House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
February 26, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1210 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 4, strike lines 2 through 27.
Page 1, Line 2Strike pages 5 through 7 and substitute:
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Page 1, Line 4(1)(a) as follows:
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Page 1, Line 6interventions - rules. (1) (a) The department shall annually review each
Page 1, Line 7school district's and the institute's performance and, based on the rules of
Page 1, Line 8the state board, determine the appropriate accreditation category for the
Page 1, Line 9school district or institute. The department shall notify each school district
Page 1, Line 10and the institute of its accreditation category and shall publish each
Page 1, Line 11school district's and the institute's accreditation category, with supporting
Page 1, Line 12data, on the data portal. The department shall also publish each school
Page 1, Line 13district's and the institute's performance, improvement, priority
Page 1, Line 14improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is applicable, on the data
Page 1, Line 15portal following adoption of the plan. The department shall develop
Page 1, Line 16a streamlined format for plans that consolidates various state,
Page 1, Line 17federal, and grant reporting requirements and allows a school
Page 1, Line 18district or the institute to attach a locally-developed action
Page 1, Line 19portion of the plan that addresses action steps, resources, and
Page 1, Line 20any other plan components identified in state board rule. The
Page 1, Line 21department shall maintain a centralized system for plan
Page 1, Line 22submissions so the department can conduct a statewide analysis
Page 1, Line 23of school district and institute plans in order to determine how
Page 1, Line 24to best distribute state resources and supports. On or before
Page 1, Line 25August 1, 2025, and regularly thereafter, the department must
Page 1, Line 26collect user feedback to assess the extent to which the
Page 2, Line 1streamlined format for plans is used, whether it is helpful, and
Page 2, Line 2how to use this feedback to improve the centralized system.
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Page 2, Line 4(2)(a) as follows:
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Page 2, Line 6and interventions - rules. (2) (a) The department shall annually review
Page 2, Line 7each public school's performance and, based on the rules of the state
Page 2, Line 8board, recommend to the state board that the public school shall
Page 2, Line 9implement a performance, improvement, priority improvement, or
Page 2, Line 10turnaround plan for the coming school year. Based on the department's
Page 2, Line 11recommendation, the state board shall notify the local school board for
Page 2, Line 12the public school, or the institute if the public school is an institute charter
Page 2, Line 13school, regarding the type of plan the public school shall implement. The
Page 2, Line 14local school board or the institute shall place the public school in the
Page 2, Line 15district or institute accreditation category that correlates to the public
Page 2, Line 16school's plan, based on the school district's or institute's school
Page 2, Line 17accreditation process. The department shall develop a streamlined
Page 2, Line 18format for plans that consolidates various state, federal, and
Page 2, Line 19grant reporting requirements and allows a local school board
Page 2, Line 20for the public school, or the institute if the public school is an
Page 2, Line 21institute charter school, to attach a locally-developed action
Page 2, Line 22portion of the plan that addresses action steps, resources, and
Page 2, Line 23any other plan components identified in state board rule. The
Page 2, Line 24department shall maintain a centralized system for plan
Page 2, Line 25submissions so the department can conduct a statewide analysis
Page 2, Line 26of public school plans in order to determine how to best
Page 2, Line 27distribute state resources and supports. On or before August 1,
Page 2, Line 282025, and regularly thereafter, the department must collect
Page 2, Line 29user feedback to assess the extent to which the streamlined
Page 2, Line 30format for plans is used, whether it is helpful, and how to use
Page 2, Line 31this feedback to improve the centralized system.".
Page 2, Line 32Page 8, strike lines 1 through 12.
Page 2, Line 33Renumber succeeding section accordingly.