Here is the calendar of education-related legislative meetings for April 23-27. Floor calendars frequently are subject to change.
MONDAY
10 a.m. – House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1345 – School finance act
- House Bill 12-1109 – Across-the-board state budget cuts to fund education
- House Bill 12-1306 – School district reimbursement for enrollment changes
- House Bill 12-1214 – Technical measure on dental hygienist certificates
- House Bill 12-1331 – Western State name change
10 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1081 – Administrative flexibility for Auraria Higher Education Center
- Senate Bill 12-047 – Required skills tests for high school students
- Senate Bill 12-106 – Charter schools authority to offer preschool
- Senate Bill 12-164 – Regulation of for-profit colleges
1:30 p.m. – Joint Budget Committee, JBC hearing room
- Reconciliation of amendments to 2012-13 budget, House Bill 12-1335, and related measures
1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers
- Senate Bill 12-121 – BEST requirements for charter schools
- House Bill 12-1333 – Conditions of membership in teachers unions
- Senate Bill 12-160 – Membership of state parent advisory board
- Senate Bill 12-015 – ASSET bill
TUESDAY
8 a.m. – Senate Appropriations Committee, room 356
- Senate Bill 12-046 – Changes in zero-tolerance school discipline policies (sixth item)
9 a.m. – House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1218 – Continuation of legislative early childhood commission
- Senate Bill 12-145 – Cap on transfers from state school lands revenues
9 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1324 – Role and mission of Colorado Mesa University
WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. – Legislative Council, room 0112
- House Bill 12-1124 – Commissioning of digital learning study (second item)
1:30 p.m. – House Finance Committee, room LSB-A
- House Bill 12-1280 – Video lottery terminals to fund community colleges
1:30 p.m. – House State Affairs Committee, room 0112
- Senate Bill 12-130 – Consolidation of certain state early childhood programs
1:30 p.m. – Senate State Affairs Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers
- House Bill 12-1238 – Early literacy
THURSDAY
1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- Governor’s appointments to multiple education-related boards
- House Bill 12-1043 – Parent and student notification of concurrent enrollment options
- Senate Bill 12-167 – Higher education student health trusts
- Senate Bill 12-172 – State participation in a multi-state testing system
Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.