S_ED_2022A 04/21/2022 02:00:00 PM Committee Summary

Benjamin Teevan, representing Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill.

Matt Gianneschi, Chief Operating Officer of Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill.

Marissa Molina, representing FWD.us and Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

Bianey Bermudez, representing Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

Yesenia Silva Estrada, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill.

Flor Cruz, representing Colorado Mountain College, testified in support of the bill.

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

Leslie Colwell, representing Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

Terry Croy Lewis, Executive Director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, testified in support of the bill.

Benjamin Teevan, representing The Opportunity Coalition and Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill.

Robin Reeser, President of the Canon City Board of Education, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Jose Piza, representing Denver Green School, testified in support of the bill.

Nadia Saldana-Spiegle, representing Beacon Network Schools, testified in support of the bill.

Kelly Caufield, representing Colorado Succeeds, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

Bret Miles, representing Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in opposition to the bill.

Scott Baldermann, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

The panel of witnesses continued to answer questions from the committee.

Francine Mugge, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Kristopher Blythe, representing Luminary Learning Network, testified in support of the bill.

Molly Yost, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Bailey Holyfield, representing Luminary Learning Network, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Radhika Nath, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Margaret Bobb, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Robert Gould, representing the Denver Classroom Teachers' Association, testified to amend the bill.

Kallie Leyba, representing American Federation of Teachers Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Sarah Knowlton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Marguerite Bellville, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Eliot Lewis, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Bernard Douthit, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in opposition to the bill.

Judy Solano, representing Advocates for Public Education Policy, testified in opposition to the bill.

Caroline Dane, representing Swigert International School, testified in support of the bill.

Brianna Roach, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Krista Spurgin, representing Stand for Children Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

Amy Baca-Oehlert, President of the Colorado Education Association, testified to amend the bill.

Ian Coggins, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Tyler Mounsey, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.

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