Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1403

Date: 04/27/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1403

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motio Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion Refer to HB06-1403, as amended, to the Committee o	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

01:46 PM -- Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Representative Merrifield.

01:47 PM -- House Bill 06-1403

Representative Andrew Kerr, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1403, concerning incentives for a school district to realign public education within the school district. He spoke about the partnerships that the bill would support. He described the implementation of the demonstration grants for preschool through postsecondary programs.

01:51 PM

The following persons testified:

01:51 PM -- John Wahler and Connie Syferd, representing St. Vrain School District, came to the table together to testify in support of the bill. They described efforts toward P-16 education in their school district. Ms. Syferd said that the bill would help school districts that have been exploring such efforts to partner and explore P-16 projects.

02:01 PM

Mr. Wahler and Ms. Syferd responded to additional questions about efforts in their school district and about the current discussion in this issue area.

02:01 PM -- Alex Medler, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in favor of the bill. He said that the bill allows the districts to determine what types of partnerships they wish to form.

02:05 PM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testifed on the bill. He spoke about his organization's perceptions of data collection requirements, and indicated CASE's concerns about additional reporting requirements.


BILL:	HB06-1403
TIME:	02:06:47 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		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:	HB06-1403
TIME:	02:09:15 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	McKinley
	Penry	Excused
	Pommer
	Rose
	Solano
	Todd
	White	Excused
	Paccione
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1403
TIME:	02:09:51 PM
MOVED:	Todd
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	McKinley
	Penry	Excused
	Pommer
	Rose
	Solano
	Todd
	White	Excused
	Paccione
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:12 PM

Representative Kerr made final comments on the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1403
TIME:	02:12:39 PM
MOVED:	Todd
MOTION:	Refer to HB06-1403, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Solano
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	No
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	No
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	Excused
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS