Here’s the calendar of education-related meetings in the legislature for Feb. 20-24. Floor and committee agendas are subject to change during the week, and measures scheduled for the floor are frequently subject to delay.
MONDAY
10 a.m. – House final consideration
- House Bill 12-1092 – Changes in concealed carry laws, including on college campuses
- House Bill 12-1124 – Digital learning study
House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1043 – Establishment of new concurrent enrollment program
10 a.m. – Senate final consideration
- Senate Bill-12-015 – Tuition rate for undocumented students
- Senate Bill 12-051 – Advisory measure on school district contracting procedures
Senate preliminary consideration
- Senate Bill 12-057 – Qualifications for teachers of Native American languages
1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
- House Bill 12-1225 – Creation of model charter authorizer program
- House Bill 12-1218 – Continuation of Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission
TUESDAY
9 a.m. – House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1144 – University employment of non-tenure track instructors
WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. – Joint education committees, room 0112
- Presentation by Parent-Child Home program
Upon floor adjournment – House Education Committee, room 0112
- Senate Bill 12-043 – Technical measure regarding summer camps
- House Bill 12-1155 – Funding changes to incentivize college completion
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- House Bill 12-1212 – Reimbursement for BOCES multi-district online programs
- Senate Bill 12-121 – Charter school access to BEST matching funds
1:30 p.m. – House State Affairs Committee, room 0112
- House Bill 12-1227 – Creation of new CTE certificate program at community colleges (third item)
THURSDAY
Upon floor adjournment – House Finance Committee, room LSB-A
- House Bill 12-1179 – Composition of PERA board
- House Bill 12-1150 – Calculation of PERA retirement benefits
- House Bill 12-1250 – Contributions for PERA health insurance
- House Bill 12-1142 – Expansion of PERA defined contribution plan
Upon floor adjournment – House State Affairs Committee, room 0112
- House Bill 12-1091 – Reduction of state testing (second item)
- House Bill 12-1118 – Transparency of school district collective bargaining (fourth item)
1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- Senate Bill 12-148 – Metro State name change
- House Joint Resolution 12-1004 – Teen suicide prevention
1:30 p.m. – Senate Health and Human Services, room 354
- Senate Bill 12-130 – Consolidation of early childhood programs (third item)
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. – House Appropriations Committee, room LSB-A
- House Bill 12-1146 – Funding for dropout recovery programs (third item)
- House Bill 12-1149 – Parent trigger bill (eighth item)
Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.