Collegeinvest - Favorably Refer to Full Senate Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/442F36B9EE69...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 01:36:07 PM Angela Baier, Chief Executive Officer of CollegeInvest, introduced the appointees to the CollegeInvest Board of Directors: Frederick Taylor, Jane Ingalls, and Paul Washington. The Governor's appointment letter can be found as Attachment B. The appointees took turns introducing themselves and telling the committee why they would like to serve on the board. 01:42:14 PM Motion Refer the appointments of Jane Ingalls and Paul Washington, and the reappointment of Frederick Taylor, to the CollegeInvest to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Story Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Excused Kirkmeyer Yes Lundeen Yes Priola Yes Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-202 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 01:42:53 PM Senator Moreno and Senator Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-202, which concerns a transfer from the General Fund to the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund to provide grants for public school air quality improvement projects. The co-sponsors gave opening comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee. 01:47:58 PM Rajari Vijayakumar, representing Aerfil, testified in support of the bill. 01:50:56 PM George Welsh, Superintendent of Canon City Schools, testified in support of the bill. 01:55:00 PM Brenda Krage, Superintendent of Fremont Re-2 School District, testified in support of the bill. 01:58:03 PM Douglas Bissonette, Superintendent of Elizabeth Schools, testified in support of the bill. 02:01:27 PM Elisabeth Rosen, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. 02:02:58 PM The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee and provided closing comments on the bill. 02:09:12 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-202 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Lundeen Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Lundeen Yes Priola Yes Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1129 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 02:09:23 PM Senator Story and Senator Bridges, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1129, which concerns extending the deadline by which teachers must complete training in teaching reading. The co-sponsors gave opening comments and answered questions from the committee. 02:35:10 PM The co-sponsors continued to answer questions from the committee. 02:38:45 PM Tiffany Choi, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Choi answered questions from the committee. 02:45:29 PM Jenny Buster, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. 02:48:28 PM The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 02:51:44 PM Committee members made comments on the bill. 02:57:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1129 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Story Seconded Bridges Yes Buckner Yes Kirkmeyer No Lundeen No Priola No Story Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 02:57:24 PM The committee adjourned.
