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The House Education Committee advanced a bill easing criminal-history reporting for teacher licensure and, over three Republican objections, sent a measure giving students voting seats on the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to Appropriations.
Key Actions
·Student Representation Commission on Higher EducationPassed
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Notable Quotes
“this is twice as long as required in other occupations in the state. The look back period in Colorado is between three and five years since I ran those bills.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (10)Jennifer Bacon, Mary Bradfield, Jarvis Caldwell, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick, Jacque Phillips, Katie Stewart, Tammy Story, Matthew Martinez, Meghan Lukens
No (3)Ava Flanell, Lori Garcia Sander, Dusty Johnson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (13)Jennifer Bacon, Mary Bradfield, Jarvis Caldwell, Ava Flanell, Lori Garcia Sander, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick, Dusty Johnson, Jacque Phillips, Katie Stewart, Tammy Story, Matthew Martinez, Meghan Lukens
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Here. Flannel. Here. Garcia Sander. Vicente. Gilchrist. Peasant. Hamrick. Here. Johnson. Here. Phillips. Excused. Stuart Kay. Here. Story. Here. Martinez. Here. Madam Chair. Here. Okay. Welcome to the House Education Committee. We are starting with House Bill 1090 and our bill sponsors are here. Who would like to start revlock. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, committee. I apologize if you were waiting for me. State affairs just concluded and so I appreciate your patience. House Bill 26:1090 actually has been in the works for a number of years behind the scenes. Representative Martinez and I have been talking about this since he ran a bill with former Minority Leader Rose Puglisi on some issues similar as relates to the criminal justice piece. And then he enabled me to expand it beyond just that to another thing that is concerning to me based off of some things that have come to my attention from people's experiences within the licensure program. Basically what this bill overall does is seek to remove some of the barriers to licensure that keep us from otherwise having really valuable teachers who might otherwise, well, really good valuable teachers who can be dissuade or discouraged…
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