Amendments for SB25-315
Senate Journal, April 29
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB25-315 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 3, line 18, after "WORKFORCE." add "THEREFORE,
MAINTAINING GUARANTEED TRANSFER PATHWAYS AND COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND COLLEGES IS
BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS IN COLORADO AND TO THE STATE AS A WHOLE.".
Page 5, after line 22 insert:
"(3) "JOHN W. BUCKNER POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE READINESS
INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM" OR "INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS THE
JOHN W. BUCKNER POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE READINESS INNOVATION
GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 22-54-204.".
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 6, strike lines 3 through 6.
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 10, strike lines 8 through 11 and substitute "(5) THE DEPARTMENT MAY
NOT USE".
Page 10, line 17, strike "Postsecondary" and substitute "John W. Buckner
postsecondary".
Page 10, line 19, after "THE" insert "JOHN W. BUCKNER".
Page 11, line 10, strike "INCLUDE:" and substitute "INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO:".
Page 20, line 6, strike "2027," and substitute "2028,".
Page 33, line 20, after "PROGRAM." insert "FOR THE 2025-26 BUDGET YEAR, OF
THE FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS PROGRAM,
THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXPEND AN AMOUNT THAT IS NECESSARY TO OFFSET THE
DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED IN ADMINISTERING POSTSECONDARY
AND WORKFORCE READINESS START-UP FUNDING PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-54-203.".
Page 35, strike lines 25 through 27.
Page 36, strike lines 1 through 10.
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 37, after line 9 insert:
"SECTION 23. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-91-104, amend (1),
(4), and (5)(a) as follows:
22-91-104. School counselor corps grant program - application -
criteria - grant awards - rules. (1) An education provider seeking a grant
from the program shall MUST submit an application to the school counselor
corps advisory board existing within the department in accordance with the
rules adopted by the state board. The school counselor corps advisory board
shall review each grant application received and make recommendations to the
department and state board concerning whether a grant should be awarded to
the education provider and the recommended amount of the grant. If the school
counselor corps advisory board determines an application is missing any
information required by rule to be included with the application, the school
counselor corps advisory board may contact the education provider to obtain the
missing information.
(4) The department and the state board shall consult with experts in the
area of school counseling, including, but not limited to, school counselors,
persons who provide education and professional development in the areas of
school counseling and career counseling, and higher education admissions
officers, in establishing any additional criteria for awarding grants and in
reviewing applications and selecting grant recipients.
(5) (a) Subject to available appropriations, the state board DEPARTMENT
shall award grants to applying education providers pursuant to this section. The
state board shall base the grant awards on the department's recommendations.
Each grant has a term of four years beginning in the 2014-15 budget year. In
making a grant award, the state board DEPARTMENT shall specify the amount of
each grant.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 37, after line 11 insert:
"SECTION 25. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.
(1) To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general
appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of
education are adjusted as follows:
(a) The general fund appropriation for use by management and
administration for grants administration is reduced by $3,999;
(b) The appropriation from the state education fund created in section
17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution for use by school district
operations for state share of districts' total program funding is increased by
$2,257,275;
(c) The appropriation from the state education fund created in section
17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution for use by school district
operations for extended high school is decreased by $6,703,048;
(d) The general fund appropriation for use by student pathways for the
career development success program is decreased by $4,521,670, and the
related FTE is decreased by 0.6 FTE;
(e) The appropriation from the marijuana tax cash fund created in
Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., for use by student pathways for the concurrent
enrollment expansion and innovation grant program is decreased by $1,476,948,
and the related FTE for college and career readiness is decreased by 0.3 FTE;
(f) The general fund appropriation for use by student pathways for the
John W. Buckner automatic enrollment in advanced courses grant program is
decreased by $247,914, and the related FTE is decreased by 0.3 FTE.
(2) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $5,018,715 is appropriated to the
department of education for use by student pathways. This appropriation
consists of $4,773,583 from the general fund and $245,132 from the state
education fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution.
To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:
(a) $482,217 from the general fund for postsecondary workforce
readiness administration, which amount is based on an assumption that the
department will require an additional 5.1 FTE; and
(b) $4,291,366 from the general fund and $245,132 from the state
education fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution
for postsecondary workforce readiness start-up funding distributions to local
education providers.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 37, line 13, strike "22, and 23" and substitute "and 22".
Page 1, line 102, strike "PROGRAMS." and substitute "PROGRAMS, AND, IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AND REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.".
Appro-
priations
House Journal, May 1
13 SB25-315 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
14 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
15 recommendation:
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17 Amend reengrossed bill, page 39, after line 19 insert:
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19 "(3) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $160,073 is appropriated to
20 the department of education for use by school quality and support. This
21 appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an assumption that
22 the division will require an additional 1.0 FTE. To implement this act, the
23 division may use this appropriation for accountability and improvement
24 planning. Any money appropriated in this subsection not expended prior
27 25 to July 1, 2026, is further appropriated to the division for the 2026-
26 state fiscal year for the same purpose.".
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House Journal, May 1
16 Amendment No. 1, Appropriation Report, dated May 1, 2025, and placed
17 in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, May 1, 2025.
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19 Amendment No. 2, by Representative Sirota:
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21 Amend reengrossed bill, page 8, after line 22 insert:
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23 "(f) THE FORMULA MUST APPLY A HIGHER WEIGHT TO PREVIOUSLY
24 LOW PARTICIPATION IN POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE READINESS
25 OPPORTUNITIES.".
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27 Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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29 Page 10, line 8, strike "FEATURES" and substitute "DEMOGRAPHICS".
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31 Page 11, line 1, strike "YEAR; AND" and substitute "YEAR; OR".
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33 Page 12, line 25, strike "LEARNERS AND" and substitute "LEARNERS, THAT
34 HAVE".
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36 Page 13, line 3 strike "SEQ." and substitute "SEQ., THAT ARE A RURAL OR
37 SMALL RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR THAT HAVE A LIMITED CAPACITY TO
38 OFFER POSTSECONDARY WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMS.".
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40 Page 14, line 11, strike "EACH" and substitute "TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE,
41 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE EXISTING DATA AND EACH".
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43 As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
44 Reading and Final Passage.
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