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0117B316F4920CF9872583E700771E90 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB19-204

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 25, 2019      
Location HCR 0107



SB19-204 - Referred to House Appropriations


03:41:10 PM  

Representatives Bird and Arndt, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-204, concerning public school local accountability systems.  The bill creates the Local Accountability System Grant Program in the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) to support local accountability systems that supplement the state accountability system.  A local education provider (LEP) or a group of LEPs may apply to the CDE for grant funding to develop and implement a local accountability system.  The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee, and distributed a fact sheet regarding the bill (Attachment A) and a letter in support of the bill (Attachment B).

04:01:40 PM  

Julie O'Brien, representing the Rural Alliance and the University of Colorado Denver, testified in support of the bill.

04:06:59 PM  

Leslie Colwell, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

04:09:24 PM  

Kelly Caulfield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.

04:10:52 PM  

The panel answered questions from the committee.

04:15:36 PM  

The bill sponsors made concluding comments on the bill, and committee discussion ensued.



04:19:14 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-204 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Buentello
Seconded Cutter
Baisley Yes
Buck Yes
Buckner Yes
Coleman Yes
Cutter Yes
Exum Yes
Geitner Yes
Larson Yes
McCluskie Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Wilson Yes
Buentello Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 13   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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