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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
| Date |
02/18/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Bridges |
X |
| Buckner |
X |
| Kirkmeyer |
X |
| Lundeen |
X |
| Priola |
X |
| Story |
X |
| Zenzinger |
X |
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| Time |
01:37:56 PM to 03:40:17 PM |
| Place |
SCR 357 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Zenzinger |
| This Report was prepared by |
Rachel Kurtz-Phelan |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB21-058 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
| hSB21-008 |
Lay Over |
| hSB21-029 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
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SB21-058 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:38:25 PM |
Senator Zenzinger
reviewed the Chair's Procedural Memorandum for the Senate Education Committee,
which can be found as Attachment A. She invited Senator Story and
Senator Coram, co-sponsors, to present Senate Bill 21-058, which concerns
alternative principal programs. Senator Story explained that the
alternative principal program is already in existence and that the bill
codifies it into law.
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01:42:09 PM |
Senator Story answered questions from the committee. Committee members made comments on the bill.
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01:45:11 PM |
Dale McCall, representing
the Colorado Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Association,
spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:48:38 PM |
Mark Rangel, representing the Centennial BOCES, spoke in support of the bill.
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01:52:34 PM |
Mike Bowers, representing Lone Star School District, spoke in support of the bill.
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01:56:11 PM |
Brandon Roe, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.
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01:58:50 PM |
Senator Story distributed and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
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02:02:13 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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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Zenzinger |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:02:28 PM |
Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.
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02:03:28 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-058, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Story |
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| Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB21-008 - Lay Over
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02:03:38 PM |
Senator Simpson,
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-008, which concerns removing the word
"junior" from the name of certain colleges. Senator Simpson
answered questions from the committee.
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02:08:04 PM |
Joe Garcia, Chancellor
of the Colorado Community College System, spoke in support of the bill.
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02:12:55 PM |
Rhonda Epper, representing
Trinidad State Junior College, spoke in support of the bill.
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02:19:32 PM |
Jay Lee, President of Otero Junior College, spoke in support of the bill.
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02:20:02 PM |
Tim Alvarez, representing Otero Junior College, spoke in support of the bill.
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02:21:45 PM |
Cheryl Lovell, President of Adams State University, spoke about the bill and stated that she will be in support of the bill if amended. Dr. Lovell answered questions from the committee.
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02:32:03 PM |
Dr. Lovell continued to answer questions from the committee.
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02:43:30 PM |
Committee members made comments and discussion ensued.
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02:44:26 PM |
Jason Hopfer, representing the Colorado Community College System, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.
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02:48:20 PM |
Committee members
gave closing comments on the bill.
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02:51:10 PM |
Senator Zenzinger laid the bill over for action only to Wednesday, February 24th.
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SB21-029 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:53:49 PM |
Majority Leader Fenberg,
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-029, which concerns in-state tuition
classification for members of American Indian tribes with historical ties
to Colorado.
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03:00:09 PM |
Majority Leader Fenberg answered questions from the committee.
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03:01:07 PM |
Benny Shendo, representing
himself, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:07:08 PM |
Irene Griego, representing herself as a former member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:11:37 PM |
Lesley Smith, representing the University of Colorado Board of Regents, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:15:45 PM |
Andrew Cowell, representing the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:21:04 PM |
Tom Stritikus, President of Fort Lewis College, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:24:23 PM |
Eileen Shendo, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.
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03:29:47 PM |
Majority Leader Fenberg answered questions from the committee.
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03:35:44 PM |
Ed Bowditch, representing Fort Lewis College, answered questions from the committee.
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03:37:00 PM |
Majority Leader Fenberg
distributed and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
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03:38:23 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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| Moved |
Bridges |
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| Seconded |
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Bridges |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Zenzinger |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:39:40 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-029, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Story |
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| Seconded |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 03:40:17 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
