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0F1AA0BC0A1E385987258AD9007ADB67 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1216

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 7, 2024      
Location HCR 0107



HB24-1216 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

03:21:59 PM  
Reps. Bacon and Hernandez introduced House Bill 24-1216. The bill establishes rights for justice-engaged students and encourages courts to delay sentences to commitment. The sponsors answered some committee questions.
03:44:55 PM  
Written testimony may be found in Attachment G.
03:52:01 PM  
Dr. Jose Silva, representing the Generation Schools Network, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Wendy Loloff Cooper, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Armstrong, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Amy Bishop, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:53:26 PM  
Ms. Jeannette Angel, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rachael Lovendahl, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. J.J. Reed, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:09:52 PM  
Bianca Ochoa, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Zaley Quintana, representing AUL, testified in support of the bill. Aliyah Martinez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Leo Alirez, representing Life-Line Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:21:36 PM  
Benjamin Teevan, representing the Colorado Association of Family & Children’s Agencies, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lucas Rosentrater, representing Turning Point of the City, testified in support of the bill. Dana Flores, representing the National Center for Youth Law, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jorge Resendez, representing AUL Denver, testified in support of the bill.
04:27:20 PM  
Ms. Daniela Campos-Garcia,
representing AUL Denver, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Elena Diaz-Nava,
representing lifeline colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Avontae
Fox, representing AUL Denver, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ginger
Frankel, representing AUL Denver, testified in support of the bill. Meighen
Lovelace, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The
witnesses answered several committee questions.

04:42:46 PM  
Mr. Anders Jacobson,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified to amend
the bill. Katie  First, representing Colorado Counties Inc, testified
to amend the bill. Ms. Erin Osterhaus, representing the Colorado Department
of Human Services, testified to amend the bill. Michelle Murphy, representing
the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified to amend the bill. The sponsors
answered several committee questions.

04:44:59 PM  
Joanna Trujillo,
representing Life-Line Colorado, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Mr. Marc Jimenez, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Kaitlin Rhind, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support
of the bill.
05:12:11 PM  
Mika Alexander, representing American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.


05:28:20 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:29:13 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Young
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:29:34 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment J)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:29:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment K)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:30:14 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment L)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:30:34 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment M)
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon
Bradley
Hamrick
Hartsook
Lukens
Pugliese Excused
Story
Wilson
Young
Martinez
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:40:27 PM  
The sponsors and
committee members gave some closing remarks.



05:53:47 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1216, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon Yes
Bradley No
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook Yes
Lukens Yes
Pugliese Yes
Story Yes
Wilson No
Young Yes
Martinez Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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