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HB 1351 CO
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Healthy School Meals for All State Education Fund

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Apr 2, 2026

Latest action (May 27, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Summary

This bill directs the state treasurer to transfer $31,066,831 from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund to the state education fund on July 1, 2026. It delays the requirement for the treasurer to make transfers in the opposite direction (from the state education fund back to the healthy school meals program) from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028. The bill also repeals certain reporting requirements related to the program fund.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

During the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years, the general assembly appropriated money from the state education fund for expenditures related to the healthy school meals for all program. The act directs the state treasurer to transfer $31,066,831 from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund (program fund) to the state education fund on July 1, 2026.     Under current law, beginning on July 1, 2026, and on each July 1 thereafter, the state treasurer is required to transfer money from the state education fund to the program fund and to the healthy school meals for all program fund account (account) within the program fund. The act delays that requirement so that the treasurer is required to transfer money from the state education fund to the program fund and to the account beginning on July 1, 2028. In addition, the act repeals reporting requirements related to money in the program fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (6)

8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (13)

  1. May 27, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Apr 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  6. Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
  7. Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  8. Apr 13, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
  9. Apr 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  10. Apr 9, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  11. Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  13. Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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