H_ED_2020A 02/20/2020 01:32:28 PM Committee Summary

Representatives Coleman and Larson, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 20-1235, concerning the creation of a new staff position of a family-school partnership coordinator in the Colorado Department of Education. Representative Coleman disutrubted fact sheets on House Bill 20-1235 (Attachments A & B).

Representatives Coleman and Larson answered questions from the committee.

Committee discussion ensued.

Issac Werner, representing themselves, testified in support of the bill.

Hilario Esparza, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Yancie Franklin, representing the Colorado Youth Council, testified in support of the bill.

Malcom Lovejoy, representing himself, testified as neutral on the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Reilly Carter, representing Climb Higher Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Stacy Johns, representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Graciela Goevara, representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.

Angeles Osorio Cooper, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Ivana Bejaran, representing Stand for Children, read testimony from a parent leader who testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Representatives Coleman and Larson distributed and explained L.001 (Attachment C). Representatives Coleman and Larson answered questions from the committee.

Representatives Coleman and Larson distributed and explained Amendment L.002 (Attachment D).

Representatives Coleman and Wilson distributed and explained Amendment L.003 (Attachment E).

Representatives Coleman and Larson gave closing remarks.

Representatives Kipp and Larson, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 20-1280, which allows the Colorado Department of Higher Education to collect and analyze data from additional higher education institutions for the annual return on investment report. A representative from the Colorado Department of Higher Education distributed the Department's Annual Return on Investment Report (Attachment F).

Representatives Kipp and Larson answered questions from the committee.

Michael Vente, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill.

Mary Kanaly, representing the Division of Private Occupational Schools, testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Representatives Kipp and Larson gave closing remarks and answered questions from the committee.