Bill Summary for Bill Number SB09-090

Date: 04/20/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-090

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.016 (Attachment C). The motion Moved amendment L.017 (Attachment B). The motion Moved amendment L.018 (Attachment D). The motion Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-090, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

01:41 PM -- Senate Bill 09-090

Representative Benefield, sponsor of Senate Bill 09-090, concerning parent involvement in education, presented her bill to the committee.

01:49 PM

The following people testified on the bill:

01:49 PM -- Frank Waterous, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill and shared a handout with committee members (Attachment A).

01:51 PM

Mr. Waterous responded to questions from the committee. Representative Benefield also responded to concerns about how the bill will get parents more involved, and how the bill interacts with the school counselor corps.

01:58 PM -- Richard Garcia, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

02:04 PM -- Diana Noonan, representing the State World Language Advisory Council, testified in support of the bill.

02:10 PM -- Tracy Kraft-Tharp, representing the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	SB09-090
TIME:	02:11:06 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.017 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Benefield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Benefield
	Massey
	Middleton
	Murray
	Peniston
	Priola
	Scanlan
	Schafer S.
	Summers
	Todd
	Solano
	Merrifield

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB09-090
TIME:	02:12:08 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.016 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Benefield
	Massey
	Middleton
	Murray
	Peniston
	Priola
	Scanlan
	Schafer S.
	Summers
	Todd
	Solano
	Merrifield

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB09-090
TIME:	02:13:01 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.018 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Benefield
	Massey
	Middleton
	Murray
	Peniston
	Priola
	Scanlan
	Schafer S.
	Summers
	Todd
	Solano
	Merrifield

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:15 PM

Representative Benefield concluded her remarks on the bill and asked for the committee's support.


BILL:	SB09-090
TIME:	02:20:07 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-090, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 10-2-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	No
	Benefield	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	Middleton	Yes
	Murray	No
	Peniston	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Scanlan	Excused
	Schafer S.	Yes
	Summers	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:20 PM

The committee took a brief recess.