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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
| Date |
04/22/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Baisley |
X |
| Caraveo |
* |
| Exum |
X |
| Geitner |
X |
| Kipp |
X |
| Larson |
X |
| Michaelson Jenet |
X |
| Young |
X |
| McLachlan |
X |
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| Time |
01:34:53 PM to 04:45:19 PM |
| Place |
HCR 0107 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
McLachlan |
| This Report was prepared by |
Nina Forbes |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB21-013 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| hHB21-1273 |
Referred to House Appropriations |
| hHB21-1221 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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SB21-013 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:35:31 PM |
Representatives Froelich
and Bacon, co-sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-013. The bill requires
the Colorado Department of Education to develop a resource bank to address
learning loss and the prioritization of supplemental online learning recovery
programming. The sponsors also distributed informational handouts (Attachments
A and B).
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01:52:19 PM |
The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee.
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01:52:35 PM |
Dan Morris, representing Colorado Digital Learning Solutions, testified in support of the bill.
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02:01:39 PM |
Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.
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02:05:28 PM |
Prateek Dutta, representing Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bill.
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02:05:59 PM |
Alyssa Pearson and Rhonda Haniford, representing Colorado Department of Education, were available to answer committee questions.
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02:23:21 PM |
Representatives Bacon
and Froelich introduced L.003 (Attachment C) and L.004 (Attachment D) and
explained the amendments.
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02:26:01 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 |
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| Moved |
Kipp |
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| Seconded |
Michaelson Jenet |
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Baisley |
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Caraveo |
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Exum |
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Geitner |
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Kipp |
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Larson |
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Michaelson Jenet |
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Young |
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McLachlan |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:32:31 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 |
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| Moved |
Michaelson Jenet |
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| Seconded |
Kipp |
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Baisley |
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Caraveo |
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Exum |
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Geitner |
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Kipp |
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Larson |
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Michaelson Jenet |
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Young |
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McLachlan |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:32:40 PM |
Representatives Froelich and Bacon gave closing remarks on the bill.
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02:48:12 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-013, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Michaelson Jenet |
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| Seconded |
Kipp |
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Baisley |
No |
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Caraveo |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Geitner |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Larson |
Yes |
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Michaelson Jenet |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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McLachlan |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1273 - Referred to House Appropriations
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02:49:05 PM |
Representative Cutter,
sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1273. The bill requires the Colorado
Department of Education to report on the number of licensed school psychologists
employed in schools.
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02:50:50 PM |
Julia Wigert, representing
Colorado Society of School Psychologists, testified in support of the bill.
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02:53:54 PM |
Karolyn Tregembo, representing Colorado School Medicaid Consortium, testified in support of the bill.
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02:58:15 PM |
Sacha Mittelman, representing Colorado Society of School Psychologists, testified in support of the bill.
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03:05:01 PM |
Sarah Davidon, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:16:06 PM |
Representative Cutter
gave closing remarks.
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03:22:54 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1273 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Kipp |
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| Seconded |
Michaelson Jenet |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Caraveo |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Geitner |
Yes |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Larson |
Yes |
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Michaelson Jenet |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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McLachlan |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1221 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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03:25:34 PM |
Representatives Cutter and Young, co-sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1221. The bill specifies updates to the Colorado Department of Educationâs model bullying prevention and education policy, requires school districts to incorporate the policy into their discipline code, and allows public school districts to suspend or expel students for bullying.
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03:36:47 PM |
Rick Padilla, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:40:16 PM |
Barbara Coloroso, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:43:59 PM |
John Padilla, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:46:47 PM |
Logan Bradley, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:53:07 PM |
Paxton Dwyer, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:53:16 PM |
Lily Osborne, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:57:34 PM |
Maya and Todd Haynes, representing themselves, testified in support of the bill.
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04:03:30 PM |
Kylie Cannon, representing Bullying Recovery Resource Center, testified in support of the bill.
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04:06:51 PM |
Nina Petros, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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04:09:58 PM |
Thomas Ahlborg, representing Bullying Recovery Resource Center, testified in support of the bill.
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04:09:59 PM |
Additional written testimony is included as Attachment E.
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04:23:27 PM |
Representatives Cutter
and Young distributed L.001 and explained the amendment (Attachment F).
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04:36:11 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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| Moved |
Young |
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| Seconded |
Michaelson Jenet |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Caraveo |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Geitner |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Larson |
No |
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Michaelson Jenet |
Yes |
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|
Young |
Yes |
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|
McLachlan |
Yes |
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YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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04:36:12 PM |
Representatives Cutter and Young gave closing remarks.
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04:45:07 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1221, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Young |
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| Seconded |
Geitner |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Caraveo |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Geitner |
Yes |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Larson |
Yes |
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Michaelson Jenet |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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McLachlan |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 04:45:19 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
