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Legislative Status Report
2007 Regular Session
FINAL UPDATE: June 4, 2007
The Bell Policy Center and Bell Action Network do not explicitly support or oppose the following bills unless indicated. The Bell provides these summaries as a service to the public.
When available, the title and summary section includes the state fiscal impact, noted as "SFI," or the overall fiscal impact, noted as "FI." If the fiscal note is published, it is hot-linked to the report on the General Assembly web site.
Bill status marked in red letters indicates the bill has failed (for example: withdrawn, postponed indefinitely, killed in committee, vetoed by the governor). Bill status marked in green letters indicates a bill that has passed both houses and been signed by the governor.
The regular session of the 66th General Assembly started Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, and closed May 4, 2007.
Bell press release - Bell Policy Center calls 2007 legislative session “a strong push for opportunity," May 4, 2007
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TABOR, Ref C and state finance
Bill No. & sponsors
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Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact
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Bill status
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SB 116
S: S. Mitchell |
Medicaid and CHP+ Audit: Requires the state auditor to conduct a performance and financial audit of the Medicaid and CHP+ programs in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
SFI: $638,894 in FY 07-08 |
01/29/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Postponed indefinitely Senate Health & Human Services, 2/8 |
SB 133
S: Tapia
H; Buescher |
HCPF Cash Accounting: Requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use a cash system of accounting for the Old Age Pension (OAP) Health and Medical Care Programs, the Children's Basic Health Plan (CBHP), and provisions of the federal Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) drug plan. Bill comes from the Joint Budget Committee.
SFI: Changes in HCPF accounting will be shown by a one-time decrease in expenditures of $11.9 million in FY 07-08.
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01/29/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Finance
Refer amended Senate Finance, 2/13
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 2/23
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 2/28
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/1
Referred House Health & Human Services, 3/5
Pass amended House Appropriations, 3/16
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/16
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/19
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 3/21
Signed by President of the Senate, 3/29
Signed by the Speaker of the House, 4/2
Sent to the Governor, 4/11
Signed by the Governor, 4/16
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SB 189
S: Fitz-Gerald
H: Buescher |
Tobacco Settlement Funds for Supplemental Appropriations: Requires the portion of the tobacco litigation settlement funds received in April 2007 that are not already allocated for FY 2007-08 to be reserved in a new health care supplemental appropriations and overexpenditures account. Allows money in the fund to pay for overexpenditures and supplemental appropriations to the Children's Basic Health Plan trust and the Colorado Benefits Management System.
SFI: None |
02/12/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 3/21
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SB 199
S: Windels
H: Pommer |
School Finance: Amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994. Modifies laws affecting public schools and school programs; incorporates Governor’s mill levy stabilization plan; raises the per pupil base amount by 4.6 percent; increases the total slots available in the Colorado Preschool and Kindergarten Program by 2,000 in FY 2007-08 and an additional 3,500 in FY 2008-09; increases funding for school districts now receiving the minimum state support; requires each school district to develop a plan to potentially phase-in a full-day kindergarten program; requires school districts to prepare annual budgets in a standard format.
FI: $5.1 billion ($3.3 billion state; $1.8 billion local) in FY 2007-08
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02/20/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Witness testimony Senate Education, 3/14
Refer amended Senate Education, 3/15
Passed Senate Appropriations, 3/19
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 3/20
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/21
Refer amended House Education, 4/23
Pass amended House
Appropriations, 4/26
Passed House 2nd reading, 4/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 4/27
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 5/1
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 5/8
Signed by the Governor, 5/9 |
SB 239
S: Tapia
H: Buescher |
Long Appropriations Bill: Appropriates funds for all departments of all branches of state government for FY 2007-08.
Long Bill narrative
Bell testimony, Jan. 23, 2007
Press release: Gov. Ritter signs 2007-08 fiscal budget bill, May 2, 2007 (from the Office of the Governor)
Governor's Headnote/Footnote Veto Message
Veto overrides: The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that the governor cannot veto head notes. Although Gov. Ritter never used the term “veto,” he did strike out seven head notes. The legislature is now asking the Colorado Supreme Court to determine whether this “strike out” constitutes a veto by the governor.
The legislature also challenged the Governor’s authority by overturning his footnote vetoes. Footnotes allow the legislature to set policy or use funds allocated in the Long Bill. This challenge will likely be heard by the Colorado Supreme Court, as to whether the legislature, i.e. the JBC, has the power to set policy related to appropriations in the budget. |
03/23/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Appropriations
Passed Senate Appropriations, 3/28
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 3/28
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/29
Passed House Appropriations, 4/3
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 4/4
Passed House 3rd reading, 4/5
Senate considers House amendments, did not concur, conference committee requested, 4/9
Adopted rerevised with amendments, First Conference Committee, 4/11
House adopts Committee report, repass, 4/17
Senate adopts Committee report, repass, 4/17
Senate reconsiders Committee report, 4/18
Signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 4/20
Signed by the Governor, 5/2 (The governor vetoed seven headnotes and 81 footnotes within the Long Bill.)
House overrides vetoes, 61-2, 5/4
Senate overrides vetoes, 34-0, 5/4
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HB 1049
H: Liston
S: McElhany |
Change in Fast Growing School Districts’ Bonded Debt Limit: Allows school districts experiencing fast growth to increase their bonded debt limitation in the third fiscal year of fast growth, not the fourth fiscal year, as is currently the case.
SFI: local conditional fiscal impact, no state fiscal impact
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01/10/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Education
Pass amended House Education, 1/18
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 1/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 1/29
Passed Senate Education, 3/7
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 3/13
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/14
Signed by the Speaker of the House, 3/26
Signed by President of the Senate, 3/29
Signed by the Governor, 3/30 |
HB 1240
H: Lundberg
S: Brophy |
Supermajority Required to Increase Revenues: Requires 60 percent majority vote in both the Senate and the House to approve any bill that would increase state revenues.
SFI: None |
02/01/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely House State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/15 |
HB 1241
H: Lundberg
S: Schultheis |
Reduce Income Tax Rate to Decrease Revenue Increases from Referendum C: Allows the General Assembly to lower the income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 4.33 percent, if budget estimates show that state revenues will likely exceed the amount estimated by Legislative Council staff in the Blue Book prepared for the 2005 election (when Ref C was approved).
SFI: $172.5 million in FY 06-07; $363.2 million in FY 07-08; $386.3 million in FY 08-09; $410.2 million in FY 09-10 |
02/01/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely House State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/22 |
HB 1290
H: Kefalas |
Tax Incidence Study: Requires the executive director of the Department of Revenue to prepare a tax incidence study every two years and whenever legislators request an investigation into the impacts of a bill or resolution that affects taxes. Requires tax incidence studies to evaluate the change in taxes for people of different incomes, businesses, homeowners and renters, and allows the studies to evaluate changes in taxes for other some other groups as well. |
02/12/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Finance
Postponed indefinitely, House Finance, 2/21 |
HB 1302
H: Buescher
S: Morse |
Increasing the Statutory Reserve: Increases the amount of General Fund revenues that must be kept in a reserve from year to year from 4 percent to 8 percent.
SFI: $70.8 million in FY 07-08; $79.3 million in FY 08-09 |
02/15/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Finance
Passed House Finance, 2/27
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/2
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/5
Postponed indefinitely Senate Finance, 4/24 |
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Immigration
Bill No. & sponsors |
Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact
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Bill status
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SB 029
S: Schultheis
H: Lambert
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Employers’ Use of Verification Program: Requires all nongovernmental employers within the state to apply to participate in the extended basic employment verification pilot program and to participate if accepted. Imposes a fine against an employer that does not participate in the program. The pilot program is designed to show whether a worker is legally eligible to work in the U.S.
SFI: $144,172 in FY 07-08; $141,167 in FY 08-09 |
01/10/2007 Introduced In Senate; Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely, Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 1/31 |
SB 065
S: Harvey
H: Gardner |
Proof of Citizenship Required to Register to Vote: Requires a person who applies to register to vote to provide a proof of citizenship. Specifies the types of documents that can be used to prove citizenship.
SFI: None, but would add costs for counties, estimated at $50,000 per year for a mid-size Front Range county |
01/15/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely, Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 1/24 |
SB 094
S: Schultheis
H: Lambert |
Use of Fraudulent Documents: Makes it a Class 6 felony for an illegal alien to use fraudulent documents to obtain employment or apply for a public benefit. Prohibits courts from granting bail to a person charged with the crime of forged documentation.
SFI: $2,753,630 in FY 07-08; $807,178 in FY 08-09; $651,053 in FY 09-10. Local law enforcement agencies may see a significant increase in costs as well. |
01/15/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/14 |
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HB 1007
H: Cadman |
Trespass by Illegal Aliens Crime: Makes it a crime for a person who is a citizen of another country to be in the state while in violation of federal immigration law.
SFI: $625,825 in FY 07-08; $763,760 in FY 08-09; $876,662 in FY 09-10. Local law enforcement agencies may see a significant increase in costs as well. |
01/10/2007 Introduced In House; Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Postponed indefinitely Senate Health & Human Services, 2/8 |
HB 1040
H: Stephens |
Warrants and Bonds for Illegal Immigrants: Requires courts to issue a warrant for anyone turned over to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who has posted bond on a criminal charge; requires warrants to be listed in Colorado and national crime data bases. Prohibits courts from dismissing charges upon deportation; charges can only be dismissed by the district attorney. Bond agents or others posting bonds must forfeit premiums or fees paid for deported defendants; forfeited fees are credited to the Corrections Expansion Reserve Fund.
FI: $1.1 million in FY 07-08; $949,747 in FY 08-09; $778,265 in FY 09-10. Local governments would also have increased costs of holding more prisoners in custody.
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01/10/2007 Introduced In House; Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Refer amended House State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/8
Refer amended House Appropriations, 4/20
Refer amended House Judiciary, 4/25
Pass amended House Appropriations, 4/27
Passed House 2nd reading, 4/30
Passed House 3rd reading, 5/1
Refer amended Senate Judiciary, 5/2
Pass unamended Senate Appropriations, 5/3
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 5/3
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 5/4
House considers Senate amendments, concur & repass, 5/4
Signed by Speaker of the House, 5/18
Signed by President of the Senate, 5/21
Signed by the Governor, 6/1
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HB 1313
H: Marshall
S: Sandoval
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Identification Documents Required to get a Colorado Driver's License or Identification Card: Defines valid identification to obtain a Colorado license or identification card. Documents accepted include:
• A passport;
• A driver's license from Colorado or other states that verify lawful presence;
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A military identification card with a photo
• A foreign passport with appropriate immigration documents;
• Any other documents considered to be proof of identity by the federal government.
The bill also creates an appeal process for those denied a driver's license or ID card.
FI: $335,165 in 07-08, $331,548 in 08-09
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02/20/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Transportation & Energy
Pass amended House Transportation & Energy, 2/27
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 3/2
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/5
Pass amended Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 3/21
Laid over Senate 2nd reading, 4/10
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 4/11
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 4/12
House considers Senate amendments, concur - repass, 4/18
Signed by Speaker of the House, 4/25
Signed by President of the Senate, 4/26
Vetoed by the Governor, 6/1
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HB 1314
H: Cerbo
S: Groff |
Permanent Rules Relating to Identification Requirements: Requires the director of the Department of Revenue to issue rules regarding additional forms of identification that are acceptable to prove lawful presence to apply for public benefits. In addition, emergency rules issued before March 1, 2007, are extended until July 1, 2007.
SFI: None |
02/20/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Passed House State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/22
Passed House 2nd reading, 2/23
Passed House 3rd reading, 2/26
Passed Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, 2/27
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 2/28
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/1
Signed by President of the Senate & Speaker of the House, 3/1
Signed by the Governor, 3/1 |
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Gateway 1. A Healthy Birth
Bill No. & sponsors |
Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact
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Bill status
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SB 033
S: Brophy |
Adoption of High-Risk Children: Requires the Department of Human Services to subsidize mental health care for adopted children. Releases adoptive parents from the responsibility of paying for care not covered by private insurance or Medicaid.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Pass amended Senate Health & Human Services, 2/14
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 2/23
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 2/26
Witness testimony House Health & Human Services, 3/8
Pass amended House Health & Human Services, 3/12
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/19
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/20
Senate considers House amendments, did not concur, conference committee requested, 4/23
Conference committee adopts re-revised with amendments, 4/27
House adopts conference committee report, repasses, 5/1
Senate adopts conference committee report, repasses, 5/2
Signed by President of the Senate, 5/14
Signed by Speaker of the House, 5/15
Signed by the Governor, 5/31
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SB 060
S: Boyd
H: McGihon |
Emergency Contraception for Survivors: Requires hospitals to adopt protocols to inform a survivor of a sexual assault of the availability of emergency contraception.
SFI: None |
01/11/2007 Introduced In Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Passed Senate Health & Human Services, 1/24
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 1/29
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 1/30
Pass amended House Health & Human Services, 2/12
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 2/13
Passed House 3rd reading, 2/14
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 2/16
Signed by President of the Senate, 3/5
Signed by Speaker of the House, 3/6
Signed by the Governor, 3/15 |
SB 071
S: Schultheis
H: Lundberg |
First Degree Murder of a Fetus: Makes the penalty for attacks against a pregnant woman that result in death to the pregnant woman’s fetus a class 1 felony. |
01/15/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Judiciary
Postponed indefinitely Senate Judiciary, 1/29 |
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HB 1292 |
Science-Based Content Standards for Sexual Education |
Please see complete listing in Gateway 4 |
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Gateway 2. A Safe and Stimulating Early Childhood
| Bill No. & sponsors |
Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact |
Bill status |
SB 004
S: Shaffer
H: Todd |
Coverage of early intervention services by Medicaid and private health insurance: Establishes a coordinated system of payment for early intervention services for children eligible for benefits under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act.
SFI: $3.2 million FYs 07-08 and 08-09
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01/10/2007 Introduced In Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Witness testimony Senate Health & Human Services, 2/8
Refer amended Senate Health & Human Services, 2/14
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 4/11
Laid over Senate 2nd reading, 4/16
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 4/17
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 4/18
Refer amended House Health & Human Services, 4/26
Pass amended House Appropriations, 5/2
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 5/2
Passed House 3rd reading, 5/3
Signed by Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, 5/14
Signed by the Governor, 5/15
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SB 011
S: Williams
H: Todd |
Early Childhood Commission: Abolishes the Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission and creates a new Early Childhood Commission. Directs the commission to establish guidelines for a governing authority for all early childhood programs and oversee a statewide, comprehensive fiscal analysis of the cost of high-quality early childhood programs and services in all counties of the state.
SFI: $87,429 in 07-08; $35,927 in 08-09 |
01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Refer amended Senate Education, 2/15
Postponed indefinitely Senate Appropriations, 3/23 |
SB 012
S: Williams
H: Solano |
Investigation of Family Child Care Providers: Requires all child care providers receiving public moneys for child care to undergo a criminal history check.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Passed Senate Health & Human Services, 1/24
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 1/26
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 1/29
TO: House Health & Human Services
Pass amended House Health & Human Services, 3/1
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/5
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/6
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 3/8
Signed by Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, 3/23
Signed by the Governor, 4/2
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HB 1025
H: Jahn |
Funding of child welfare services: Requires the state Department of Human Services to review rates, services and outcomes negotiatied by counties with providers, promulgate rules governing how counties negotiate rates, services, outcomes, review rate-setting every two years.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Health & Human Services
Passed House Health & Human Services, 1/22
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 1/29
Passed House 3rd reading, 1/20
Pass amended Senate Health & Human Services, 3/15
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 3/30
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 4/2
House considers Senate amendments, concur & repass, 4/3
Signed by the Speaker of the House, 4/12
Signed by the President of the Senate, 4/16
Signed by the Governor, 4/26
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HB 1061
H: Todd
S: Shaffer |
Improving the qualify of child care by increasing the frequency of visits to licensed child care facilities by child care facility inspectors: Requires at least one monitoring visit per year by child care facility inspectors to licensed child care facilities
SFI: $2.7 million 07-08; $2.5 million 08-09 |
01/10/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Health & Human Services
Witness testimony, House Health & Human Services, 1/15
Postponed indefinitely House Health & Human Services, 1/25 |
HB 1062
H: Solano
S: Williams |
Early Childhood Councils: Allows counties to apply for local early childhood council designation and receive funds to address local needs and conditions. The councils are directed to increase and sustain the quality, accessibility, capacity and affordability of early childhood services for children 5 and younger.
FI: $2 million in 07-08 and 08-09 |
01/10/2007 Introduced In House; Assigned to Education
Refer amended House Education, 2/8
Refer unamended House Appropriations, 4/12
Refer amended House Education, 4/19
Pass unamended House Appropriations, 4/26
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 4/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 4/27
Refer amended Senate Education, 5/2
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 5/3
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 5/3
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 5/4
House considers Senate amendments, concur & repass, 5/4
Signed by Speaker of the House, 5/18
Signed by President of the Senate, 5/21
Signed by the Governor, 5/31
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HB 1248
H: Benefield
S: Kester |
Colorado Student Before and After School Project: Creates a new project within the Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program
FI: $1 million in 07-08 and 08-09
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02/01/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Education
Refer amended House Education, 2/12
Pass amended House Appropriations, 2/23
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 2/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 2/28
Refer amended Senate Education, 3/21
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 5/2
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 5/2
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 5/3
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 5/18
Signed by the Governor, 5/31
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Gateway 3. Building a Solid Base for Literacy
| Bill No. & sponsors |
Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact |
Bill status |
SB 016
S: Tapia
H: Butcher
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Minimum Compulsory School Age: Lowers the minimum age of compulsory attendance from 7 to 6 years of age, effective July 1, 2008. Parents who homeschool their child are not required to establish a program until the child is 7 years of age.
SFI: None
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01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Pass amended Senate Education 1/25
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 2/2
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 2/5
Pass amended House Education, 2/22
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 2/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 2/28
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 3/2
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 3/12
Signed by the Governor, 3/16 |
SB 026
S: Bacon
H: Pommer |
Local Revenues for Full-Day Kindergarten: Authorizes a school district, upon voter approval, to impose an additional mill levy to fund the district’s excess full-day kindergarten costs. Excess costs are those that exceed 50 percent of the district's per pupil revenue multiplied by the number of students enrolled or expected to enroll in the district's full-day kindergarten.
SFI: None. Conditional local fiscal impact, depending upon whether or not voters increase mill levies in their school districts.
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01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Pass amended Senate Education, 1/17
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 1/19
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 1/22
Passed House Education, 2/1
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 2/5
Passed House 3rd reading, 2/6
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 2/7
Signed by Speaker of the House & President of the Senate, 2/26
Signed by the Governor, 3/7
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SB 053
S: Tupa
H: Merrifield |
Education Pre-kindergarten to Higher Ed: Creates a P-16 council to examine how to create an integrated, seamless education system from pre-kindergarten to higher education and a legislative oversight committee to oversee the work of the P-16 council.
SFI: $23,613 in FY 07-08, 08-09 and 09-10
Bell Opportunity Note, Feb. 14, 2007 |
01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Refer amended Senate Education, 2/14
Postponed indefinitely Senate Appropriations, 4/25
(Note: this bill was rendered moot by Gov. Ritter's executive order of April 24 establishing the P-20 Education Coordinating Council.) |
SB 140
S: Spence |
Teacher Identifier System and Effective Teachers Commission: Creates a commission in the Department of Education to study the disparity in teacher qualifications between schools in high-income areas and schools in low-income areas. Charges the commission with the assessing the development and omplementation of a system to identify and track teachers.
FI: none in FY 2007-08 and up to $319,620 in FY 2008-09
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01/29/2007 Introduced in Senate, Assigned to Education
Witness testimony Senate Education, 2/8
Pass amended Senate Education, 2/15
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 2/22
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 2/23
Passed House Education, 3/8
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 3/16
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/19
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 3/21
Signed by President of the Senate, 3/29
Signed by Speaker of the House, 3/30
Sent to the Governor, 4/2
Signed by the Governor, 4/11
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SB 192
S: Bacon |
Read-to-Achieve Board Changes: Continues the Read-to-Achieve board for seven years and changes provisions regarding how the sunset review will be performed. Makes changes regarding board membership; adds kindergarten and first grade pupils to those that may be served by the program.
FI: None.
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02/14/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Education
Pass amended Senate Education, 3/1
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 3/16
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/19
Refer amended
House Education, 3/22
Pass amended House Appropriations, 4/25
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 4/26
Passed House 3rd reading, 4/27
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 4/30
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 5/8
Signed by the Governor, 5/22 |
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HB 1041
H: Benefield
S: Windels |
Board of Education Waiver Requirements: Requires a 2/3 majority of the State Board of Education to waive statutory education requirements. Requires school districts applying for waivers to show consent of a majority of the members of the appropriate accountability committee, a majority of the affected administrators, and a majority of the teachers in the affected school or school district. Limits waivers to a maximum of five years and provides a review process for the renewal of expired waivers.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Education
Pass amended House Education, 1/15
Laid over House 2nd reading, 2/15
Voted down House 2nd reading, 2/16 |
HB 1048
H: Merrifield
S: Windels |
Longitudinal Analysis of Assessments: Directs the governor and the Department of Education to convene a new technical advisory panel to assist the department and the State Board of Education in developing a longitudinal growth model to measure the academic growth of students.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in House; Assigned to Education
Pass amended House Committee on Education, to House floor, 1/15
Pass amended House 2nd reading, 1/22
Passed House 3rd reading, 1/23
Passed Senate Education, 1/24
Passed Senate 2nd reading 1/26
Passed Senate 3rd reading 1/29
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 1/30
Signed by the Governor, 2/6 |
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Gateway 4. Establishing a Healthy Lifestyle in Childhood and Adolescence
| Bill No. & sponsors |
Bill title, summary
and state fiscal impact |
Bill status |
SB 004 |
Coverage of early intervention services by Medicaid and private health insurance. |
Please see complete listing in Gateway 2. |
SB 023
S: Hagedorn
H: McGihon |
Prohibits the use of an artifical tanning device by a minor unless specifically prescribed by a physician.
