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h_ed_2016a_2016-03-28t13:32:25z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/28/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1291



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). The motion p

Refer House Bill 16-1291, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS







05:38 PM -- HB16-1291



The committee recessed.





05:48 PM



The committee came back to order. Representatives Lontine and Duran presented House Bill 16-1291, which supports computer science education in Colorado. They distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment K).



16HouseEd0328AttachK.pdf16HouseEd0328AttachK.pdf



05:57 PM



The following people testified:



05:57 PM --
Luke Ragland, representing Colorado Succeeds, spoke in support of the bill.



06:02 PM --
Avynne Trembley, representing herself as a student in the St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill.



06:05 PM --
Sarah Heinen, representing herself as a student in the St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill.



06:10 PM --
Axel Reitzig, robotics teacher from St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill. He distributed a set of handouts to the committee (Attachment L). He responded to questions from the committee.



16HouseEd0328AttachL.pdf16HouseEd0328AttachL.pdf



06:26 PM --
Wendy Nikomo, representing the Colorado Technology Association, spoke in support of the bill.





06:30 PM



Representative Lontine spoke about amendment L.001 (Attachment K). Committee discussion ensued.

BILL: HB16-1291
TIME: 06:33:06 PM
MOVED: Lee
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Garnett
VOTE
Buckner
Everett
Fields
Garnett
Lundeen
Moreno
Priola
Wilson
Windholz
Lee
Pettersen
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





06:33 PM



Representative Moreno discussed a possible amendment for second reading. Representatives Lontine and Duran offered closing comments to the bill. Committee discussion ensued.

BILL: HB16-1291
TIME: 06:41:35 PM
MOVED: Lee
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1291, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.
SECONDED: Buckner
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lundeen
No
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Lee
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS