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F6ACAE7A192A085987258832007BD90A Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1220

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 28, 2022      
Location SCR 357



HB22-1220 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

04:32:47 PM  
Senator Zenzinger
and Senator Coram, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1220, which concerns
removing barriers in educator preparation to support educator candidates
entering the educator workforce.
04:37:29 PM  
Pamela Kaspar, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
04:40:20 PM  
Brittany Lane, representing
the Colorado Department of Higher Education, was available to answer committee
questions.
04:40:55 PM  
John Humphrey, representing the Colorado School Counselors Association, testified in support of the bill.
04:44:36 PM  
Jared Stallones, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:49:15 PM  
Barbara Seidl, representing the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:52:30 PM  
Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill.
04:55:35 PM  
Giovanna Burno, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
04:57:26 PM  
Additional written
testimony submitted can be found as Attachment B.  The co-sponsors
distributed and explained amendments L.019 and L.020 (Attachments C and
D).


04:58:15 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.020
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Buckner
Holbert
Lundeen
Priola
Zenzinger
Story
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:59:49 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.019
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Buckner
Holbert
Lundeen
Priola
Zenzinger
Story
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:01:30 PM  
The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
05:04:13 PM  
Committee members
gave closing comments on the bill.


05:06:54 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 22-1220, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Holbert Yes
Lundeen No
Priola Yes
Zenzinger Yes
Story Yes
Bridges Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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