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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-188

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 17, 2024       Location HCR 0107

SB24-188 - Referred to House Appropriations
01:17:05 PM  
Reps. Bird and McLachlan introduced Senate Bill 24-188. The bill is the 2024 School Finance Act that sets funding levels for Colorado’s 178 school districts. It also adds a rural funding factor to the school finance formula, delays implementation of the new at-risk measure, provides funding for the mill levy override match program, among other program changes.
01:21:09 PM  
The sponsors distributed some handouts to the committee (Attachment A).
01:33:02 PM  
Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer a question about the fiscal note.
01:53:38 PM  
Chris Fiedler, representing School District 27J, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Sarah Swanson, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill. Riley Kitts, representing Education Reform Now, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Jubal Yennie, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill.
02:01:53 PM  
Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madi Ashour, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Michelle Murphy, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives and the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
02:18:37 PM  
Committee discussion continued with the witnesses.
02:23:21 PM  
Chris Gdowski, representing Adams 12 School District, testified in support of the bill. Tanya Kelly-Bowry, representing the Boulder Valley School District, testified in support of the bill. Bret Miles, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
02:41:24 PM  
The bill sponsors and committee members made some closing remarks.

02:53:19 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-188 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved McLachlan
Seconded Pugliese
Bacon Yes
Bradfield Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook Yes
Lukens Yes
Pugliese Yes
Story Yes
Wilson Yes
Young Yes
Martinez Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS