Date: 03/26/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB12-067

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 12-067 to the House Committee ofPASS



03:34 PM -- Senate Bill 12-067

Representative Holbert, sponsor of Senate Bill 12-067, presented the bill. Effective July 1, 2013, the reengrossed bill requires that all charter schools be organized as a nonprofit corporation and prohibits a local board of education or the state Charter School Institute from authorizing a charter with a for-profit entity, or entering into a charter contract directly with a for-profit entity. The bill clarifies that charter schools may still contract with a third party entity to manage the educational services the charter school provides. The education management provider is not required to be a nonprofit entity.

The following persons testified:

03:53 PM -- Randy DeHoff, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He stated that the bill brings the charter law up to date. He added that he sees this bill as best practices.

03:55 PM -- Vinny Badolato, representing the Colorado League of Charter Schools (CLCS), testified in support of the bill. He stated that the bill is a direct recommendation of the "1412 committee."

03:57 PM -- Dr. Jane Urschel, Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), testified in support of the bill. Dr. Urschel discussed the "1412 committee" and their work. She stated that the bill's Senate sponsor, Senator Hudak, is very concerned about the existence of education management providers. She stated that the purpose of the bill is to address the blurring of education management providers and the board of a charter school. She added that at a conference she attended in Washington D.C. recently, the bill was seen as model legislation.


03:59 PM

Committee discussion of the tax status of charter schools in Colorado ensued.
BILL:SB12-067
TIME: 04:06:01 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 12-067 to the House Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Ramirez
VOTE
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Murray
Excused
Peniston
Yes
Ramirez
Yes
Schafer S.
Excused
Solano
Yes
Summers
Yes
Todd
Yes
Beezley
Yes
Massey
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



04:08 PM

Representative Massey made closing remarks and the committee adjourned.