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C258A0762EBC916787258680007847E4 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-029

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 18, 2021      
Location SCR 357



SB21-029 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


02:53:49 PM  
Majority Leader Fenberg,
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-029, which concerns in-state tuition
classification for members of American Indian tribes with historical ties
to Colorado.
03:00:09 PM  
Majority Leader Fenberg answered questions from the committee.
03:01:07 PM  
Benny Shendo, representing
himself, spoke in support of the bill.
03:07:08 PM  
Irene Griego, representing herself as a former member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents, spoke in support of the bill.
03:11:37 PM  
Lesley Smith, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, spoke in support of the bill.
03:15:45 PM  
Andrew Cowell, representing the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, spoke in support of the bill.
03:21:04 PM  
Tom Stritikus, President of Fort Lewis College, spoke in support of the bill.
03:24:23 PM  
Eileen Shendo, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.
03:29:47 PM  
Majority Leader Fenberg answered questions from the committee.
03:35:44 PM  
Ed Bowditch, representing Fort Lewis College, answered questions from the committee.
03:37:00 PM  
Majority Leader Fenberg
distributed and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment C).



03:38:23 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Bridges
Buckner
Kirkmeyer
Lundeen
Priola
Story
Zenzinger
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:39:40 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-029, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Story
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






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