HB 21-1010 CO

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The act directs the department of higher education and the department of education to convene a workgroup on diversity in the educator workforce (workgroup).The department of higher education and the department of education shall select the members of the workgroup. The departments may seek recommendations or nominations from interested stakeholders. The workgroup members must be representative of the racial and ethnic diversity of the Colorado student population by ensuring that at least 50% of the workgroup is comprised of persons from historically underrepresented minority groups.The workgroup shall investigate barriers to the preparation, retention, and recruitment of a diverse educator workforce and shall consider strategies to increase diversity in the educator workforce. The act includes specific issues for the workgroup to consider.The workgroup shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the general assembly no later than September 30, 2022. The workgroup may submit interim findings and recommendations during the 2022 legislative session.Under current law, the department of higher education reports annually concerning educator preparation programs, including enrollment, graduation rates, outcomes of graduates, and performance on assessments administered for licensure. The act requires the department of higher education to include the required information disaggregated by the candidates' or graduates' gender, race, and ethnicity. Further, the information contained in the annual report must be posted on the department of higher education's and the department of education's websites.The act appropriates $20,115 from the general fund and provides 0.3 FTE to the department of education to implement the act and appropriates $7,400 from the general fund to the department of higher education to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Naquetta Ricks Democratic · primary
• Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez · primary
• Rhonda Fields · primary

1. Jun 29, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 9, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 5, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 5, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 19, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. May 18, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 14, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 29, 2021 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 21, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
10. Apr 19, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 16, 2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Apr 15, 2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 13, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Mar 25, 2021 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
15. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/29/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/05/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/19/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/18/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/19/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/16/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (04/14/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (03/26/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF