Date: 03/12/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1225

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move to postpone indefinitely House Bill 12-1225. PASS


01:41 PM -- House Bill 12-1225

Representative Massey, Chair, called the meeting to order and made opening remarks.

Representative Ramirez, sponsor of House Bill 12-1225, presented the bill. The bill creates a program in the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) to designate charter school authorizers as best practices or "model" authorizers. School districts and the state Charter School Institute can seek designation as a model authorizer by submitting an application to the CDE, along with evidence of best practices and a fee. No later than July 15, 2013, the State Board of Education (SBE) will adopt rules for a model designation program, including the application and review process, and a scoring rubric to evaluate an authorizer's practice and performance. The bill specifies the minimum practices a model authorizer must demonstrate. Designation by the SBE is subject to annual review and may be renewed indefinitely.

Once designated, model authorizers may establish their own requirements, procedures, and timelines for the application, review, and renewal of charter contracts. A model authorizer's final decision concerning a charter or charter contract is more difficult to appeal, as the decision is presumed to be valid, and the SBE must uphold the decision unless the entity bringing the appeal provides sufficient evidence to the contrary.

The bill also creates the Model Authorizer Cash Fund. Moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriations and are used for the direct and indirect costs of the CDE to administer the program.

Representative Ramirez asked the committee to move to postpone indefinitely House Bill 12-1225.
BILL:HB12-1225
TIME: 01:42:55 PM
MOVED:Ramirez
MOTION:Move to postpone indefinitely House Bill 12-1225. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:Kerr A.
VOTE
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Murray
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Ramirez
Yes
Schafer S.
Yes
Solano
Yes
Summers
Excused
Todd
Yes
Beezley
Yes
Massey
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS