Final
BILL SUMMARY for
HB05-1311
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment to require a longitud
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion
Moved to refer House Bill 05-1311, as amended, to
TIE
Pass Without Objection
PASS
01:31 PM -- House Bill 05-1311
The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Representative Merrifield.
01:33 PM
Representative Marshall reviewed the provisions of House Bill 05-1311, concerning the annual evaluation of the expelled and at-risk student services grant program.
01:33 PM
The following persons testified:
01:33 PM --
Lucy Trujillo, representing the Colorado Foundation for Families and Children, testified in support of the bill and described the evaluation process that the bill anticipates. She said that program will support the foundation's evaluation process. She further described work the foundation has done studying issues around minority representation in at-risk programs and the juvenile justice system.
01:36 PM
Ms. Trujillo responded to questions from committee members regarding the foundation and distributed a hand-out of facts about the program data for mid-year 2004-05 (Attachment A).
01:39 PM --
Dave Smith, Colorado Department of Education (CDE), came to the table to respond to questions about the program and the evaluation process referenced in the bill. He provided a hand-out indicating the current recipients of grants and responded to questions about specific funding levels (Attachment B).
01:48 PM
Mr. Smith continued to respond to questions about the way in which the Department evaluates the effectiveness of programs. He described programs he regards as effective in the Boulder and Littleton school districts. The structure of the grant program over a four-year cycle was discussed.
01:54 PM
Representative Paccione asked questions about additional data that would show the past and current recipients of the grant program. In addition to discussing additional information, Mr. Smith responded to questions about behaviors associated with being at-risk of dropping out. He said that these behaviors include disruptive behavior, bullying, substance abuse, and truancy.
BILL:
HB05-1311
TIME:
02:01:17 PM
MOVED:
King
MOTION:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Paccione
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:
HB05-1311
TIME:
02:03:10 PM
MOVED:
King
MOTION:
Moved a conceptual amendment to require a longitudinal assessment of the students served. The motion was withdrawn.
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
02:03 PM
Ms. Trujillo returned to the table to respond to questions about what would be required to do longitudinal assessment of students who had been served. She described current evaluation practices.
BILL:
HB05-1311
TIME:
02:10:41 PM
MOVED:
Paccione
MOTION:
Moved to refer House Bill 05-1311, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
Todd
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Benefield
Yes
King
Yes
Larson
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Penry
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
Todd
Yes
White
Yes
Paccione
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES:
13
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
02:13 PM
The committee adjourned.