H_ED_2022A 02/17/2022 01:32:00 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date

02/17/2022

Attendance
Baisley	*
Caraveo	X
Exum	X
Geitner	X
Kipp	X
Larson	X
Michaelson Jenet	X
Young	X
McLachlan	X

Time

01:32:00 PM to 02:53:45 PM

Place

HCR 0107

This Meeting was called to order by

McLachlan

This Report was prepared by

Colin Schroeder

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB22-1107	Referred to House Appropriations
hHB22-1070	Referred to the Committee of the Whole
hHB22-1101	Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB22-1107 - Referred to House Appropriations

01:34:24 PM	Motion	Reconsider
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Larson

	Baisley	Excused
	Caraveo	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Geitner	Yes
	Kipp	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Young	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
		YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:34:25 PM

Representative McLachlan moved that HB 22-1107,
which concerns measures related to creating higher education opportunities
for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, be reconsidered
because it was routed incorrectly after the prior vote on February 16,
2022.

01:36:17 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 22-1107 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Michaelson Jenet

	Baisley	Excused
	Caraveo	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Geitner	Yes
	Kipp	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Young	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB22-1070 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:36:37 PM

Representative McCluskie
presented the bill, House Bill 22-1070, Special Districts Early Childhood
Development. The bill allows an early childhood development service
district to include a portion of a special district, city, county, or other
taxing district, and to accept gifts, grants, and donations

01:39:11 PM

Lance Hostetter, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.

01:40:46 PM

Hannah Berman, representing Aspen Skiing Company, testified in support of the bill.

01:43:30 PM

Katie Langenhuizen,
representing MANAUS and Rocky Mountain Preschool Coalition, testified in
support of the bill.

01:50:14 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing remarks on the bill.

01:51:29 PM

Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill.

01:53:06 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 22-1070 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Young
	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

HB22-1101 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

Attachment A

01:53:13 PM

Representatives McLachlan
and Catlin presented the bill, House Bill 22-1101, PERA Service Retiree
Employment in Rural Schools. The bill expands and makes permanent the Rural
School District Critical Shortage program.

01:56:15 PM

Members of the committee asked questions of the bill sponsors regarding the bill.

01:59:13 PM

Ron Baker, representing
Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA), testified in
opposition to the bill.

02:03:33 PM

Michelle Murphy, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

02:05:12 PM

Mr. Baker responded to questions from the committee.

02:07:35 PM

Nancy Hopper, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill. Lisa Webster, representing Summit
School District RE-1 and Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB),
testified in support of the bill. Chancy Lewis, representing himself, testified
in support of the bill. Senator Evie Hudak, representing Colorado Parent
Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill.

02:11:46 PM

Bill Wilson, representing
Brush School District, testified in support of the bill. Carol Pace,
representing American Association of Retired Persons, testified in support
of the bill.

02:24:56 PM

Reece Blincoe, representing Dolores School District, testified in support of the bill.

02:25:57 PM

Jeanette Hensley,
representing herself, testified to amend the bill.

02:25:58 PM

Representative McLachlan
distributed amendment L.002 (attachment A).

02:38:52 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (attachment A)
	Moved	McLachlan
	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

02:38:53 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing remarks on the bill.

02:44:09 PM

Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill.

02:53:27 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 22-1101, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	McLachlan
	Seconded	Geitner

	Baisley	Yes
	Caraveo	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Geitner	Yes
	Kipp	Yes
	Larson	No
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Young	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:53:45 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB22-1107 - Referred to House Appropriations

HB22-1070 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB22-1101 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

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