SB 166 CO
School Board Member Disqualifying Convictions
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Summary
This bill expands the criteria for disqualifying a person from serving as a school board member in Colorado. It adds convictions for crimes of violence and felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale to the existing disqualification for sexual offenses against children. The disqualification applies only to offenses committed by adults and only when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person completed all aspects of their sentence, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole. The bill maintains the existing disqualification for sexual offenses against children without the same time-based limitation.
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Official abstract
Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Sponsors (3)
- A. Benavidez Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · sponsor
Action history (6)
- May 6, 2026 House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely · lower
- Apr 28, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
- Apr 28, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
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