7B3880FDD7143748872585210063F911 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1062

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 4, 2020
Location SCR 352

HB20-1062 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

11:12:00 AM

Senator Coram, sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1062, which concerns the Colorado Student Free Expression Law.

11:13:19 AM

The following people testified on the bill:

11:13:58 AM

Nicole Hunt, representing herself as an attorney, spoke in support of the bill.

11:16:24 AM

Laura Sudik Varble, representing herself as a former newspaper advisor, spoke in support of the bill.

11:19:55 AM

Patrick Moring, representing the Colorado Student Media Association, spoke in support of the bill.

11:23:14 AM

The committee members made comments about the bill.

11:25:17 AM

Lori Schafer, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

11:32:14 AM

Marta Hedde, representing herself as a retired journalism and publications advisor, spoke in support of the bill.

11:36:45 AM

Jack Kennedy, Executive Director of the Colorado Student Media Association, spoke in support of the bill.

11:40:17 AM

The panel answered questions from the committee.

11:43:50 AM

Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill. He read prepared statements in support of the bill from two teachers.

11:47:48 AM

Sheila Jones, representing the Colorado Student Media Association and the Journalism Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.

11:53:38 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 20-1062 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Hill	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB20-1062 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Colorado General Assembly