S_SA_2016A 02/24/2016 01:38:19 PM Committee Summary

01:38 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado Channel Authority Board Of Directors



Tim Ryan, Schott Nachtrieb, and Todd Barnes, appointees to the Colorado Channel Authority Board of Directors, presented their qualifications to the committee and answered questions.

01:45 PM -- SB16-037



Senator Kefalas presented Senate Bill 16-037 to the committee, along with strike-below amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The bill amends the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), focusing on digitally stored data and electronic mail messages. This bill modifies the requirements for the CORA records custodian, creating a requirement that the custodian produce records in a machine-readable standard format routinely used by that custodian. "Machine readable" is defined by the bill to mean data that can be read, written, parsed, and displayed by a computer program without the need for manual human intervention.



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01:57 PM -- Geoff Wilson, representing the Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties Incorporated, and the Special District Association, testified against the bill.



02:07 PM -- Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado and Colorado Water Congress, testified against the bill.



02:12 PM -- Eric Sutherland, representing himself, testified on the bill.



02:16 PM -- Matt Cook, representing Colorado Association of School Boards, testified against the bill.



02:20 PM -- Peg Perl, representing Colorado Ethics Watch, testified in support of the bill.



02:24 PM -- Katie Dahl, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.



02:33 PM -- Todd Shepherd, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:48 PM -- Suzanne Staiert, Colorado Deputy Secretary of State, testified against the bill.



02:54 PM -- Jeff Roberts, representing the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, testified in support of the bill.



02:58 PM -- Natalie Menten, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.







































03:03 PM



Senator Kefalas wrapped up his presentation to the committee.

03:18 PM -- HB16-1043



Senator Baumgardner presented House Bill 16-1043 to the committee. Current law requires state agencies and institutions of higher education that receive funding for capital projects to encumber some portion of the funds within six months after they are appropriated. If funds cannot be encumbered within six months, agencies and institutions are required to request a deadline waiver. The waiver request is presented to the Capital Development Committee. which then makes a recommendation to the State Controller as to whether the waiver should be approved. This bill, as amended in the House, exempts information technology capital projects overseen by the Joint Technology Committee from the waiver requirement.

03:22 PM -- SB16-083



Senator Baumgardner presented Senate Bill 16-083 to the committee. The bill modifies the list of allowable documents used for voter identification to require that any identification shown contain a photo of the eligible voter.



03:24 PM -- Dawn Howard, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified against the bill.



03:25 PM -- Elizabeth Steele, representing the League of Women Voters, testified against the bill.



03:29 PM -- Jennifer Levin, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified against the bill.



03:35 PM -- Matt Crane, Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill.



03:51 PM -- Suzanne Staiert, Colorado Deputy Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill.



03:59 PM -- Elena Nunez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified against the bill.

















04:05 PM -- Chuck Broerman, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill.



04:12 PM -- Carol Haller, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified on the bill.



04:26 PM -- Jean Nofles, representing AARP, testified against the bill.





04:29 PM



Senator Baumgardner wrapped up his presentation to the committee.

04:41 PM



Meeting adjourned.