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

26-0392.01This Veronicabill Parishhas x2606been HOUSEprepared BILLfor 26-1027the HOUSEsignatures SPONSORSHIPof StoryandStewartK.,the Bacon,Boesenecker,Garcia,Goldstein,Hamrick,Lindsay,Lukens,appropriate McCluskie,legislative McCormick,officers Nguyen,and Phillips,the SmithGovernor. SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kolker, Cutter, Exum, Kipp, Marchman, Wallace e n 6 e 0 E a , A U 1 N g r S d u House Committees Senate Committees e b Education Education R F r e A BILL FOR AN ACT n 2 m 2 C ONCERNING BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES , AND , IN T n 8 N U y CONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,PERMITTINGARETIREETOWORKAS E i a S a b AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE R F n SERVICES WITHOUT LOSING RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND 2 CLARIFYING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE READINESS FUNDING .

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eC bONCERNING CapitalBOARDS lettersOF orCOOPERATIVE boldSERVICES &, italicAND numbers, indicateIN newCONNECTION materialTHEREWITH to,PERMITTING beA addedRETIREE toTO existingWORK law.nAS FAN DashesEXECUTIVE throughDIRECTOR theOF wordsA orBOARD numbersOF indicateCOOPERATIVE deletionsSERVICES fromWITHOUT existingLOSING law.RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND CLARIFYING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE READINESS FUNDING .

e A director to the list of individuals covered by the public employees' retirement association (PERA) who may be employed in specified education-related positions under certain circumstances with no change in their PERA retirement benefits.

Thebillamendsthedefinitionof "localeducationprovider"inthe "Public School Finance Act of 2025" applicable to postsecondary and workforce readiness funding to include BOCES that do not operate schools.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

In Colorado RevisedStatutes,24-51-1101,amendRevised (1.9)(a)(I),Statutes, (1.9)(a)(II)(B),24-51-1101, (1.9)(a)(II)(C),amend and(1.9)(a)(I),(1.9)(a)(II)(B),(1.9)(a)(II)(C),and(1.9)(h);andadd(1.9)(k)as (1.9)(h);follows:

and add (1.9)(k) as follows:

(1.9)(a)(I)(1.9) Subjecttosubsection(1.9)(h)ofthissection,aservice(a) retireewhoisasuperintendent;aprincipal;ateacher;aschoolbusdriver;(I) Subject to subsection (1.9)(h) of this section, a service ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

retiree who is a superintendent;

a principal;

a teacher;

a school bus driver;

or paraprofessional, as defined in section 22-60.3-201;R ABOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , and is hired pursuant to subsection (1.9)(b) of this section by an employer in the school division of the association that satisfies the criteria specified in subsection (1.9)(a)(II) of this section may receive salary without reduction in benefits for any length of employment in a calendarparaprofessional, year if the service retiree has not worked for an employer, as defined in section 24-51-10122-60.3-201; (20), during the month of the effective date of retirement.

OR A serviceBOCES retireeEXECUTIVE describedDIRECTOR in, thisand subsectionis (1.9)(a)hired whopursuant worksto forsubsection an(1.9)(b) employer,of asthis definedsection by an employer in sectionthe 24-51-101school (20),division duringof the monthassociation ofthat satisfies the effectivecriteria datespecified ofin retirementsubsection is(1.9)(a)(II) subjectof tothis asection mayreceive salarywithout reduction in benefits for any length of employment in a calendar year if the service retiree has not worked for an employer, as provideddefined in section 24-51-110224-51-101 (2).(20), during the month of the effective date of retirement.

A service retiree describedinthissubsection(1.9)(a)whoworksforanemployer,asdefined in section 24-51-101 (20), during the month of the effective date of retirement is subject to a reduction in benefits as provided in section 24-51-1102 (2).

-2- 1027 (B) The school district, board of cooperative services, or charter school hires the service retiree for the purpose of providing classroom instructionorschoolbustransportationtostudentsenrolledbythedistrict,instruction enrolledbyoneormoreofthedistrictsservedbytheboardofcooperativeor school bus transportation to students enrolled bythe district, enrolled by one or more of the districts served by the board of cooperative services, or enrolled by the charter school, or for the purpose of being a superintendent;

or a paraprofessional, as defined in section 22-60.OR22-60.3-201; A1BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ;

OR A BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ;

school food services cooks;schoolnurses;oraraprofessionals,ascooks; defined in section 22-60.3-201;OR BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, as applicable, and that the service retiree has specific experience, skills, or qualifications that would benefit the district, board of cooperative services, or charter school.

(h) Ateacher,schoolbusdriver,schoolfoodservicescook,school nurse,superintendent,principal,orlifiedparaprofessionOR,BOCES EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR whoretiresbeforeheorshehas THEYHAVE metthe age and service credit requirements for full service retirement benefits pursuant to section 24-51-602 shall not be employed after retirement pursuant to this subsection (1.9) by the employer in the school divisionnurses; that was the teacher's, school bus driver's, school food services cook's, school nurse's, superintendent's, principal's, or qualified paraprofessional's, BOCES EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR 'Slastemployeruntil two years after the teacher's, school bus driver's, school food services cook's, school nurse's, superintendent's, principal's, oralified -3- 1027 paraprofessionalOR,BOCES EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR'Sdateofretirement.

(k)or Aparaprofessionals, Sas USEDdefined INin THISsection SUBSECTIO(1.9)UNLESS22-60.3-201; THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR " MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICE.

OR BOCES EXECUTIVEDIRECTORS ,asapplicable,andthatthe service retiree has specific experience, skills, or qualifications that would benefit the district, board of cooperative services, or charter school.

(h) A teacher, school bus driver, school food services cook, school nurse, superintendent, principal, orualified paraprofessional, OR BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR who retires before he or she has THEY HAVE met the age and service credit requirements for full service retirement benefits pursuant to section 24-51-602 shall not be employed after retirement pursuanttothissubsection(1.9)bythe employer in the schooldivisionthat was the teacher's, school bus driver's, school food services cook's, school PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1027 nurse's, superintendent's, principal's, or qualified paraprofessORnal's, BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 'Slast employer until two years after the teacher's, school bus driver's, school food services cook's, school nurse's, superintendent's, principal's, orlified paraprofessionalOR,BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S date of retirement.

(k) A S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (1.9),UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "BOCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR " MEANS AN INDIVIDUALWHOHASEXECUTIVEAUTHORITYFORTHEADMINISTRATIONOF A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES .

(3)(c) ALOCALEDUCATIONPROVIDERMAYELECTTOHAVESOMEALOCALEDUCATIONPROVIDERMAYELECTTOHAVESOMEOR OR ALL OF ITS DISTRIBUTION MADE DIRECTLY TO A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES.SERVICES .

(3)(c) ALOCALEDUCATIONPROVIDERMAYELECTTOHAVESOMEALOCALEDUCATIONPROVIDERMAYELECTTOHAVESOMEOR OR ALL OF ITS DISTRIBUTION MADE DIRECTLY TO A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES.SERVICES .

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforPAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1027 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-4-____________________________ 1027____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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