Date: 03/05/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-111

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 15-111 to the Committee of the WPASS



10:03 AM -- SB15-111

Representative Court, chair, called the meeting to order. Representative Hamner, sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 15-111. The Educator Licensure Cash Fund is subject to annual appropriation by the General Assembly to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), except for the years FY 2011-12 through FY 2014-15, when the moneys were continuously appropriated. This bill, recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, grants the department three more years of continuous appropriation authority over moneys in the fund. The bill also extends the requirements that the CDE report to the General Assembly about its expenditures from the fund and to hire independent contractors, rather than employees, to reduce educator license processing times. In response to a committee question, Representative Hamner stated CDE's budget has already been approved and this bill gives them authority to spend this money as needed.
BILL:SB15-111
TIME: 10:07:04 AM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-111 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:Roupe
VOTE
Becker K.
Absent
Conti
Absent
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
Excused
Roupe
Yes
Van Winkle
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Foote
Yes
Court
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 2 FINAL ACTION: PASS