H_ED_2022A 05/04/2022 10:00:07 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 05/04/2022 Attendance Baisley X Caraveo X Exum X Geitner * Kipp X Larson X Michaelson Jenet * Young X McLachlan * Time 10:00:07 AM to 11:49:37 AM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McLachlan This Report was prepared by Colin Schroeder Hearing Items Action Taken hSB22-207 Referred to House Appropriations hSB22-069 Referred to House Appropriations hSB22-085 Referred to House Appropriations hSB22-070 Referred to House Appropriations SB22-207 - Referred to House Appropriations 10:01:56 AM Representative Bacon, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-207, Prevention of Title IX Misconduct in Public Schools. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Education to study the federal government's Title IX amendments. 10:05:43 AM The bill sponsor provided closing remarks on the bill. 10:08:06 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-207 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Kipp Baisley No Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Excused Final YES: 5 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB22-069 - Referred to House Appropriations 10:08:21 AM The committee took a brief recess. 10:08:37 AM The committee came back to order. 10:10:50 AM Representative Froelich, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-069, Learning Disruption Effect on Teacher Evaluation. The bill excludes measures of student academic growth from the K-12 performance evaluation system for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. 10:13:41 AM The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee. 10:17:46 AM Jen Walmer, representing Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bill. Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 10:23:27 AM The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 10:30:39 AM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks on the bill. 10:33:07 AM Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill. 10:36:28 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-069 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved McLachlan Seconded Kipp Baisley No Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB22-085 - Referred to House Appropriations 10:36:41 AM Representatives McLachlan and Catlin, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-085, Colorado Safe Student Protection Program. The bill creates the Safe Student Protections Program to provide grants to school districts and to contract with a program facilitator to improve student and school bus safety. 10:43:01 AM Ward Leber, representing Child Safety Network, testified in support of the bill. David Hartzell, representing Colorado State Pupil Transportation Association, testified in support of the bill. Jeffrey Cassell, representing School Bus Safety Company, testified in support of the bill. Daniel Sperry, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. William Arrington, representing Child Safety Network, testified to amend the bill. Stephanie Duckworth, representing Child Safety Network, testified in support of the bill. 11:02:41 AM The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 11:11:27 AM Otha Thornton, representing Child Safety Network, testified in support of the bill. Stephen Tako, representing Child Safety Network, testified in support of the bill. 11:16:02 AM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks on the bill. 11:22:22 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-085 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved McLachlan Seconded Kipp 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 SB22-070 - Referred to House Appropriations 11:29:36 AM Representatives McLachlan and McCluskie, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-070, K-12 Licensed Personnel Performance Evaluations. The bill makes changes to performance evaluations for K-12 licensed personnel, including requiring that student academic performance make up 30 percent of a teacher's or principal's evaluation. 11:34:24 AM The bill sponsors responded to questions from members of the committee. 11:37:42 AM Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 11:40:12 AM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks on the bill. 11:49:25 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-070 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved McLachlan Seconded Kipp 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 11:49:37 AM The committee adjourned.