Final
BILL SUMMARY for
SB05-156
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION
Votes:
Action Taken:
Move to refer Senate Bill 05-156 to the Committee
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment H). The motion
PASS
Pass Without Objection
TIE
03:57 PM -- Senate Bill 05-156
Representative Witwer reviewed the provisions of Senate Bill 05-156, concerning the "Colorado Schoolchildren's Asthma and Anaphylaxis Health Management Act." He discussed the provisions that address liability in the bill. He also discussed a proposed amendment to extend the applicability of the bill.
04:06 PM
Representative Witwer responded to questions about the role of the school board when schools implement the policies. Representative King made further comments about the importance of school board involvement. Representative Todd made comments based on the committee discussion.
04:10 PM
Representative White commented on language in the bill about how a student's plan could be developed. The committee continued discussing the role of the student and school officials in circumstances when a student needs access to medication. Representative White and Representative Solano shared first-hand experiences as parents of children who had special health needs.
04:14 PM
The following persons testified:
04:14 PM
--
Michael Petryna, representing the Colorado Asthma Coalition, testified in support for the bill.
04:18 PM --
Pamela Bennett, representing herself, discussed the issues that are encountered by someone at risk of anaphylactic shock. She testified in support of the bill.
04:21 PM
-- Robin Wilson, representing Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers and the Colorado Asthma Coalition, testified in support of the bill. She described the work that had been done in preparing the bill and provided statistics on the number of children in Colorado with asthma.
04:24 PM
Ms. Wilson responded to questions regarding the high rate of asthma in Colorado.
04:24 PM --
Diane Herrick, a Children's Hospital employee representing the Colorado Society for Respiratory Care, testified in support of the bill. She described the number of children who arrive at the emergency room in Children's Hospital because they did not have access to their medication at school. She said the bill would foster a partnership that would include the child, parent, school nurse, and the family doctor.
04:27 PM --
Sarah Nettbarth, representing the American Lung Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:28 PM
Representative Witwer made final comments and discussed the language in a proposed amendment.
BILL:
SB05-156
TIME:
04:29:10 PM
MOVED:
Larson
MOTION:
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Rose
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Merrifield
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
SB05-156
TIME:
04:29:33 PM
MOVED:
Larson
MOTION:
Move to refer Senate Bill 05-156 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a 12-0-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
Rose
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Yes
Final
YES:
12
NO:
0
EXC:
1
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
04:31 PM
The committee adjourned.