House Committee on Education (03/11/2013)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:	03/11/2013	ATTENDANCE

Time:	03:39 PM to 03:51 PM	Buckner	X
		Court	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Everett	E
		Fields	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Holbert	X
	Representative Hamner	Landgraf	X
		Murray	X
This Report was prepared by		Pettersen	X
	Kristen Johnson	Priola	X
		Wilson	X
		Young	X
		Peniston	X
		Hamner	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB13-108		Referred to Appropriations

03:40 PM -- Senate Bill 13-108

Representative Hamner, Chair, called the meeting to order and welcomed the committee members and audience to the meeting. Representative Gerou, prime sponsor, came to the table to present Senate Bill 13-108, which concerns making adjustments to the amount of total program funding for public schools for the 2012-13 budget year. The reengrossed bill, which is recommended by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), makes several mid-year adjustments to the 2012 School Finance Act. Specifically, the bill increases the minimum level of total program funding for FY 2012-13; sets a minimum level of funding for FY 2013-14 and beyond; and caps the number of funded Accelerating Students Through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT) students in any fiscal year at the level approved by the General Assembly.

Representative Landgraf asked if the bill is standard operating procedure. Representative Gerou responded in the affirmative. Representative Hamner asked about the provisions on page 4, lines 8-27 of the printed, reengrossed bill. Craig Harper, JBC Staff, came to the table to respond to Representative Hamner's question and provided a handout to the committee members (Attachment A). Representative Wilson asked about funding for the ASCENT program. Representative Gerou directed the committee to page 2 of the handout (Attachment A), and stated that the program is not being cut, but is actually receiving more funding.

13HseEd0311AttachA.pdf

03:49 PM

There were no witnesses signed up to testify on the bill.


BILL:	SB13-108
TIME:	03:49:56 PM
MOVED:	Landgraf
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 13-108 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	Court
		VOTE
	Buckner	Yes
	Court	Yes
	Everett	Excused
	Fields	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Murray	Yes
	Pettersen	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Hamner	Yes

Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:51 PM

The committee adjourned.