Date: 04/25/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-130

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer SB06-130 to the Committee on Appropriations.PASS



11:58 AM -- Senate Bill 06-130

Representative White reviewed the provisions of Senate Bill 06-130, concerning the restoration of funding for boards of cooperative services (BOCES). He discussed the background of BOCES and the provisions of the bill.

12:00 PM

The following persons testified:

12:00 PM -- Ed VanderTook, representing the Mountain BOCES and the Colorado BOCES Association, testified in favor of the bill. He walked the committee through the recent history of funding and statutory provisions for BOCES. He encouraged the committee to support the restoration of funding that the bill would provide.

12:02 PM -- Don Stratman, Executive Director, Colorado BOCES Association, testified in support of the bill. He indicated the resources that BOCES provide and stated that the restored funding would be an incentive for the BOCES to build capacity.

12:04 PM -- Floyd Beard, representing the East Central BOCES, testified in support of the bill. His BOCES is representative of 21 Colorado school districts. He told the committee about the services his BOCES is currently providing.

12:07 PM -- Phil Fox, Colorado Association of School Executives, and Tony Salazar, Colorado Education Association, came to the table together to testify in favor of the bill.

BILL:SB06-130
TIME: 12:08:34 PM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Refer SB06-130 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Rose
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Yes
Massey
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Excused
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Excused
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS