H_ED_2023A 01/26/2023 01:37:00 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 01/26/2023 Attendance Bacon X Bradfield X Hamrick X Hartsook X Lukens X Michaelson Jenet X Pugliese X Wilson X Young X Martinez X McLachlan E Time 01:37:00 PM to 03:30:52 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McLachlan This Report was prepared by Vanessa Reilly Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1001 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hPresentation from Colorado Commission on Higher Education Committee Discussion Only HB23-1001 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/0DB0E879B2AB...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:39:53 PM Representative Martinez, chair, called the meeting to order. Representative Kipp, sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1001, which concerns expanding financial assistance for educator programs. Representative Kipp providing opening comments and answered questions from the committee. 01:48:27 PM Dr. Elizabeth Hinde, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill. Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Liz Waddick, representing the Summit County Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Tiffany Bray, representing the Public Education and Business Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 02:00:36 PM Lauren Levey, representing herself as a student, testified in support of the bill. Bri Buentello, representing Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill. Jenni Trujillo, representing Fort Lewis College, testified in support of the bill. April Gonzales, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Hunt, representing the Charter Advocacy Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 02:21:42 PM Representative Kipp answered questions and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 02:24:00 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Lukens Bacon Bradfield Hamrick Hartsook Lukens Michaelson Jenet Pugliese Wilson Young Martinez McLachlan Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:25:00 PM Representative Kipp provided closing comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee. Committee members provided closing comments. 02:27:00 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1001, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Hamrick Seconded Michaelson Jenet Bacon Yes Bradfield Yes Hamrick Yes Hartsook Yes Lukens Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Pugliese Yes Wilson Yes Young Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Excused Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS Presentation from Colorado Commission on Higher Education - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/72DA60897BEC...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 02:34:00 PM Representative Martinez invited the following presenters to the table to begin their presentation, which can be found as Attachment B: Dr. Angie Paccione, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, and Commissioner Jim Wilson, Commissioner Sarah Hughes, and Commissioner Josh Scott from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. 02:55:00 PM The panelists continued their presentation. 03:15:39 PM The panelists answered questions from the committee. 03:30:52 PM The committee adjourned.