Date: 04/06/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-024

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer SB06-024 to the Committee of the Whole. ThePASS



02:18 PM -- Senate Bill 06-024

Representative Paccione, prime sponsor, reviewed the provision of Senate Bill 06-024, concerning student data from the elementary to secondary education system through the postsecondary education system. She spoke to the amendments made to the bill in the Senate.


02:21 PM

Representative Paccione responded to questions about the timing of the implementation of the bill. She also discussed the bill's provision in relation to provisions in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

02:25 PM

 The following persons testified:

02:25 PM -- Jenna Langer, Executive Director, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, testified in support of the bill and advocated the longitudinal tracking that the bill would allow. She discussed the use of a database and how the bill would be implemented in the time frame presented.


02:28 PM -- Bruce Atchison, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. He testified that the bill recognizes the benefits of a solid database with student data that can be tracked over time. He discussed recent policy recommendations for a student identifier system that links the elementary system all the way through the postsecondary system.
BILL:SB06-024
TIME: 02:35:06 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Refer SB06-024 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Excused
Massey
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Excused
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



02:36 PM

The committee adjourned.