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Senate Education

Monday, March 2, 2026·33m·▶ Watch / Listen

Senate Education spent a light-touch confirming three Colorado School of Mines trustees — with a round of ribbing for former Senate President Steve Fenberg — before advancing a 'good government' higher-ed cleanup bill, Senate Bill 78, to Appropriations on a unanimous vote.

Key Actions

·Changes to Institutions of Higher Education StatutesPassed

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Notable Quotes

Well, Mr. Chair, I don't remember filling out an application, if I'm being totally honest. However, I graduated from a small school in the small town of Boulder. The University that shall not be named, perhaps. But actually, this is a long play for me to eventually get a honorary degree.

Steve Fenberg (Trustee nominee) · witnessThe former Senate president's self-deprecating deflection when the Chair teased his sparse nominee paperwork, setting the collegial tone of an uncontested confirmation.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (7)Judy Amabile, Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Cathy Kipp, Janice Rich, Janice Marchman, Chris Kolker
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TranscriptPreview
Senate Education Committee will come to order. Ms. Chris Fayler would please call the roll. Senator Zimabile. Here. Right here. Brazil. President Kipp. Excused. Rich. Here. Marchman. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. And we have a quorum. So we'll get to business. Our first point of business is a confirmation hearing for the School of Mines Board of Trustees. I think we have Dr. Paul Johnson here, President of School of Mines. And your confirmes, David Lawler, Wendy Lee and somebody else. So. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Go ahead. Dr. Johnson, if you would. Well, do we have someone online? Yes. So Trustee Lawler, who's up for his second appointment, is with us virtually. Excellent, excellent. And you want to just start us off? Sure. First of all, thank you for your time today and it's my great pleasure to present three candidates for our Board of Trustees nominated by the Governor. First, David Lawler, who's hanging up there on the screen with us, is up for his second four year appointment. First appointments for Wendy Lee and Steve Fenberg. School is very excited by all of these candidates and we would be very appreciative if you were to find to
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