A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning providing materials about gun violence
Page 1, Line 102prevention to parents with students in K-12.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill requires the office of gun violence prevention (office) in the department of public health and environment to post the office's gun violence prevention materials in an accessible manner on the office's website for school districts, boards of cooperative services, district charter schools, institute charter schools, approved facility schools, and the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind (local education providers) to access and distribute to parents, guardians, and legal custodians of elementary or secondary school students.
The bill requires each local education provider to:
- Provide the materials in a written or electronic format to students' parents, guardians, and legal custodians at the beginning of each school year; and
- Post the materials on the local education provider's website.
Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-20.5-1203, add (2)(e) as follows:
Page 2, Line 325-20.5-1203. Gun violence prevention awareness and
Page 2, Line 4education - violence intervention grant program - rules. (2) (e) The
Page 2, Line 5office shall post the materials developed pursuant to
Page 2, Line 6subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section in an accessible manner on the
Page 2, Line 7office's website for local education providers, as defined in
Page 2, Line 8section 22-1-148, to access and distribute to parents, guardians,
Page 2, Line 9and legal custodians of elementary or secondary school students.
Page 2, Line 10SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-20.5-1206, add (4) as follows:
Page 2, Line 1125-20.5-1206. Rules - report. (4) Beginning in January 2026,
Page 2, Line 12and in January every year thereafter, the department shall
Page 2, Line 13include, as part of its presentation during its "SMART Act"
Page 2, Line 14hearing required by section 2-7-203, information concerning the materials developed pursuant to section 25-20.5-1203 (2)(a)(II).
Page 2, Line 15SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-1-148 as follows:
Page 2, Line 1622-1-148. Gun violence prevention awareness - materials to
Page 2, Line 17parents - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
Page 3, Line 1(a) "Local education provider" means a school district
Page 3, Line 2created pursuant to article 30 of this title 22, a board of
Page 3, Line 3cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title
Page 3, Line 422, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to
Page 3, Line 5part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, an institute charter school
Page 3, Line 6authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to
Page 3, Line 7part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22, and the Colorado school
Page 3, Line 8for the deaf and the blind authorized pursuant to section 22-80-102.
Page 3, Line 9(b) "Materials" means the gun violence prevention
Page 3, Line 10materials created by the office of gun violence prevention and
Page 3, Line 11posted on the website of the office pursuant to section 25-20.5-1203 (2)(e).
Page 3, Line 12(2) (a) A local education provider, at the beginning of
Page 3, Line 13each school year, shall access the materials posted on the
Page 3, Line 14website of the office of gun violence prevention and distribute
Page 3, Line 15the materials, in a written or electronic format, to each parent,
Page 3, Line 16guardian, and legal custodian of a student enrolled in a school of the local education provider.
Page 3, Line 17(b) Each local education provider shall post or link to the materials on the local education provider's website.
Page 3, Line 19SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 3, Line 20takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 3, Line 21ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 3, Line 22that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 4, Line 1of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 4, Line 2act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 4, Line 3effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 4, Line 4November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.