House Committee on Education (02/15/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:	02/15/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:59 AM to 11:26 AM	Hamner	X
		Holbert	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Joshi	X
		Kerr A.	E
This Meeting was called to order by		Murray	*
	Representative Massey	Peniston	X
		Ramirez	X
This Report was prepared by		Schafer S.	X
	Kristen Johnson	Solano	X
		Summers	X
		Todd	X
		Beezley	X
		Massey	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Committee development and approval of strategic plan recommendations for DHE and CDE		-

10:59 AM -- Committee development and approval of strategic plan recommendations for DHE and CDE

Representative Massey, Chair, made opening remarks and discussed the purpose of the committee's meeting: to develop and approve strategic plan recommendations for the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), pursuant to the requirements of the SMART Act. He stated that the committee is not required to develop or vote on any formal recommendations, if it chooses not to. Representative Massey opened up the meeting to committee discussion.

Representative Solano requested a copy of the letter from the Governor concerning assessments that was distributed to the members earlier in the week (Attachment A). Committee discussion of the Governor's letter ensued.

The committee discussed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver that CDE applied for through the federal government. Two handouts were provided to the members concerning the NCLB waiver (Attachments B and C).

Representative Murray moved to take no action on developing and approving strategic plan recommendations for DHE and CDE, stating that at a previous meeting the committee had told the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) that it would like to see the Governor's Office and CDE work together to come to a consensus regarding assessments.

Representative Todd commented that she would like to see the details of the waiver before voting to take no action on developing recommendations.

Representative Solano asked if CDE has responded to the letter from the Governor concerning assessments. There was no one present to respond to her question.


BILL:	Committee development and approval of strategic plan recommendations for DHE and CDE
TIME:	11:12:52 AM
MOVED:	Murray
MOTION:	Motion to take no action on developing and approving strategic plan recommendations for the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the Colorado Department of Education. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Beezley
		VOTE
	Hamner	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Kerr A.	Excused
	Murray	Yes
	Peniston	Excused
	Ramirez	Yes
	Schafer S.	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Summers	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Beezley	Yes
	Massey	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:23 AM

Representative Massey stated that he would like the committee's conversation concerning the NCLB waiver and the assessments consortium to continue during a morning meeting of the committee, on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:30 a.m.

11:26 AM

The committee adjourned.