Final
SUMMARY for HCR05-1008

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment, page 4, after line 1
Moved a substitute motion to refer House Concurren
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The chairma
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion
Moved to lay over House Concurrent Resolution 05-1		PASS
FAIL
PASS
TIE
Pass Without Objection
PASS


02:01 PM -- Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Representative Merrifield.

02:02 PM -- House Concurrent Resolution 05-1008

Representative Stengel reviewed the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 05-1008, concerning a requirement that a school district spend at least a specified percentage of its total operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures. He expressed his concerns and his reasons for bringing the measure, which would be submitted to Colorado voters if passed by the General Assembly. Representative Stengel provided data on how much was spent on classroom instruction in the school districts of the committee members.


02:08 PM

Representative Stengel responded to questions from committee members.


02:10 PM

The following persons testified:

02:10 PM -- Jane Urschel, Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in opposition of the resolution. She encouraged the General Assembly to study the issues through an upcoming interim committee on school finance.

02:12 PM -- Ryan Wulff, Colorado Education Association, testified in opposition of the resolution. He said that he favored looking at the funding issues through the School Finance Act, rather than through the Constitution.

02:13 PM -- Phil Fox, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in opposition of the resolution.


02:15 PM

Mr. Fox responded to questions from Representative King regarding a measure that had been passed in Arizona. Mr. Wulff responded to questions regarding his earlier testimony.



02:17 PM
BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:19:23 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed on an 8-4-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:White
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Excused
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
No
Rose
Yes
Solano
No
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
No
Merrifield
No
Not Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:22:03 PM
MOVED:King
MOTION:Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The chairman ruled that the motion died for a lack of a second.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:22:31 PM
MOVED:Pommer
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment, page 4, after line 19, insert "(e) SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY WAIVE ANY STATE REPORTING REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR RULE IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTIFIES THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THE REQUIREMENT WOULD REDUCE CLASSROOM EXPENDITURES." The motion passed on a 7-5-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
No
Benefield
No
King
No
Larson
Excused
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Rose
No
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
No
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:25:13 PM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Balmer
VOTE
Balmer
Benefield
King
Larson
McKinley
Penry
Pommer
Rose
Solano
Todd
White
Paccione
Merrifield
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:26:07 PM
MOVED:Merrifield
MOTION:Moved to lay over House Concurrent Resolution 05-1008 until May 12. Representative White subsequently moved a substitute motion to refer House Concurrent Resolution 05-1008 to the Committee of the Whole (see vote sheet below). The substitute motion failed on 5-7 roll call vote. The original motion passed on a 7-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
No
Benefield
Yes
King
No
Larson
Excused
McKinley
Yes
Penry
No
Pommer
Yes
Rose
No
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
No
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HCR 1008
TIME: 02:28:05 PM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to refer House Concurrent Resolution 05-1008 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on 5-7 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Penry
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Benefield
No
King
Yes
Larson
Excused
McKinley
No
Penry
Yes
Pommer
No
Rose
Yes
Solano
No
Todd
No
White
Yes
Paccione
No
Merrifield
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 7 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL