Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
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April 13, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-145 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 14, strike "(4), and (6)(a);" and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"and (4);".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, line 14, strike "and (4.5)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 5, strike lines 1 through 5 and substitute "pursuant to this
Page 1, Line 5subsection (2.5) and the district and the charter school
Page 1, Line 6mutually agree to the content of the charter school's proposal,
Page 1, Line 7then compliance with subsection (3) of this section is not
Page 1, Line 8required.".
Page 1, Line 9Page 5, line 15, strike "pursuant to this section" and substitute "that
Page 1, Line 10concern capital construction".
Page 1, Line 11Page 5, line 20, strike "possible," and insert "practicable,".
Page 1, Line 12Page 5, line 21, strike "fifty" and substitute "twenty".
Page 1, Line 13Page 7, line 3, strike "board meeting" and substitute "meeting of the
Page 1, Line 14board or long-range planning committee, or, if no long-range
Page 1, Line 15planning committee exists, a meeting of any other committee
Page 1, Line 16established by the district to assess or prioritize the district's
Page 1, Line 17capital construction needs".
Page 1, Line 18Page 7, strike lines 13 through 19 and substitute: "construction needs of
Page 1, Line 19other schools in the district. If the charter school's capital construction
Page 1, Line 20plan remedies shortcomings in the charter school's facilities identified in
Page 2, Line 1the financial assistance priority assessment of public school facilities
Page 2, Line 2created pursuant to section 22-43.7-108, or, when the assessment created
Page 2, Line 3pursuant to section 22-43.7-108 is no longer valid, in another assessment
Page 2, Line 4using similar criteria for all schools in the district, The board of education
Page 2, Line 5shall".
Page 2, Line 6Page 9, line 21, after "board." insert "The board's reasons for the
Page 2, Line 7exclusion that are required to be included in the notification
Page 2, Line 8described in subsection (4)(b)(I) are for informational purposes
Page 2, Line 9only.".
Page 2, Line 10Page 9, line 22, strike "(I)".
Page 2, Line 11Page 10, line 5, strike "(A)" and substitute "(I)".
Page 2, Line 12Page 10, line 8, strike "(B)" and substitute "(II)".
Page 2, Line 13Page 10, strike lines 13 through 27.
Page 2, Line 14Page 11, strike lines 1 through 12.