House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 17, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1028 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 February 5, 2026, page
Page 1, Line 21, strike lines 1 through 23.
Page 1, Line 3Page 2 of the report, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 4"Amend printed bill, page 3, line 13, strike "(1)(a.7)" and substitute
Page 1, Line 5"(1)(b.3)".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike lines 18 through 21.
Page 1, Line 7Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 8Page 3, after line 26 insert:
Page 1, Line 9(b.3) "State institution of higher education means a state
Page 1, Line 10institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102
Page 1, Line 11(10), and a local district college.".
Page 1, Line 12Page 4, strike lines 20 through 22 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 13"(D) Meeting requirements for redesignation as described
Page 1, Line 14in the Colorado standardized redesignation procedures for
Page 1, Line 15multilingual learners; and".
Page 1, Line 16Page 5, strike line 27.
Page 1, Line 17Page 6, strike lines 1 and 2, and substitute:
Page 1, Line 18
Page 2, Line 1"(II) Meeting requirements for redesignation as described
Page 2, Line 2in the Colorado standardized redesignation procedures for
Page 2, Line 3multilingual learners; and".
Page 2, Line 4Page 6, line 25, strike "entity." and substitute "entity or other local
Page 2, Line 5education provider that offers the endorsement the student is
Page 2, Line 6seeking.".
Page 2, Line 7Page 6, strike lines 26 and 27.
Page 2, Line 8Page 7, strike lines 1 through 5 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 9"(b) Prior to seeking a diploma endorsement of biliteracy
Page 2, Line 10or bilingualism from an approved entity or other local
Page 2, Line 11education provider, a high school student must first seek the
Page 2, Line 12endorsement from their own local education provider. If the
Page 2, Line 13student's local education provider does not offer the
Page 2, Line 14endorsement and chooses not to establish a program to offer
Page 2, Line 15the endorsement, the student's local education provider may
Page 2, Line 16enter into an agreement with another local education provider
Page 2, Line 17or approved entity that offers a diploma endorsement of
Page 2, Line 18biliteracy or bilingualism, whichever endorsement the student
Page 2, Line 19is seeking.".
Page 2, Line 20Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 2, Line 21Page 7, line 7, strike "approved entity" and substitute "state
Page 2, Line 22institution of higher education or other local education
Page 2, Line 23provider".
Page 2, Line 24Page 7, line 10, strike "An approved entity" and substitute "A state
Page 2, Line 25institution of higher education or other local education
Page 2, Line 26provider".
Page 2, Line 27Page 7, line 12, strike "approved entity" and substitute "state
Page 2, Line 28institution of higher education or other local education
Page 2, Line 29provider".".