2D8420B8C7B35EEC872583E700729BCC Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB19-1134SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Apr 25, 2019 Location SCR 352 HB19-1134 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/0D2C021CF66F...$File/19SenateEd0425AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0425AttachI.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/1B9257EA7F0F...$File/19SenateEd0425AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0425AttachH.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/989AA08E9D79...$File/19SenateEd0425AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0425AttachG.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/9F3BDAB03BFC...$File/19SenateEd0425AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0425AttachF.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/BE17107B8CF3...$File/19SenateEd0425AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateEd0425AttachJ.pdf 02:51:52 PM Senator Todd, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1134, which concerns researching effective methods for assisting early-grade students with dyslexia. 02:57:07 PM Melissa Colsman, Associate Commissioner for Student Learning, Colorado Department of Education, came to the table to answer questions from the committee. 02:58:27 PM Sue Hirsch, representing herself as a parent, spoke in opposition to the bill. 03:02:15 PM Kristen DeBeer, representing herself as a parent, spoke in support of the bill. 03:05:26 PM Michael Bucey, representing himself as a parent, spoke in support of the bill. He distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment F). 03:10:02 PM Lindsey Drakos, representing Colorado Kids Identified with Dyslexia (COKID), spoke in support of the bill. She distributed two handouts to the committee (Attachments G and H). 03:13:34 PM Natalie Mitchell, representing herself as a dyslexic student, spoke in support of the bill. 03:15:19 PM Amy Dubronyi, representing COKID, spoke in support of the bill. 03:16:27 PM Cali Nichols, representing COKID, spoke in support of the bill. 03:19:16 PM Karin Johnson, representing COKID, spoke in support of the bill. She distributed two handouts to the committee (Attachments I and J). 03:23:44 PM Michael Neil, representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, spoke in support of the bill. 03:26:38 PM Laura Mitchell, representing COKID, spoke in support of the bill. 03:31:18 PM Jennifer Atlas, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill. 03:37:16 PM Lisa Escarcega, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of School Executives and also representing the Colorado Rural Alliance, spoke in support of the bill. 03:39:28 PM Kaden Forsha, representing himself as a dyslexic student, spoke in support of the bill. 03:41:07 PM Jennifer Forsha, representing herself as a parent of a dyslexic student, spoke in support of the bill. 03:46:38 PM Lindsey Drakos came back to the table to answer questions from the committee. 03:50:14 PM Senator Todd provided closing comments on the bill. Committee discussion ensued. 03:54:51 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1134 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Bridges Yes Coram Yes Hill Excused Story Yes Todd Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS