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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1278

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 13, 2025       Location HCR 0107

HB25-1278 - Lay Over
02:36:09 PM  
Representatives Lukens and Bird, prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1278 regarding the education accountability system. The sponsors asked that the bill be laid over after testimony. The bill sponsors answered questions from members of the committee. Josh Abrams, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions from members of the committee.
03:05:10 PM  
Judy Solano, representing Advocates for Public Education Policy, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Katie Terrazas Hoover, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:14:21 PM  
Dr. Don Haddad, representing St Vrain Valley, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Wendy Birhanzel, representing District 2 Harrison School District, testified in support of the bill. Nicholas Hernandez, representing Transform Education Now, testified to amend the bill. Brenda Dickhoner, representing Ready Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Ryan Marks, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Lisa Yates, representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified to amend the bill. Members of the panel answered questions from members of the committee.
03:56:53 PM  
The panel continued to answer questions from members of the committee.
04:40:26 PM  
Kevin Vick, representing Colorado Education Association, testified to amend the bill. Liz Waddick, representing Colorado Education Association, testified to amend the bill. Kara Smallwood, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jason Malmberg, representing Adams 14 Classroom Teachers Association, testified to amend the bill.
04:50:52 PM  
Ms. Karen Kim, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Joseph Salazar, representing Adams 14 School District, testified to amend the bill. Members of the panel answered questions from members of the committee.
05:02:19 PM  

Rhonda Haniford, representing the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), testified to amend the bill. Dr. Christina Wirth-Hawkins, representing CDE, was available to answer committee questions. Lindsey Jaeckel, representing CDE, was available to answer committee questions. Lisa Medler, representing CDE, was available to answer committee questions. Members of the panel answered questions from members of the committee.

Written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).

05:19:33 PM  
Representative Lukens requested that the bill be laid over. The chair laid the bill over to a later date.