Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1109

Date: 01/31/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1109

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment H). The motion Moved to refer HB 06-1109, as amended, to the Comm	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS TIE

12:02 PM -- House Bill 06-1109

Representative King reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1109, concerning measuring public school effectiveness. The bill instructs the technical advisory panel on the measurement of longitudinal academic growth to determine the method by which to identify schools that demonstrate the highest rate of growth, taking factors including school size into account. Representative King spoke to potential amendments and distributed a memorandum from the Legislative Council Fiscal Note Staff (Attachment F).

12:02 PM

The following persons testified:

12:03 PM -- Ken Turner, representing himself as the superintendent of Academy School District 20, testified in support of the bill. He is a member of the technical advisory panel on the measurement of longitudinal academic growth, but stated that he was not representing the panel.

12:04 PM -- Rich Wenning, representing himself as an employee of the Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified in support of the bill. He also is a member of the technical advisory panel, but noted that he was not representing the panel.

12:09 PM

Representative King responded to questions about schools that may not have much room for high levels of growth. He described the two different awards programs, the Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards and the Colorado School Awards Program, to recognize different groups of schools. The committee continued to discuss the role of awards and money for these schools.


BILL:	HB06-1109
TIME:	12:12:16 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Paccione
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	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:	HB06-1109
TIME:	12:12:41 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Paccione
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	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:	HB06-1109
TIME:	12:13:17 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1109, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Paccione
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:13 PM

The committee adjourned.