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House Education Committee advances multiple bills: English‑learner weighting, student aid and per‑pupil rates moved forward
Summary
The House Education Committee adopted amendments and recommended due‑pass referrals for several bills, including changes to English‑learner weighting (House Bill 14‑94) and setting per‑pupil funding levels (House Bill 13‑69). Committee roll calls occurred on amendment acceptance and due‑pass recommendations.
The House Education Committee debated and voted on a set of education funding and policy bills, adopting amendments and recommending several bills be referred to the appropriations committee.
On House Bill 14‑94 (an English‑learner funding bill), representatives debated language that narrows the targeted proficiency levels and reduces the per‑pupil weight for a specified category of English learners. Representative Jonas described amendments that consolidated proficiency groupings and reduced a weight from 0.4 to 0.1 for a defined level of learners; committee staff provided a revised fiscal estimate for the amendment.
The committee voted to accept the amendment and later gave House Bill 14‑94 a due‑pass…
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