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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB23-004

Employment Of School Mental Health Professionals

Type Bill
Session 2023 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning employment of certain school-based therapists.

Bill Summary:

Under current law, a mental health professional must be licensed by the department of education (department) in order to work in a school. The act authorizes a school or school district, the state charter school institute, a board of cooperative services that operates a school, or the division of youth services to employ school-based therapists who are not licensed by the department but hold a Colorado license for their profession to work in coordination with licensed special service providers to coordinate mental health supports for students. Before being employed, the school-based therapists must satisfy certain requirements for nonlicensed school employees, including a fingerprint-based criminal background check. Any school-based therapists may be supervised by a mentor special services provider or a licensed administrator. If an eligible school-based therapist provides services to a student related to the student's individualized education program, the eligible school-based therapist must have qualifications consistent with the student's individualized education program.

APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2023

EFFECTIVE May 4, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Janice Marchman

Senator

Janice Marchman

Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis

Senator

Sonya Jaquez Lewis

Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Representative

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Representative Mary Young

Representative

Mary Young

Committees

Senate

Health & Human Services

House

Education

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/04/2023 Signed Act PDF
04/27/2023 Final Act PDF
04/18/2023 Rerevised PDF
04/17/2023 Revised PDF
02/16/2023 Reengrossed PDF
02/15/2023 Engrossed PDF
01/09/2023 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/10/2023 PA2 PDF
02/13/2023 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/31/2023 FN2 PDF
01/17/2023 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.011 The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-004, 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.005 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-004, as amended, 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
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/19/2023 House Amendments REPASS
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/19/2023 House Amendments CONCUR
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
02/16/2023 Third Reading BILL
30
AYE
0
NO
5
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/18/2023 Third Reading BILL
62
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/06/2023 L.011 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
02/10/2023 L.003 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
02/10/2023 L.004 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
02/10/2023 L.006 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
02/10/2023 L.009 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
02/09/2023 L.001 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
02/09/2023 L.005 SEN Health & Human Services 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
05/04/2023 Governor Governor Signed
04/27/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/27/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/26/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/19/2023 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/18/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/17/2023 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/12/2023 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/06/2023 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/21/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
02/16/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/15/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/09/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/09/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/04/2023 146 Employment Of School Mental Health Professionals PDF

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