A38DCE4D1C99DDA1872583E0007204BD Hearing Summary

The committee recessed.

The committee came back to order.

Representative Buckner presented Senate Bill 19-059, concerning the creation of the Automatic Enrollment in Advanced Courses grant program in the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The program will provide assistance to local education providers that automatically enroll students in advanced courses. Representative Buckner answered questions from the committee regarding the bill.

The following people provided testimony:

Olivia Batiste, representing herself as a student and the Colorado State Youth Council, testified in support of the bill.

Aya Saad-Masri, representing herself as a student and the Colorado State Youth Council, testified in support of the bill.

Sheldon Reynolds, representing himself as a school administrator, testified in support of the bill.

Tom Brinegar, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered committee questions regarding the bill, and committee discussion ensued.

Prateek Dutta, Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, came to the table to respond to committee questions.