s_ed_2016a_2016-01-28t13:33:18z3 Hearing Summary
Date: 01/28/2016
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB16-045
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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03:35 PM -- SB16-045
Senator Todd, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-045, which modifies state academic standards by adding a requirement that the State Board of Education (SBE) include standards for understanding how to finance postsecondary education and retirement planning. Two handouts were distributed to the committee (Attachments G and H), as well as amendment L.001 (Attachment I).
16SenateEducation0128AttachG.pdf 16SenateEducation0128AttachH.pdf
16SenateEducation0128AttachI.pdf
The following people testified on the bill:
03:41 PM -- Hope Bryer, representing herself as a student, testified in support of the bill.
03:43 PM -- Kieran Doyle, representing himself as a student, testified in support of the bill.
03:48 PM -- Johnnie Dina, representing herself as a student, testified in support of the bill.
03:50 PM -- Melissa Hills, representing herself as a teacher, testified in support of the bill.
04:05 PM -- Desiree Frye, representing herself as a student, testified in support of the bill.
04:09 PM -- Sierra Newby, representing herself as a student, testified in support of the bill.
04:13 PM -- Jerry Rome, Securities Commissioner for the State of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:19 PM -- Jenifer Waller, representing the Colorado Bankers Association, testified in support of the bill.
04:22 PM -- Rich Jones, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. He distributed two handouts to the committee (Attachment J and Attachment K).
16SenateEducation0128AttachJ.pdf 16SenateEducation0128AttachK.pdf
04:24 PM
Senator Hill closed public testimony. Committee discussed ensued.
04:43 PM
Senator Hill laid the bill over for action to a later date.
04:45 PM
The committee adjourned.