915DF3F8270E3456872584FD00769866 Hearing Summary

Representatives McLachlan and Baisley, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1002, concerning a statewide plan to award college credit for work-related experience.  The co-sponsors distributed a handout (Attachment D) and amendment L.001 (Attachment E).

Representative McLachlan explained amendment L.001 (Attachment E).  The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.

The following people testified on the bill:

Dr. Chris Rasmussen, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, spoke in support of the bill.

Cameron Vigil, representing Young Invincibles (YI), spoke in support of the bill. She read a prepared statement from another representative of YI.

Meaghan Sullivan, representing CareerWise Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, representing the Colorado Workforce Development Council, spoke in support of the bill.

The panelists answered questions from the committee.

Michael Neil, representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, spoke in support of the bill.

Edie Sonn, representing Pinnacol Assurance and Colorado Succeeds, spoke in support of the bill.

Dhivahari Vivek, representing Young Invincibles, spoke in support of the bill.

Johnny Ngyen, representing Young Invincibles, spoke in support of the bill.

Tyler Jaeckel, representing the Bell Policy Center, spoke in support of the bill.

The panelists answered questions from the committee.

Lauren Masias, representing the Colorado Competitive Council and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the bill.

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

The committee members provided closing comments on the bill.