S_ED_2019A 04/17/2019 11:55:01 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date

04/17/2019

Attendance
Bridges	X
Hill	X
Lundeen	X
Story	X
Todd	X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Time

11:55:01 AM to 01:11:23 PM

Place

SCR 352

This Meeting was called to order by

Senator Todd

This Report was prepared by

Rachel Kurtz-Phelan

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB19-1262	Referred to Senate Appropriations
hHB19-1222	Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB19-1262 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

11:55:14 AM

Senator Bridges and Senator Fields, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1262, which concerns state funding for full-day kindergarten educational programs.

11:57:48 AM

Kiki McGough, representing the Save the Children Action Network, spoke in support of the bill.

12:03:03 PM

Suzanne Banning, President and CEO of Florence Crittenton Services, and also representing the Colorado Teen Parent Collaborative, spoke in support of the bill.

12:06:19 PM

Leilani Siens, representing herself as
mom, spoke in support of the bill.

12:08:38 PM

Jeannie Nelson, representing the Stand
for Children Action Network, spoke in support of the bill.

12:12:38 PM

Lynn Zimmerman, representing the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.

12:20:41 PM

Amie Baca-Oehlert, President of the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.

12:24:13 PM

Lisa Roy, Executive Director of Early Education for Denver Public Schools, spoke in support of the bill.

12:28:58 PM

Benjamin Waters, representing Mile High United Way and the Opportunity Coalition, spoke in support of the bill.

12:31:40 PM

Anna Jo Haynes, Founder of Mile High Early Learning and Chair of the Early Childhood Leadership Council, spoke in support of the bill.

12:41:09 PM

The co-sponsors and committee members gave
closing comments on the bill.

12:48:38 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 19-1262 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Bridges
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Hill	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB19-1222 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

19SenateEd0417AttachA.pdf

12:48:46 PM

Senator Story, sponsor, presented House
Bill 19-1222, which concerns a grant program to reduce the amount of the
International Baccalaureate (IB) exam fee paid by students. She distributed
and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

12:53:12 PM

Jan Lotter, Executive Director of the IB Association of Rocky Mountain Schools, spoke in support of the bill.

12:54:19 PM

Rashmi Irfan, representing herself as a
student in an IB program, spoke in support of the bill.

12:58:04 PM

Kelsey Day, representing the IB Program,
spoke in support of the bill.

01:07:06 PM

The panel of witnesses and Senator Story answered questions from the committee.

01:07:23 PM

Anne Barkis, representing the Poudre School Board, spoke in support of the bill.

01:09:15 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges
	Hill
	Lundeen
	Story
	Todd
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:09:49 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 19-1222, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Bridges	Yes
	Hill	Excused
	Lundeen	No
	Story	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Final	YES: 3 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:11:23 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB19-1262 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

HB19-1222 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

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