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BF360DB97BF92E85872586B10073F869 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1234

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 8, 2021      
Location HCR 0107



HB21-1234 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
03:06:45 PM  
Representatives Bradfield
and Tipper, co-sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1234. The bill creates
the Colorado High-Impact Tutoring Program to provide grants to local education
providers for tutoring programs to address student learning loss as a result
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
03:32:43 PM  
Antonio Gutierrez, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:32:49 PM  
Jen Walmer, representing Democrats for Education
Reform and Education Reform Now, testified in support of the bill.
03:36:14 PM  
Gayle Bell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:38:45 PM  
Ariel Taylor Smith, representing Transform Education Now, testified in support of the bill.
03:42:04 PM  
Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.
03:43:49 PM  
Anne Keke, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:47:13 PM  
Benjamin Waters, representing Stand for Children Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:50:05 PM  

Joanna Rosa-Saenz, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:52:00 PM  
Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:58:46 PM  
Angelina Sandoval, representing Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified in support of the bill.
03:58:52 PM  
Luke Ragland, representing Ready Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:58:53 PM  
Additional written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment C.
03:58:54 PM  
Representatives Tipper and Bradfield introduced
amendment L.001 and explained the amendment (Attachment D).


04:07:59 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Larson
Seconded Kipp
Baisley
Caraveo
Exum
Geitner
Kipp
Larson
Michaelson Jenet
Young
McLachlan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:08:00 PM  
Representatives Tipper and Bradfield gave closing remarks.


04:16:09 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1234, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Kipp
Seconded Larson
Baisley Yes
Caraveo Yes
Exum Yes
Geitner Yes
Kipp Yes
Larson Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Young Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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