Date: 04/14/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1336

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.002 to
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B) with conceptu
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1336, as amended, to the Commi		PASS
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection

PASS



01:34 PM -- HB 15-1336

Representative Lee and Representative Fields, sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1336. The bill creates a grant program to be developed by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). Grants will be awarded to one or more workforce centers to fund the development and expansion of programs to provide specific workforce development-related services to veterans and their spouses. Workforce centers selected by the CDLE to participate in the program are required to report to the CDLE director who will relay the information from the reports to the General Assembly.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee regarding the inclusion of spouses, how the program compares to other programs already offered by CDLE and other entities, details related to the grants, reporting requirements, and other details related to the bill and proposed program.

02:00 PM -- Charlie Whelan and Traci Marques, Pikes Peak Workforce Center, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Whelan and Ms. Marques responded to questions from the committee.

02:09 PM -- Cindy McLaughlin, David Shoup, and Randy Gradishar, Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses from the Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence spoke about the work the center does, the impact the bill would have, and responded to questions from the committee.

02:22 PM -- Todd Baldwin, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Baldwin spoke about his experience as a veteran, his transition into civilian life, the impact the bill would have, and responded to questions from the committee.

02:42 PM -- Steve Rylant, United Veterans Committee (UVC), testified in support of the bill.

02:46 PM -- Leanne Wheeler, UVC, testified in support of the bill.

02:52 PM

Representative Lee and Representative Fields introduced amendments L.001 (Attachment A), L.002 (Attachment B), and L.003 (Attachment D). The committee discussed a conceptual amendment to amendment L.002 (Attachment C).

150414 AttachA.pdf150414 AttachA.pdf150414 AttachB.pdf150414 AttachB.pdf150414 AttachC.pdf150414 AttachC.pdf

02:53 PM -- Elaine Edon, CDLE, responded to committee questions regarding the amendments.
BILL:HB15-1336
TIME: 02:53:18 PM
MOVED:Garnett
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Keyser
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB15-1336
TIME: 02:54:00 PM
MOVED:Garnett
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B) with conceptual amendment (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Roupe
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB15-1336
TIME: 02:58:28 PM
MOVED:Garnett
MOTION:Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.002 to redefine the definition of "spouse" to mean the "current spouse of a veteran or the former spouse of a veteran who is currently eligible for veterans benefits" (Attachment C). The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:Roupe
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Excused
YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB15-1336
TIME: 03:13:48 PM
MOVED:Garnett
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
03:14 PM

Representative Lee and Representative Fields made closing remarks regarding the bill.
BILL:HB15-1336
TIME: 03:21:12 PM
MOVED:Garnett
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1336, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
Yes
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Tate
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Excused
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS