Date: 03/10/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-055

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer SB06-055 to the Committee of the Wh
PASS
TIE



07:37 AM -- Senate Bill 06-055

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Representative Merrifield. He announced that the committee would continue the witness testimony phase of the hearing on Senate Bill 06-055 begun at the committee's meeting on the prior day, March 9.


07:38 AM

The following persons testified:

07:38 AM -- Larry Borland, representing the Colorado Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers, testified in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from members about whether school personnel need additional training on safety issues. He spoke to his experiences as Director of School Safety and Security for Douglas County School District. Representative Todd asked Mr. Borland about the use of bullyproofing policies in Douglas County Schools.


07:43 AM

In response to additional questions, Mr. Borland said that the reporting changes proposed in the bill would be a positive change.

07:44 AM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Fox testified that the bill would remove ambiguity for administrators.

07:45 AM -- Bruce Atchison, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Atchison described national data depicting the levels of criminal activity on school property. He stated that several, recent serious incidents have not been reported by schools on School Accountability Reports (SARs).


BILL:SB06-055
TIME: 07:48:47 AM
MOVED:Paccione
MOTION:Moved to refer SB06-055 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Todd
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
King
Excused
Larson
Yes
Massey
Yes
McKinley
No
Penry
Excused
Pommer
Excused
Rose
Excused
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Excused
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 1 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS