Date: 04/23/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SJM15-001

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Joint Memorial 15-001 to the full senPASS



02:37 PM -- SJM15-001

Senator Steadman presented Senate Joint Memorial 15-001 which concerns memorializing Congress to reimburse Colorado for the costs of federal mandates associated with the Fort Lewis College Native American Tuition Waiver program. He provided background information about Fort Lewis College (Fort Lewis), and talked about the school's mission and the cost to Colorado of providing the tuition waiver to Native American students. He told the committee that there are only two land grant universities in the country that provide tuition waivers. Senator Lambert came to the table to express his support for the memorial.

The following person testified on the bill:

02:41 PM -- Danny Tomlinson, representing Fort Lewis College, spoke in support of the joint memorial. He talked about the history of Fort Lewis and its mission to educate all Native American students tuition-free. He talked about the federal assistance recently requested by Dene Kay Thomas, President of Fort Lewis.


02:45 PM

There were no more witnesses and Senator Hill closed public testimony.
BILL:SJM15-001
TIME: 02:45:42 PM
MOVED:Todd
MOTION:Refer Senate Joint Memorial 15-001 to the full senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Excused
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Woods
Yes
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS