9BA69928E6CED05387258234005DC444 Hearing Summary

Senators Coram and Garcia, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-158 which concerns measures to increase school district access to interoperable communication technology to improve school safety.  The co-sponsors provided comments on the need for the bill and answered questions from the committee members.

Ed Smith, Superintendent of Pueblo County School District 70, spoke in support of the bill.

Greg Keisling, Students Services Director for Pueblo County School District 70, spoke in support of the bill.

The preceding two witnesses answered questions from the committee.

The co-sponsors distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 [Attachments C and D] and explained them.

Micah Richardson, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.

The preceding two witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Kathy Morris, representing Durango School District 9-R and the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services, spoke in support of the bill.

Jim Pavlich, representing Montrose School District, spoke in support of the bill.

The previous two witnesses answered questions from the committee.

John-Michael Keyes, representing himself and the I Love You Guys Foundation, spoke in support of the bill.

Senator Hill closed public testimony.  Senators Garcia aned Coram discussed the amendments and answered questions from the committee.

Senator Hill asked Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, to come to the table to answer questions about the bill's fiscal note.