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Senate Bill 177 — Early Childhood Leadership Commission. Representative Bradfield and Representative Sirota presented a sunset-extension measure to continue the Early Childhood Leadership Commission, which advises on early literacy, school readiness and child health. Sponsors said the commission — federally funded through the Child Care and Development Fund — was created in 2010 and would be repealed on Sept. 1 unless reauthorized. The committee voted to move the bill to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Beck called the roll; multiple members voted yes and Representative Bacon was excused.

Senate Bill 178 — Procedural reconsideration and reroute. The committee reconsidered a prior vote on Senate Bill 178 after sponsors noted a routing error and voted 8 to 4 to reconsider. The committee then moved SB 178 to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation; the motion passed 8 to 4 with one excused.

House Bill 1307 — Statutory revisions (paraprofessional definitions). Representative Luck presented a statutory-revision, technical-cleanup bill that moves a prior definition of \"paraprofessional\" from a repealed program into a new location in statute so that cross-references remain consistent. Sponsors emphasized the bill makes no policy changes to definitions — it only restores the earlier definition in a new section. The committee unanimously sent the bill to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.

Votes at a glance:
- SB 177: Moved to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation (roll call recorded; Representative Bacon excused; majority yes).
- SB 178: Reconsideration motion passed 8–4; motion to send to Appropriations passed 8–4 with 1 excused.
- HB 1307: Moved to Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation; unanimous vote.

Why it matters: SB 177 preserves the state advisory structure for early childhood policy. HB 1307 prevents inadvertent gaps in statute after a program repeal by preserving a definition used across multiple code sections. SB 178 was a procedural fix to route a bill to the correct committee.

Ending: All three items advanced for further consideration; SB 177 and SB 178 were routed to Appropriations, HB 1307 to the Committee of the Whole.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Education [Apr 03, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","The House Education Committee handled several procedural and statutory items: it routed Senate Bill 177 (Early Childhood Leadership Commission) and Senate Bill 178 to Appropriations and sent House Bill 1307 (statutory-definition cleanup) to the Committee of the Whole.","taxTitle","Education, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",43263,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6050027,"Committee backs bill to align school AED placement and maintenance with national guidelines",0,4099000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3506282-23d96c48723dc264f009abb2174adc24&start=4099&end=4099","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3506282-23d96c48723dc264f009abb2174adc24/thumbnail_4099000.jpg","/articles/6050027/Colorado/Committee-backs-bill-to-align-school-AED-placement-and-maintenance-with-national-guidelines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6050027-b7697dcb1063cca759a90d0bd466a3ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145416&Signature=lvoydBNiMVfyjDX3zM~n5Rgmifi0ubKyIE6ldJotUQfUBWYVmj12zR1xxXjtH1ajvexa4lv6qU9VL1UswVM1C5DuO4Ua~LlssnR~jHCuSJGJOp5EMp99QEFg4utnJljN9BANPlgHoHAWPaXOEKfCMNyTLTgXXL7ZHt2uTQYijFvKps1Olu40SsC33NipoG6~7-bDkU5LsHhpDNEzZ3~TT7IV1uiaSsciVjzRKuda4q7XYBD50ponj4s9tHF5VNQr0Q1qIJYoipJKha8uAInyfotG9YmhIko7oYlzyTCxVEF8t~mFhP2xTRUFzuBXVIPVy1ilex2QBrgg68YivQYGRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Education sent Senate Bill 191 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation after unanimous committee support. The amended bill removes outdated statutory language requiring physician sign-off and an authorized-user list for automated external defibrillators and instead instructs school governing authorities to follow nationally recognized guidelines for AED placement, maintenance and access.

Sponsor remarks framed the change as a life-saving, evidence-based update. \"Every year we hear tragic stories of young people collapsing due to sudden cardiac arrest,\" said a bill sponsor. Committee sponsor Representative Gilchrist emphasized that AEDs are effective only if accessible and maintained: \"Following nationally recognized guidelines means AEDs in our schools will be available for use when someone goes into sudden cardiac arrest.\"

Witnesses described on-campus rescues and near-misses. Ashley Cowan, a licensed athletic trainer at Bear Creek High School, recounted a basketball official who collapsed and was revived after an AED shock delivered in 1 minute 40 seconds. \"Within just 1 minute and 40 seconds of his collapse, we had placed the AED on his chest and delivered a shock,\" Cowan said. Eric Haidorn of the American Heart Association testified that when AEDs are present and used quickly, survival rates increase dramatically: \"90 percent of people in cardiac arrest who receive a shock from an AED in the first minute will live. However, the survival rate drops by 10 percent for every minute that goes by without an AED used.\"

Key changes and context:
- Removes statutory requirements that can delay AED deployment (physician signature, maintained list of authorized users) and replaces them with compliance with nationally recognized guidelines for placement, unlocked availability, signage and maintenance.
- Preserves a requirement that schools adopt written plans describing AED placement and maintenance, but the bill as amended does not mandate statewide procurement or specify state funding for devices.
- Sponsors and supporters acknowledged the state’s difficult budget climate and noted further work is planned to address athletic‑specific requirements and potential funding sources.

Support and concerns: The American Heart Association, athletic trainers, school administrators and parents urged passage; several members voiced concern about unfunded mandates. Representative AML Bacon said the lack of statewide funding for AEDs saddens her and pledged to seek budget options. Committee Chair Lukens and Representative Gilchrist said they will continue efforts to expand protections for student athletes.

Votes at a glance: Committee vote to send SB 191 to the Committee of the Whole was unanimous.

What’s next: The bill advances to the Committee of the Whole. Sponsors indicated they will continue engagement on funding and on potential further steps to ensure AEDs at athletic venues are available and maintained.

Ending: Supporters described the measure as an incremental but important life-safety improvement that aligns statute with modern AED design and public-use guidance.","House Education advanced Senate Bill 191 unanimously after testimony from athletic trainers, the American Heart Association and parents that AEDs must be accessible, maintained and placed according to nationally recognized guidelines to save lives at schools and athletic events.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6050032,"Committee advances bill to reduce licensing tests, expand pathways into special education and early childhood",3014,1127000,4141000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3506282-23d96c48723dc264f009abb2174adc24&start=1127&end=4141","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3506282-23d96c48723dc264f009abb2174adc24/thumbnail_1127000.jpg","/articles/6050032/Colorado/Committee-advances-bill-to-reduce-licensing-tests-expand-pathways-into-special-education-and-early-childhood","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6050032-eda8dcc2c1f62b44538d68ac1e75af08/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145416&Signature=mlBT9bf~bjf180uhSR6TsHSCnOZg79eAZmJXJ1oCblWym~RIqNr1paYclyc9z~Lw4ztBRSnnxl~tCH8SbLGI~-OnCm2a4zPQgu15xMT0mUnM0uU1WeXxw1VWQ-46383jl2AJ3-7JM~vz~kWXjAMQE99RCRM8GYv0-LUKNE9vkVVtSRXxLWpu9UPCu07W7Ev6vLrtVirfZVqY7-FgjHvieCERQQYrXN9HlMhJNmo4gcx0qLZV~GXb~VfK5pGRVqhWJBimq93Fm3QCY~XO46gcDKXlr5MRKJ6codUbB3kho7y5K5BqqmGJZzGPoz6J5~Ov8ZwO~TqYUIJpxyJtNWuLPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Alyssa Hamrick and sponsors brought Senate Bill 25-154 to the House Education Committee to address Colorado’s teacher shortage by changing how the state verifies subject-matter competency for certain endorsements. The committee voted 8 to 5 to send the bill to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.

The bill narrows the number of required competency assessments for initial or additional endorsements in early childhood education, elementary education and special education and creates alternative ‘‘multiple measures’’ pathways — including coursework, portfolio review or an approved assessment — for candidates to demonstrate content competency. \"This bill does not lower the bar for becoming a teacher. Rather, it modernizes our system to evaluate readiness based on meaningful teaching skills, not test taking ability,\" Hamrick said.

Why it matters: Colorado reported nearly 7,000 teaching positions left vacant during the 2023–24 school year, with more than 1,500 still unfilled or covered by emergency measures, testimony at the hearing said. Committee witnesses — including classroom teachers, university and district representatives, the Colorado Department of Education and teacher‑preparation advocates — argued the existing battery of licensure exams is a financial and logistical barrier that disproportionately affects candidates for special education and early childhood endorsements.

State Department of Education official Marita Tovar told the committee that the State Board of Education will move under existing authority to remove several currently required subject-matter competency tests and that the board must vote to approve a standalone elementary math test. \"The language in the bill creating statutory mandates for the number of competency tests was removed,\" Tovar said, describing the compromise reached with the bill sponsors and the State Board.

Several educators described personal and staffing impacts. Alexandra Manasco, a fourth-year special education teacher in Cherry Creek, said she lost her job after months attempting to use the existing multiple-measures pathway to transfer an out-of-state license. \"Regardless of my flawless reviews and observations ... I was non-renewed,\" Manasco said. Other witnesses, including the Consortium of Directors of Special Education and the Colorado Association of School Boards, said the measure would create additional, practical routes for qualified candidates to fill high‑need classrooms.

Key provisions and clarifications:
- Reduces the number of assessments required for a special education generalist endorsement from five to three (a reading assessment, a special-education generalist assessment and a math assessment in the amended approach), according to testimony by CDE staff.
- Enables currently licensed teachers to add endorsements by demonstrating competency through coursework or multiple measures in some cases, with a separate capped process for other endorsements described as a 1,000-applicant limit for initial multiple-measures reviews.
- Requires institutions participating in the Teacher Recruitment and Preparation (TRAP) program to offer certain courses at community-college tuition rates to lower costs for prospective candidates.

Dissent and procedural notes: Several committee members expressed concern about removing some subject tests (particularly science/social studies) from statutory requirements and urged caution that universities and educator-preparation programs must ensure candidates’ subject knowledge. Representative Garcia Sander said she was \"concerned about deleting science\" and emphasized that preparation programs will need to improve to cover those content areas. Other members pressed for clarity on whether additional endorsements for already-licensed teachers would be available via multiple measures or only by coursework; the bill language distinguishes the pathways depending on the endorsement sought and whether the applicant already holds a Colorado professional license.

Votes at a glance: The final committee roll call on the motion to send SB 25-154 to the Committee of the Whole was recorded as 8 in favor, 5 opposed.

What’s next: The committee advanced the bill to the Committee of the Whole. If the bill moves forward it will proceed through the regular House floor process and may be subject to further amendment.

Ending note: Sponsors and multiple stakeholders framed the bill as a targeted attempt to expand the pipeline into high‑need classrooms while retaining demonstrated competency requirements; opponents focused on risks to content mastery and urged safeguards for subject knowledge in teacher-preparation programs.","Lawmakers voted 8-5 to send Senate Bill 25-154 to the Committee of the Whole after hours of testimony and amendments that narrow required licensure assessments and expand coursework- or portfolio-based pathways for new and current teachers seeking endorsements in high‑need fields.","actionData","errors"]

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Education Committee routings: early childhood commission continued; technical cleanup and procedural routing approved

Committee backs bill to align school AED placement and maintenance with national guidelines

Committee advances bill to reduce licensing tests, expand pathways into special education and early childhood