Here’s the calendar of education-related meetings in the legislature for March 19-23. Floor and committee agendas are subject to change during the week, and measures scheduled for the floor are frequently subject to delay.
MONDAY
10 a.m. – House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1118 – Transparency of school district contract negotiations
- House Bill 12-1238 – Early literacy
- House Bill 12-1080 – Adams State name change
- Senate Bill 12-048- Metro State name change
10 a.m. – Senate final consideration
- Senate Bill 12-015 – Tuition rates for undocumented students (expect to be delayed)
Senate preliminary consideration
- Senate Bill 12-130 – Consolidation of state early childhood programs
1:30 p.m. – Joint Budget Committee, room LSB-A
- Release of March quarterly revenue forecasts
- Discussion of unfinished 2012-13 budget issues, including testing costs and other CDE items (second part of meeting will be in JBC hearing room)
1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
- Senate Bill 12-050 – Technical measure on college construction
- Senate Bill 12-045 – Associate degree “reverse transfers”
- Senate Bill 12-036 – Parent consent for school surveys
- Senate Bill 12-067 – Non-profit requirement for charter schools
TUESDAY
9 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1144 – Multiyear contracts for non-tenure track instructors
WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
- Discussion of state NCLB waiver and multistate tests
8 a.m. – Joint education committees, room 0112
- Briefing by Colorado School Finance Project
Upon floor adjournment – House Education Committee, room 0112
- Senate Bill 12-145 – Cap on current year’s transfers from state land revenues
- Senate Bill 12-057 – Qualifications for teachers of Native America languages
- Senate Bill 12-061 – Updating of charter school authorization laws
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- House Bill 12-1081 – Administration flexibility for Auraria Higher Education Center (action only)
- House Bill 12-1220 – Technical measure involving CSU
Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.