Date: 02/26/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1046

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 09-1046 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:51 PM -- House Bill 09-1046

Senator Penry, sponsor of House Bill 09-1046, presented the bill. The bill makes changes to assessments under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Assessments Pilot Program as follows: it provides that assessments are no longer required to be given in only the spring semester and it allows districts to require the assessment vendor to provide assessment results directly to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).

Senator Penry explained that the bill was brought to him by the CDE to provide more flexibility.

He responded to committee questions.



01:58 PM

The following persons testified:


01:58 PM -- Holly Baker, CDE, testified in support of the bill. She said the bill is a clean-up, making a couple of technical changes that will allow the CDE to meet the spirit and intent of Senate Bill 08-212.

Ms. Baker responded to committee questions.


02:06 PM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), testified in support of the bill.


BILL:HB09-1046
TIME: 02:07:29 PM
MOVED:King K.
MOTION:Refer House Bill 09-1046 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Groff
Yes
Heath
Yes
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Yes
Scheffel
Yes
Spence
Yes
Romer
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS