H_ED_2022A 03/16/2022 11:06:25 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date

03/16/2022

Attendance
Baisley	*
Bradfield	X
Caraveo	X
Exum	X
Geitner	X
Kipp	X
Lindsay	X
Young	X
McLachlan	X

Time

11:06:25 AM to 12:31:46 PM

Place

HCR 0107

This Meeting was called to order by

McLachlan

This Report was prepared by

Colin Schroeder

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB22-1255	Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
hHB22-1248	Referred to House Appropriations

HB22-1255 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

Attachment A.pdf

11:07:29 AM

Representatives Bradfield
and Ortiz, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1255, Improve Higher Education
for Students with a Disability. The bill requires data collection
concerning disabled students and higher education and creates an advisory
committee in the Department of Higher Education.

11:17:16 AM

Carl Einhaus, representing
Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill.
Jennifer Woegens, representing Arapahoe Community College, testified in
support of the bill. Sam Jarris, representing himself, testified in support
of the bill. Gregory Sullivan, representing Metropolitan State University
of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

11:29:12 AM

The witness panel responded to questions from members of the committee.

11:40:42 AM

Representative Bradfield
distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

11:41:41 AM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (attachment A)
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Kipp

	Baisley
	Bradfield
	Caraveo
	Exum
	Geitner
	Kipp
	Lindsay
	Young
	McLachlan
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

11:41:41 AM

Representatives Bradfield and Ortiz provided closing remarks on the bill.

11:42:32 AM

Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill.

11:45:31 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 22-1255, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Exum

	Baisley	Yes
	Bradfield	Yes
	Caraveo	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Geitner	Yes
	Kipp	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Young	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Final	YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB22-1248 - Referred to House Appropriations

11:45:37 AM

Representatives Ortiz
and McLachlan, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1248, Extend School
Leadership Pilot Program. The bill extends the School Leadership
Pilot Program in the Colorado Department of Education indefinitely.

11:52:28 AM

Patrick Schumaker,
representing Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support
of the bill. Katy Anthes, representing Colorado Department of Education
and State Board of Education, testified in support of the bill. Darren
Joiner, representing Principal Leadership Institute, testified in support
of the bill. Robert Logan, representing himself, testified in support
of the bill. Kimberly Hielscher, representing herself, testified
in support of the bill.

12:09:29 PM

The witness panel responded to questions from members of the committee.

12:12:24 PM

Julie Fahey, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill. Brian Duwe, representing
himself, testified in support of the bill. Rita Robinson, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill. Lana Gardner, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.

12:26:16 PM

Representatives McLachlan and Ortiz provided closing remarks on the bill.

12:31:39 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 22-1248 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	McLachlan
	Seconded	Kipp

	Baisley	No
	Bradfield	No
	Caraveo	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Geitner	No
	Kipp	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Young	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:31:46 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB22-1255 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB22-1248 - Referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly