Date: 02/18/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1146

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1146, as amended, to the Commi		PASS
PASS



11:53 AM -- HB15-1146

Representative Wilson, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1146, which creates the Colorado Student Leaders Institute (COSLI). He described the structure and function of COSLI. He described the geographic allocation of slots for the Institute. He distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment B), and a packet of information (Attachment C). He described the provisions of the bill and amendment. Representative Wilson responded to questions from the committee.

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12:02 PM

The following people testified on the bill:

12:03 PM -- Celeste Archer, Executive Director of the COSLI, spoke in support of the bill. She described the packet of information provided to the committee (Attachment C). She described her personal experiences and the success of the program. She showed a video produced by two COSLI students. She described the college credit available to student participants.

12:13 PM -- Tyler Lis, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences and statistics related to these programs in other states.

12:15 PM -- Jessica Beach, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences. Representative Wilson responded to questions from the committee.

12:19 PM -- Kirsten Kochheiser, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences.

12:20 PM -- Holly Fink, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences.

12:23 PM -- Angelica Ochoa, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences.

12:25 PM -- Elliott Anderson, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:28 PM -- Isaac Carlos, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:29 PM -- Ge'Swan Swanson, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:33 PM -- Angel Dominguez, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:33 PM -- Brendan Harris, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:37 PM -- Mimi Carson, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences.

12:41 PM -- Emma Brode, a student participant in COSLI, described her personal experiences. She responded to questions regarding civic engagement requirements.

12:42 PM -- Sam Willett, a student participant in COSLI, described his personal experiences.

12:44 PM -- Jason Hanson, representing the Center of the American West and a board member of COSLI, spoke in support of the bill. He described the benefits to the state of keeping students in Colorado.


12:48 PM

Representative Wilson described the changes Amendment L.001 (Attachment B) makes to the bill. Committee discussion ensued.
BILL:HB15-1146
TIME: 12:48:57 PM
MOVED:Wilson
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:Lee
VOTE
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Buckner
Yes
YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:00 PM
BILL:HB15-1146
TIME: 01:00:52 PM
MOVED:Wilson
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1146, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:Priola
VOTE
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Buckner
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



01:07 PM

The committee adjourned.