Date: 01/25/2017
Location: SCR 357

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Postpone Senate Bill 17-029 indefinitely. The moti Refer Senate Bill 17-029 to the Committee on Finan	PASS FAIL

01:35 PM -- SB 17-029

Senator Marble made announcements related to the committee's schedule and noted that she would be timing witnesses, including remote testimony witnesses. Senator Kerr introduced Senate Bill 17-029. Under current law, students who are enrolled in kindergarten are counted as half-day students for purposes of school finance, and each school district receives an additional .08 of an enrolled kindergarten student, for a total funding factor of 0.58. Beginning with FY 2017-18, this bill increases the factor from 0.58 to 0.65. The bill states the intent of the General Assembly to increase funding for full day kindergarten by specific dollar amounts beginning annually with FY 2018-19, such that full day kindergarten will be fully funded beginning with FY 2023-24. Subject to a vote of the people, the bill refers a measure to the 2017 state ballot authorizing the state to retain and spend all additional excess revenue over the constitutionally allowed limit. If the voters approve, the General Assembly is required to appropriate the additional revenue first to pay for full day kindergarten, and second to fund school district total program under the School Finance Act.

01:43 PM -- Lori Smith, representing Alamosa Elementary School, testified from the remote testimony site at Adams State University and in support of the bill.

01:46 PM -- Christy McBee, representing Alamosa Elementary School, testified from the remote testimony site at Adams State University and in support of the bill.

01:47 PM -- Kari Van Ry, representing Alamosa School District, testified from the remote testimony site at Adams State University and in support of the bill.

01:49 PM -- Lacy Hildebrand, representing Mesa County Partnership for Children and Families, testified from the remote testimony site at Colorado Mesa University and in support of the bill.

01:52 PM -- Tammy Vail Shoultz McCole, representing herself, testified from the remote testimony site at Colorado Mesa University and in support of the bill.

01:54 PM -- Jeffrey Pearson, representing himself, testified from the remote testimony site at Colorado Mesa University and in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

01:58 PM -- Olivia Bachicha, representing herself and Trinidad School District Number 1, testified from the remote testimony site at Trinidad State Junior College and in support of the bill.

02:04 PM -- Jeaneane Renz, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:06 PM -- Kirsten Boyd, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:08 PM -- Kristin Jacobs, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:13 PM -- Julie Kimura, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:16 PM -- Melissa McBride, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:18 PM -- Marsia Ronyak, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:20 PM -- Marissa Walters, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:23 PM -- Lisa Lee, representing All Colorado Kids, testified in support of the bill.

02:28 PM -- Wendy McCord, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:31 PM -- Robbyn Fernandez and Kim Bluemen, representing Boulder Valley School District, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 170125 AttachA.pdf

02:36 PM -- Ilana Spiegel, representing herself, testified in support of amendments to the bill to increase the funding for all-day kindergarten.

02:39 PM -- Richard Green, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

02:42 PM

Senator Kerr gave concluding remarks regarding the bill. Members of the committee commented on the bill.

BILL:	SB17-029
TIME:	02:59:24 PM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 17-029 to the Committee on Finance. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Court	Yes
	Fenberg	Yes
	Hill	No
	Sonnenberg	No
	Marble	No
	(none)
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:	SB17-029
TIME:	03:01:29 PM
MOVED:	Hill
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 17-029 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Court	No
	Fenberg	No
	Hill	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Marble	Yes
	(none)
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS