Amendments for HB23-1231

House Journal, March 17
32 HB23-1231 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
33 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
34 recommendation:
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36 Amend printed bill, page 3, after line 9 insert:
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38 "(b) "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTICE IN
39 MATHEMATICS THAT RELIES ON PEER-REVIEWED EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH
40 A BASIS FOR ACCELERATING LEARNING. "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" INCLUDES
41 EVIDENCE-INFORMED CURRICULA, INTERVENTIONS, AND ASSESSMENT
42 OPTIONS.".
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44 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
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46 Page 7, line 7, strike "ANY STATE-APPROVED CURRICULUM" and substitute
47 "A STATE-ADVISORY LIST OF CURRICULA".
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49 Page 8, line 21, strike "ANY STATE-APPROVED CURRICULUM" and
50 substitute "A STATE-ADVISORY LIST OF CURRICULA".
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52 Page 10, after line 7 insert:
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1 "(e) "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTICE IN
2 MATHEMATICS THAT RELIES ON PEER-REVIEWED EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH
3 A BASIS FOR ACCELERATING LEARNING. "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" INCLUDES
4 EVIDENCE-INFORMED CURRICULA, INTERVENTIONS, AND ASSESSMENT
5 OPTIONS.".
6
7 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
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9 Page 11, line 4, strike "PROGRAM" and substitute "PROGRAM. AN ELIGIBLE
10 ENTITY THAT RECEIVES".
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12 Page 11, strike lines 5 and 6.
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14 Page 11, line 26, after "LEVEL," insert "DISABILITY,".
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16 Page 12, line 5, strike "AND EVIDENCE-BASED".
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18 Page 12, line 11, strike "OR" and substitute "AND".
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20 Page 12, line 15, strike "SECTION AND" and substitute "SECTION.".
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22 Page 12, strike lines 16 through 19.
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24 Page 12, line 21, strike "FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:" and substitute
25 "TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
26 TO:".
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28 Page 12, line 22, strike "PROGRAMS" and substitute "GRANT PROGRAM".
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30 Page 12, line 25, strike "AND EVIDENCE-BASED".
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32 Page 14, line 18, strike "EVALUATOR" and substitute "EVALUATOR, IN
33 ACCORDANCE WITH THE "PROCUREMENT CODE," ARTICLES 101 TO 112 OF
34 TITLE 24,".
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36 Page 14, line 26, after "LEVEL," insert "DISABILITY,".
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38 Page 15, strike lines 4 through 6 and substitute:
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40 "(b) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT THE DATA REPORTED TO
41 THE DEPARTMENT BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
42 (2)(c)(IV) OF THIS SECTION AND BY THE THIRD-PARTY EVALUATOR
43 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (6).".
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45 Page 15, line 8, strike "OCTOBER 1, 2024" and substitute "JANUARY 1,
46 2025" and strike "OCTOBER 1" and substitute "JANUARY 1".
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48 Page 21, line 16, strike "EVIDENCE-BASED" and substitute
49 "EVIDENCE-INFORMED".
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51 Page 21, line 17, after "STRATEGIES," insert "AS DEFINED IN SECTION
52 22-2-146.6,".
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54 Page 21, after line 25 insert:
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1 "(d) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT USE MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT
2 OF STATE FUNDS TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM.".
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4 Page 22, line 10, strike "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL" and
5 substitute "CANDIDATES FOR AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT,
6 A MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT, OR A SECONDARY
7 MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT".
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9 Page 22, line 11, strike "MATHEMATICS TEACHER CANDIDATES" and strike
10 "EVIDENCE-BASED" and substitute "EVIDENCE-INFORMED".
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12 Page 22, line 12, after "MATHEMATICS," insert "AS DEFINED IN SECTION
13 22-2-146.6,".
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15 Page 23, strike line 3 and substitute "CANDIDATES FOR AN ELEMENTARY
16 EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT, A MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS
17 ENDORSEMENT, OR A SECONDARY MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT".
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19 Page 23, line 4, strike "CANDIDATES".
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21 Page 23, line 23, before "early" insert "DEVELOPMENTALLY
22 APPROPRIATE".
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24 Page 24, line 18, after "PROMOTE" insert "DEVELOPMENTALLY
25 APPROPRIATE".
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27 Strike "EVIDENCE-BASED" and substitute "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" on: Page
28 4, line 15; and Page 5, lines 13, 17, 22, and 25.
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House Journal, April 10
52 Amend printed bill, page 24, after line 18 insert:
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1 "SECTION 15. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal
2 year, $25,594,530 is appropriated to the department of education. This
3 appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the
4 department may use this appropriation as follows:
5 (a) $594,530 for math educator training and improvement
6 planning, which amount is based on an assumption that the department
7 will require an additional 3.2 FTE; and
8 (b) $25,000,000 for the Colorado academic accelerator grant
9 program, which amount is based on an assumption that the department
10 will require an additional 2.6 FTE.".
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12 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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14 Page 1, line 102, strike "EDUCATION." and substitute "EDUCATION, AND,
15 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".
House Journal, April 12
1 Amend the Education Committee Report, dated March 16, 2023, page 1,
2 line 5, after "INTERVENTIONS," insert "ACCELERATION STRATEGIES,".
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4 Page 1, after line 7 insert:
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6 "Page 7 of the printed bill, line 6, after "INTERVENTIONS" insert "AND
7 ACCELERATION STRATEGIES".".
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9 Page 1, after line 9 insert:
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11 "Page 8 of the printed bill, line 20, after "INTERVENTIONS" insert "AND
12 ACCELERATION STRATEGIES".".
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14 Page 2, strike line 4 and substitute "Page 12, line 11, strike "OR".".
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16 Page 2, after line 4 insert:
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18 "Page 12 of the printed bill, line 13, strike "COMMUNITY." and substitute
19 "COMMUNITY; AND
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21 (VII) HAVE DEMONSTRATED IN THE APPLICATION HOW THE
22 ELIGIBLE ENTITY WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE STUDENT
23 POPULATIONS.".".
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25 Page 2, line 24, strike "EVIDENCE-INFORMED" and substitute
26 "EVIDENCE-INFORMED, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-2-146.6,".
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28 Page 2, strike lines 25 and 26 and substitute "Page 21, strike line 17 and
29 substitute "MATHEMATICS SKILLS, INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, AND
30 ACCELERATION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING A".".
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32 Amendment No. 4, by Representative McLachlan:
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34 Amend printed bill, page 4, line 13, strike "MAKE AVAILABLE" and
35 substitute "CONTRACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
36 "PROCUREMENT CODE", ARTICLES 101 TO 112 OF TITLE 24, TO CREATE".
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38 Page 5, line 3, after the period add "THE DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP
39 RECORD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS,
40 DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS, INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND BOARDS
41 OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATOR
42 TRAINING.".
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44 Page 6, line 8, strike "SECTION" and substitute "SECTION, INCLUDING A
45 LIST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS,
46 DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS, INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND BOARDS
47 OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATOR TRAINING
48 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION,".
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50 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
51 Reading and Final Passage.
Senate Journal, April 25
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that HB23-1231 be
amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
with favorable recommendation.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 21, line 23, strike "(4)" and substitute "(4); and
add (7.5)".

Page 22, after line 25 insert:

"(7.5) FOR THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
APPROPRIATE ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM.".


Senate Journal, April 28
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that HB23-1231 be
amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with
favorable recommendation.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 16, line 20, strike "TWENTY-FIVE MILLION" and
substitute "TWENTY-FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND".

Page 25, line 25, strike "$25,594,530" and substitute "$26,694,530".

Page 26, line 3, strike "and".

Page 26, line 4, strike "$25,000,000" and substitute "$24,500,000".

Page 26, line 6, strike "FTE." and substitute:

"FTE; and
(c) $1,600,000 for the ninth grade success grant program, which amount
is based on an assumption that the department will require an additional 1.2
FTE.".


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