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417F681C0BCC7F5E8725850E00134641 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1111

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 13, 2020      
Location Old Supreme Court Chamber



HB20-1111 - Postponed Indefinitely


08:30:47 PM  

Representative Geitner, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1111. The bill permits an eligible parent or group of parents to request that a locally elected school board of education implement specified reforms. An eligible parent is the legal guardian of a student in a low performing school, or of a child that is enrolled in a school that matriculates to a low performing school. A low performing school is one that has been required to adopt a priority improvement plan or a priority turnaround plan in the state's school accountability system for two consecutive years.

08:38:03 PM  

The committee discussed the bill.



08:39:09 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1111 to the Committee on Education.
Moved Rich
Seconded Williams D.
Duran No
Humphrey Yes
Lontine No
Rich Yes
Sirota No
Williams D. Yes
Woodrow No
Jaquez Lewis No
Kennedy No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
08:39:10 PM  

Representative Geitner answered questions from the committee.

08:41:46 PM  

Deborah Flora, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Aaron Salt, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

08:47:34 PM  

Matt Cook, Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in opposition to the bill.

Cathy Lees read testimony on behalf of Kallie Leyba, American Federation of Teachers Colorado, in opposition to the bill.

08:53:22 PM  

Laurel Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Luke Ragland, Ready Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

09:04:53 PM  

Representative Geitner made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members made comments regarding the bill.

09:16:40 PM  

Representative Geitner made additional comments regarding the bill.



09:17:57 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1111 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Humphrey
Seconded Rich
Duran No
Humphrey Yes
Lontine No
Rich Yes
Sirota No
Williams D. Yes
Woodrow No
Jaquez Lewis No
Kennedy No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


09:18:11 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 20-1111 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Humphrey No
Lontine Yes
Rich No
Sirota Yes
Williams D. No
Woodrow Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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