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Education Committee, Colorado State Senate
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The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Colorado State Senate.
Per Senate Rule 21 standing committees for the Colorado State Senate are appointed by resolution at the first general session after a general election.[1] The State Senate Majority Leader appoints majority members to the committees, while the State Senate Minority Leader appoints minority members.[2] All appointees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.[3] Party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation of the two majority parties in the Senate.[4]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Senate Education Committee considers matters concerning: K-12 public schools, including public school accountability and school finance; and higher education, including administration and governance, tuition, and financial assistance. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the departments of Education and Higher Education.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Michael Merrifield | • Owen Hill, Chair | |||
| • Nancy Todd | • Kevin Priola, Vice chair | |||
| • Rachel Zenzinger | • Bob Gardner | |||
| • Tim Neville | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Michael Johnston | • Owen Hill, Chair | |||
| • Andrew Kerr | • Vicki Marble, Vice chair | |||
| • Michael Merrifield | • Chris Holbert | |||
| • Nancy Todd | • Tim Neville | |||
| • Laura J. Woods | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Evie Hudak, Chair | • Owen Hill | |||
| • Michael Johnston, Vice Chair | • Vicki Marble | |||
| • Rollie Heath | • Scott Renfroe | |||
| • Andy Kerr | • Mark Scheffel | |||
| • Nancy Todd | ||||
Following Hudak's resignation and Rachel Zenzinger's appointment, committee membership became:
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Andy Kerr, Chair | • Vicki Marble | |||
| • Michael Johnston, Vice Chair | • Scott Renfroe | |||
| • Rollie Heath | • Mark Scheffel | |||
| • Nancy Todd | ||||
| • Rachel Zenzinger | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Bob Bacon, Chair | • Keith King | |||
| • Evie Hudak, Vice Chair | • Scott Renfroe | |||
| • Rollie Heath | • Nancy Spence | |||
| • Michael Johnston | ||||
| • Jeanne Nicholson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(b))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Education," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
