SB 151 CO Became Law
Modify Public Employees Retirement Association Allowed Affiliation and Board of Trustees
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Summary
This bill adds Denver school of science and technology charter schools (DSST schools) in the Denver public schools division to the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The bill adds one voting member to the PERA board of trustees to be elected from the Denver public schools division through a division election administered by PERA. This voting member replaces and removes a nonvoting ex officio board member from the Denver public schools division. The bill permits PERA members who are employees of DSST schools to purchase service credit for their noncovered DSST employment prior to the bill's enactment.
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Official abstract
The act adds Denver school of science and technology charter schools (DSST schools) in the Denver public schools division of the public employees' retirement association (PERA). The act also adds one voting member to the PERA board of trustees. The added member is to be elected from the Denver public schools division through a Denver public schools division election administered by PERA. The added member replaces a nonvoting ex officio board member from the Denver public schools division, whom the act removes from the board. The act permits PERA members who are employees of DSST schools to purchase service credit for their noncovered DSST employment prior to the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- J. Gonzales Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bacon Democratic · sponsor
- M. Lukens Democratic · sponsor
19 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Lieder Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- G. Rydin Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- May 28, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 21, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 21, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 21, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 4, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 1, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 29, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 27, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 20, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
- Apr 20, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 17, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 17, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 7, 2026 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
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