Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1191

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes:
Action Taken:
Move to refer House Bill 05-1191 to the Committee
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment J). The motion
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment K). The motion
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment L). The motion
Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment M). The motion p
Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment N). The motion p
Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment O). There was d
Moved an amendment to amendment L.011 , line 9, st
Moved an amendment to amendment L.011. Line 10, st		PASS
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
TIE



03:03 PM -- House Bill 05-1191

Representative Benefield reviewed the provisions of House Bill 05-1191, concerning expansion of the authority of a school district to impose a transportation fee. She distributed two hand-outs in support of the bill (Attachments F and G). She described the reasons she was bringing the bill forward.


03:08 PM

The following persons testified:

03:08 PM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testified in favor of the bill. He provided background on the number of fees collected by local governments in Colorado. He asked the committee to support the prerogative of local school boards of education in regard to transportation fees. He spoke about how much school districts have been spending on fuel and how district costs have increased.

03:14 PM -- Vody Hermann, representing the School Finance Unit, Colorado Department of Education (CDE), testified on the bill. She provided a hand-out (Attachment H) and discussed how much categorical funding school districts received for transportation in FY 2003-04 and how much districts have paid in transportation costs.


03:19 PM

Ms. Hermann responded to questions from committee members regarding categorical funding. Representative Benefield made further comments based on comments by committee members.


03:22 PM -- Ken Hoover, representing the Jefferson County Schools, testified in favor of the bill and said that the board of education had voted to support the bill. He distributed a hand-out (Attachment I). He said that election costs can be very significant for school districts who wish to put an issue before the voters.


03:26 PM

Mr. Hoover responded to questions regarding the district's costs for transporting students to option schools. Mr. Hoover discussed how the district would need to address fiscal and transportation issues if the bill were not passed.


03:29 PM -- Rick Ring, representing St. Vrain School District, testified in support of the bill. He is director of transportation for the district and said that categorical funding has not been able to keep up with district costs.

03:32 PM -- Lauren Kingsbery, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), testified in support of the bill and said that CASB's delegate assembly has supported the idea of district flexibility. She said that CASB would be supportive of potential amendments.

03:34 PM -- Linda Fedak, representing herself as a parent in Jefferson County Schools, testified in favor of the bill. She asked the committee to support the bill and the flexibility it would provide the school district.

03:36 PM -- Chase Connolly, representing himself as a St. Vrain student, testified in support of the bill.

03:37 PM -- Sheridan Stevens, a student in St. Vrain School District, testified in support of the bill.

03:40 PM -- Merrill Behaning, representing St. Vrain School District, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the issues parents face in ensuring the
the safety of the children going to and coming home from school.
BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:43:38 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:King
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:44:23 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pommer
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:46:39 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Larson
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:48:03 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:49:42 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment N). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:52:21 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment O). There was discussion on the amendment. Representative Pommer moved an amendment to L.011 (see vote sheet below). The motion to pass amendment .011, as amended, passed without objection.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
3:56 PM

The committee discussed the language in amendment L.011. Representative King responded to questions about the discretion authorized for school districts in the bill. Julie Pelegrin, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to respond to questions.



BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 04:00:05 PM
MOVED:Pommer
MOTION:Moved an amendment to amendment L.011 , line 9, strike "FEASIBLE," and substitute "FEASIBLE AS DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 03:58:18 PM
MOVED:Pommer
MOTION:Moved an amendment to amendment L.011. Line 10, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY". The amendment was withdrawn.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Excused
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


04:01 PM

Ms. Pelegrin responded to questions about the language in the bill. The committee continued its discussion on the bill. Representative Benefield reiterated her support for local control of transportation fees.





BILL:HB05-1191
TIME: 04:03:53 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Move to refer House Bill 05-1191 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a 9-2-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Todd
VOTE
Balmer
No
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
No
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Excused
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS