S_ED_2021A 04/28/2021 10:59:43 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date

04/28/2021

Attendance
Bridges	X
Buckner	X
Kirkmeyer	*
Lundeen	X
Priola	X
Story	X
Zenzinger	X

Time

10:59:43 AM to 01:00:58 PM

Place

SCR 357

This Meeting was called to order by

Zenzinger

This Report was prepared by

Rachel Kurtz-Phelan

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB21-1087	Referred to Senate Appropriations
hHB21-1133	Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
hHB21-1067	Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB21-1087 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

11:00:01 AM

Senator Danielson,
sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1087, which concerns authorizing education
support professionals to participate in the teaching and learning conditions
survey administered by the Colorado Department of Education.

11:01:59 AM

Jennifer Latham, representing herself as an education support professional, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Latham answered questions from the committee.

11:06:24 AM

Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

11:09:56 AM

Devani Lemmon, representing herself as an education support professional, testified in support of the bill.

11:12:23 AM

Lara Center, representing the Jefferson County Education Support Professional Association, testified in support of the bill.

11:16:01 AM

Senator Danielson answered questions from the committee.

11:18:09 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1087 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	No
	Lundeen	No
	Priola	No
	Story	Yes
	Zenzinger	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB21-1133 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

Attachment A.pdf

11:18:23 AM

Senator Pettersen
and Senator Priola, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1133, which concerns
strategic resources for kindergarten through twelfth grade schools to provide
a safer environment students who have been diagnosed with a seizure disorder.

11:20:50 AM

Emily Marle, representing herself as a parent, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A).

11:24:47 AM

Marcee Aude, representing the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

11:27:32 AM

Kirsten Braun, representing Joeyâs Law and herself as a teacher, testified in support of the bill.

11:31:06 AM

Joey Quintana, representing himself and the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

11:35:18 AM

Kendal Wuensche, representing herself, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

11:43:08 AM

Senator Pettersen and Senator Priola provided closing comments on the bill.

11:44:40 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1133 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Priola
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Zenzinger	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB21-1067 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

Attachment B.pdf

Attachment

Attachment C.pdf

11:44:55 AM

Senator Story and
Senator Buckner, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1067, which concerns
a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion for admission
to a Colorado institution of higher education. The co-sponsors answered
questions from the committee. Written testimony submitted can be
found as Attachment B.

12:05:12 PM

Sue Sharkey, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, testified in support of the bill.

12:09:23 PM

Ilana Spiegel, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, testified in support of the bill.

12:12:32 PM

Rico Munn, Superintendent
of Aurora Public Schools, testified in support of the bill. Superintendent
Munn answered questions from the committee.

12:16:55 PM

Senator Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill.

12:18:48 PM

Dale Gaubatz, Executive Director of Admissions for the Colorado School of Mines, testified in support of the bill.

12:25:03 PM

Clark Brigger, Executive Director of Admissions at the University of Colorado Boulder, testified in support of the bill.

12:28:33 PM

Leslie Taylor, Vice President for Enrollment and Access at Colorado State University, testified in support of the bill.

12:33:12 PM

Jess Savage, Director of Admissions for Fort Lewis College, testified in support of the bill.

12:36:44 PM

Allyson Garcia, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

12:40:23 PM

Molly Frommelt, Student
Body President at the University of Colorado Boulder, testified in support
of the bill.

12:45:07 PM

Andrew Ruhland, representing himself as a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

12:48:53 PM

Sarah Staron, representing
Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill.

12:52:13 PM

Marisa Beltran, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill.

12:54:52 PM

Prateek Dutta, Policy Director for Democrats for Education Reform, testified in an amend position on the bill.

12:57:58 PM

The co-sponsors distributed
and explained amendment L.015 (Attachment C).

12:59:37 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.015
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges
	Buckner
	Kirkmeyer
	Lundeen
	Priola
	Story
	Zenzinger
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:00:41 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1067, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Lundeen	No
	Priola	No
	Story	Yes
	Zenzinger	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:00:58 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB21-1087 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

HB21-1133 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

HB21-1067 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

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