Date: 05/05/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB14-205

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 14-205 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:46 PM -- SB14-205

Representative Young, sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 14-205, which requires the State Workforce Development Council within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to work with the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE), the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the CDLE, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to:
He distributed a handout (Attachment A). He discussed the need for the bill, and what it takes to be competitive for high paying, high skill jobs. Representative Young responded to questions from the committee. The following people testified:

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01:56 PM -- Sandra Solin, representing the Colorado Technology Association (CTA), testified in support of the bill. She read testimony for Wendy Nkomo, the Chief Operating Officer for CTA. She discussed the nature of the CTA and the needs of the information technology (IT) industry in Colorado. Ms. Solin responded to questions from the committee.


02:07 PM

Committee discussion ensued. Representative Young and Ms. Solin continued to respond to questions from the committee.

02:14 PM -- Leah Lindahl, representing the Colorado Bioscience Association, testified in support of the bill.


02:16 PM

Representative Young offered closing comments.
BILL:SB14-205
TIME: 02:17:08 PM
MOVED:Young
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 14-205 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Buckner
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Holbert
No
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS