Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:04/09/2014
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:01 PM to 02:17 PM
Buckner
X
Court
X
Place:HCR 0112
Everett
X
Fields
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Holbert
X
Representative Hamner
McNulty
E
Murray
*
This Report was prepared by
Pettersen
*
Lisa Gezelter
Priola
*
Wilson
X
Young
X
Peniston
X
Hamner
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB14-1319
SB14-165		Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:02 PM -- HB14-1319

Representative Hamner, Chair, welcomed committee members and the audience. Speaker Ferrandino, sponsor, presented House Bill 14-1319 which was on the table for action only. He spoke about amendment L.002 (Attachment A), a strike-below amendment to the bill, which changes the way the state funds higher education. Speaker Ferrandino discussed the provisions of amendments L.002 and L.007 (Attachment B). Speaker Ferrandino discussed the addition of "fairly balanced" to the funding formula in amendment L.007 (Attachment B) and discussed the other provisions of L.007. Committee discussion ensued.

14HseEd0409AttachA.pdf14HseEd0409AttachA.pdf 14HseEd0409AttachB.pdf14HseEd0409AttachB.pdf

















BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:09:08 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Young
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Absent
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection































01:10 PM

Speaker Ferrandino discussed the provisions of amendment L.006 (Attachment C).

14HseEd0409AttachC.pdf14HseEd0409AttachC.pdf
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:12:03 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Absent
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection























01:13 PM

Speaker Ferrandino discussed the provisions of Amendment L.008 (Attachment D). Committee discussion ensued. The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

14HseEd0409AttachD.pdf14HseEd0409AttachD.pdf
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:13:37 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Young
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





















01:24 PM

Representative Young introduced amendment L.010 (Attachment E) explained its provisions. Speaker Ferrandino shared his thoughts on the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.

14HseEd0409AttachE.pdf14HseEd0409AttachE.pdf
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:24:39 PM
MOVED:Young
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection























01:24 PM

Representative Priola discussed the provisions of Amendment L.004 (Attachment F). Speaker Ferrandino shared his thoughts on the amendment.

14HseEd0409AttachF.pdf14HseEd0409AttachF.pdf
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:25:10 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a 6-6 vote.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
No
Court
No
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Holbert
No
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
No
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
No
YES: 6 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE






















01:34 PM

Representative Priola explained the provisions of L.005 (Attachment G). Speaker Ferrandino and Representative Holbert shared their thoughts on the amendment. Committee discussion ensued.

14HseEd0409AttachG.pdf14HseEd0409AttachG.pdf
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:34:47 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 5-7.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
No
Court
Yes
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Holbert
No
McNulty
Excused
Murray
No
Pettersen
No
Priola
Yes
Wilson
No
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
No
YES: 5 NO: 7 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL





















01:35 PM

Speaker Ferrandino reviewed the changes that were made to L.002 (Attachment A).
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:39:21 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Young
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


























01:40 PM

Representative Holbert discussed the input he received from stakeholders during the bill drafting process, and expressed that the General Assembly is turning its focus to students. Committee members expressed their thoughts on the bill.
BILL:HB14-1319
TIME: 01:45:43 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1319, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-2, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Holbert
Yes
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:48 PM -- SB14-165

Representative Peniston, co-sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 14-165, which allows school districts flexibility for the 2014-2015 school year when considering student growth as part of a teacher's effectiveness rating. She discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 10-191, and pointed out that SB14-165 is a simple bill that will only last one year. Committee discussion ensued. The co-sponsors responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion continued.

The following people testified:

01:58 PM -- Julie Whitacre, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Whitacre responded to questions from the committee.










02:04 PM -- Reilly Pharo, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

02:07 PM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Urschel responded to questions from the committee.


02:10 PM

Representative Murray explained amendment L.003 (Attachment H), which prohibits a school district from weighing student growth as more than 50 percent of a teacher's effectiveness rating for the 2014-2015 school year.

14HseEd0409AttachH.pdf14HseEd0409AttachH.pdf
BILL:SB14-165
TIME: 02:13:03 PM
MOVED:Murray
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection















02:14 PM

Representatives Murray and Peniston offered closing comments to the bill.
BILL:SB14-165
TIME: 02:16:08 PM
MOVED:Murray
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 14-165, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Peniston
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
Yes
Fields
Yes
Holbert
Yes
McNulty
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:17 PM

The committee adjourned.