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CO HB 1357

enacted

Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CO HB 1357 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1357 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1357 about?

The act repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. The act repeals the teacher recruitment and preparation program and pathways in early technology early college high schools working group on July 1, 2027.     On July 1, 2026, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $799,200 from the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund to the state education fund. The general assembly declares that TREP may receive funding from the state education fund.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104.     The act increases the cash fund appropriation to the department of education for state share of districts' total program funding and decreases the cash fund appropriation for extended high school in the 2026-27 long bill in order to fund TREP for the 2026-27 state fiscal year. The amount of the changes is contingent on whether House Bill 26-1364, concerning the calculation of the consumer price index for the 2025 calendar year, becomes law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1357?

B. Kirkmeyer, K. Brown, J. Bridges and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1357, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

The act repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. The act repeals the teacher recruitment and preparation program and pathways in early technology early college high schools working group on July 1, 2027.     On July 1, 2026, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $799,200 from the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund to the state education fund. The general assembly declares that TREP may receive funding from the state education fund.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104.     The act increases the cash fund appropriation to the department of education for state share of districts' total program funding and decreases the cash fund appropriation for extended high school in the 2026-27 long bill in order to fund TREP for the 2026-27 state fiscal year. The amount of the changes is contingent on whether House Bill 26-1364, concerning the calculation of the consumer price index for the 2025 calendar year, becomes law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-04-02
Latest action
2026-06-04 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Kirkmeyersponsor
  • K. Brownsponsor
  • J. Bridgessponsor
  • J. Amabilesponsor
  • R. Taggartsponsor
  • E. Sirotasponsor
  • B. Marshallcosponsor
  • J. Marchmancosponsor
  • L. Goldsteincosponsor
  • E. Hamrickcosponsor
  • K. Stewartcosponsor
  • G. Rydincosponsor
  • J. Phillipscosponsor
  • A. Paschalcosponsor
  • J. McCluskiecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-04

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-03

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  3. 2026-06-03

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-28

    House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass

  6. 2026-04-27

    Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass

  7. 2026-04-17

    House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee

  8. 2026-04-16

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-04-15

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

  10. 2026-04-14

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  11. 2026-04-13

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

    introduction

  12. 2026-04-11

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2026-04-10

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  14. 2026-04-09

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  15. 2026-04-08

    House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  16. 2026-04-07

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  17. 2026-04-02

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adopt amendment J.001

    2026-04-07 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer House Bill 26-1357, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Andrew Boesenecker: yes
    • Scott Bottoms: no
    • Junie Joseph: yes
    • Karen McCormick: yes
    • Matt Soper: no
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Brianna Titone: yes
    • Elizabeth Velasco: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes

  • BILL

    2026-04-11 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: no
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: absent
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: no
    • Clifford: no
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: no
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: no
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: no
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: no
    • Gonzalez R.: no
    • Hamrick: no
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Joseph: no
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: excused
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: absent
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: excused
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: no
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: excused
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1357 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Julie Gonzales: yes
    • Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Chris Kolker: yes
    • Larry Liston: no
    • Byron Pelton: no
    • Jeff Bridges: yes
    • Judy Amabile: yes

  • NOT CNCR

    2026-04-17 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: no
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: yes
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: excused
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: excused
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: excused

  • Approve the first draft conference committee report of the first conference committee on H.B. 26-1357.

    2026-04-23 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Jeff Bridges: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes
    • Barbara Kirkmeyer: excused
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Judy Amabile: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes

  • REPASS

    2026-04-28 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: excused
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: yes
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: excused
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • ADOPT

    2026-04-28 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: excused
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: yes
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: excused
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

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Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1357

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