Education & School Finance (pre & K-12)

State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Veterans Audit Higher Education Courses [HB-1407] [Education ] [Veterans ]
Concerning requiring postsecondary institutions to permit veterans to audit courses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/27/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Transportation Innovation Grant Program [HB-1395] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Concerning creating the competitive transportation innovation grant program to address the public school transportation shortage.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rachel Zenzinger House Committee On Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed on 05/12/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Employment Opportunities For Juveniles [HB-1383] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
Concerning increasing the workforce by removing barriers to employment opportunities for juveniles.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 06/03/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Supportive Learning Environments For K-12 Students [HB-1376] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Concerning supportive learning environments for K-12 students, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/26/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Regional Talent Development Iniative Grant Program [HB-1350] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Education ]
Concerning the creation of a grant program to meet workforce needs throughout the state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/26/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Privacy Protections For Educators [SB-171] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Public Safety ]
Concerning restrictions on making public the personal information of educators at risk of threats.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/26/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Pikes Peak Community College Name Change [HB-1280] [Education ]
Concerning changing the name of Pikes Peak community college to Pikes Peak state college.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Signed By The President Of The Senate on 04/22/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Sunset Colorado Interagency Working Group On School Safety [HB-1274] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ]
Concerning the continuation of the Colorado interagency working group on school safety, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 06/08/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Sunset School Safety Resource Center Advisory Board [HB-1275] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Concerning the continuation of the school safety resource center advisory board, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation in the department of regulatory agencies' sunset report.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rhonda Fields Governor Signed on 04/12/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

School Security and School Behavioral Health Services Funding [HB-1243] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ]
Concerning programs that provide funding to improve school safety, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/19/2022

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Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Preventing Identity-based Violence Grant Program [HB-1234] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Concerning establishing a preventing identity-based violence grant program, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/19/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Removing Barriers To Educator Preparation [HB-1220] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Concerning removing barriers in educator preparation to support educator candidates entering the educator workforce, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 05/26/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition [SB-113] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Concerning the use of personal identifying data, and, in connection therewith, creating a task force for the consideration of facial recognition services, restricting the use of facial recognition services by state and local government agencies, temporarily prohibiting public schools from executing new contracts for facial recognition services, and making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Benavidez Governor Signed on 06/08/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Eligible Educator Classroom Expenses Tax Credit [HB-1126] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Concerning a state income tax credit for an eligible educator's classroom expenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hugh McKean House Committee On Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed on 05/12/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

School Security Disbursement Program Recreation [HB-1120] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Concerning the recreation of the school security disbursement program to provide funding for local education providers to implement school security improvements to prevent incidents of school violence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Lundeen Governor Signed on 05/19/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Public Employees' Retirement Association Service Retiree Employment In Rural Schools [HB-1101] [Education ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ]
Concerning the expansion of a program that allows a public employees' retirement association service retiree to work full-time without any reduction in the service retiree's retirement benefits for a rural school district that has a critical shortage of qualified individuals with specific experience, skills, or qualifications that the service retiree has.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 03/18/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

529 Plan Education Loan Payment Eligible Distribution [SB-84] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Student Loans ]
Concerning the inclusion of a qualified education loan payment as an eligible distribution from a 529 plan for purposes of the state income tax deduction for contributions to 529 plans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Gardner Senate Committee On State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely on 02/08/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Modifications To Qualified State Tuition Programs [HB-1019] [Education ] [Finance ] [Taxes ]
Concerning modifications to qualified state tuition programs, and, in connection therewith, creating the foundational learning experience (FLEX) savings program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Colin Larson House Committee On Education Postpone Indefinitely on 03/31/2022

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2021 Regular Session

Sustainable Model To Serve Facility Students [SB-274] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Concerning a sustainable model that is not embedded in the child welfare system for serving facility students, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 06/25/2021

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State (Colorado)
Colorado 2021 Regular Session

Public School Air Quality Improvement Grants [SB-202] [Air Quality ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ]
Concerning a general fund transfer to the public school capital construction assistance fund for the purpose of providing grants for public school air quality improvement projects, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Governor Signed on 06/16/2021

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