E1B9C8BCE16706F58725898D006C0334 Hearing Summary

Senator Buckner and Senator Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-258, which concerns consolidating duties under the authorization process for Colorado educator preparation programs from the Department of Higher Education to the Department of Education. The co-sponsors provided opening remarks. They distributed and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and answered questions from the committee.

Dr. Kim Poast, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill.

Berrick Abramson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Curtis Garcia, Director of the School of Education at Adams State University, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Robert Fulton, representing the Colorado Center for Rural Education, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Colleen O'Neil, representing Colorado Department of Education, was available to answer committee questions.