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Session 2008.

Legislative Committees:

  • Appropriations; Education (Ranking Minority Member); State, Veterans, and Military Affairs; and House Services

Interim 2008 ( June through December )

I am currently serving on the following:

  • Legislative Health Care Task Force
  • Governor's P-20 Council Subcommittee on Preparation and Transition
  • Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education - Legislative Advisory Committee
  • "Colorado Reading First" Leadership Team
  • Colorado Commission on Aging
  • Colorado Film Commission
  • Colorado Commission on Higher Education - "Making Opportunity Affordable", LUMINA Grant Program Steering Committee
  • Colorado Afterschool Network - "Supporting Student Success", Expanded Learning Opportunities Coordinating Support Group
  • Early Childhood Science & Policy Advisory Team
  • Colorado Child Welfare Commission
  • Colorado Health Foundation Fellow
  • El Pomar Foundation, Central Peaks Regional Council Member
  • Health Information Exchange, Health Information Technology Advisory Board
  • Colorado Addiction Studies Program Team Member


Former Commission membership:

  • Colorado Commission on Early Childhood and School Readiness > Commission was sunset and rolled into Lt. Governor's Office


Former Legislative Committee memberships:

  • Business Affairs and Labor
  • Finance

Awards

2006 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Community Colleges
2007 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Community Colleges
2007 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Association of School Executives
2008 Legislator of the Year – Colorado BOCES Association

LEGISLATION (Prime Sponsor)

2008

House Bills

1009 – Auto Insurance Med-Pay
1032 – Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursements
1073 – Wastewater Monitoring
1088 – Continuous Appropriation for Certain Cash Funds
1113 – Limited Gaming Statutory Clean-up
1267 – School Security Mapping
1355 – Film Tax Credits
1364 – Data Sharing Protocols
1415 – Film Commission Continuation

Resolutions

1006 – Civility in the General Assembly

Senate Bills

11 – Med-Pay for Trauma Care
18 – Higher Education Statutory Clean-up
38 – BOCES Regionalization
65 – Teacher Pay Incentives
79 – Higher Education In-State Tuition Clarification
88 – Tobacco Possession by Minors
167 – Higher Education Degree Authorization Act
177 – Colorado Works Program
181 – School Security NIMS Compliance Program
203 – 208 Commission Repeal
217 – Centennial Care

2007

House Bills

1047 – Real Estate Continuing Education
1059 – School Security Grants
1066 – Supplemental On-Line Education Program
1206 – Film Incentives
1256 – Economic Development In-State Tuition
1305 – Arkansas River Pilot Program Continuation
1345 – School Accountability Reports
1348 – Extension of School Accreditation Contracts
1355 – Insurance Rate Banding
1360 – Extension of 208 Commission Deadlines

Resolutions

1006 – Civility in the General Assembly

Senate Bills

32 – Juvenile Court Proceedings Extension
41 – Public Schools Equity Study
63 – Mixed Use Developments Community Disclosure
74 – EKG Emergency Network
85 – Foreclosure Protection
91 – Renewable Energy Development Areas Mapping
106 – CSAP Dates Adjustment
134 – DOLA Grants Qualification for Higher Education
196 – Health Information Technology Network
227 – Immunity for Teachers wrt Security Issues
232 – Health Professionals Loan Forgiveness for Rural Districts

2006

House Bills

1008 – Supplemental On-Line Pilot Program
1071 – Juvenile Court Proceedings
1308 – Bioscience Net Operating Loss Transfer
1362 – Film Incentives Program
1408 – Groundwater / Mining Clean-up

Resolutions

1010 – Civility in the General Assembly

Senate Bills

48 – Dynamic Modeling
71 – Foreclosure Protection
113 – Insurance Non-discrimination on Foreign Travel
137 – Obsolete Education Statutes Clean-up
157 – Firearms Background Checks
176 – Suspension of Educator Licenses

2005

House Bills

1029 – Cellphones as Contraband in Correctional Facilities
1146 – Motion Picture Incentives
1166 – Health Care Credit Notification
1252 – Arkansas River Basin Study
1277 – Landlord Liability and Nuisance Ordinances

Resolutions

42 - Civic Canopy Mission

Senate Bills

14 – Used Vehicle Registrations
177 – Property Takings

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