Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
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April 27, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1006 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 3, line 15, strike "rules -".
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 3 through 14 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"(d) "Rural campus" means a campus of an institution of
Page 1, Line 4higher education that is rural based on geographic isolation,
Page 1, Line 5population density, community, student enrollment, or other
Page 1, Line 6factors, as determined by the department.".
Page 1, Line 7Page 5, line 16, strike "within thirty days after" and substitute "as
Page 1, Line 8soon as practicable following".
Page 1, Line 9Page 7, line 7, strike "education." and substitute:
Page 1, Line 10"education;
Page 1, Line 11(b) Utilize existing methods of cohorting and calculating
Page 1, Line 12outcome and performance metrics;".
Page 1, Line 13Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 14Page 9, after line 13 insert:
Page 1, Line 15"(c) The executive director of the department may appoint
Page 1, Line 16individuals to the advisory committee that meet the appointment
Page 1, Line 17criteria of the advisory committee and sit on another council,
Page 1, Line 18commission, or stakeholder group in order to avoid duplication
Page 1, Line 19and reduce administrative burden.".
Page 1, Line 20Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 21
Page 2, Line 1Page 9, strike lines 20 through 27.
Page 2, Line 2Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 3Page 10, strike lines 9 and 10.
Page 2, Line 4Page 10, strike lines 11 through 15, and substitute:
Page 2, Line 5"SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 2, Line 6takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 2, Line 7ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
Page 2, Line 812, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a
Page 2, Line 9referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
Page 2, Line 10state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
Page 2, Line 11within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
Page 2, Line 12unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 2, Line 13November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
Page 2, Line 14official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".