HB 1175 — State Education Fund Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act & Colorado Teacher of the Year Program

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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DoubleC underliningONCERNING denotesSPENDING SENATEFROM amendment.THE STATE EDUCATION FUND FOR SPECIFIED EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , PERMITTINGAPPROPRIATIONSFROMTHESTATEEDUCATIONFUNDFOR THE COLORADO TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM AND REQUIRING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE EDUCATION FUND FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES IN SUPPORT OF THE "COLORADO READ A CT ", DISCONTINUING ANNUAL TRANSFERS TO CASH FUNDS FROM THE STATE EDUCATION FUND FOR THE SAME ,AND REPEALING THE CASH FUNDS .

H a r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e e Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

d F applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) JointBudgetCommittee.Underexistinglaw,moneyisannually transferred from the state education fund to the Colorado teacher of the year fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and to the early literacy fund to fund specified purposes in support of the "Colorado READ Act".

The bill discontinues the annual transfers and instead permits the general assemblyto appropriate moneyfromthe state education fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and requires the general assemblytoappropriateatleast$34millionfromthestateeducationfund for thesamespecifiedpurposesinsupport of the "Colorado READ Act".

The bill repeals the Colorado teacher of the year fund and the early literacy fund, effective September 1, 2027.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,22-61.5-105,amendIn Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-61.5-105, amend (1)(a.5);

(1)________ (a.5)Capital Inletters additionor tobold any& moneysEYitalic creditednumbers toindicate thenew fundmaterial pursuanttoparagraph(a)ofthissubsection(1)UBSECTIONadded (1)(a)OFTHIS SECTION, beginning in the 2014-15 budget year and in each budget year thereafteTHROUGH THE 2025-26BUDGET YEAR , the state treasurer shall annually transfer from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution to theexisting fundlaw; twenty-four thousand eight hundred dollars.

(5)dashes (a)through OJULYwords 1,2026,or THEnumbers STATEindicate TREASURERSHALLTRANSFERdeletions ALLfrom UNEXPENDEDexisting ANDlaw UNENCUMBEREDand MONEYsuch INmaterial THEis FUNDnot THATpart DOESof NOTthe ORIGINATEact. FROM GIFTS,GRANTS ,AND DONATIONS CREDITED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a)OF THIS SECTION TO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND .

-2-(1) 1175(a.5) (b)In THEaddition STATEto TREASURERany SHALLmoneysMONEY TRANSFERcredited ALLto UNEXPENDEDthe ANDfund UNENCUMBEREDpursuant MONEYto INparagraph THE(a) FUNDof ONthis AUGUSTsubsection 31,2027,TO(1)TION (1)(aOF THIS SECTION , beginning in the 2014-15 budget year and in each budget year thereafterHROUGH THE STATE2025-26 EDUCATIONBUDGET FUND.YEAR , the state treasurer shall annuallytransfer from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution to the fund twenty-four thousand eight hundred dollars.

(6)(5) THIS(a) SECTIONON ISJULY REPEAL,EFFECTIVESEPTEMBER 1, 2027.2026,THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ALLUNEXPENDEDANDUNENCUMBEREDMONEYINTHEFUNDTHATDOESNOT ORIGINATE FROM GIFTS ,GRANTS ,AND DONATIONS CREDITED TO THE FUND PURSUANTTOSUBSECTION (1)(a)OFTHISSECTIONTOTHESTATEEDUCATION FUND .

SECTION2.(b) THESTATE TREASURERSHALLTRANSFERALLUNEXPENDEDAND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND ON A UGUST 31, 2027,TO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND .

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,22-61.5-104,add(4)(6) asTHIS follows:SECTION IS REPEALED,EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027.

SECTION 2.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-61.5-104, add (4) as follows:

(4) (a) TET HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE MONEYFROMTHESTATEEDUCATIONFUNDCREATEDINSECTIONMONEY 17(4)OFFROM THE STATE EDUCATION FUND CREATED IN SECTION 17 (4)OF ARTICLE IXOFIX OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION FOR THE PROGRA.PROGRAM .

(b) THET HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT ,FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 17OFARTICLE17 IXOFTHEOF ARTICLE IX OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION,THECONSTITUTION ,THE COLORADO TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN PROVIDING PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS AND MAY THEREFORE RECEIVE FUNDINGFUNDINGFROMTHE FROM THE STATE EDUCATIONEDUCATIONFUNDCREATEDINSECTION FUND17(4) CREATEDOF INARTICLE SECTION17(4)OFIX ARTICLEIX OF THE STATE CONSTITUTIO.CONSTITUTION .

SECTIONSECTION3. 3.

InInColoradoRevisedStatutes,22-7-1210,amend(1) Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1210, amend (1) introductory portion and (1)(d)(I);

PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1175 22-7-1210.

Early literacy fundfund-created-legislativedeclaration - created - legislative declaration - repeal.

(1) TheTheearlyliteracyfundisherebycreatedinthestatetreasuryand early literacy fund is herebyd in the state treasury and is referred to in this section as the "fund".

The fund shall consist CONSISTS of:

(d) (I) For the 2013-14 budget year, an amount equal to sixteen milliondollarsfromthestateeducationfund,andforthe2014-15budgetmillion year,dollars andfrom eachthe budgetstate yeareducation thereafterUGHfund, THEand 2025-26BUDGETfor -3-the 11752014-15 YEARbudget ,year,andeachbudgetyearthereafter anTHROUGHTHE amount2025-26 equalBUDGETYEAR to, thirty-fouranamountequaltothirty-fourmilliondollarsfromthestateeducationfund. million dollars from the state education fund.

On JulyJuly1, 1, 2013, and on JulyJuly1 1 each year thereafterthereafterOUGH THROUGHJULY JULY1,1,2025, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer the appropriate amount from the state education fund to the early literacy fund.

(8) (a) OJULYON 1,2026,THEJULY 1, 2026,THE STATE TREASURER SHALLTRANSFERSHALL ALLTRANSFER UNEXPENDEDALLUNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND TOTOTHE THESTATE STATEEDUCATIONFUNDEDUCATION ;EXCEPTTHATTHESTATETREASURERSHALLNOT TRANSFER THE MONEY IN THE FUND THAT; REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE THROUGH THE 2026-27 STATE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT 'S"COLORADO READA CT"TARGETEDTRAININGINITIATIVE THATPROVIDESLITERACYEDUCATIONTRAININGFORTEACHERS ,READING INTERVENTIONISTS,PRINCIPAL,AND ADMINISTRATORS .

(b)EXCEPT THAT THE STATE TREASURER SHALL NOT TRANSFER ALLTHE UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND ONTHAT AUGUSTREMAINS 31,2027,TOAVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE THROUGH THE 2026-27 STATE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT 'S"C OLORADO READ A CT "TARGETED TRAINING INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES LITERACY EDUCATION FUND.TRAINING FOR TEACHERS ,READING INTERVENTIONISTS ,PRINCIPALS ,AND ADMINISTRATORS .

(9)(b) THISTHE SECTIONSTATE ISTREASURERSHALLTRANSFERALLUNEXPENDEDAND REPEAL,EFFECTIVESEPTEMBERUNENCUMBERED 1,MONEY 2027.IN THE FUND ON AUGUST 31, 2027,TO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND .

(9) T HIS SECTION IS REPEALE, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027.

Fundingforpart-stateeducationfund-legislativeFunding for part - state education fund - legislative declaration.

(1) BBEGINNINGFORFISCALYEAR EGINNING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27, THETHEGENERALASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE AT LEAST THIRTY -FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE EDUCATION FUND CREATED IN SECTION 1717(4) (4)OFOF ARTICLEIXARTICLE IX OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES :

(a)PAGE T3-HOUSE OBILL 26-1175 (a) TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE READING DESCRIBED IN SECTION22-7-1209 (7);

-4- 1175 (b) TO CONTRACT WITH AND PAY THE DIRECT COSTS INCURRED IN OVERSEEING AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 22-7-1209(8);22-7-1209 (8);

(c) TOTIMPLEMENTTHEEARLYLITERACYGRANTPROGRAMCREATED IMPLEMENT THE EARLY LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION22-7-1211;

(d) TOT O ALLOCATE PER -PUPIL INTERVENTION MONEY TO LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS AS PROVIDED IN SECTIO22-7-1210.5ANDSECTION22-7-1210.5AND (e) TO PAY THE COSTS INCURRED IN PROVIDING TO LOCAL EDUCATIONEDUCATIONPROVIDERSTECHNICALASSISTANCEINIMPLEMENTINGTHISPART PROVIDERS12,TRAINING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PART 12, TRAINING TO TEACH READING FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED TO TEACH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND FOR READING INTERVENTIONISTSINTERVENTIONISTSEMPLOYEDTOTEACHFOURTHGRADETHROUGHTWELFTH EMPLOYED TO TEACH FOURTH GRADE THROUGH, TWELFTHTRAINING GRADE ,TRAINING FOR PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-1208 (6.5)AND TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS PURSUANT TO SECTION24-90-121;MONITORINGSECTION 24-90-121;MONITORING THE USE OF MONEY RECEIVED AS PERPER-PUPIL -PUPIL INTERVENTION MONEY OR GRANTS THROUGH THE EARLY LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM ;AND FULFILLING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS PA12.PART2.