S_ED_2024A 02/05/2024 01:35:37 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 02/05/2024 Attendance Baisley X Fields X Kolker X Lundeen X Rich X Rodriguez X Buckner X Time 01:35:37 PM to 03:56:46 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Buckner This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan Hearing Items Action Taken hSB24-070 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations hSB24-071 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hSB24-078 Referred to Senate Appropriations SB24-070 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/9BCECE70213A...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/C757B9AAA817...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/5B7AB2BEBCE4...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/E14082DEE849...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 01:35:47 PM Senator Lundeen and Senator Zenzinger, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-070, which concerns allowing online education programs to offer remote state assessment testing to students who attend online education programs. They provided opening comments and distributed amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 (Attachments A through C). 01:42:52 PM The co-sponsors continued to provide opening comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee. 01:48:00 PM Jessica Wurtsbaugh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:51:16 PM Dawn Brodin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:57:42 PM Tom Smith, representing Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus, testified in support of the bill. 01:58:17 PM Teri Cady, representing Codca and Stride K12, testified in support of the bill. 02:02:44 PM Nicole Tiley, representing Colorado Preparatory Academy and Pikes Peak Online, testified in support of the bill. 02:05:33 PM Additional written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment D. The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee. Senator Lundeen explained amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 (Attachments A through C). 02:09:19 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Lundeen Seconded Baisley Fields Excused Kolker Lundeen Rich Rodriguez Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:12:05 PM The co-sponsors answered questions about amendment L.002. 02:13:04 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Lundeen Seconded Baisley Fields Excused Kolker Lundeen Rich Rodriguez Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:14:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Lundeen Seconded Baisley Fields Excused Kolker Lundeen Rich Rodriguez Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:15:35 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Lundeen Seconded Baisley Yes Fields Excused Kolker Yes Lundeen Yes Rich Yes Rodriguez Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB24-071 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar 02:15:56 PM Senator Fenberg and Senator Rich, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-071, which concerns including seasonal outdoor adventure day camp programs in the definition of children's resident camps. They provided opening comments and answered questions from the committee. 02:22:37 PM David Secunda, representing Avid for Adventure, testified in support of the bill. 02:27:39 PM Rhonda Mickelson, representing Cheley Colorado Camps, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:19 PM Isabel Browning, representing Girl Scouts Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:34:39 PM Sonny Adkins, representing Colorado Alliance of YMCAs, testified to amend the bill. 02:36:21 PM Carin Rosa, representing Colorado Department of Early Childhood, answered questions from the committee. 02:38:05 PM Rachel Hutchins, Executive Director of Bluff Lake Nature Center, testified in support of the bill. 02:40:56 PM The co-sponsors provide closing comments on the bill. 02:43:57 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-071 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Rich Seconded Baisley Yes Fields Yes Kolker Yes Lundeen Yes Rich Yes Rodriguez Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB24-078 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 02:44:10 PM Senator Priola and Senator Marchman, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-078, which concerns including outdoor nature-based preschool programs as a type of childcare center in the department of early childhood for licensing-related matters. They provided opening comments on the bill. 02:54:32 PM Carin Rosa, representing Colorado Department of Early Childhood, testified in support of the bill. 02:57:54 PM Zach Sigl, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:00:09 PM Jennifer Kollerup, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:03:04 PM Rachael Chesin, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:05:40 PM Kim Wilson, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:08:59 PM Caroline Pettit, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:11:18 PM Shannon Spezialy, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:14:02 PM Shepard Spezialy, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:15:04 PM The previous panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee. 03:17:11 PM Sawyer Spezialy, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:18 PM Scotlyn Spezialy, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:20:21 PM Ella Rose, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:23:24 PM Robert Will, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:25:36 PM Michaela Holmes, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:29:11 PM Rachel Hutchens, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:31:04 PM Jon Worthington, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:33:53 PM Dr. Scott Ritner, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:39 PM Michelle Bruyere, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 03:39:33 PM Matt Hebard, representing Colorado Collective for Nature Based Education, testified in support of the bill. 03:42:52 PM The prior two witnesses answered questions from the committee. 03:49:38 PM Senator Marchman provided closing comments. 03:56:31 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-078 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kolker Seconded Baisley No Fields Yes Kolker Yes Lundeen No Rich Yes Rodriguez Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:56:46 PM The committee adjourned.
