H_ED_2024A 03/27/2024 01:32:31 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 03/27/2024 Attendance Bacon X Bradfield X Bradley X Hamrick X Hartsook * Lukens * Story X Wilson X Young X Martinez X McLachlan X Time 01:32:31 PM to 06:13:28 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McLachlan This Report was prepared by Katie Ruedebusch Hearing Items Action Taken hHB24-1068 Postponed Indefinitely hSB24-104 Referred to House Appropriations hSB24-070 Referred to House Appropriations hHB24-1167 Committee Discussion Only HB24-1068 - Postponed Indefinitely 01:33:09 PM Rep. Weinberg asked that House Bill 24-1068 be postponed indefinitely. 01:34:55 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 24-1068 indefinitely. Moved Wilson Seconded Bradfield Bacon Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Hamrick Yes Hartsook Excused Lukens Yes Story Yes Wilson Yes Young Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB24-104 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/FC1356703893...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:35:04 PM Rep. Hamrick introduced Senate Bill 24-104. The bill requires that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Colorado Community College System align high school career and technical education programs and the registered apprenticeship system for certain industries. She answered several committee questions and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 01:35:59 PM Ms. Katherine Keegan, representing the Office of the Future of Work in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Julian Aguilar, representingt the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 68, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sarah Heath, representing the Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lawson Miller, representing the Cherry Creek School District, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ashlin Montgomery, representing the Cherry Creek School District, testified in support of the bill. 01:50:02 PM Sarah Swanson, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill. Rachel Lee, representing CareerWise Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gary Arnold, representing Denver Pipefitters Local #208, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions. 02:10:57 PM Rep. Hamrick gave some closing remarks. 02:15:34 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-104 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Hamrick Seconded McLachlan Bacon Yes Bradfield No Bradley No Hamrick Yes Hartsook Yes Lukens Excused Story Yes Wilson No Young Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB24-070 - Referred to House Appropriations 02:15:52 PM Rep. McLachlan and Minority Leader Pugliese introduced Senate Bill 24-070. The bill allows students in online schools to participate in statewide assessments remotely using a video proctored administration. 02:23:27 PM Nicole Tiley, representing the Colorado Preparatory Academy and Pikes Peak Online School, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Brodin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 02:36:40 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-070 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved McLachlan Seconded Wilson Bacon Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Hamrick Yes Hartsook Yes Lukens Yes Story Yes Wilson Yes Young Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB24-1167 - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/135A83393A90...$File/Attachment B Merged.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B Merged.pdf 02:59:10 PM The committee recessed and returned to order. 02:59:31 PM Rep. English introduced House Bill 24-1167. The bill prohibits the use of seclusion as a disciplinary method in public schools and requires the State Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Education to create a resource bank of alternatives to student seclusion. 03:00:09 PM Written testimony may be found in Attachment B. 03:15:46 PM Ms. Pamela Bisceglia, representing AdvocacyDenver, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Davon Williams, representing the Colorado Black Caucus of School Board Directors, testified in support of the bill. Ms. MiDian Holmes, representing the Epitome of Black Excellence & Partnership, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hashim Coates, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 03:40:06 PM Lisa Humberd, representing the Consortium of Directors of Special Education, testified to amend the bill. Moira Coogan, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Joceyln Aldridge, representing the Consortium of Directors of Special Education, testified to amend the bill. Hilary Daniels, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified to amend the bill. Amy Lloyd, representing the Harrison School District, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses answered several committtee questions. 04:20:41 PM Ms. Jennifer Kindred, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Christine Nichol, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Teresa Vargas, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Yael Cohen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions. 04:43:28 PM Ms. Sara Mullins, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Theresa Gatewood, representing the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Darlene Derbigny, representing the Colorado Black Caucus of School Board Directors, testified in support of the bill. Dana Walters, representing the National Center for Youth Law, testified in support of the bill. Meighen Lovelace, representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Shannon Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 05:01:12 PM Ms. Heather Roth, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Petri Brill, representing the Arc of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Riley Ellis-Beach, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Michael Neil, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Grazier, representing the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, testified in support of the bill. Ms. LJ Harker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 05:23:56 PM Claudia James, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 05:29:16 PM Ms. Michelle Quattlebaum, representing the Colorado Black Caucus of School Board Directors, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Stephanie Mason, representing the Colorado Black Caucus of School Board Directors, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Auontai Anderson, representing The Center for Advancing Black Excellence in Education, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions. 06:02:48 PM Rep. English gave some remarks. The chair laid the bill over to a future date for action only. 06:13:28 PM The committee adjourned.
