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0910B0580A0A84F287258B13000449DA Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1448

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date May 3, 2024      
Location SCR 357



HB24-1448 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

06:46:54 PM  
Senator Lundeen and
Senator Zenzinger, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1448, which concerns
a new public school finance formula. They provided opening comments and
distributed several handouts (Attachment A) and amendments L.051, L.052,
and L.053 (Attachments B, C, and D).
07:03:28 PM  
The co-sponsors continued to provide opening comments on the bill.
07:28:41 PM  
Carrie Zimmerman, representing Public Schools- Opportunity Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
07:28:48 PM  
Brett Johnson, representing Aurora Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.
07:30:02 PM  
Chuck Carpenter,
representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.
07:32:23 PM  
The panel answered questions from the committee.
07:33:06 PM  
Mary Parker, representing Jefferson County School Board, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:41:35 PM  
Jonathan Levesque, representing Littleton Public Schools, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:42:23 PM  
Meghan Raynes, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
07:42:49 PM  
Chris Gdowski, representing
Adams 12 School District, testified to amend the bill.

07:46:29 PM  
The panel answered questions from the committee.
07:52:45 PM  
Dan Snowberger, representing Elizabeth School District, testified in support of the bill.
07:56:00 PM  
Dr. Deirdre Pilch, representing Greeley District 6, testified in support of the bill.
07:57:47 PM  
George Welsh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
08:00:15 PM  
Michelle Murphy, representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
08:03:11 PM  
The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.
08:03:29 PM  
The co-sponsors explained
amendments L.051, L.052, and L.053 (Attachments B, C, and D).


08:10:45 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.051
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley
Fields
Lundeen
Rich
Zenzinger
Kolker
Buckner
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


08:15:18 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.053
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley
Fields
Lundeen
Rich
Zenzinger
Kolker
Buckner
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


08:17:02 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.052
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley
Fields
Lundeen
Rich
Zenzinger
Kolker
Buckner
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
08:18:09 PM  
The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
08:25:58 PM  
Committee members gave closing comments.


08:33:07 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1448, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Fields Yes
Lundeen Yes
Rich Yes
Zenzinger Yes
Kolker No
Buckner Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS