House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
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March 25, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1317 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, line 6, after "workforce development," insert
Page 1, Line 2"adult education,".
Page 1, Line 3Page 2, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(d) Adult learners, trainees, and job seekers may need to enter or
Page 1, Line 5reenter the workforce system from diverse points in their lives based on
Page 1, Line 6current needs and life status;".
Page 1, Line 7Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 8Page 2, line 15, after "training programs," insert "21 adult education
Page 1, Line 9programs,".
Page 1, Line 10Page 3, line 8, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 11Page 3, after line 8, insert:
Page 1, Line 12"(j) Reimagining our workforce system should include
Page 1, Line 13consideration of the connection between health and human services
Page 1, Line 14programs and workforce programs; and".
Page 1, Line 15Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 1, Line 16Page 5, strike lines 12 and 13 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 17"(VII) A faculty member of a public institution of higher
Page 1, Line 18education whose primary duties include teaching or direct
Page 1, Line 19instruction of students;".
Page 1, Line 20Page 6, line 3, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 1Page 6, line 5, after "organization;" add "and
Page 2, Line 2(III) A county commissioner of a county that delivers
Page 2, Line 3workforce development programs.".
Page 2, Line 4Page 8, line 21, after "workforce center" insert "employees and".
Page 2, Line 5Page 8, line 27, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 6Page 8, after line 27 insert:
Page 2, Line 7"(IV) Employees of public institutions of higher education,
Page 2, Line 8including faculty, instructors, and staff, and labor
Page 2, Line 9organizations that represent workers in public higher
Page 2, Line 10education; and".
Page 2, Line 11Renumber succeeding subparagraph accordingly.
Page 2, Line 12Page 13, strike lines 26 and 27 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 13"(d) Ensure the quality of education, training, and
Page 2, Line 14employment programs, including by measuring key outcomes of
Page 2, Line 15the programs and making the outcomes more transparent and
Page 2, Line 16easy to understand for prospective participants.".
Page 2, Line 17Page 14, line 12, strike "or".
Page 2, Line 18Page 14, line 14, strike "entity." and substitute "entity; or
Page 2, Line 19(d) Change the Colorado office of new Americans' or
Page 2, Line 20Colorado disability opportunity office's statuses as type 1
Page 2, Line 21entities or the offices' regular access to the office of the
Page 2, Line 22governor and power to convene other state agencies.".