Here’s the calendar of education-related meetings in the legislature for Jan. 30-Feb. 3. Floor and committee agendas are subject to change during the week, and measures scheduled for the floor are subject to delay.
MONDAY
10 a.m. – House final consideration
– House Bill 12-1001 – Ratification of educator evaluation regulations
House preliminary consideration
– House Bill 12-1013 – Services for at-risk middle school students
– House Bill 12-1061 – Annual reports on workforce needs and higher education programs
– House Bill 12-1081 – Operations of Auraria Higher Education Center
Noon – Joint education committees
– Tour of Hope Online learning academy in northeast Denver
1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
– Budgetary recommendations for departments of education and higher education
TUESDAY
8:30 a.m. – Legislative Audit Committee, LSB-A
– School construction report
9 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration
– Senate Bill 12-015 – Tuition rates for undocumented students
Upon floor adjournment – House Economic and Business Development Committee, room 0112
– House Bill 12-1059 – Professional licensing exemption for military spouses
2 p.m. – Senate Local Government Committee, room 353
– Senate Bill 12-079 – Revisions to Safe2tell program (second item)
WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. – Joint education committees, room 0112
– Continued discussion with CDE officials on implementation of reform programs
Upon floor adjournment – Joint education committees, room 0112
– Discussion of SMART Government Act with JBC members
Upon adjournment of joint meeting – House Education Committee, room 0112
– House Bill 12-1090 – Ban on enrollment counts on religious holidays
THURSDAY
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Agriculture Committee, room 353
– Senate Bill 12-068 – Ban on trans fats in school foods (third item)
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Finance Committee, room 354
– Senate Bill 12-063 – Dedicated revenues for rural colleges
1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 354
– Senate Bill 12-051 – Licensing requirements for indigenous language instruction
– Senate Bill 12-040 – Eligibility of colleges for state maintenance funding
– Senate Bill 12-051 – Contracting guidelines for school districts
Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.