House Committee on Education (02/09/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:	02/09/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	03:00 PM to 04:46 PM	Benefield	X
		King	E*
Place:	HCR 0107	Larson	X
		Massey	X
This Meeting was called to order by		McKinley	X
	Representative Merrifield	Penry	X
		Pommer	X
This Report was prepared by		Rose	X
	Cathy Eslinger	Solano	X
		Todd	X
		White	X
		Paccione	X
		Merrifield	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB06-1160 HB06-1150 HB06-1001 HB06-1065		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Tabled - Deemed Postponed Indefinitely Amended, Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to Appropriations

03:00 PM

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

03:01 PM-- House Bill 06-1160

Representative Butcher returned for the committee's consideration of action on House Bill 06-1160, concerning the inclusion of certain schools in the second chance program for problem students. The committee heard testimony on the bill at its February 7th meeting. Representative Butcher stated that an amendment would be proposed to allow a community college to be a provider of a second chance program.


BILL:	HB06-1160
TIME:	03:02:09 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Solano
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
Not Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:07 PM

The committee discussed the current statutory provisions for second chance programs.


BILL:	HB06-1160
TIME:	03:08:28 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1160, as amended, to Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on an 11-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Todd
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:11 PM -- House Bill 06-1150

The committee continued its consideration of House Bill 06-1150, sponsored by Representative Hefley. Witness testimony continued on House Bill 06-1150, concerning standards within the statewide system of public education. Representative Merrifield reminded the committee that it was continuing public testimony that had not been completed at its meeting on February 7th.

03:12 PM

The following persons testified:

03:12 PM -- Jane Paxtun, representing herself as a member of board of education of Boulder Valley Schools, testified in opposition to the bill. She testified that the bill was against the principle of local control and that her district's calendar reflected the values of the community. She reviewed the specific reasons that her district is opposing the bill.

03:17 PM -- Jim Snook, representing the Colorado State Fair as a State Fair Commissioner, testified in support of the bill. He indicated the impact of school calendar on participation and attendance at the Colorado State Fair. Mr. Snook responded to questions about the schedule for the state fair.

03:20 PM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in opposition to the bill. She said that an academic calendar is essential to student learning.


BILL:	HB06-1150
TIME:	03:23:54 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a 4-9 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Penry
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	No
	McKinley	No
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	Yes
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1150
TIME:	03:27:43 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Penry
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	McKinley
	Penry
	Pommer
	Rose
	Solano
	Todd
	White	Excused
	Paccione
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1150
TIME:	03:29:20 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Penry
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	McKinley
	Penry
	Pommer
	Rose
	Solano
	Todd
	White	Excused
	Paccione
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1150
TIME:	03:30:15 PM
MOVED:	White
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1150, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Representative Paccione moved a substitute motion to postpone indefinitely (see vote sheet below). The substitute motion having failed, the committee voted on the original motion to refer HB 06-1150, as amended to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a 4-9 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Penry
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	No
	Larson	No
	Massey	No
	McKinley	No
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	Yes
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	Yes
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1150
TIME:	03:36:35 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved a substitute motion to postpone indefinitely. The motion failed on a 6-7 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Benefield
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	No
	Larson	No
	Massey	No
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	No
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	No
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	No
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:41 PM -- House Bill 06-1001

Representative Merrifield reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1001, concerning principals in public schools. He walked the committee through the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the State Board of Education to direct the Department of Education annually to survey school district superintendents who employ new principals. Representative King requested clarification of provisions for the evaluation of principals by school districts.

03:51 PM

Representative King asked questions regarding establishment of a Principal Development Scholarship Program, specifically criteria for financial need. Committee discussion ensued.

03:56 PM

The following persons testified:

03:56 PM -- Walt Cooper, representing the Pikes Peak School District, testified in support of the bill.

04:00 PM -- John Hefty, Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testified in support of the bill and thanked Representative Merrifield for including CASE in discussions that developed the bill. He said that the legislative declaration in the bill framed important issues for identifying and developing school leaders. He said that focus should be how to support principals as increased demands are placed on them.

04:04 PM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), testified in support of the bill. She stated that building-level leadership is crucial in student achievement and that principals are instructional leaders. She discussed provisions for additions to the accreditation contract.

04:07 PM -- Vicki Newell, representing the Colorado Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), stated that the PTA supported the bill.

04:09 PM

Representative Merrifield discussed a potential amendment, L.005 (Attachment E) and distributed a memorandum from the Office of Legislative Legal Services on the amendment (Attachment F).


BILL:	HB06-1001
TIME:	04:13:37 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.005, as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Benefield
		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:	HB06-1001
TIME:	04:15:51 PM L
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment G), which amends amendment L.005. Amendment L.005 having been moved, the committee voted on L.008 first. The motion on L.008 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:	HB06-1001
TIME:	04:17:04 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (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:	HB06-1001
TIME:	04:21:35 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1001, as amended, to the Committee on to Appropriations. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Penry
		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

04:27 PM -- House Bill 06-1065

Representative King reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1065, concerning the creation of a statewide data-sharing system. The bill would direct the Department of Education to contract for the development of a statewide data-sharing system to enable participating school districts to share information electronically with the department and other school districts.

04:33 PM

Representative King responded to questions about the development of the bill and the conversations he has had with stakeholders.

04:34 PM

The following persons testified:

04:34 PM -- Mary Sharon Wells, representing the Jefferson County Schools, noted that the district was neutral on the bill. She reviewed conversations she has had with her school district officials.

04:35 PM -- Richard Wenning, representing the Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified in support of the bill. He said that the bill would provide an important investment in the education infrastructure.

04:39 PM

Representative King responded to additional questions from the committee.

04:40 PM -- Tonette Salazar, representing Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), responded to questions about a report that CASE is developing that would list all reports required of school districts. She said that the project is ongoing and has not been completed. CASE has not taken a position on the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1065
TIME:	04:42:53 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	White
		VOTE
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	Massey
	McKinley
	Penry
	Pommer
	Rose
	Solano	Excused
	Todd
	White
	Paccione	Excused
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1065
TIME:	04:43:51 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1065, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	White
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Excused
	Todd	Yes
	White	Yes
	Paccione	Excused
	Merrifield	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:45 PM

The committee adjourned.