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94955A34448A7E4B87258AE700720AA2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1342

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
Date Mar 21, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1342 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

02:45:39 PM  
Representatives Soper
and Bacon, prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1342 regarding
test accommodations for persons with disabilities.
03:07:56 PM  
Jack Johnson, representing
Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jessica
Yates, representing the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Attorney
Admissions, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Spencer Kontnik, representing
himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing
the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Heather Benjamin, representing the Dyslexia Foundation of Western Colorado
(DFWC), testified in support of the bill. Ms. Cerise Moran Hock, representing
the DFWC, testified in support of the bill.
03:20:49 PM  
Ms. Eliza Schultz,
representing the Home Care and Hospice Association of Colorado, testified
in support of the bill. Ms. Meredith Henry, representing The Arc of Colorado,
testified in support of the bill. Ashley Chase, representing the Office
of the Child's Representative, testified in support of the bill.




Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
03:27:39 PM  
Representative Soper
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment B).


03:28:17 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Ricks
Seconded English
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lindstedt
Mabrey
Mauro
Soper
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:28:43 PM  
Representative Bacon
explained amendment L.004 (Attachment C).


03:29:57 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Ricks
Seconded Soper
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lindstedt
Mabrey
Mauro
Soper
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:31:24 PM  
Representatives Bacon
and Soper gave closing remarks on House Bill 24-1342.




Members of the
committee gave closing remarks.


03:37:25 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1342, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Soper
Seconded Ricks
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell Yes
Lieder Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Soper Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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