Here’s the calendar of education-related meetings in the legislature for April 2-6. Floor and committee agendas are subject to change during the week, and measures scheduled for the floor are frequently subject to delay.
MONDAY
10 a.m. – House final consideration
- House Bill 12-1261 – Stipends for board certified teachers
- House Bill 12-1234 – Role and mission change for Colorado Mesa University
- Senate Bill 12-067 – Non-profit requirement for charter school boards
House preliminary consideration
- House Bill 12-1043 – Creation of new concurrent enrollment program
- Senate Bill 12-036 – Parent consent for school surveys
10 a.m. – Senate final consideration
- Senate Bill 12-015 – Tuition rates for undocumented students
Senate preliminary consideration
- Senate Bill 12-068 – Ban on use of trans fats in some Colorado schools
TUESDAY
9 a.m. – Senate preliminary consideration
- Senate Bill 12-160 – Membership of state parent advisory group
- House Bill 12-1146 – Dropout recovery program
WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
- Meeting with JBC members and CDE officials to discuss 2012-13 school finance act
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- House Bill 12-1081 – Administrative flexibility for Auraria Higher Education Center
1:30 p.m. – Senate State Affairs Committee, room 353
- House Bill 12-1118 – Requirement that district collective bargaining sessions be public
THURSDAY
Upon floor adjournment – Senate Finance Committee, room 354
- House Bill 12-1150 – Calculation of retirement benefits for new PERA members
1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 354
- Governor’s board nominees, include CCHE and Adams, Mines and Metro trustees
- Senate Bill 12-164 – Regulation of for-profit colleges
FRIDAY
Senate closed
Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information.