Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Date:04/20/2009
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:41 PM to 03:28 PM
Baumgardner
X
Benefield
X
Place:HCR 0112
Massey
X
Middleton
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Murray
X
Representative Merrifield
Peniston
E*
Priola
X
This Report was prepared by
Scanlan
E*
Katey McGettrick
Schafer S.
X
Summers
X
Todd
E*
Solano
X
Merrifield
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
SB09-090
SB09-256		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to Appropriations


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).

090420AttachA.pdf

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

090420AttachB.pdf

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

090420AttachC.pdf
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

090420AttachD.pdf


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.

02:32 PM -- Senate Bill 09-256

The committee came back to order. Julie Pelegrin and Nicole Myers, Office of Legislative Legal Services, reviewed the proposed amendments to Senate Bill 09-256, concerning the financing of public schools.

02:48 PM

The following people testified on the bill:

02:48 PM -- Dawn Taylor Owens, representing College in Colorado, testified in support of the bill.


02:50 PM -- Steve Palmer, representing Naviance/Dutko Worldwide, testified on the bill.
BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:52:35 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.043 (Attachment E). 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

090420AttachE.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:53:56 PM
MOVED:Solano
MOTION:Moved amendment L.046 (Attachment F). 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

090420AttachF.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:54:44 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Moved amendment L.050 (Attachment H). 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

090420AttachH.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:55:37 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.053 (Attachment I). 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

090420AttachI.pdf
BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:56:44 PM
MOVED:Middleton
MOTION:Moved amendment L.051 (Attachment G). 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

090420AttachG.pdf
BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:57:21 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.054 (Attachment J). 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

090420AttachJ.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 02:59:31 PM
MOVED:Middleton
MOTION:Moved amendment L.055 (Attachment K), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Massey
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

090420AttachK.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:01:03 PM
MOVED:Massey
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to L.055, to include language pertaining to the interactivity of college preparation and planning databases with student record systems. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Solano
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
BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:05:27 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.058 (Attachment L). 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

090420AttachL.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:10:37 PM
MOVED:Merrifield
MOTION:Moved amendment L.059 (Attachment M). 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: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

090420AttachM.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:15:09 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.062 (Attachment N). 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

090420AttachN.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:17:08 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.064 (Attachment O). 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

090420AttachO.pdf

BILL:SB09-256
TIME: 03:28:21 PM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-256, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 13-0 vote.
SECONDED:Massey
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Benefield
Yes
Massey
Yes
Middleton
Yes
Murray
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Priola
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Schafer S.
Yes
Summers
Yes
Todd
Yes
Solano
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:28 PM

The committee adjourned.