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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-034

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 5, 2026       Location HCR 0107

SB26-034 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:04:05 PM  
Representatives Hamrick and Bacon, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-034 regarding student and faculty participation on the Auraria Board. The bill sponsors answered questions from members of the committee.
02:12:41 PM  
Jared Bynum, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Sky Childress, representing Metropolitan State University Student Advocacy Council, testified in support of the bill. AnnaRose Craig, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Adam Glick, representing Faculty Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, testified in support of the bill.
02:27:19 PM  
Devynn Dewey-Hutchings, representing Community College of Denver Student Government Association, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Wendy Bolyard, representing CU Denver Faculty Assembly, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Jacobs, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver Faculty Assembly, testified in support of the bill. Diana White, representing CU Denver Faculty Assembly, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from members of the committee.
02:37:52 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on Senate Bill 26-034. Members of the committee provided closing comments.

02:41:49 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-034 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Bacon
Seconded Hamrick
Bacon Yes
Bradfield Yes
Flanell Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook No
Johnson No
Phillips Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Story Yes
Martinez Yes
Lukens Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS