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86378E42BC2D574887258C35008205EA Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For BUDGET DECISION ITEMS

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Date Feb 18, 2025      
Location SCR 354



Budget Decision Items - Committee Discussion Only
04:40:15 PM  
The committee discussed
the budget appropriation for the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC).
Sarah Moss, Contract Director for COYAC, answered questions from the committee.
Committee members made comments.
04:47:48 PM  
Committee discussion
ensued regarding allowing the current group of COYAC students to finish
their work during the 2025 interim and then suspending the program thereafter.
04:54:32 PM  
Director Castle presented
the aide compensation budget proposal, which can be found as Attachment
E.
04:56:27 PM  
Committee discussion
ensued regarding aide compensation increases.


04:58:38 PM
 Motion I move to fund 1,800 aide hours per district consistent with current year hours.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen No
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 5   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:59:55 PM
 Motion I move to direct the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House to include a place holder for an increase in aide wages in their respective agency budgets consistent with the recommendations the JBC Staff made to the Joint Budget Committee on January 24, 2025 for employee compensation, which would increase hourly wages by a total of 3.11% from $24.57 per hour to $25.54 per hour, with the understanding that the Executive Committee will revisit this decision following the Joint Budget Committee's action on compensation common policies.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen No
Pugliese No
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:59:57 PM  
Director Castle discussed
funding for special sessions and distributed Attachment F.


05:00:52 PM
 Motion I move to eliminate funding for special sessions.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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