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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB21-1104

Professional Educator Licensure Renewal Period

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

Concerning extending the renewal period for professional educator licenses from five to seven years, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation.

Bill Summary:



The act extends the renewal period for professional teacher, special services educator, principal, and administrator licenses from 5 to 7 years. The act allows for a professional teacher, special services educator, principal, or administrator who is partially through the current 5-year licensing cycle to have that extended to 7 years for that particular cycle.

The act makes the following appropriations through adjustments to the long bill:

  • The cash funds appropriation from the educator licensure cash fund made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2021-22 state fiscal year to the department of education for the office of professional services is decreased by $292,532, and the related FTE is decreased by 4.0 FTE.
  • For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $2,922,976 is appropriated to the department of education. This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation for the office of professional services. Any money appropriated not expended prior to July 1, 2022, is further appropriated to the department for the 2022-23 state fiscal year for the same purpose.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Colin Larson

Representative

Colin Larson

Representative Barbara McLachlan

Representative

Barbara McLachlan

Senator Paul Lundeen

Senator

Paul Lundeen

Senator Rachel Zenzinger

Senator

Rachel Zenzinger

Committees

House

Education

Finance

Appropriations

Senate

Finance

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/16/2021 Signed Act PDF
06/09/2021 Final Act PDF
06/01/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/28/2021 Revised PDF
04/26/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/23/2021 Engrossed PDF
02/16/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/23/2021 PA2 PDF
03/26/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/15/2021 FN4 PDF
05/03/2021 FN3 PDF
03/31/2021 FN2 PDF
02/17/2021 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/27/2021 SA2 PDF
04/22/2021 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1104 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
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1104 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1104, 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
Refer House Bill 21-1104 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1104, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/01/2021 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2021 Third Reading BILL
55
AYE
8
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/23/2021 J.002 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
03/25/2021 L.002 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
06/16/2021 Governor Governor Signed
06/11/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/11/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/11/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
06/01/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/28/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/28/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/05/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/27/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/26/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/23/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/23/2021 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/01/2021 House House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/25/2021 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Finance
02/16/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
09/07/2021 245 Professional Educator Licensure Renewal Period PDF

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