S_ED_2017A 02/15/2017 Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
| Date: | 02/15/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 09:50 AM to 01:01 PM |
Gardner
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Merrifield
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X
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| Place: | SCR 352 |
Neville T.
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X
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Todd
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X
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Zenzinger
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| Senator Hill |
Priola
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X
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Hill
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| This Report was prepared by | |||
| Rachel Kurtz-Phelan | |||
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| SB17-061 SB17-070 SB17-102 SB17-103 |
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Laid Over |
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09:51 AM -- SB17-061
Senator Hill called the meeting to order. Senator Williams, co-sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-061 which concerns the distribution of additional operational funding to charter schools. The bill was on the table for action only. Senator Williams distributed a copy of amendment L.008 (Attachment A) and explained the amendment.
17SenateEd0215AttachA.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 09:52:26 AM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Merrifield
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Neville T.
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Todd
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Zenzinger
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Priola
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Hill
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:56 AM
Senator Zenzinger distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment B) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachB.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 09:59:15 AM | |
| MOVED: | Zenzinger | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:00 AM
Senator Merrifield distributed amendment L.003 (Attachment C) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachC.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:01:49 AM | |
| MOVED: | Merrifield | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:03 AM
Senator Todd distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment D) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachD.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:11:38 AM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a vote of 2-5. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 2 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:15 AM
Senator Todd distributed amendment L.005 (Attachment E) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachE.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:17:41 AM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E). The motion failed on a vote of 2-5. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 2 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:18 AM
Senator Zenzinger distributed amendment L.006 (Attachment F) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachF.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:20:01 AM | |
| MOVED: | Zenzinger | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:24 AM
Senator Merrifield distributed L.007 (Attachment G) and explained the amendment. Committee discussion ensued. Senator Gardner requested a 17C in order to be excused from voting on the amendment due to a conflict of interest.
17SenateEd0215AttachG.pdf
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| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:26:24 AM | |
| MOVED: | Merrifield | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 2-4. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Excused
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:29 AM
There were no more amendments on the table. Members of the committee made closing comments explaining their support of or opposition to the bill. Senator Williams gave closing comments to the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-061 | |
| TIME: | 10:39:14 AM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-061, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Yes
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Merrifield
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No
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Neville T.
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Yes
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Todd
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No
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:42 AM -- SB17-070
Senator Kerr, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-070 which concerns the delivery of quality online education within the public elementary and secondary education system. He explained the history behind the bill, and the work of stakeholders that went into the drafting of the bill. Senator Kerr answered questions from the committee.
The following people testified on the bill:
10:54 AM -- Matt Cook, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, spoke in support of the bill.
10:56 AM -- Chris Bennecke, representing himself as a teacher at an online school, spoke in support of the bill.
11:04 AM -- Randy DeHoff, representing himself, spoke about the bill. Mr. DeHoff answered questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued.
11:15 AM -- Dr. Leonard Brown, director and principal of an online school, spoke in support of the bill. Dr. Brown answered questions from the committee.
11:24 AM -- Dan Morris, representing himself as a member of the task force that worked on drafting the bill, spoke in support of the bill.
11:32 AM
There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony. Senator Kerr distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment H) and several other handouts to the committee (Attachments I-L). He gave closing comments to the bill. Committee discussion ensued.
17SenateEd0215AttachH.pdf 17SenateEd0215AttachI.pdf
17SenateEd0215AttachJ.pdf 17SenateEd0215AttachK.pdf
17SenateEd0215AttachL.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-070 | |
| TIME: | 11:44:48 AM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. | |
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Merrifield
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Neville T.
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Todd
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Zenzinger
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Priola
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Hill
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-070 | |
| TIME: | 11:48:36 AM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. | |
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | SB17-070 | |
| TIME: | 11:54:36 AM | |
| MOVED: | Priola | |
| MOTION: | Postpone Senate Bill 17-070 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Yes
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Merrifield
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No
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Neville T.
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Yes
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Todd
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No
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:54 AM -- SB17-102
The committee took a brief recess.
11:56 AM
The committee came back to order. Senator Zenzinger, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-102 which concerns prohibitions affecting the student information that school service providers collect. She distributed amendment L.003 (Attachment M) and explained the amendment.
17SenateEd0215AttachM.pdf
The following people testified on the bill:
12:01 PM -- Jen Walmer, representing Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.
12:04 PM -- Dylan Fair, representing Students for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.
12:07 PM
Senator Zenzinger and the preceding two witnesses answered questions from the committee.
12:08 PM -- Denise Maes, representing the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke in support of the bill.
12:11 PM -- Chelsea Henkel, representing Stand for Children, spoke in support of the bill.
12:12 PM
There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony. Senator Zenzinger gave closing comments to the bill. She reviewed the changes made by amendment L.003 (Attachment M).
| BILL: | SB17-102 | |
| TIME: | 12:14:22 PM | |
| MOVED: | Zenzinger | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Merrifield
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Neville T.
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Todd
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Zenzinger
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Priola
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Hill
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-102 | |
| TIME: | 12:16:27 PM | |
| MOVED: | Zenzinger | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-102, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. | |
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VOTE
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Gardner
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No
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Todd
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Priola
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No
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Hill
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | SB17-102 | |
| TIME: | 12:17:37 PM | |
| MOVED: | Priola | |
| MOTION: | Postpone Senate Bill 17-102 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | |
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VOTE
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Gardner
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Yes
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Merrifield
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No
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Neville T.
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Yes
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Todd
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No
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Zenzinger
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No
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Priola
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:17 PM -- SB17-103
Senator Merrifield, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-103 which concerns the implementation of research-based early learning strategies as corrective actions in the public elementary and secondary education accountability system.
The following people testified on the bill:
12:22 PM -- Bill Jaeger, Vice President of Early Childhood Initiatives for the Colorado Children's Campaign, spoke in support of the bill. He stated that Qualistar Colorado also supports the bill.
12:27 PM -- Lawrence Garcia, representing the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.
12:31 PM
Senator Merrifield distributed amendments L.001 (Attachment N) and L.002 (Attachment O). Mr. Jaeger spoke about the amendments and answered questions from the committee.
17SenateEd0215AttachN.pdf 17SenateEd0215AttachO.pdf
12:43 PM -- Jen Walmer, representing Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.
12:45 PM -- Lauren Heintz, representing Clayton Early Learning, spoke in support of the bill.
12:47 PM -- Kate Burns, representing herself as a teacher in the St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Burns answered questions from the committee.
12:56 PM
There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony. Senator Hill laid the bill over until Thursday, 2/16.
01:01 PM
The committee adjourned.