Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:01/31/2006
ATTENDANCE
Time:10:56 AM to 12:13 PM
Benefield
X
King
X
Place:HCR 0107
Larson
X
Massey
X
This Meeting was called to order by
McKinley
X
Representative Merrifield
Penry
E*
Pommer
E*
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:
HB06-1046
HB06-1121
HB06-1109		Amended, Referred to Finance
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole


10:57 AM -- House Bill 06-1046

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Representative Merrifield. He announced that House Bill 06-1004 would be laid over until the committee's next meeting.

11:00 AM -- House Bill 06-1046

Representative Vigil reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1046, concerning regulation of private occupational schools. The bill, which is brought by the Legislative Audit Committee, authorizes the private occupational school board to prescribe uniform reporting policies in order to obtain data. The bill further authorizes the board to designate schools that teach students under age 16 for which applicants for an occupational credential must submit fingerprints for a criminal history check. He provided a hand-out on the bill (Attachment A).

11:03 AM -- Eric Johnson, representing the Office of State Auditor, indicated that he was available to answer questions regarding the audit of private occupational schools.

11:03 AM -- Matt Gianneschi, representing the Department of Higher Education, came to the table and offered to respond to questions from members of the committee.



11:04 AM -- Jerry Sirby, representing the Private Occupational School Board, also offered to respond to questions from committee members.
BILL:HB06-1046
TIME: 11:06:17 AM
MOVED:Paccione
MOTION:Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Benefield
King
Larson
Massey
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1046
TIME: 11:07:40 AM
MOVED:Paccione
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 06-1046, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Massey
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




11:08 AM -- House Bill 06-1121

Representative Todd reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1121, concerning recognition of community service performed by students. The bill requires each school district to adopt a policy allowing a student to earn a certificate of community service, which would be reflected on a high school diploma. Representative Todd distributed two hand-outs (Attachments C and D).

11:13 AM

The following persons testified:

11:13 AM -- Pat Roles, representing Overland High School, testified in support of the bill and described the program that had been implemented at her high school. She responded to questions about the potential issues involved in implementation of a community certificate program in rural school districts. She said that she did not feel that the policy would add very much additional work or time for school districts. Representative Todd responded to questions about the types of community service that would not qualify for a certificate of community service.

11:20 AM -- Jordan Buckborough, representing himself as a student at Overland High School, testified in support of the bill. He testified to how much value community service had added to his education.

11:22 AM -- Ian Rice, representing himself as a student at Overland High School, testified in support of the bill. He said that he feels the certificate would encourage students who would not otherwise pursue community service to consider it.

11:24 AM -- Kelsey Whitman, representing herself as a freshman student at Overland High School, testified in support of the bill.

11:25 AM -- Jenny Eskola, representing herself as a student at Overland High School, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the variety and value found in community service and described some of her specific experiences at nursing homes and food distribution centers.

11:29 AM -- J. Clark Hearn, representing the Citizens' History Heroes Squadron Program, testified in support of the bill. He described the program, which is done in conjunction with Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), and the pursuits that the cadets that had participated in the program had subsequently chosen.

11:33 AM -- Andrew Kurpanek, representing himself as a cadet in the Citizens' History Heroes Squadron Program, spoke in support of the bill and described the value that community service has had in his life.

11:36 AM -- Meghan Robbins, representing herself as a student at Rangeview High School and a participant in the Citizens' History Heroes Squadron Program, testified in support of the bill.

11:38 AM -- Vicki Newell, representing Colorado Parent-Teacher Association, spoke in support of the bill. She described the importance of volunteer work and spoke to concerns in certain school districts that could be addressed through community service.

11:40 AM -- Richard Zeft, representing East Grand School District, testified in support of the bill. He stated that his school district had made community service a graduation requirement.



11:41 AM -- Kelly Rose Olson, representing herself as a University of Northern Colorado student, testified in support of the bill. She described the role of community service in her life both in high school and college.
BILL:HB06-1121
TIME: 11:44:07 AM
MOVED:Todd
MOTION:Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E). 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:HB06-1121
TIME: 11:44:47 AM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to make the certificate program an optional program in school districts with an enrollment of under 3,000 students. The motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:Rose
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: TIE


BILL:HB06-1121
TIME: 11:51:45 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved to amend White's amendment to lower the enrollment threshold to 500 students. The motion failed on a 4-9 roll call vote.
SECONDED:White
VOTE
Benefield
No
King
Yes
Larson
No
Massey
No
McKinley
Yes
Penry
No
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:HB06-1121
TIME: 11:56:54 AM
MOVED:Rose
MOTION:Page 3, line 1, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY". The motion failed on a 5-8 roll call vote.
SECONDED:McKinley
VOTE
Benefield
No
King
Yes
Larson
No
Massey
No
McKinley
Yes
Penry
No
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
No
Todd
No
White
Yes
Paccione
No
Merrifield
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB06-1121
TIME: 11:58:38 AM
MOVED:Todd
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 06-1121, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on an 11-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Yes
Massey
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
No
Rose
No
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

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.