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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB20-1002

College Credit For Work Experience

Type Bill
Session 2020 Regular Session
Subjects
Higher Education

Concerning a statewide plan for awarding college credit for work-related experience.

Bill Summary:

The act requires the department of higher education to conduct a study concerning awarding academic credit for prior learning within all state institutions of higher education (institutions).

An existing council charged with examining general education courses shall implement a plan for determining and awarding academic credit for postsecondary education based on work-related experience. The plan must not be created, adopted, or implemented unless sufficient money is available from gifts, grants, or donations to cover the costs of creating, adopting, and implementing a plan.

Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, unless a plan is implemented prior to then, institutions shall accept and transfer academic credit awarded for work-related experience as courses with guaranteed-transfer designation or part of a statewide degree transfer agreement.

Beginning March 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the council shall report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding the implementation of the credit for work-related experience plan.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Barbara McLachlan

Representative

Barbara McLachlan

Senator Mark Baisley

Representative

Mark Baisley

Senator Rachel Zenzinger

Senator

Rachel Zenzinger

Representative Tammy Story

Senator

Tammy Story

Committees

House

Education

Appropriations

Senate

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Finance

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
07/08/2020 Signed Act PDF
06/24/2020 Final Act PDF
06/10/2020 Rerevised PDF
06/09/2020 Revised PDF
06/09/2020 Reengrossed PDF
06/01/2020 Engrossed PDF
01/08/2020 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/13/2020 PA2 PDF
01/29/2020 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/28/2020 FN4 PDF
06/05/2020 FN3 PDF
03/06/2020 FN2 PDF
01/13/2020 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/09/2020 SA2 PDF
03/11/2020 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 20-1002 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 20-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 20-1002 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 20-1002, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 20-1002, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/10/2020 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/04/2020 Third Reading BILL
62
AYE
3
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
06/01/2020 L.006 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
06/01/2020 L.005 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/13/2020 J.001 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
01/28/2020 L.001 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
07/08/2020 Governor Governor Signed
06/26/2020 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/26/2020 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/26/2020 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
06/10/2020 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
06/09/2020 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
06/09/2020 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
06/08/2020 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
06/06/2020 Senate Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Finance
06/05/2020 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
06/04/2020 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
06/02/2020 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
06/01/2020 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/28/2020 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/13/2020 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/28/2020 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/08/2020 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
07/08/2020 255 College Credit For Work Experience PDF

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