417F681C0BCC7F5E8725850E00134641 Hearing Summary

Representative Geitner, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1111. The bill permits an eligible parent or group of parents to request that a locally elected school board of education implement specified reforms. An eligible parent is the legal guardian of a student in a low performing school, or of a child that is enrolled in a school that matriculates to a low performing school. A low performing school is one that has been required to adopt a priority improvement plan or a priority turnaround plan in the state's school accountability system for two consecutive years.

The committee discussed the bill.

Representative Geitner answered questions from the committee.

Deborah Flora, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Aaron Salt, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Matt Cook, Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in opposition to the bill.

Cathy Lees read testimony on behalf of Kallie Leyba, American Federation of Teachers Colorado, in opposition to the bill.

Laurel Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Luke Ragland, Ready Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

Representative Geitner made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members made comments regarding the bill.

Representative Geitner made additional comments regarding the bill.