Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1216

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1216

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes:

Action Taken:

Move to refer House Bill 05-1216 to the Committee
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion

PASS
Pass Without Objection

02:32 PM -- House Bill 05-1216

Representative Marshall reviewed the provisions of House Bill 05-1216, concerning the school improvement action cycle for low-performing public schools. She discussed how the bill repeals and reenacts the corrective action cycle for schools that consistently receive "unsatisfactory" ratings or are the lowest-scoring "low" rated schools. Ms. Marshall provided a hand-out showing how schools would be subject to corrective action under House Bill 05-1216 (Attachment B ).

02:40 PM

Representative Marshall responded to questions from committee members about whether she has had meetings with representatives of the Governor's office. She said that the Governor had expressed interest in the bill. Representative Pommer asked about schools' receptiveness to accepting students under a restructuring cycle.

02:42 PM

The following persons testified:

02:42 PM -- Dr. Jerry Wartgow, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill. He discussed the process that the district has undergone preparing for the upcoming conversion of Cole Middle School. He also discussed progress made by other schools previously rated "unsatisfactory". He said that House Bill 05-1216 extends accountability to more Denver Public Schools and that he is supportive of that change.

02:45 PM -- Dr. Wayne Eckerling, also representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill and distributed two hand-outs (Attachments C and D). He responded to questions about the impact on Denver Public Schools. Dr. Wartgow made further comments about accountability and restructuring in his district. He said that the statutory time frame followed for the conversion of Cole Middle School had been challenging.

02:50 PM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testified in favor of the bill. He said that his organization is in strong support of the bill and of accountability reform.

02:51 PM -- Byron Pendley, representing the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), testified on the bill and said that the State Board of Education has a goal of addressing accountability and flexibility. He indicated that the State Board of Education has not taken an official position on the bill.


BILL:	HB05-1216
TIME:	02:54:06 PM
MOVED:	King
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	White
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Benefield
	King
	Larson
	McKinley
	Penry
	Pommer
	Rose	Excused
	Solano
	Todd	Excused
	White
	Paccione
	Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB05-1216
TIME:	02:37:00 PM
MOVED:	Balmer
MOTION:	Move to refer House Bill 05-1216 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a 12-0-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	King
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Benefield	Yes
	King	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Pommer	Yes
	Rose	Excused
	Solano	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	White	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS