CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SMART ACT PRESENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT EDUCATION
Date Jan 17, 2024
Location Old State Library
SMART Act Presentation from the Department of Higher Education - Committee Discussion Only
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04:39:33 PM |
Dr. Angie Paccione,
Executive Director of the Department of Higher Education (DHE) and Colorado
Commission on Higher Education, came to the table to begin her presentation,
which can be found as Attachment G. Dr. Paccione discussed the department's
mission, vision, and strategic plan. Michael Vente, Chief Performance Officer,
reviewed the department's Wildly Important Goals.
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04:59:34 PM |
Dr. Paccione discussed
higher education performance management strategies and metrics. Crystal
Collins, Chief Financial Officer, reviewed the department's budget requests.
Dr. Sophia Laderman, Chief Policy and Research Officer, discussed a cybersecurity
breach that occurred in June 2023 as well as the department's legislative
agenda.
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05:15:56 PM |
Dr. Gillian McKnight
Tutein, Chief Educational Equity Officer, spoke about the department's
equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Corey Evans, Interim Budget
Director, spoke about the implementation of federal stimulus and recovery
funds. Dr. Cynthia Armendariz, Managing Director of the Colorado Opportunity
Scholarship Initiative (COSI), reviewed the COSI program and Dr. Tricia
Johnson discussed the Care Forward Colorado and Career Advance Colorado
programs. Dr. Callie McKennie, Talent Pipeline Economist, spoke about
the Return on Investment and Colorado Talent Pipeline reports.
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05:32:22 PM |
Carl Einhaus, Senior
Director of Student Affairs and P20 Alignment, presented the results collected
on students with disabilities as required by House Bill 22-1255. Angela
Baier, Chief Executive Officer of CollegeInvest, provided an overview of
the First Step/Kickstarter Program Update which was created by House Bill
19-1280. She spoke about federal funding the program received in
2022.
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05:35:53 PM |
The panel answered
questions from the committee. Dr. Paccione distributed a handout to the
committee (Attachment H).
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05:53:07 PM |
The panel continued to answer questions from the committee.
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