Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
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April 28, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1252 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 17, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, line 1, strike "plans." and substitute "plans;".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, after line 1 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(f) Administering state and federal grants, providing
Page 1, Line 5technical assistance to grantees, and coordinating funding
Page 1, Line 6opportunities with other state agencies;
Page 1, Line 7(g) Administering state grants provided to state agencies
Page 1, Line 8and political subdivisions from the disaster emergency fund, as
Page 1, Line 9described in section 24-33.5-706;
Page 1, Line 10(h) Coordinating and updating homeland security plans;
Page 1, Line 11(i) Coordinating all-hazard public risk communication
Page 1, Line 12products; and
Page 1, Line 13(j) Determining national incident management system
Page 1, Line 14professional development and educational requirements.".
Page 1, Line 15Page 10, strike lines 15 through 27.
Page 1, Line 16Page 11, strike lines 1 through 27.
Page 1, Line 17Page 12, strike lines 1 through 16 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 18"SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal
Page 1, Line 1924-33.5-1606.5.".
Page 1, Line 20Page 12, strike line 18 and substitute "(2)(h)(II)(B); and repeal
Page 2, Line 1(2)(h)(II)(C) as follows:".
Page 2, Line 2Page 12, strike lines 26 and 27 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 3"(B) The office of prevention and security, created in section
Page 2, Line 424-33.5-1606; and
Page 2, Line 5(C) The office of preparedness, created in section 24-33.5-1606.5;
Page 2, Line 6and".
Page 2, Line 7Page 13, strike line 5 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 8"(1) The office of preparedness in the".
Page 2, Line 9Page 13 , line 8, strike ""office"," and substitute ""office", "division","
Page 2, Line 10and strike "office" and substitute "office division".
Page 2, Line 11Page 13, line 13, strike "office" and substitute "office division".
Page 2, Line 12Page 13, line 18, strike "(2)(c)" and substitute "(2)(b); and repeal (2)(c)".
Page 2, Line 13Page 13, strike lines 24 and 25 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 14"(b) The office of prevention and security, created in section
Page 2, Line 1524-33.5-1606; and
Page 2, Line 16(c) The office of preparedness, created in section 24-33.5-1606.5;
Page 2, Line 17and".
Page 2, Line 18Page 13, after line 25, insert:
Page 2, Line 19"SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-109.1,
Page 2, Line 20amend (4) introductory portion and (4)(l) as follows:
Page 2, Line 2122-32-109.1. Board of education - specific powers and duties
Page 2, Line 22- safe school plan - conduct and discipline code - safe school reporting
Page 2, Line 23requirements - school response framework - school resource officers
Page 2, Line 24- definitions.
Page 2, Line 25(4) School response framework - school safety, readiness, and
Page 2, Line 26incident management plan. Each board of education shall establish a
Page 2, Line 27school response framework that shall consist consisting of policies
Page 2, Line 28described in this subsection (4). By satisfying the requirements of this
Page 2, Line 29subsection (4), a school or school district shall be is in compliance with
Page 2, Line 30the national incident management system, referred to in this subsection
Page 2, Line 31(4) as "NIMS", developed by the federal emergency management agency.
Page 2, Line 32At a minimum, the policies shall require:
Page 3, Line 1(l) School district employee safety and incident management
Page 3, Line 2training, including provisions stating that completion of any courses
Page 3, Line 3identified by the department of public safety pursuant to section
Page 3, Line 424-33.5-1606.5 (3), C.R.S., section 24-33.5-1604 (7), as related to
Page 3, Line 5NIMS, count toward the professional development requirements of a
Page 3, Line 6person licensed pursuant to article 60.5 of this title;
Page 3, Line 7SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-60-202, amend
Page 3, Line 8(1)(c)(II) as follows:
Page 3, Line 923-60-202. Duties of board with respect to state system.
Page 3, Line 10(1) With respect to the community and technical colleges within
Page 3, Line 11the state system, the board has the authority, responsibility, rights,
Page 3, Line 12privileges, powers, and duties customarily exercised by the governing
Page 3, Line 13boards of institutions of higher education, including the following:
Page 3, Line 14(c) (II) To the extent space is available, the board may allow
Page 3, Line 15persons licensed pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 to take, without
Page 3, Line 16charge, at community and technical colleges, courses identified by the
Page 3, Line 17department of public safety pursuant to section 24-33.5-1606.5 (4)
Page 3, Line 18section 24-33.5-1604 (7), as related to the national incident management
Page 3, Line 19system developed by the federal emergency management agency.".
Page 3, Line 20Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 3, Line 21Page 14, strike lines 11 through 15 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 22"(VI) One member with specialized knowledge in emergency
Page 3, Line 23communications systems cybersecurity who represents the governor's
Page 3, Line 24office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103, to be
Page 3, Line 25appointed by the chief information officer;".
Page 3, Line 26Page 15, line 6, strike "county." and substitute "county, as defined by
Page 3, Line 27the state demographer.".