Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Date:02/21/2013
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:37 PM to 02:52 PM
DelGrosso
X
Exum
X
Place:SupCt
Hamner
X
Holbert
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Navarro
X
Representative Williams
Nordberg
X
Rosenthal
X
This Report was prepared by
Ryden
X
Erin Vanderberg
Szabo
X
Kraft-Tharp
X
Williams
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB13-1123
SB13-032		Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:38 PM -- House Bill 13-1123

Representative Exum, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 13-1123, which directs the Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to offer each applicant the opportunity to waive confidentiality for four specific record items containing contact information: name, address, telephone, and e-mail address. The CDLE is authorized to make this waived information available to employers. Representative Exum responded to questions from the committee on how this information will be kept secure and on the fiscal impact.

01:48 PM -- Pat Teegarden, representing CDLE, spoke in favor of the bill as amended by Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Mr. Teegarden explained the amendment and answered previous questions from the committee. Mr. Teegarden said the data will be housed within Connecting Colorado's database and therefore secure. Mr. Teegarden responded to questions from the committee.

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01:55 PM -- Elaine Eden and Larry Lemmons, representing CDLE, were brought to the table to respond to committee questions on: the data that is revealed to employers, ranking of veterans in the list that is provided to employers, how employers can know if applicants are a good fit for the job with the data provided, the purpose of the bill, and how many more jobs will be found for veterans with this service.


02:05 PM

Questions to the CDLE panel continued on participants' acceptance of the sharing of their information and on the purpose of the bill.

02:14 PM -- Richard E. Young, representing Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Young stated that he was part of a group of people who are working on veteran employment collectively and discussed his organizations recent successes in hosting veterans jobs fair. He commented that this bill brings CDLE into the modern workplace. Mr. Young responded to questions from the committee on how employers will use this information.

02:20 PM -- Dr. William Doe, CEO of Veterans Green Jobs, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Doe discussed his organizations experience with veteran unemployment. Dr. Doe stated that the bill would help the many organizations outside of government working on veteran unemployment issues to connect with veterans. Dr. Doe responded to questions from the committee on: how this bill would help to employ veterans, how his organization would use the data, and the issue of veterans homelessness. Dr. Doe commented that post-9/11 veterans are particularly hard to find because they don't look for jobs through the veterans jobs channels.

02:31 PM -- Nate Gorman, representing United Veterans Committee of Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. He commented that the bill removes a layer of bureaucracy. Mr. Gorman responded to questions from the committee.

02:35 PM

Representative Exum discussed Amendment L.001 (Attachment A), which moves the bill under a different area of statute. Representative Holbert presented a conceptual technical amendment to the amendment to correct a drafting error.

02:36 PM -- Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services, was brought to the table to discuss the conceptual amendment.


02:38 PM -- Pat Teegarden, CDLE, came to the table to discuss the amendment's impact on the fiscal note.
BILL:HB13-1123
TIME: 02:38:58 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Move to amend Amendment L.001 (Attachment A), Line 8, strike "(b)". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:DelGrosso
VOTE
DelGrosso
Exum
Hamner
Holbert
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Ryden
Szabo
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB13-1123
TIME: 02:39:24 PM
MOVED:Exum
MOTION:Move Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Hamner
VOTE
DelGrosso
Exum
Hamner
Holbert
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Ryden
Szabo
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



BILL:HB13-1123
TIME: 02:39:46 PM
MOVED:Hamner
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1123, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
DelGrosso
No
Exum
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:41 PM -- Senate Bill 13-032

Representative Williams, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-032 to the committee. The bill amends the statutes that govern the Life and Health Insurance Protection Association (LHIPA) to more closely match guaranty associations in other states. It is based on a model law developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

The following individuals testified to the committee:

02:44 PM -- Cindy Oliver, representing the LHIPA, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Oliver provided information on LHIPA and spoke on the technical changes provided in the bill. Ms. Oliver responded to questions from the committee.

02:50 PM -- Becky Brooks, representing Prudential and Northern American Council of Life Insurance, spoke in favor of the bill.


02:51 PM

Representative Williams made closing comments.
BILL:SB13-032
TIME: 02:51:38 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-032 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Hamner
VOTE
DelGrosso
Yes
Exum
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:52 PM

The committee adjourned.