SFI: None |
01/10/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health & Human Services
Passed Senate Health & Human Services, 2/7
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 2/16
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 2/20
Passed House Health & Human Services, 3/5
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/13
Voted down House 3rd reading, 3/26 |
SB 036 |
The inclusion of certain additional mental health disorders in the mandatory health insurance coverage for mental illness.
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Please see complete listing in Gateway 7. |
SB 059
S: Sandoval
H: Hodge |
Start Smart Nutrition Program: Creates a program and fund to cover the costs for children who currently pay a reduced price for breakfasts under the federal National School Lunch Act.
FI: $700,000 in FY 07-08; $700,000 to $1.5 million in FY 08-09
Bell Opportunity Note, Feb. 14, 2007 |
01/11/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Refer amended Senate Health & Human Services, 2/14
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 4/5
Laid over Senate 2nd reading, 4/12
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 4/16
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 4/17
Refer unamended House Education, 4/26
Passed House Appropriations, 4/27
Passed House 2nd reading, 5/1
Passed House 3rd reading, 5/2
Signed by President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, 5/14
Signed by the Governor, 5/15
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SB 080
S: Williams
H: M. May |
Cervical Cancer Prevention: Requires a female student between 11 and 12 years of age and her parent or guardian to be informed about the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, and of the availability of a vaccine. No female student over age 12 shall attend school without evidence she has been vaccinated for human papillomavirus or evidence her parent or guardian refused to have her vaccinated.
SFI: up to $354,000 in FY 07-08 |
01/15/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Refer amended Senate Health & Human Services, 1/31
Postponed Indefinitely Senate Appropriations, 4/5 |
SB 097
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The allocation of tobacco litigation settlement moneys that are not currently required to be allocated to go to health-care related programs.
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Please see complete listing in Gateway 7 |
SB 130
S: Boyd |
Medical Home for Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHP+: Defines a “medical home” and requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
to work with the Department of Public Health and Environment
to create systems and standards to maximize the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHP+ within a medical home.
FI: $118,128 in FY 07-08; $58,723 in FY 08-09
Bell testimony, Feb. 22, 2007 |
01/29/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Witness testimony Senate Health & Human Services, 2/22
Refer amended Senate Health & Human Services, 3/7
Pass amended Senate Appropriations, 4/5
Laid over Senate 2nd reading, 4/16
Pass amended Senate 2nd reading, 4/17
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 4/18
Refered House Committee on Health & Human Services, 4/23
Passed House Appropriations, 4/25
Passed House 2nd reading, 4/25
Passed House 3rd reading, 4/26
Senate considers House amendments, concur & repass, 5/3
Signed by President of the Senate, 5/14
Signed by Speaker of the House, 5/15
Signed by the Governor, 5/31
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SB 186
S: Sandoval
H: Frangas |
Transition Between Private Market and CHP+: Requires some private health insurers to cover illnesses that children already had before enrolling in their health plan if those children were previously insured by the state's Children's Basic Health Plan (CHP+). Requires some private insurers to allow parents to add their children to a health plan at the time they lose their CHP+ coverage, even it it’s after the enrollment period. Requires parents to notify their current health insurer at least 30 days before transferring their children from private insurance to CHP+.
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02/12/2007 Introduced in Senate; Assigned to Health and Human Services
Passed Senate Health & Human Services, 2/22
Passed Senate 2nd reading, 2/28
Passed Senate 3rd reading, 3/1
Passed House Health & Human Services, 3/12
Passed House 2nd reading, 3/15
Passed House 3rd reading, 3/16
Signed by President of the Senate, 3/29
Signed by Speaker of the House, 3/30
Sent to the Governor, 4/2
Signed by the Governor, 4/11
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SB 211
S: Hagedorn
H: McGihon |
Covering all Kids by 2010: Creates a committee to investigate ways to ensure all children in Colorado have health insurance by the year 2010. Grants presumptive eligibility to enro | | |
