Date: 05/04/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-117

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone Senate Bill 15-117 indefinitely. The moti
Refer Senate Bill 15-117 to the Committee of the W		PASS
FAIL



05:31 PM -- SB15-117

Representative Joshi, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 15-117, which prohibits the General Assembly or the Colorado Commission on Higher Education from distributing funding based on students' race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. Representative Joshi responded to questions from the committee.


05:34 PM

The following people testified about the bill:

05:34 PM -- Kachina Weaver, representing the Department of Higher Education, spoke in opposition to the bill. She spoke about data and the state's new funding allocation model. She distributed two handouts (Attachments G and H).

15HouseEd0504AttachG.pdf 15HouseEd0504AttachH .pdf15HouseEd0504AttachH .pdf

05:36 PM -- Frank Waterous, representing the Bell Policy Center, spoke in opposition to the bill. He spoke about the provisions of the bill and how best to close attainment gaps.

05:38 PM -- Luis Torres, representing the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, and Research Organization (CLLARO), spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed unintended consequences and achievement gaps.

05:40 PM -- Christian Caldwell, representing The Brotherhood, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed achievement gaps.


05:41 PM

Representative Joshi offered closing comments to the bill.
BILL:SB15-117
TIME: 05:42:16 PM
MOVED:Everett
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-117 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 4-7.
SECONDED:Lundeen
VOTE
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Garnett
No
Lee
No
Lundeen
Yes
Moreno
No
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Windholz
No
Hamner
No
Pettersen
No
YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:SB15-117
TIME: 05:43:03 PM
MOVED:Hamner
MOTION:Postpone Senate Bill 15-117 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.
SECONDED:Lee
VOTE
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Lee
Yes
Lundeen
No
Moreno
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
No
Windholz
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS