58AAEB6AC246FF5E872583E7006F770B Hearing Summary

Senator Bridges, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1187, which concerns increasing completion rates of applications for student financial aid for higher education.  Senator Bridges responded to questions from the committee.

Senator Bridges continued to answer questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued.

The following people testified on the bill:

Morgan Royal, representing New Era Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

Stephanie Ricker, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, spoke in support of the bill.

Tonette Salazar, representing the Colorado School Counselors Association, spoke in support of the bill.

Prateek Dutta, representing Education Reform Now and Democrats for Education Reform, spoke in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Senator Bridges provided closing comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee. He distributed a packet of handouts to the committee (Attachment E).