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CO HB 1291

introduced

Educator Performance Evaluations

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Under current law, a local board of education's (local board) or board of cooperative services' (BOCES) licensed personnel employment performance system must ensure that nonprobationary teachers receive one evaluation resulting in a written evaluation report in each academic year.The bill requires that nonprobationary teachers receive one evaluation resulting in a written evaluation report at least once every 3 academic years; except that, if a nonprobationary teacher receives a less than effective rating, the local board or BOCES may require that the nonprobationary teacher receive one evaluation that results in a written evaluation report in the next academic year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Introduced
2026-02-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-12 — House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • C. Kolkersponsor
  • E. Hamricksponsor
  • L. Goldsteinsponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-12

    House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely

  2. 2026-02-23

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1291, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2026-03-12 · fail · 0-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Jennifer Bacon: no
    • Mary Bradfield: no
    • Lindsay Gilchrist: no
    • Eliza Hamrick: yes
    • Dusty Johnson: no
    • Jacque Phillips: yes
    • Tammy Story: yes
    • Matthew Martinez: no
    • Meghan Lukens: no
    • Ava Flanell: no
    • Lori Garcia Sander: no
    • Anthony Hartsook: no
    • Katie Stewart: no

  • Postpone House Bill 26-1291 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

    2026-03-12 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Jennifer Bacon: yes
    • Mary Bradfield: yes
    • Ava Flanell: yes
    • Lori Garcia Sander: yes
    • Lindsay Gilchrist: yes
    • Eliza Hamrick: no
    • Anthony Hartsook: yes
    • Dusty Johnson: yes
    • Jacque Phillips: no
    • Katie Stewart: yes
    • Tammy Story: no
    • Matthew Martinez: yes
    • Meghan Lukens: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.001

    2026-03-12 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1291

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