C3C6ECA1E65C1688872583E00083A1BD Hearing Summary

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee came back to order.  Senator Todd and Senator Lundeen, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-246, which concerns the financing of public schools. The co-sponsors distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment I) and an additional handout (Attachment J) to the committee.  The co-sponsors provided opening comments on the bill.

The following people testified on the bill:

Kristi Leech, representing Great Education Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

David Blackburn, Superintendent of Sailda Schools, spoke in support of the bill.

Amie Baca-Oehlert, President of the Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill.

Bill Wilson, Superintendent of Brush Schools, spoke in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Karen Smith, President of the Colorado School Counselors Association, spoke in support of the bill.  She distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment K).

Bret Miles, representing the Northeast Colorado Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, spoke in support of the bill.

Grant Schmidt, Superintendent of the Hanover School District and also representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, spoke in support of the bill.

Matt Cook, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, spoke in support of the bill.