SB 21-172 CO

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The act creates the educator pay raise fund (fund), which consists of money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The creation of the fund is conditioned on passage of a ballot measure by November 2027 that increases state tax revenue and requires the revenue to be deposited into the fund. The department of education (department) must distribute any money appropriated from the fund to assist school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services in increasing teacher salaries and the hourly wage paid to other employees.The act creates the educator pay raise fund task force (task force) to recommend a process by which the department will disburse money from the fund to school districts and charter schools. The act specifies considerations that the process must address, including requiring that a school district or charter school must at least maintain the level of funding it provides for educator salaries and wages from revenue other than money received from the fund. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives must appoint the task force members who represent specific constituencies listed in the act. The task force must submit its recommendations to the education committees of the general assembly by January 15, 2022.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary
• Leroy Garcia · primary
• Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez · primary
• David Ortiz · primary

1. Jul 7, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 18, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 18, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 18, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Jun 8, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. Jun 7, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Jun 4, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
8. Jun 3, 2021 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Mar 25, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
10. Mar 23, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 22, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. Mar 18, 2021 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Mar 4, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper

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 (07/07/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/18/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (06/07/2021) · PDF
• Revised (06/04/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (03/23/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (03/22/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (03/04/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (06/04/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF