Date: 10/27/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for Discussion and voting on bills

SCHOOL SAFETY AND YOUTH IN CRISIS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move that Bill 1 be included as one of the bills f
Move that Bill 5 be included as one of the bills f
Move that Bill 8 be included as one of the bills f
Moved Amendment 1 (Attachment E). The motion passe		FAIL
FAIL
FAIL
Pass Without Objection



03:47 PM -- Discussion and voting on bills

The committee came back to order. Senator Scheffel talked about the report that will be issued at the end of the year examining the Arapahoe High School shooting. He explained Bills 2, 3 and 7, and stated that he would be withdrawing the bills until further work can be done with stakeholders. Senator Newell stated that she would be withdrawing Bill 6 for the same reasons. Representative Willett explained Bill 3 and discussed the possibility of withdrawing the bill as well. Senator Newell explained Bill 5 and distributed prepared amendment 1 (Attachment E) and explained the amendment. She discussed the bill's fiscal note.

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BILL:Bill 5
TIME: 04:03:51 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Moved amendment 1 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
Crews
Ganahl
Harms
Kerr
Lawson
McDonald
Moreno
Newell
O'Donnell
Silvia
Weinerman
Willett
Wilson
Duran
Scheffel
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


04:05 PM

The committee discussed the merits of the bill.

04:20 PM -- Former State Senator Moe Keller, representing Mental Health America of Colorado, came to the table to testify in support of Bill 5.
BILL:Bill 5
TIME: 04:04:13 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Move that Bill 5 be included as one of the bills forwarded by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee to Legislative Council. The motion failed on a vote of 2-6.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
No
Crews
Ganahl
Harms
Kerr
Yes
Lawson
McDonald
Moreno
No
Newell
Yes
O'Donnell
Silvia
Weinerman
Willett
No
Wilson
No
Duran
No
Scheffel
No
Final YES: 2 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


04:23 PM

Representative Willett explained Bill 8 which expands the duty to exercise reasonable care to protect students, faculty, and staff from harm within school facilities or while participating in school-sponsored activities to include all public entities and employees. He answered questions from the committee members.
BILL:Bill 8
TIME: 04:27:33 PM
MOVED:Willett
MOTION:Move that Bill 8 be included as one of the bills forwarded by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee to Legislative Council. The motion failed on a vote of 3-5.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
No
Crews
Ganahl
Harms
Kerr
Yes
Lawson
McDonald
Moreno
No
Newell
Yes
O'Donnell
Silvia
Weinerman
Willett
Yes
Wilson
No
Duran
No
Scheffel
No
Final YES: 3 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


04:30 PM

Representative Willett explained Bill 1, which clarifies that nothing in the "Claire Davis School Safety Act" of 2015 is intended to contradict or alter court precedent or the applicability of jury instructions in Colorado courts.

04:33 PM -- Michael Roche, representing himself and the Davis family, came to the table to express his concerns about the bill and answer questions from the committee members.
BILL:Bill 1
TIME: 04:44:14 PM
MOVED:Willett
MOTION:Move that Bill 1 be included as one of the bills forwarded by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee to Legislative Council. The motion failed on a vote of 3-5.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
No
Crews
Ganahl
Harms
Kerr
Yes
Lawson
McDonald
Moreno
No
Newell
Yes
O'Donnell
Silvia
Weinerman
Willett
Yes
Wilson
No
Duran
No
Scheffel
No
Final YES: 3 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:Bill 5
TIME: 04:03:51 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Moved Amendment 1 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
Crews
Ganahl
Harms
Kerr
Lawson
McDonald
Moreno
Newell
O'Donnell
Silvia
Weinerman
Willett
Wilson
Duran
Scheffel
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection