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6F273C8E2385F8DC8725899B007A9ACF Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-281

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 24, 2023      
Location SCR 357



SB23-281 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

04:19:12 PM  
Senator Zenzinger,
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 23-281, which concerns a required notice
of limited transferability of college credits from a private occupational
school.  She provided opening comments on the bill and answered questions
from the committee.  She distributed and explained amendments L.001
and L.002 (Attachments A and B).
04:32:01 PM  
Senator Zenzinger continued to answer questions from the committee.
04:48:24 PM  
Dr. Vanessa Davis-Warner, representing Concorde College, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:51:30 PM  
Dr. Thomas Wicke,
representing Concorde College and the Colorado Association of Career Colleges
and Schools, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:54:52 PM  
The prior two witnesses answered questions from the committee.
05:13:00 PM  
Amber Paoloemilio, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.
05:19:57 PM  
MarileeHeiss Wehde, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
05:26:47 PM  
Senator Zenzinger
explained that since amendment L.001 was included in amendment L.002, so
she would actually only be offering amendment L.002 (Attachment B).  She
provided closing comments on the bill.
05:30:58 PM  
Senator Zenzinger answered questions from the committee.


05:33:31 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Baisley
Fields
Kolker
Lundeen
Rich
Marchman
Buckner
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:33:33 PM  
Committee members made closing comments on the bill.


05:35:21 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-281, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Baisley No
Fields Yes
Kolker Yes
Lundeen No
Rich Yes
Marchman Yes
Buckner Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS