433ED3EE0F846818872586D400703BAD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB21-1304HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate May 13, 2021 Location Old State Library HB21-1304 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/A632845715F7...$File/210513 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210513 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/E556E72A2BBA...$File/210513 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210513 AttachB.pdf 02:25:55 PM Speaker Garnett and Representative Sirota and introduced House Bill 21-1304. The bill creates the new Department of Early Childhood and establishes a transition working group and advisory group to adopt a transition plan for the new department as well as recommendations for a statewide, voluntary preschool program. 02:44:41 PM Lisa Humberd, representing Consortium of Directors of Special Education, testified to amend the bill. 02:44:55 PM Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in a neutral position on the bill. 02:48:44 PM Anna-Jo Haynes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:53:42 PM Diana Herrera, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:58:46 PM Lorena Garcia, representing Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 03:02:01 PM Jeanne McQueeney, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:09:16 PM George Welsh, representing Canon City Schools, testified in support of the bill. 03:12:39 PM Adeeb Khan, representing Delta Dental of Colorado, Colorado Succeeds, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children, and the Early Childhood Leadership Commission, testified in support of the bill. 03:16:05 PM Melissa Colsman, representing Colorado Department of Education, was available to answer committee questions. 03:19:54 PM Mary Alice Cohen, representing the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Colorado Office of Early Childhood, was available to answer questions. 03:19:55 PM Additional written testimony is available as Attachment A. 03:19:57 PM Speaker Garnett and Representative Sirota introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 03:24:09 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Kipp Seconded Larson Baisley Caraveo Geitner Kipp Larson Lontine Michaelson Jenet Young McLachlan YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:24:11 PM Speaker Garnett and Representative Sirota gave closing remarks on the bill. 03:32:58 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1304, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kipp Seconded Larson Baisley No Caraveo Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson Yes Lontine Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
