Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1375

Date: 03/14/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1375

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

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Action Taken:

Moved a conceptual amendment to L.002 to restore w
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Represent
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment N). The motion
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment G). The motion
Moved amendment L.006 (Attachment D). The motion
Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion
Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment H). The motion
Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment J). The motion
Moved amendment L.012 (Attachment I). The motio
Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment K). The motion
Moved amendment L.014 (Attachment L). The motion
Moved amendment L.015 (Attachment M). The motion
Refer HB06-1375, as amended, to the Committee on A

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PASS
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FAIL
PASS
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Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
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Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
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PASS

10:58 AM -- House Bill 06-1375

Representative Pommer, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1375, concerning the financing of public schools. He walked the committee through provisions for increases in base funding and total program funding, changes to the Colorado Preschool Program, and special education funding. He discussed supplemental funding for special education that would allocated for FY 2005-06. Representative Pommer reviewed the bill's provisions for special education funding and discussed the two-tiered, temporary formula for funding children with disabilities, as well as the proposal for a new special education advisory committee through the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). He further noted the input received from special education directors in proposing the changes for special education funding, including establishment of a high-cost grant fund.

11:08 AM

Representative Pommer informed the committee of the additional slots the bill adds to the Colorado Preschool Program. He continued his review of the bill with a discussion of the manner in which funding is made to school districts for students in juvenile detention facilities. The bill also addresses calculations for unreimbursed "excess transportation costs." In his review of the bill, Representative Pommer discussed the clarifications the bill makes concerning the conditions under which a person, group, or organization will be deemed to have submitted an application to convert a private school into a charter school. In preparation for consideration of amendments, Representative King distributed two-handouts of data (Attachments A and B).

11:13 AM

Deb Godshall, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to respond to questions regarding the cost-of-living factor. She noted that a cost-of-living study was completed in 2005, and informed the committee that the bill does not change the manner in which the cost-of-living factor is applied.

11:16 AM

Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about the statutory provisions for consolidating preschool and kindergarten programs. Representative Pommer commented further on the way that the program would be implemented under the bill. Ms. Chase clarified the administration of the preschool and kindergarten program in the Colorado Department of Education.

11:19 AM

The following persons testified:

11:19 AM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill. In her testimony, Ms. Urschel recognized Representative Pommer's work and ideas in the bill, specifically in regard to special education funding.

11:21 AM -- Tony Salazar, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill and expressed appreciation for Representative Pommer's work on the bill. He specified support for the State Education Fund appropriation for national board certification for teachers, which triggers a federal match.

11:24 AM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill and discussed an amendment addressing the threshold for use of capital reserve funds for the purchase of computers.

11:26 AM -- Dale McCall, representing the Colorado BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Services) Association and the Centennial BOCES, testified in support of the bill and expressed particular support for provisions addressing special education.

11:27 AM -- Carolena Steen, representing the Consortium of Special Education Directors, testified in support of the bill and said it takes a significant step in addressing the costs for high-needs students. She supported the proposal for a two-tier structure for funding.

11:31 AM -- Peg Long, representing the Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Long responded to questions about a proposed amendment, L.002, which would restore funding for a facility summer school grant program (Attachment C).

11:34 AM -- Andre Ransom, representing the Colorado Child Care Association, testified in support of two proposed amendments, L.006 and L.008 (Attachments D and E). She discussed recent academic studies illustrating the costs and economics of providing early childhood programs. Ms. Ransom reviewed national conversations on early childhood education. She responded to questions about her testimony and the impact of school district contracting for early childhood programs.

11:44 AM

Representative King moved (Second: Rose) amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The committee discussed the amendment. The committee discussed the use of State Education Fund moneys and whether the program should be targeted to math instruction.


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	11:55:26 AM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	No
	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


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	11:57:45 AM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Representative Paccione moved an amendment to L.002 (see vote sheet below). The committee voted on amendment L.002, as amended. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		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
Not Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	11:59:45 AM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved a conceptual amendment to L.002 to restore writing as a component of the program. The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Solano
		VOTE
	Benefield	Yes
	King	No
	Larson	Yes
	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


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:02:56 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment G). The motion passed on a 7-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Paccione
		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	Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:08:44 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.006 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a 3-10 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Penry
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	No
	Penry	No
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	No
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 3 NO: 10 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:11:15 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion failed on a 6-7 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	No
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	Yes
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:15:35 PM
MOVED:	Todd
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	King
		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:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:16:33 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.012 (Attachment I). The motion failed on a 5-8 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	No
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	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

12:20 PM

Ms. Chase returned to the table to respond to questions regarding capital construction funding and appropriations for capital construction from the State Education Fund.


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:25:47 PM
MOVED:	Pommer
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment J). 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

12:27 PM

Ms. Chase returned to the table to respond to questions about the count date for preschool students.


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:28:22 PM
MOVED:	Pommer
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment K). 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

12:29 PM

Vody Herrmann, Colorado Department of Education, came to the table to respond to questions regarding the distribution of funds from the Public School Transportation Fund, and the manner in which transportation funding is audited and in which unexpended funds are returned by school districts upon the end of the budget year.


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:32:33 PM
MOVED:	Pommer
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.014 (Attachment L). 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:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:36:03 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.015 (Attachment M). The motion failed on a 6-7 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McKinley	No
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	Yes
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:38:45 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment N). The motion failed on a 3-10 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Benefield	No
	King	Yes
	Larson	No
	Massey	No
	McKinley	No
	Penry	No
	Pommer	No
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	No
	Todd	No
	White	Yes
	Paccione	No
	Merrifield	No
Not Final YES: 3 NO: 10 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1375
TIME:	12:48:19 PM
MOVED:	Pommer
MOTION:	Refer HB06-1375, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. 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

12:49 PM

The committee recessed.

12:54 PM

The committee came back to order. Representative Merrifield announced that House Bill 06-1283 would be laid over until the committee's next meeting. The committee adjourned.