Date: 04/21/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1381

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment I). The motion p
Refer House Bill 14-1381, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



04:11 PM -- HB14-1381

Representative Fields, sponsor, introduced House Bill 14-1381, which requires school districts or the state Charter School Institute to create plans for school closures. She discussed a handout, which she distributed to the committee (Attachment H). She explained that there are no statutory provisions outlining guidelines for school closure procedures. Representative Fields responded to questions from the committee. She discussed parents' experiences during the planned closure of Manual High School in Denver.

14HseEd0421AttachH.pdf14HseEd0421AttachH.pdf

The following person testified:

04:15 PM -- Reilly Pharo, Vice President of Education Initiatives for the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the difficulties inherent in school closures and the impact on students.


04:17 PM

No further witnesses being present, Representative Hamner closed public testimony.

Representative Fields explained the provisions of Amendment L.001 (Attachment I).

14HseEd0421AttachI.pdf14HseEd0421AttachI.pdf
BILL:HB14-1381
TIME: 04:18:26 PM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Peniston
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Excused
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


04:18 PM

Representative Fields offered closing comments to the bill.
BILL:HB14-1381
TIME: 04:19:45 PM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1381, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Young
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Holbert
No
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
No
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS