Date: 03/26/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1230

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without o
Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without o
Refer House Bill 15-1230, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:55 PM -- HB 15-1230

The committee took a brief recess.

02:02 PM

The committee reconvened.

Representative Lee and Representative Foote, sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1230. The bill creates the innovative industries workforce development program in the Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to be jointly administered by the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) and the Division of Employment and Training. The program reimburses employers with high-level internships and apprenticeships in an innovative industry for up to five-thousand dollars in expenses per intern. An employer may be reimbursed for no more than ten interns, and at least half of the reimbursement must be used to pay interns. At least 80 percent of participating employers must have fewer than 100 employees.

Representative Lee and Representative Foote responded to questions from the committee regarding the bill's sunset, who would be responsible for the workers' compensation, the types of businesses that would be eligible to participate, and other details related to the program.

02:27 PM -- Ryan Gensler, Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA), and JD Padzik, Intertech Plastics, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gensler and Mr. Padzik spoke about the impact the bill would have and responded to questions from the committee.

02:36 PM -- Michael Gifford, President and CEO of Associated General Contractors of Colorado and representing Colorado Contractors Association and C3, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gifford responded to questions from the committee.

02:44 PM -- Alysha Yinger, Steelhead Composites, testified in support of the bill.

02:45 PM -- Eric Patterson, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Patterson responded to questions from the committee.

02:52 PM -- Alison Friedman, The Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Friedman responded to questions from the committee.

02:56 PM -- David Smith, RK Mechanical, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Smith responded to questions from the committee.

02:59 PM -- Dawn Howard, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

03:00 PM -- Dave Shine, CEO of dBMEDx, testified in support of the bill.

03:04 PM

The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A) and amendment L.003 (Attachment B).

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BILL:HB15-1230
TIME: 03:05:07 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1230
TIME: 03:05:46 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



03:07 PM

The bill sponsors and committee members gave closing remarks regarding the bill.

BILL:HB15-1230
TIME: 03:10:37 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1230, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Tate
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




03:11 PM

The committee adjourned.