Date: 03/18/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1270

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion f
Adopt Amendment L.007 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1270, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
Pass Without Objection
PASS



11:08 AM -- HB15-1270

Representative Pettersen, Vice-Chair, welcomed the committee. Representatives Duran and Foote, sponsors, presented House Bill 15-1270, which creates P-TECH schools in Colorado. P-TECH schools are cooperative ventures between school districts and businesses that offer technical training for students in grades 9 through 14. Upon completion of a P-TECH program, students graduate with both a high school diploma and an associates degree. Representative Duran described P-TECH schools, what students will learn, and how the schools will operate. Representative Foote spoke about how P-TECH schools have succeeded in other states, how the new schools will fill gaps in the current education system, and how they will fill gaps in the types of skilled employees businesses need. He described a similar program in the St. Vrain Valley School District. Representatives Duran and Foote responded to questions from the committee.


11:30 AM

The following people testified:

11:30 AM -- Noel Ginsburg, representing Intertech Plastics and the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA), spoke in support of the bill. He described his industry's need for better workforce development so businesses can grow. He described CAMA's initiative Business and Schools in Collaboration. He told the committee that businesses need to be more engaged in the educational process and how CAMA has created certified centers of learning to help students enter their industry. He described the benefits of linking education to industry. He described his workforce as aging and operating below capacity because he is unable to hire enough skilled people. Mr. Ginsburg responded to questions from the committee.

11:40 AM -- Luke Ragland, representing Colorado Succeeds, spoke in support of the bill. He described his organization's reasons for supporting the bill and P-TECH schools' success in other states. He spoke about the changing needs of Colorado's workforce. Mr. Ragland responded to questions from the committee.

11:46 AM -- Regina Renaldi and Patricia Quinones, representing the St. Vrain Valley School District, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Renaldi described efforts in St. Vrain to create a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum to meet the needs of their students. She explained that her district has met the needs of students who want to go to four-year colleges, but that they do not know how to meet the need of students who want jobs for the future without obtaining a four-year degree. She told the committee that the P-TECH model will help her district meet the needs of all students. She described the benefits of P-TECH programs to students. Ms. Quinones spoke about the district's partnerships to create innovative programs. She described the programs as an effort to provide a pipeline to middle-skill jobs. She described the need to provide students with technical skills so they will be career-ready. She spoke about the need to bring minority students and women into STEM fields. Ms. Renaldi and Ms. Quinones responded to questions from the committee.

12:00 PM -- Patrick Pratt, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, spoke in support of the bill. He described his organization and spoke about the reasons it supports the bill. He described the P-TECH model's success and the importance of collaboration between education and business. He spoke about how the bill will impact various segments of industry in the state. He told the committee that businesses in a variety of industries support this bill.


12:03 PM

Majority Leader Duran described Amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and the changes it makes to the fiscal impact to the bill.

15HouseEducation0318AttachA.pdf15HouseEducation0318AttachA.pdf
BILL:HB15-1270
TIME: 12:04:44 PM
MOVED:Buckner
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Garnett
VOTE
Everett
Fields
Garnett
Lee
Lundeen
Moreno
Priola
Wilson
Windholz
Pettersen
Buckner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB15-1270
TIME: 12:05:03 PM
MOVED:Buckner
MOTION:Adopt Amendment L.007 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
15HouseEducation0318AttachB.pdf15HouseEducation0318AttachB.pdf
SECONDED:Garnett
VOTE
Everett
Fields
Garnett
Lee
Lundeen
Moreno
Priola
Wilson
Windholz
Pettersen
Buckner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB15-1270
TIME: 12:06:27 PM
MOVED:Everett
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion failed on a vote of 3-7.
15HouseEducation0318AttachC.pdf15HouseEducation0318AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:Wilson
VOTE
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Garnett
No
Lee
No
Lundeen
Excused
Moreno
No
Priola
No
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Pettersen
No
Buckner
No
YES: 3 NO: 7 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


12:15 PM

The committee recessed.


12:19 PM

The committee came back to order.
BILL:HB15-1270
TIME: 12:19:14 PM
MOVED:Moreno
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1270, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:Buckner
VOTE
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Lundeen
No
Moreno
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
No
Pettersen
Yes
Buckner
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS