H_ED_2021A 05/27/2021 01:35:28 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Date 05/27/2021 Attendance Caraveo X Exum X Geitner X Kipp X Larson * Michaelson Jenet * Ransom X Young X McLachlan X Time 01:35:28 PM to 07:15:44 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by McLachlan This Report was prepared by Nina Forbes Hearing Items Action Taken hSB21-254 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB21-057 Referred to House Finance hSB21-172 Lay Over hHB21-1295 Postponed Indefinitely SB21-254 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 01:35:38 PM Representatives Lynch and Pico, co-sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-254. The bill removes obsolete language referencing an inactive advisory committee in the Department of Human Services. 01:37:33 PM Representatives Pico and Lynch gave closing remarks on the bill. 01:39:23 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-254 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Kipp Seconded Geitner Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner Yes Kipp Yes Larson Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Ransom Yes Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-172 - Committee Discussion Only SB21-057 - Referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/BF730A51AA5B...$File/210527 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachA.pdf 01:41:17 PM Representatives Gray and Gonzales-Gutierrez introduced Senate Bill 21-057. This bill adds private lenders, creditors, and collection agencies connected with student loans to the Colorado Student Loan Servicers Act. 01:48:12 PM Hayley Banyai-Becker, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:48:24 PM Hiba Hussain, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:50:13 PM Karen Cody-Hopkins, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:52:28 PM Morgan Royal, representing New Era Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:03:36 PM Sarah Staron, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. 02:03:40 PM Seth Frotman, representing Student Borrower Protection Center, testified in support of the bill. 02:06:34 PM The prior panel answered questions from the committee. 02:06:35 PM Written testimony can be found as Attachment A. 02:14:59 PM Representatives Gray and Gonzales-Gutierrez gave closing remarks on the bill. 02:25:40 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-057 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Kipp Seconded Caraveo Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet Yes Ransom No Young Yes McLachlan Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-172 - Lay Over 02:25:52 PM Representatives Gonzales-Gutierrez and Ortiz, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-172, which was on the table for action only. The bill creates the Educator Pay Raise Cash Fund. The sponsors requested that the bill be laid over again to a later date. HB21-1295 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/DDFEC3FDB44F...$File/210527 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/6AC5955FBAD7...$File/210527 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F34D61E1FEC8...$File/210527 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachD.pdf 02:36:58 PM Representative Bacon, sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1295. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption for appeals to the State Board of Education that a local school boardâs decision related to a charter school was in the best interests of students, the district, or the community. 03:19:19 PM Representative Bacon answered question from the committee. 03:42:02 PM Kathleen Gebhardt, representing Boulder Valley School District and the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill. 03:43:47 PM Ken Katkin, representing himself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 03:48:51 PM Kathy Plomer, representing Advocates for Public Education Policy, testified in support of the bill. 03:49:01 PM Former Senator Sue Windels, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:51:51 PM The prior panel answered question from the committee. 03:59:44 PM Scott Baldermann, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:01:11 PM DJ Anderson, representing Poudre School District Board of Education, testified in support of the bill. 04:07:56 PM Scott Esserman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:08:23 PM Kristen Seidel, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:11:25 PM Michael Reed, representing Denver NAACP, testified in support of the bill. 04:13:05 PM Ian Coggins, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:15:43 PM The prior panel answered questions from the committee. 04:18:21 PM Dan Schaller, representing Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:26:14 PM Terry Croy Lewis, representing Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI), testified in opposition to the bill. 04:29:27 PM Ulysses Estrada, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:35:45 PM Kathryn Mullins, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:35:52 PM Amber Valdez, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:38:22 PM Jen Walmer, representing Education Reform Now/ Democrats For Education Reform, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:41:50 PM Marissa Walters, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:47:32 PM Leslie Colwell, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:47:37 PM Krista Spurgin, representing Stand for Children Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:49:51 PM Kiara Chavez, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:53:25 PM Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:56:38 PM The prior panel answered questions from the committee. 05:05:07 PM Maria Sierra, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:05:13 PM Pamela Kaspar, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:08:42 PM Tina Carroll, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:12:13 PM Veronica Booz, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:16:34 PM Yuzo Nieto, representing Radical Arts Academy of Denver (RAAD), testified in opposition to the bill. 05:16:50 PM Ariel Smith, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Angela Oliva, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Athalia Bufano, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:39:58 PM Emily Jackson, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:43:09 PM Jedidiah Link, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:45:01 PM Misty McCuen, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:48:37 PM Natalie Perez, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:51:59 PM Robert Giron, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:55:31 PM Jedidiah Link read testimony on behalf of Ian Stout, representing Loveland Classical Schools, in opposition to the bill. 06:02:12 PM Ryan Graham, representing Monument Academy, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:09:25 PM Rose Martinez, representing The LIBRE Initiative Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:10:24 PM Catherine Lees, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:10:32 PM Brenda Dickhoner, representing Common Sense Institute, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 06:13:42 PM Pamela Benigno, representing Independence Institute, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 06:19:49 PM Tina Marquis, representing Boulder Valley School District, testified in support of the bill. 06:20:05 PM Ali Larson, representing herself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 06:23:33 PM The prior panel answered questions from the committee. 06:23:34 PM Written testimony can be found as Attachment B. 06:35:11 PM Representative Bacon introduced and explained amendments L.002 (Attachment C) and L.004 (Attachment D). 06:35:59 PM Committee discussion ensued. 06:36:14 PM Julie Pelegrin, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee. 06:40:28 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Kipp Seconded Caraveo Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet Yes Ransom No Young Yes McLachlan Yes YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:40:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Kipp Seconded Caraveo Caraveo Exum Geitner Kipp Larson Michaelson Jenet Ransom Young McLachlan YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:40:54 PM Representative Bacon gave closing remarks on the bill. 07:14:53 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1295, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Kipp Seconded Caraveo Caraveo Yes Exum Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Larson No Michaelson Jenet No Ransom No Young Yes McLachlan No YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 07:15:16 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 21-1295 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Moved Larson Seconded Kipp Caraveo No Exum No Geitner Yes Kipp No Larson Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Ransom Yes Young No McLachlan Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:15:44 PM The committee adjourned.
