Economic Opportunity

Creation of a Manufacturing Career Pathway

House Bill 13-1165

Testimony to the Senate Education Committee
Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst
April 25, 2013

My name is Frank Waterous, and I am a senior policy analyst with the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

Expand Medicaid Eligibility

­­­­Senate Bill 13-200

Robert Semro, policy analyst
Testimony to the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee
April 23, 2013

My name is Robert Semro, and I am a policy analyst with the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and advocacy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 2013

House Bill 13-1136

Kathleen Hallgren, Public Policy Fellow, Bell Policy Center
Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee
April 22, 2013

Thank you for the opportunity to address this committee.

Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law a bill that will protect job-seekers from unwarranted scrutiny of their credit information when they apply for work.

The law, which originated as Senate Bill 18, prohibits employers from using credit information in making hiring or promotion decisions unless the information is "substantially related" to a job.

Continuation of Ed Success Task Force

House Bill 13-1244

Testimony to the Senate Education Committee
Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst
April 18, 2013

My name is Frank Waterous, and I am a senior policy analyst with the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

Note: This Opportunity Note is revised from the version presented Jan. 28, 2013

Urban and Rural Enterprise Zone Act Reforms

House Bill 13-1142

George Awuor, Policy Analyst
Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

My name is George Awuor and I am a Policy Analyst at the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and advocacy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

The Bell Policy Center strongly supports Senate Bill 13-213, the proposal to update our state's financing formula for P-12 education. Wade Buchanan, president of the Bell, testified in favor of the proposal on Monday before the House Education Committee, noting that it helps move Colorado in the direction of expanding opportunity for all students.

Future School Finance Act

Senate Bill 13-213

Wade Buchanan, President, the Bell Policy Center
Testimony to the House Education Committee

April 15, 2013

My name is Wade Buchanan, and I am the president of the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization founded on progressive values.

Family Care Act of 2013

House Bill 13-1222

Kathleen Hallgren, public policy fellow
Testimony to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
April 11, 2013

Thank you for the opportunity to address this committee.