Funding Public Schools Formula
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2021 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
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.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2021 | SA1 |
| 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 | 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 |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2021 | 376 | Funding Public Schools Formula |