PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date |
02/21/2019 |
Attendance |
Bridges |
* |
Hill |
X |
Lundeen |
* |
Story |
X |
Todd |
X |
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
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Time |
01:29:14 PM to 02:07:41 PM |
Place |
SCR 352 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Senator Todd |
This Report was prepared by |
Rachel Kurtz-Phelan |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB19-1059 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
hSB19-097 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
hHB19-1100 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
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HB19-1059 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:29:25 PM |
Senator Tate, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1059 which concerns removing redundant language in the educator licensing statute regarding requirements for out-of-state applicants.
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01:31:01 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1059 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Hill |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB19-097 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:31:07 PM |
Senator Story and Coram, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-097 which concerns a grant program for Area Technical Colleges. Senator Story summarized the bill and provided opening comments.
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01:35:16 PM |
The following people testified on the bill:
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01:35:33 PM |
Michael Klouser, Director of the Technical College of the Rockies, Eric Ward, Assistant Director of Pickens Technical College, and Zach Hermsen, Interim Executive Director and Director of Finance and Operations for Emily Griffith Technical College, came to the table as a group to speak in support of the bill. The witnesses took turns providing background information about their schools and spoke about how the grant program established by the bill would benefit their institutions.
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01:42:38 PM |
The panel of witnesses continued to tell the committee about their schools' financial and capacity needs. They answered questions from the committee.
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01:56:51 PM |
Senators Coram and Story provided closing comments on the bill and distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment A).
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02:03:24 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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Moved |
Story |
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Seconded |
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Bridges |
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Hill |
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Lundeen |
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Story |
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Todd |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:03:56 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 19-097, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Story |
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Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Hill |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB19-1100 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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02:04:02 PM |
Senators Bridges and Lundeen, co-sponsors,
presented House Bill 19-1100 which concerns prohibiting a school district
board of education from including a use restriction on certain transactions
involving the school district's property that would restrict the property
from being used as a school for any grade from preschool through twelfth
grade.
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02:07:27 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1100 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Bridges |
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Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Hill |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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02:07:41 PM |
The committee adjourned. |