Legislative calendar April 23-27

Here is the calendar of education-related legislative meetings for April 23-27. Floor calendars frequently are subject to change.

MONDAY

10 a.m. – House preliminary consideration

  • House Bill 12-1345 – School finance act
  • House Bill 12-1109 – Across-the-board state budget cuts to fund education
  • House Bill 12-1306 – School district reimbursement for enrollment changes
  • House Bill 12-1214 – Technical measure on dental hygienist certificates
  • House Bill 12-1331 – Western State name change

10 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration

  • House Bill 12-1081 – Administrative flexibility for Auraria Higher Education Center
  • Senate Bill 12-047 – Required skills tests for high school students
  • Senate Bill 12-106 – Charter schools authority to offer preschool
  • Senate Bill 12-164 – Regulation of for-profit colleges

1:30 p.m. – Joint Budget Committee, JBC hearing room

  • Reconciliation of amendments to 2012-13 budget, House Bill 12-1335, and related measures

1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers

  • Senate Bill 12-121 – BEST requirements for charter schools
  • House Bill 12-1333 – Conditions of membership in teachers unions
  • Senate Bill 12-160 – Membership of state parent advisory board
  • Senate Bill 12-015 – ASSET bill

TUESDAY

8 a.m. – Senate Appropriations Committee, room 356

  • Senate Bill 12-046 – Changes in zero-tolerance school discipline policies (sixth item)

9 a.m. – House preliminary consideration

  • House Bill 12-1218 – Continuation of legislative early childhood commission
  • Senate Bill 12-145 – Cap on transfers from state school lands revenues

9 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration

  • House Bill 12-1324 – Role and mission of Colorado Mesa University

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m. – Legislative Council, room 0112

  • House Bill 12-1124 – Commissioning of digital learning study (second item)

1:30 p.m. – House Finance Committee, room LSB-A

  • House Bill 12-1280 – Video lottery terminals to fund community colleges

1:30 p.m. – House State Affairs Committee, room 0112

  • Senate Bill 12-130 – Consolidation of certain state early childhood programs

1:30 p.m. – Senate State Affairs Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers

  • House Bill 12-1238 – Early literacy

THURSDAY

1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 354

  • Governor’s appointments to multiple education-related boards
  • House Bill 12-1043 – Parent and student notification of concurrent enrollment options
  • Senate Bill 12-167 – Higher education student health trusts
  • Senate Bill 12-172 – State participation in a multi-state testing system

Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.