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DD1566D29437A688872585220072E8F5 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1007

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 5, 2020      
Location SCR 352



HB20-1007 - Referred to Senate Appropriations


01:55:08 PM  

Senators Fields and Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1007, which concerns increasing the diversity of Colorado's educators in elementary and secondary public schools. They made opening comments.

02:00:34 PM  

The following people testified on the bill:

02:00:56 PM  

Evie Hudak, representing the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, spoke in support of the bill.

02:04:03 PM  

Aya Saad-Masri, representing herself as a student, spoke in support of the bill.

02:06:32 PM  

Paula Gallegos, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

02:09:23 PM  

Krista Spurgin, representing Stand For Children, spoke in support of the bill.

02:11:33 PM  

The panel answered questions from the committee.

02:12:28 PM  

Stephanie Perez-Carillo, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, spoke in support of the bill.

02:14:59 PM  

Samantha Nuechterlein, representing Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.  She stated that Colorado Succeeds also supports the bill.

02:18:32 PM  

Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

02:23:46 PM  

Maggie Miller, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

02:26:43 PM  

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.



02:31:02 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1007 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Lundeen
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Hill Excused
Lundeen Yes
Story Yes
Todd Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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