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HB21-1325

Funding Public Schools Formula

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning establishing a school finance legislative interim committee to consider changes to the method for funding public schools to improve student achievement, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:



The act creates the legislative interim committee on school finance (interim committee). The interim committee will meet during the 2021 and 2022 legislative interims and during the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions to approve legislation. The committee consists of 4 senators and 4 representatives with equal representation from each party. The act specifies the issues the interim committee must consider. The interim committee may introduce up to a total of 5 bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions in each of the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions. The interim committee will contract with a qualified third-party vendor to study approaches to better measure student economic disadvantage in Colorado in addition to or in lieu of using eligibility for the federal school lunch program as a proxy for at-risk students.

The act appropriates $100,153 from the general fund to the legislative department to implement the act.

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

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/29/2021 Signed Act PDF
06/16/2021 Final Act PDF
06/08/2021 Rerevised PDF
06/07/2021 Revised PDF
06/04/2021 Reengrossed PDF
06/03/2021 Engrossed PDF
05/27/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
06/03/2021 PA2 PDF
06/03/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/26/2021 FN2 PDF
06/02/2021 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/03/2021 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1325 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 7-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1325 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1325, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1325, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/08/2021 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/04/2021 Third Reading BILL
55
AYE
7
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
06/03/2021 L.003 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
06/03/2021 J.001 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
06/03/2021 L.001 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
06/29/2021 Governor Governor Signed
06/17/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/16/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/16/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
06/08/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
06/07/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
06/07/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
06/04/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
06/04/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
06/04/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
06/03/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
06/03/2021 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
06/03/2021 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/27/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
06/29/2021 376 Funding Public Schools Formula PDF