Date: 02/21/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1263

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion
Moved to postpone indefinitely HB06-1263. The mot
Moved to refer HB 06-1263, as amended, to the Comm		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL



10:27 AM -- House Bill 06-1263

Representative Welker, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1263, concerning requiring school districts to report to the Department of Education lawsuits that involve the "Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act." He discussed his reasons for bringing the legislation.


10:30 AM

The following persons testified:

10:30 AM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testified in opposition to the bill. He indicated that school districts are currently required to report a great deal of data, and said that CASE feels this bill is unnecessary. He responded to questions about school districts reporting safety information. Representative Pommer commented on the number of reports currently required of school districts.

10:33 AM -- Mary Sharon Wells, representing the Jefferson County School Board, testified in opposition to the bill and indicated that the board had taken an official position against the bill. She said that information on the final disposition of lawsuits is already a matter of public record.

10:35 AM -- Greg Romberg, representing the Colorado Press Association and Colorado Broadcasters' Association, testified in support of the bill. He said that both associations supported greater openness and access to records. He responded to questions from committee members.


10:37 AM

Representative Welker responded to additional questions regarding the difficulties he described in gathering information on lawsuits concerning school personnel. Committee discussion continued on the reporting done by the judiciary on the filing and disposition of lawsuits.
BILL:HB06-1263
TIME: 10:40:46 AM
MOVED:Larson
MOTION:Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
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: Pass Without Objection

10:42 PM

Representative Welker responded to final questions about the bill. Committee members offered comments on their positions on the bill.

BILL:HB06-1263
TIME: 10:54:24 AM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 06-1263, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a 2-11 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Penry
VOTE
Benefield
No
King
Yes
Larson
No
Massey
No
McKinley
No
Penry
Yes
Pommer
No
Rose
No
Solano
No
Todd
No
White
No
Paccione
No
Merrifield
No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 11 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB06-1263
TIME: 10:55:42 AM
MOVED:Paccione
MOTION:Moved to postpone indefinitely HB06-1263. The motion passed on an 11-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Pommer
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
King
No
Larson
Yes
Massey
No
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS