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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB22-1366

Improving Students' Postsecondary Options

Type Bill
Session 2022 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning increasing access to postsecondary workforce readiness with financial aid information, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

The act establishes a number of new programs concerning postsecondary career and education options for students, including:

  • Establishing the postsecondary, workforce, career, and education grant program in the department of education (CDE) to provide grants to local education providers to improve the training of school educators and administrators, to support students and families in developing career and education plans for after high school, and to increase the number of students for whom applications for free financial aid are completed;
  • Creating regional postsecondary and workforce readiness coordinators in CDE to train educators concerning financial aspects of postsecondary options;
  • Updating the financial literacy resource bank to include more information and training concerning postsecondary financial aid;
  • Creating $500 stipends for teachers who successfully complete financial aid training;
  • Adding a requirement that public schools ensure students and families receive communication about available state and federal financial aid;
  • Requiring the department of higher education (CDHE) to develop a tool kit and training to help schools and nonprofit organizations support students and families in completing postsecondary state and federal financial aid applications and to increase the number of students completing the financial aid forms; and
  • Requiring CDHE to make certain improvements to streamline the Colorado application for financial aid.

The act appropriates to CDE from the general fund:

  • $1,150,000 for the postsecondary, workforce, career, and education grant and readiness program; and
  • $475,000 for financial aid training stipends and resource bank.

The act appropriates to CDHE from the general fund:

  • $680,000 for a financial aid toolkit;
  • $320,000 for financial aid assessment tool improvements; and
  • $250,000 for Colorado commission on higher education and higher education special purpose program administration.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Cathy Kipp

Representative

Cathy Kipp

Senator Jeff Bridges

Senator

Jeff Bridges

Committees

House

Education

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/26/2022 Signed Act PDF
05/25/2022 Final Act PDF
05/06/2022 Rerevised PDF
05/05/2022 Revised PDF
05/02/2022 Reengrossed PDF
04/29/2022 Engrossed PDF
04/11/2022 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/30/2022 PA2 PDF
04/25/2022 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/15/2022 FN4 PDF
05/03/2022 FN3 PDF
04/22/2022 FN2 PDF
04/19/2022 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/29/2022 SA2 PDF
04/28/2022 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 22-1366, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Hearing Summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 22-1366, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/06/2022 Third Reading BILL
21
AYE
11
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/02/2022 Third Reading BILL
42
AYE
23
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/29/2022 J.002 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
04/29/2022 L.003 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
04/21/2022 L.002 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
04/21/2022 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
05/26/2022 Governor Governor Signed
05/25/2022 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/25/2022 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/23/2022 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/06/2022 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/05/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/05/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/02/2022 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
05/02/2022 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/29/2022 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/21/2022 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/11/2022 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/26/2022 244 Improving Students' Postsecondary Options PDF

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