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House Education advanced HB26-1136, creating a Department of Personnel program to build pathways from school into public service, over unanimous Republican objections that it grows government without cause. The zero-fiscal-note bill heads to the floor on a party-line vote.
Key Actions
·Create Department of Personnel Program Pathways to Public ServicePassed
Notable Quotes
“The opportunity to work should not discourage us from pursuing an education and education should not be a barrier to employment. They can and should work together.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Jennifer Bacon, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick, Jacque Phillips, Katie Stewart, Tammy Story, Matthew Martinez, Meghan Lukens
No (5)Mary Bradfield, Ava Flanell, Lori Garcia Sander, Anthony Hartsook, Dusty Johnson
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Yes, we were. On behalf of the delegation, the House Education Committee will come to order. Mr. Beck, will you take the role? Yes. We're singing today. We need noise. Representatives Bradfield. Here. Flannel. Present. Garcia. Sander. Present. Gilchrist. Here. Hamrick. Here. Hartsuk. Excused. Johnson. Here. Lukens. Here. Phillips. Yes. Stuart K. Here. Story. Excused. Martinez. Presente. And Madam Chair? Here. No? Okay. All right, members of the committee, this is what happens when you give me a gavel. Today we're going to Hear House Bill 2611 36. Sponsors, please. Who would like to begin? Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, House Education Committee. Today we bring before you House Bill 1136, Pathways to Public Service. So as a bit of background in regards to this bill, two pivotal executive orders have laid the groundwork for for advancing work based learning and skills based hiring across Colorado. Positioning these approaches as key drivers in workforce development and talent acquisition. Focusing on hiring practices that prioritize skills over traditional qualifications like degrees. Executive Order 202215 directed state agencies to adopt skills based hiring strategies. The goal is to make hiring more inclusive, opening doors for individuals with non traditional…
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