House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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May 12, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-080 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, after line 13, insert:
Page 1, Line 2"(7) "High-quality" means evidence-based or
Page 1, Line 3evidence-informed.".
Page 1, Line 4Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 5Page 6, line 1, strike "Leveraging" and substitute "Matching".
Page 1, Line 6Page 7, line 24, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 7Page 7, line 27, strike "opportunities." and substitute "opportunities;
Page 1, Line 8(V) That the eligible entity demonstrates evidence of
Page 1, Line 9impact with respect to the type of programming or services that
Page 1, Line 10the eligible entity proposes to provide with a grant award; and
Page 1, Line 11(VI) That the eligible entity has, with a successful track
Page 1, Line 12record, been serving the designated service area for at least
Page 1, Line 13three years.".
Page 1, Line 14page 9, line 20, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 15Page 9, line 21, after "expertise" insert "and experience".
Page 1, Line 16Page 9, line 22, strike "initiatives." and substitute "initiatives;
Page 1, Line 17(D) One member who is a representative of a statewide
Page 1, Line 18organization that represents licensed teachers; and
Page 1, Line 19(E) One member who is a representative of a statewide
Page 1, Line 20organization representing school executives.".
Page 2, Line 1Page 9, line 23, strike "appoint a member" and substitute "appoint:"
Page 2, Line 2Page 9, strike line 24 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 3"(A) One member who, at the time of appointment, has been
Page 2, Line 4serving in a".
Page 2, Line 5Page 10, line 1, strike "strategy." and substitute "strategy;
Page 2, Line 6(B) One member who represents a statewide organization
Page 2, Line 7representing local school boards;
Page 2, Line 8(C) One member who represents providers of direct
Page 2, Line 9services to local education providers; and
Page 2, Line 10(D) One member who is a representative of an
Page 2, Line 11organization that represents rural local education providers.".
Page 2, Line 12Page 10, line 4, strike "issues." and substitute "issues and a
Page 2, Line 13representative of a statewide organization that represents
Page 2, Line 14parents.
Page 2, Line 15(IV) The commissioner of the department of education or
Page 2, Line 16the commissioner's designee.".
Page 2, Line 17Page 10, line 8, after "membership." insert "A member of the council
Page 2, Line 18must be a Colorado resident and must not be a grantor or donor
Page 2, Line 19whose gifts, grants, or donations are credited to the fund
Page 2, Line 20pursuant to section 26-25-107.".
Page 2, Line 21Page 11, line 26, after "entities" insert "with established ties to the
Page 2, Line 22community".
Page 2, Line 23Page 13, line 21, strike "two" and substitute "three".
Page 2, Line 24Page 13, line 22, after "article 25." insert "The state department
Page 2, Line 25shall not award more than forty-nine percent of available
Page 2, Line 26grant program money pursuant to a single application, whether
Page 2, Line 27completed jointly, collaboratively, or by a single eligible
Page 2, Line 28entity.".
Page 2, Line 29Page 16, line 12, strike "leveraging" and substitute "matching".
Page 2, Line 30Page 17, after line 27 insert:
Page 2, Line 31"(6) (a) If, on or before December 31, 2028, the money in the
Page 3, Line 1fund has never reached or exceeded nine hundred thousand
Page 3, Line 2dollars, the state treasurer shall return from the fund to the
Page 3, Line 3grantor or donor the amount of the grantor's or donor's gifts,
Page 3, Line 4grants, or donations and, notwithstanding subsection (2) of this
Page 3, Line 5section, the state department shall not accept additional gifts,
Page 3, Line 6grants, or donations for the purposes of this article 25.
Page 3, Line 7(b) If any money remains in the fund after the state
Page 3, Line 8treasurer returns money to donors or grantors pursuant to
Page 3, Line 9subsection (6)(a) of this section, as applicable, the state
Page 3, Line 10treasurer shall, prior to the repeal of the fund, transfer all
Page 3, Line 11unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund to the general
Page 3, Line 12fund.".
Page 3, Line 13Page 18, line 5, strike "receives" and substitute "receives, on or
Page 3, Line 14before December 31, 2028,".
Page 3, Line 15Page 18, strike lines 16 through 18 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 16"(2) This article 25 and section 24-34-104 (34)(a)(XIV) are
Page 3, Line 17repealed, effective January 31, 2029; except that, if the condition
Page 3, Line 18specified in subsection (1) of this section occurs:
Page 3, Line 19(a) Section 24-34-104 (34)(a)(XIV) is not repealed pursuant
Page 3, Line 20to this subsection (2);
Page 3, Line 21(b) This article 25 is repealed, effective September 1, 2033;
Page 3, Line 22and
Page 3, Line 23(c) Before the repeal occurs pursuant to subsection (2)(b)
Page 3, Line 24of this section, this article 25 is scheduled for review in
Page 3, Line 25accordance with section 24-34-104.".