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HB 1384 CO
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Direct Transfers for Colorado Department of Labor & Employment School-to-Work Programs

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Apr 2, 2026

Latest action (May 29, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Summary

This bill clarifies the accounting treatment of funds that school districts direct to the Department of Labor and Employment for school-to-work alliance programs. Under existing law, districts may instruct the state board of education to redirect portions of their state funding to the department for school-to-work program costs instead of receiving those funds directly. The bill clarifies that these redirected amounts are not counted as state fiscal year spending for purposes of the state constitutional spending limitation. This accounting clarification allows districts to participate in school-to-work programs without impacting the state's overall spending calculations.

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Official abstract

Pursuant to existing law, a school district (district) may direct, by written instruction to the state board of education (board), that a specified portion of its monthly payment of the state's share of the district's total program for the budget year be paid to the department of labor and employment to cover the district's costs for participation in school-to-work alliance programs. The board is required to certify to the state treasurer on a monthly basis the amount, if any, to be transferred directly to the department of labor and employment instead of paid to the district.     The act clarifies that the amount of money transferred from the state public school fund directly to the department of labor and employment for school-to-work alliance program costs instead of paid to a district is not state fiscal year spending for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (6)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (14)
  1. May 29, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 28, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 28, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 28, 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 - Consent Calendar 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 10, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  11. Apr 9, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  13. Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
Subjects
Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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