Bill Summary for Bill Number SB09-131

Date: 03/16/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-131

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.008, as amended (Attachment E). Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment F), which amende	TIE Pass Without Objection

03:19 PM -- Senate Bill 09-131

Representative Massey, sponsor of Senate Bill 09-131, concerning physical activity for elementary school students, presented his bill to the committee. He noted the correlation between physical activity and student academic achievement.

03:25 PM

Representative Solano asked if any other subject area has a required amount of prescribed minutes of activity time in state law. Representative Massey explained no, but that there is teacher contact time, and that schools can meet the requirements of the bill through recess. Committee members raised concerns about the mandated physical activity and the effect it has on local control and time spent on other school courses such as art, music, and other specials.

03:31 PM

The following people testified on the bill:

03:32 PM -- Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), testified against the bill as written. She raised concern about how the bill interacts with the state constitutional provisions regarding local control.

03:36 PM

Representative Benefield asked if CASB could support mandated recess without the minute requirement. Ms. Urschel explained that the same issues would arise. Representative Todd asked if recess is defined in state law. The committee discussed what would constitute physical activity.

03:46 PM -- Bruce Caughey, representing the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), testified against the bill. He stated that CASE supports the concept of the bill, but not the method, and that including physical activity in the school day should be left to local boards.

03:50 PM -- Tara Trujillo, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. She also shared testimony from JoAnna Hangland, a parent of a child who attends a charter school.

03:59 PM -- Jonathan Sovine, representing himself, testified in support of the bill and shared his experience as a third grader.

04:06 PM -- Molly Morein, Christopher Musselman, and Cannon Sullivan, representing the Rocky Mountain School for Expeditionary Learning, testified in support of the bill, shared their experience as middle school students, and discussed the importance of physical activity in their lives.

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04:21 PM -- Sandy Stenmark, representing the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), testified in support of the bill, and shared a handout with committee members (Attachment C).

04:26 PM -- Shepard Nevel, representing the Colorado Health Foundation, testified in support of the bill and shared a handout with committee members (Attachment D).

04:33 PM -- Vicki Newell, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill and discussed the importance of recess.


BILL:	SB09-131
TIME:	04:35:54 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.008, as amended (Attachment E). The motion failed on a 6-6-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Todd
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Benefield	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	Middleton	No
	Murray	Excused
	Peniston	No
	Priola	Yes
	Scanlan	No
	Schafer S.	Yes
	Summers	Yes
	Todd	No
	Solano	No
	Merrifield	No

Not Final YES: 6 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	SB09-131
TIME:	04:36:59 PM
MOVED:	Benefield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment F), which amended L.008. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Todd
		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

05:07 PM

Representative Merrifield explained that Senate Bill 09-131 would be laid over until Thursday. With that, the committee adjourned.