Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB05-200

COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Votes:
Action Taken:
Amend the rerevised bill to restore the $5 million
L.060 (Attachment B), increasing on-line funding t
Moved Conference Committee report .001 (Attachment
Moved L.058 (Attachment C), to amend the rerevised
Moved L.059 (Attachment D), appropriating money fr		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
FAIL


08:37 AM

The meeting was called to order by the chair, Senator Windels.

08:38 AM

Senator Windels reviewed the provisions of a proposed conference committee report she would offer (.001, Attachment A). The report would amend the rerevised bill in two primary ways, by striking a section that reduces the State Education Fund appropriation for charter school capital construction from $5 million to $2.5 million; and by striking the appropriations to meet settlement obligations under the Giardino lawsuit which were contingent upon the failure of an anticipated ballot question. She noted that the Governor's Office had indicated to her that the Governor was not comfortable with the contingency provisions.


08:41 AM

Senator Windels said that concerns had been raised about two FTEs that would be unfunded if the provisions for the school construction and renovation fund and the school capital construction expenditures reserve fund were struck from the bill. Representative King asked questions about funding that could be available from Powerball "spillover" moneys.


08:46 AM

Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about the allocation of Powerball spillover funds to the capital construction expenditures reserve. Carolyn Kampman, Joint Budget Committee staff, responded to additional questions and indicated that the Colorado Department of Education would have no spending authority to fund personal services items from the contingency reserve.


08:48 AM

The committee continued to discuss the capital construction expenditures reserve. Rachel Nance, Office of the Governor, came to the table to respond to questions about the Governor's position on funding for Giardino settlement obligations. She said that the funding obligation will be there due to existing triggers in law, that will be triggered for FY 2005-06. Senator Spence discussed the several mechanisms that exist for school district capital construction. Ms. Chase discussed the potential for an amendment restoring the requirement that the school capital construction expenditures reserve receive the same amount of funding from the State Education Fund as charter schools receive for capital construction.




BILL:SB05-200
TIME: 08:50:48 AM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Amend the rerevised bill to restore the $5 million match in Section 22-54-117, C.R.S., for one year only. The amendment addresses sections 11 and 12 in the rerevised bill. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Merrifield
Spence
King
Pommer
Windels
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:SB05-200
TIME: 08:51:50 AM
MOVED:King
MOTION:L.060 (Attachment B), increasing on-line funding to the same level as minimum per pupil funding. The motion failed on a 2-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
No
Merrifield
No
Spence
Yes
King
Yes
Pommer
No
Windels
No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB05-200
TIME: 08:58:10 AM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved L.058 (Attachment C), to amend the rerevised bill, restoring 50 percent of the decreased funding for Business Incentives Agreements and decreasing by 50 percent the General Fund appropriation to special education. The motion failed on a 2 -4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
No
Merrifield
Yes
Spence
No
King
Yes
Pommer
No
Windels
No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB05-200
TIME: 09:05:50 AM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved L.059 (Attachment D), appropriating money from the State Education Fund to the Science and Technology Education Fund. The motion failed on a 1-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
No
Merrifield
No
Spence
No
King
Yes
Pommer
No
Windels
No
Not Final YES: 1 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB05-200
TIME: 09:07:27 AM
MOVED:Windels
MOTION:Moved Conference Committee report .001 (Attachment A), as amended. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Spence
Yes
King
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Windels
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




09:07 AM

The committee adjourned.