Bill Summary for Bill Number Committee Charge Presentation

Date: 07/14/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for Committee Charge Presentation

SCHOOL SAFETY AND YOUTH IN CRISIS

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Appoint Desiree Davis Special Advisor to the Schoo	PASS

09:07 AM -- Committee Charge Presentation

Senator Scheffel, Chair, welcomed the committee and audience members and asked the committee members to introduce themselves. The non-voting committee members introduced themselves and spoke about their reasons for being appointed to the committee. The voting members of the committee introduced themselves, spoke about their districts, and their concerns related to school safety and youth.

Senator Scheffel relayed a request from the Governor to the committee that Desiree Davis be appointed a Special Advisor to the committee and stated that the request had the endorsement of legislative leadership.


BILL:	Committee Charge Presentation
TIME:	09:23:39 AM
MOVED:	Scheffel
MOTION:	Appoint Desiree Davis Special Advisor to the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0, with two members excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Cadman	Excused
	Crews
	Duran	Yes
	Ganahl
	Harms
	Kerr	Yes
	Lawson
	McDonald
	Moreno	Yes
	Newell	Yes
	O'Donnell
	Scheffel	Yes
	Silvia
	Weinerman
	Wilson	Excused
	Willett	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:26 AM

Senator Newell spoke about parents whose children have been victims of school violence, and explained her desire to make sure their voices are heard.

09:26 AM

Kerry White, representing Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to review the packet that was distributed to legislators, including the committee's charge memorandum (Attachment A), Senate Bill 15-214, Senate Bill 14-213, and a research memorandum describing state law as it relates to school safety. She went over the charge of the committee, including the topics it is tasked with studying, the process and deadlines for bill requests, and the parameters of its work. Ms. White responded to questions from the committee about the deadlines for drafting legislation and voting on the bills to be sent to Legislative Council.

150714 AttachA.pdf