House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 25, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1278 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend the Education Committee Report, dated March 26, 2025, page 1,
Page 1, Line 2line 1, strike "(1)(d)," and substitute "(1)(d), (2)(b),".
Page 1, Line 3Page 1, line 6, strike "at the request of a local education provider," and
Page 1, Line 4substitute "at the request of a local education provider,".
Page 1, Line 5Page 1, after line 14 insert:
Page 1, Line 6"(2) (b) The department of education shall select and the state
Page 1, Line 7shall pay the costs of administering an assessment that is administered
Page 1, Line 8throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher
Page 1, Line 9education, referred to in this section as the "curriculum-based,
Page 1, Line 10achievement college entrance exam". Every five years, the department of
Page 1, Line 11education shall request competitive bids and contract for the
Page 1, Line 12curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam. At a minimum,
Page 1, Line 13the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam must test in the
Page 1, Line 14areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Each local education
Page 1, Line 15provider shall administer the curriculum-based achievement college
Page 1, Line 16entrance exam for students enrolled in eleventh grade. The local
Page 1, Line 17education provider shall administer the writing portion of the
Page 1, Line 18curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam to each student
Page 1, Line 19who requests the opportunity to take the writing portion. The department
Page 1, Line 20shall pay the costs of administering the writing portion of the exam.".
Page 1, Line 21Page 1 of the report, strike lines 16 through 19 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 22"Page 4 of the printed bill, strike lines 18 through 21 and substitute
Page 1, Line 23"education shall provide guidance to local education providers
Page 2, Line 1on how to divide each state assessment into smaller sections,
Page 2, Line 2with age-appropriate time frames for students with disabilities
Page 2, Line 3who have an individualized education program, as defined in
Page 2, Line 4section 22-20-103, or a section 504 plan, as defined in section
Page 2, Line 522-20-123. The state board may adopt rules to implement this
Page 2, Line 6subsection (3)(e).".".
Page 2, Line 7Page 2 of the report, after line 23 insert:
Page 2, Line 8"Page 5 of the printed bill, lines 16 and 17 strike "as soon as
Page 2, Line 9practicable but no later than June 1 of each year," and substitute
Page 2, Line 10"no later than June 1 of each year or as soon as practicable,".".
Page 2, Line 11Page 9 of the report, line 30, before "(4)," insert "(2.7),".
Page 2, Line 12Page 10 of the report, after line 27 insert:
Page 2, Line 13"(2.7) For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budget years, the
Page 2, Line 14department shall, within existing resources, comply with
Page 2, Line 15subsections (2) and (4) of this section. For the 2026-27 budget
Page 2, Line 16year, and for budget years thereafter, the department may
Page 2, Line 17submit a request to the general assembly for additional
Page 2, Line 18resources through the annual budget process.".
Page 2, Line 19Page 16 of the report, strike lines 27 through 34 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 20"Page 38 of the printed bill, line 3, strike "November 1, 2026," and
Page 2, Line 21substitute "November 1, 2027,".
Page 2, Line 22Page 38 of the printed bill, strike lines 8 through 27.
Page 2, Line 23Page 39 of the printed bill, strike line 1.
Page 2, Line 24Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.".
Page 2, Line 25Page 17 of the report, strike lines 1 and 2.
Page 2, Line 26Page 17 of the report, strike lines 5 through 19 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 27"Page 39 of the printed bill, strike lines 13 through 27.
Page 2, Line 28Strike page 40 of the printed bill.
Page 2, Line 29
Page 3, Line 1Page 41 of the printed bill, strike lines 1 through 19.
Page 3, Line 2Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.".
Page 3, Line 3Page 25 of the report, strike line 3 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 4"receipt or expenditure of public funds.
Page 3, Line 5SECTION 21. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.
Page 3, Line 6(1) To implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the state
Page 3, Line 7education fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state
Page 3, Line 8constitution made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26
Page 3, Line 9state fiscal year to the department of education for the statewide
Page 3, Line 10assessment program is reduced by $456,000.
Page 3, Line 11(2) To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in
Page 3, Line 12the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to
Page 3, Line 13the department of education for use by school quality and support for the
Page 3, Line 14local accountability system grant program is reduced by $81,000.
Page 3, Line 15(3) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $559,187 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 16the department of education for use by school quality and support. This
Page 3, Line 17appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an assumption that
Page 3, Line 18the division will require an additional 3.4 FTE. To implement this act, the
Page 3, Line 19division may use this appropriation for accountability and improvement
Page 3, Line 20planning.
Page 3, Line 21
Page 4, Line 1SECTION 22. Appropriation to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. In Session Laws of Colorado 2024, section 2 of chapter 519, (HB
Page 4, Line 224-1430), amend Part IV (6)(A) and the affected totals as Part IV and the affected totals are amended by Session Laws of Colorado 2024, section 15 of chapter 133, (HB 24-1390), as
Page 4, Line 3Part IV and the affected totals are amended by section 4 of SB 25-113, and as Part IV and the affected totals are amended by section 1 of SB 25-091, and as Part IV and the affected totals
Page 4, Line 4are amended by section 8 of SB 25-206 as follows:
Page 4, Line 5Section 2. Appropriation.
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Page 4, Line 6PART IV | ||||||||||||||
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Page 4, Line 7DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||
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Page 4, Line 9(6) SCHOOL QUALITY AND SUPPORT | ||||||||||||||
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Page 4, Line 10(A) Accountability and Transformation | ||||||||||||||
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Page 4, Line 11Longitudinal Analyses of Page 4, Line 12Student Assessment Results |
620,960 |
620,960 | ||||||||||||
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(5.1 FTE) | ||||||||||||||
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Page 4, Line 14Accountability and Page 4, Line 15Improvement Planning |
2,384,189 |
1,318,920 |
1,065,269 |
(I) | ||||||||||
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(5.1 FTE) |
(10.0 FTE) | |||||||||||||
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Page 5, Line 1Local Accountability Page 5, Line 2System Grant Program |
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411,784 |
411,784 | |||||||||||||
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(0.4 FTE) | ||||||||||||||
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Page 5, Line 5School Transformation Page 5, Line 6Grant Program |
8,091,187 |
6,078,660 |
2,012,527 |
a | ||||||||||
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(2.8 FTE) |
(1.2 FTE) | |||||||||||||
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Page 5, Line 8Federal School Page 5, Line 9Transformation Page 5, Line 10Administration and Support |
769,725 |
769,725 |
(I) | |||||||||||
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(4.2 FTE) | ||||||||||||||
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Page 5, Line 12Educator Perception |
25,000 |
25,000 | ||||||||||||
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12,302,845 | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 1a This amount shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4)(a) of Article IX of the State Constitution. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State Constitution, Page 6, Line 2appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 5TOTALS PART IV | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 6(EDUCATION) |
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$1,248,839,667 |
a |
$1,973,866,374 |
b | ||||||||
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$7,492,109,177 |
$3,294,528,034 | |||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 9a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 10b Of this amount, $5,427,742 contains an (I) notation. | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 11c Of this amount, $43,900,000 contains an (I) notation. | ||||||||||||||
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Page 6, Line 12d This amount contains an (I) notation. | ||||||||||||||
Page 6, Line 13".
Page 7, Line 1Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 7, Line 2Page 25 of the report, strike lines 8 through 10 and substitute:
Page 7, Line 3"Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "system." and substitute "system,
Page 7, Line 4and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an
Page 7, Line 5appropriation.".".