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Top Legislative Issues for CEA Members in 2010
- CEA Bill Summary: A summary of public education and education employee bills from the 2010 General Assembly
- SB 191, Teacher Evaluation and Due Process: CEA opposed the bill. CEA member lobbying efforts resulted in significant changes to
SB 191 that improved the bill. Our Association views fair, credible teacher-principal evaluation as a pillar of a solid public education system, along with time to teach and plan;
parent involvement and support; meaningful mentoring, coaching, and professional development; small classes and adequate facilities and instructional materials; and all education employees
working together to support student achievement and school improvement. We support the work of the Educator Effectiveness Council, which includes three CEA members, as this group works under a
March 2011 deadline to craft the SB 191 implementation timeline and determine the actual costs of the law to districts and the state.
- SB 1, PERA: CEA supported the bill as a leading member of the Colorado Coalition for Retirement Security.
- Special Interest Giveaways: CEA supports several measures, now law, that suspend or eliminate a wide variety of tax exemptions and "loopholes." The laws will save the state money which could help
prevent more cuts to K-12 education. Read CEA's February 26 Capitol Connection blog post for more information.
- School Vouchers: The House Finance Committee PI’d (“postponed indefinitely”) two school voucher bills: HB 1295 and HB 1296. The bills would have used taxpayer dollars to pay for
children to go to private and religious schools. CEA has longstanding opposition to using public dollars in this way.
About the 2010 Session (January 13-May 12)
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