D2A1A07DF0CD1EFE87258837007A807E Hearing Summary

Senators Winter and Priola, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1376, concerning supportive learning environments for K-12 students, and in connection therewith, making an appropriation.  

Committee members asked questions about district-level data points and POST training.  Discussion ensued about disaggregating student identity information.  Further questions were asked about data protection, collection, and security. 

 

 

Mrs. Sarah Hunt, representing Charter Advocacy Coalition, testified to amend the bill. She raised concerns about student privacy access and equity. 

Committee members asked questions about data security and parental consent. 

Ms. Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She discussed children with disabilities and physical restraints used at schools. 

Ms. Pam Bisceglia, representing Advocacy Denver, testified in support of the bill. She discussed parental complaints about physical restraints.

Ms. Dawn Fritz, representing Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions to the panel about the use of physical restraints on students. 

Ms. Leslie Colwell, representing Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

Veronica Bell, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Benjamin Teevan, representing Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill.  He discussed school resource officers and data collection. 

 

Committee questioning of the witness panel continued.

 

The bill sponsors distributed and explained Amendments L.015 and L. 017 (Attachments B and C). 

Senator Gardner distributed Amendment L.016 (Attchment D).

Members of the committee discussed the amendment.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee returned to order.

The bill was laid over to later in the calendar.