Date: 03/09/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1296

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1296 to the CommitteePASS



02:56 PM -- House Bill 09-1296

Representative Green, sponsor of House Bill 09-1296, concerning the extension of the reading assistance grant program, presented her bill to the committee, and shared background on the program. She also explained the challenges students with learning disabilities face in the classroom. She noted that when the program was initially established, the department did not receive the funding until late in the 2006-07 fiscal year.


03:01 PM

The following people testified on the bill:


03:01 PM -- Jim Sandstrum, representing the University of Colorado - Denver, testified in support of the bill, and confirmed that the program received funding late in its initial year of existence. He noted that the University works with Denver Public School, Pueblo 60 School District and Cherry Creek Schools.


03:04 PM


03:04 PM -- Eugene Hainer, representing CDE, offered to answer questions for the committee, but the committee did not have any questions.


BILL:HB09-1296
TIME: 03:05:29 PM
MOVED:Middleton
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1296 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 9-0-4 vote.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Benefield
Yes
Massey
Excused
Middleton
Yes
Murray
Excused
Peniston
Yes
Priola
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Schafer S.
Excused
Summers
Excused
Todd
Yes
Solano
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS