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h_ed_2017a_2017-02-06t13:31:22z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/06/2017

Location: HCR 0112

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1131



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1131 to the Committee of the W PASS







01:32 PM -- HB17-1131



Representative Kraft Tharp and Representative Saine presented and summarized House Bill 17-1131. Under current law, the college opportunity fund program (COF) is administered by the Colorado student loan program (College Assist). This bill, recommended by the Legislative Audit Committee, allows College Assist to contract with the Department of Higher Education (DHE) or another state entity to administer the COF, on or after July 1, 2015. Representative Saine distributed a handout (Attachment A).



17HouseEd0206AttachA.pdf17HouseEd0206AttachA.pdf



01:34 PM --
Kachina Weaver, Colorado Department of Higher Education, spoke in favor of the bill.

BILL: HB17-1131
TIME: 01:38:11 PM
MOVED: Lee
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1131 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED: Everett
VOTE
Bridges
Yes
Everett
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Leonard
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
McLachlan
Yes
Navarro
Excused
Sias
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Buckner
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
FINAL YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS