H_ED_2021A 04/22/2021 01:34:53 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 04/22/2021 Attendance Baisley X Caraveo * Exum X Geitner X Kipp X Larson X Michaelson Jenet X Young X McLachlan X Time 01:34:53 PM to 04:45:19 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McLachlan This Report was prepared by Nina Forbes Hearing Items Action Taken hSB21-013 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB21-1273 Referred to House Appropriations hHB21-1221 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole SB21-013 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/72BFB2A851F6...$File/210422 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/77EF03C69FFC...$File/210422 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/48ED23D19000...$File/210422 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/A93F647BF17D...$File/210422 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachD.pdf 01:35:31 PM Representatives Froelich and Bacon, co-sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-013. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Education to develop a resource bank to address learning loss and the prioritization of supplemental online learning recovery programming. The sponsors also distributed informational handouts (Attachments A and B). 01:52:19 PM The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee. 01:52:35 PM Dan Morris, representing Colorado Digital Learning Solutions, testified in support of the bill. 02:01:39 PM Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill. 02:05:28 PM Prateek Dutta, representing Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bill. 02:05:59 PM Alyssa Pearson and Rhonda Haniford, representing Colorado Department of Education, were available to answer committee questions. 02:23:21 PM Representatives Bacon and Froelich introduced L.003 (Attachment C) and L.004 (Attachment D) and explained the amendments. 02:26:01 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Kipp Seconded Michaelson Jenet Baisley Caraveo Exum Geitner Kipp Larson Michaelson Jenet Young McLachlan YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:32:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Kipp Baisley Caraveo Exum Geitner Kipp Larson Michaelson Jenet Young McLachlan YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:32:40 PM Representatives Froelich and Bacon gave closing remarks on the bill. 02:48:12 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-013, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Kipp Baisley No Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1273 - Referred to House Appropriations 02:49:05 PM Representative Cutter, sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1273. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Education to report on the number of licensed school psychologists employed in schools. 02:50:50 PM Julia Wigert, representing Colorado Society of School Psychologists, testified in support of the bill. 02:53:54 PM Karolyn Tregembo, representing Colorado School Medicaid Consortium, testified in support of the bill. 02:58:15 PM Sacha Mittelman, representing Colorado Society of School Psychologists, testified in support of the bill. 03:05:01 PM Sarah Davidon, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:16:06 PM Representative Cutter gave closing remarks. 03:22:54 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1273 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kipp Seconded Michaelson Jenet Baisley Yes Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner Yes Kipp Yes Larson Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1221 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/E1C9732019D1...$File/210422 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D9153C352AF2...$File/210422 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 210422 AttachF.pdf 03:25:34 PM Representatives Cutter and Young, co-sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1221. The bill specifies updates to the Colorado Department of Educationâs model bullying prevention and education policy, requires school districts to incorporate the policy into their discipline code, and allows public school districts to suspend or expel students for bullying. 03:36:47 PM Rick Padilla, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:40:16 PM Barbara Coloroso, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:43:59 PM John Padilla, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:46:47 PM Logan Bradley, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:53:07 PM Paxton Dwyer, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:53:16 PM Lily Osborne, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:57:34 PM Maya and Todd Haynes, representing themselves, testified in support of the bill. 04:03:30 PM Kylie Cannon, representing Bullying Recovery Resource Center, testified in support of the bill. 04:06:51 PM Nina Petros, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:09:58 PM Thomas Ahlborg, representing Bullying Recovery Resource Center, testified in support of the bill. 04:09:59 PM Additional written testimony is included as Attachment E. 04:23:27 PM Representatives Cutter and Young distributed L.001 and explained the amendment (Attachment F). 04:36:11 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Young Seconded Michaelson Jenet Baisley Yes Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:36:12 PM Representatives Cutter and Young gave closing remarks. 04:45:07 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1221, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Geitner Baisley Yes Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner Yes Kipp Yes Larson Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:45:19 PM The committee adjourned.