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HB14-1094
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Sales & Use Tax Holiday For Back-to-school Items
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Creation of August sales tax holiday on purchases of school supplies. | D. Pabon (D) | C. Jahn (D) | Finance | | House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 04/04/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 08/12/2014 |
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HB14-1102
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Gifted Education Programs
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Additional funding for gifted and talented programs. | C. Peniston (D) | A. Kerr (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/05/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/28/2014 |
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HB14-1118
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Advanced Placement Incentives Pilot Program
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Incentives for rural districts to offer Advanced Placement classes. | J. Wilson (R) | N. Todd (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/05/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/25/2014 |
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HB14-1131
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Cyber Bullying
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Creation of cyber bullying misdemeanors. | R. Fields (D) | J. Kefalas (D)
L. Newell (D) | Education | | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely: 04/09/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 05/19/2014 |
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HB14-1154
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Employment Of Community College Faculty
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Salary parity for community college adjunct faculty. | R. Fischer (D) | J. Kefalas (D) | State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | | House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 04/10/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 05/30/2014 |
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HB14-1156
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Eligibility Age School Lunch Protection Program
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Expansion of free lunch eligibility to all grades. | D. Moreno (D) | J. Ulibarri (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/03/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/11/2014 |
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HB14-1175
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Minority K-12 Teachers Study Strategy Report
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Study of recruitment and retention of minority teachers. | D. Pabon (D)
R. Fields (D) | M. Johnston (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/10/2014 |
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HB14-1202
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Local Accountability Reqmts For School Districts
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Study of state testing system. | R. Scott (R) | N. Todd (D)
M. Scheffel (R) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/25/2014 |
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HB14-1204
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Flexibility For Rural School Districts
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Reporting flexibility for rural districts. | J. Wilson (R) | K. Grantham (R) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/31/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/10/2014 |
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HB14-1268
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Nonprobationary Teacher No Indefinite Unpaid Leave
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Revisions to forced placement provisions of evaluation law. | J. Salazar (D) | N. Todd (D) | Education | | House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely: 04/07/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 05/29/2014 |
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HB14-1288
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Student Immunizations Prior To School Attendance
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Education requirements before opting out of required immunizations. | D. Pabon (D) | I. Aguilar (D) | Health, Insurance, & Environment | State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Governor Signed: 05/21/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/28/2014 |
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HB14-1291
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Permit Charter Schools Hire Armed School Security
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Authority of charter schools to hire armed security guards | S. Humphrey (R)
M. McLachlan (D) | S. Renfroe (R)
L. Tochtrop (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/09/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 06/10/2014 |
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HB14-1292
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The Student Success Act
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Student Success Act to increase K-12 funding. | M. Hamner (D)
C. Murray (R) | M. Johnston (D)
J. Ulibarri (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/21/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 04/29/2014 |
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HB14-1294
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Student Data Privacy Act
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Privacy requirements for data used by CDE. | C. Murray (R) | P. Steadman (D)
C. Jahn (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/10/2014 |
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HB14-1298
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Financing Of Public Schools
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School Finance Act for 2014-15, including additional funding for ECE. | M. Hamner (D)
J. Buckner (D) | A. Kerr (D)
P. Steadman (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/21/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 04/30/2014 |
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HB14-1319
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Outcomes-based Funding For Higher Education
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Proposed changes in higher education funding formulas. | M. Ferrandino (D)
C. Holbert (R) | K. Lambert (R)
N. Todd (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/09/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/24/2014 |
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HB14-1376
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Analysis Of Student Opportunity Gaps
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The bill would require the Department of Education produce an annual report on course level participation and performance for each public school and district that includes, at minimum, information concerning student participation in each core course level and student proficiency on statewide assessments, broken out by student groups, including sex, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English language proficiency, disability, gifted and talented status and other groups.
| J. Buckner (D)
D. Moreno (D) | J. Ulibarri (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/31/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/10/2014 |
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HB14-1381
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Requirements For A School Closure Plan
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The bill would require a school district or the state Charter School Institute, if it decides to or is directed by the State Board of Education to close a school because of low performance, to adopt a closure plan that addresses communications, the timeline for the closure and the reassignment of students to other public schools. | R. Fields (D) | N. Todd (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/22/2014 |
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HB14-1382
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K-12 On-line Education
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The bill would clarify and update the definitions of "online program" and "online school" and clarify the requirements for documenting online student attendance and participation. The bill also would remove the ability of a group of school districts that have not formed a board of cooperative services to authorize an online program or an online school. The bill would reduces the time for transmitting student records to 14 days. The bill also would remove the State Board of Education's authority to certify multi-district online schools and instead give SBE authority to certify authorizers that create or oversee multi-district online schools. The bill also sets standards for that transition in authorization. The bill also would create pilot programs related to specific issues in online education.
| D. Young (D)
J. Wilson (R) | A. Kerr (D)
E. Roberts (R) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/05/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/25/2014 |
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HB14-1384
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Higher Education Tuition Assistance
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This bill would create the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative in the Department of Higher Education to award scholarships or grants based upon a "rigor-based method" to Colorado resident students. The bill also would create an advisory board to oversee the program, which is intended to use both state and private funds for scholarships. The bill proposes a state appropriation of $30 million for 2015-16. | B. Pettersen (D)
F. McNulty (R) | J. Ulibarri (D)
L. Crowder (R) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/24/2014 |
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HB14-1385
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Academic Growth Awards To Mirror Athletic Awards
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The measure would create an academic growth award to annually recognize high schools that achieve the highest levels of student academic growth. One school would be recognized in each of the school groupings for football as created by the statewide association for high school activities. The awards would be trophies designed to resemble athletic trophies. | K. Priola (R)
C. Peniston (D) | M. Johnston (D)
G. Rivera (R) | State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Education | Governor Signed: 05/29/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/28/2014 |
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SB14-001
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College Affordability Act
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Higher education funding for 2014-15, including tuition increase cap. | M. McLachlan (D)
L. Garcia (D) | A. Kerr (D)
C. Jahn (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/01/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 06/10/2014 |
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SB14-114
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Student Access To CSU Global Campus
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Expansion of kinds of students eligible to enroll in CSU Global Campus. | M. Hamner (D)
C. Holbert (R) | N. Todd (D) | | Education | Governor Signed: 05/02/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 05/29/2014 |
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SB14-124
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School Turnaround Leaders Development Program
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Creation of program to train turnaround school leaders. | R. Fields (D) | R. Zenzinger (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/05/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/24/2014 |
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SB14-150
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School Counselor Corps Grant Program
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Expanded funding for Colorado Counselor Corps. | M. Hamner (D) | N. Todd (D)
R. Zenzinger (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/16/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 09/04/2014 |
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SB14-165
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K-12 Academic Growth Performance Eval 2014-15
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District flexibility in use of students growth data for evaluations for 2014-15. | C. Murray (R)
C. Peniston (D) | M. Johnston (D)
A. Kerr (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 05/09/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 06/18/2014 |
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SB14-167
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Opportunity Schools Pilot Initiative
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Creation of pilot program to improve performance of alternative education campuses. | R. Fields (D) | R. Zenzinger (D) | Education | Education | House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 05/02/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 06/04/2014 |
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SB14-182
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School Boards Meeting In Executive Session
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The second bill this session to propose recording and record-keep requirements for school board executive sessions. | C. Peniston (D) | M. Hodge (D) | Education | Education | Governor Signed: 06/06/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 07/28/2014 |
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SB14-204
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Education Data Privacy And Security Act
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This comprehensive bill would set requirements for collection and storage of education data, including requirements for written consent for collection of some data, limitations on disclosures to third parties, a ban on commercial use of data, limits on tests that collect psychological information, requirements for data destruction and penalties for violation of the bill. The measure would cover school districts and higher education institutions as well as the Department of Education.
| J. Everett (R) | V. Marble (R) | | Judiciary | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely: 04/28/2014 | Lobbyists | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes : 06/04/2014 |
