Date: 04/20/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1123

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 15-1123 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 15-1123 to the Committee on Appro		PASS
FAIL



06:00 PM -- HB15-1123

Representative Tate, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1123, which provides greater flexibility to school boards in administering assessments. He described the bill as supporting local control and urged the committee to consider flexibility for school districts. He spoke about data and read a statement from Seeking Equity and Excellence for Kids (SEEK) (Attachment D) about maintaining accountability while adjusting the assessment system. Representative Tate spoke about the importance of flexibility. Committee discussion ensued. Representative Tate responded to questions from the committee.

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06:14 PM

Representative Tate continued to respond to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB15-1123
TIME: 06:26:52 PM
MOVED:Lundeen
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1123 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 3-8.
SECONDED:Everett
VOTE
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Garnett
No
Hamner
No
Lundeen
Yes
Moreno
No
Priola
No
Wilson
No
Windholz
Yes
Lee
No
Pettersen
No
YES: 3 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB15-1123
TIME: 06:28:02 PM
MOVED:Moreno
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1123 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:Fields
VOTE
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Lundeen
No
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
No
Lee
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS