Colorado 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 19-003 — Educator Loan Forgiveness Program

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2019. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Educator loan forgiveness program - appropriation. The act makes changes to the teacher loan forgiveness program, renaming it the educator loan forgiveness program (program) and revising the eligibility criteria for the program. The program: Repays up to $5,000 of qualified educational loans for up to 5 years for teachers and other educators employed in qualified positions under the program; and Targets teachers and other educators employed in hard-to-fill positions due to geography or content area. The department of education (department) is required to annually identify the content shortage areas that qualify for the program. Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado commission on higher education (commission) shall approve up to 100 new participants in the program each year, and the act specifies the criteria the commission shall use to prioritize applicants, if necessary. The program includes the educator loan forgiveness fund, and the commission shall adopt policies that ensure that loan repayment is made only on qualified loans for educators in qualified positions. The commission shall prepare an annual report for the general assembly that includes information concerning the content shortage areas identified by the department and information concerning the program participants. The act extends the repeal date of the program to 2033. For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $623,969 to the department of higher education for use by the Colorado commission on higher education. Of that amount, $123,969 is for administrative expenses, requiring 1.4 FTE, and $500,000 is for student loan repayments. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in this bill include the addition of an introductory line indicating that the version includes all amendments adopted on second reading in the House of Introduction. Additionally, the text now specifies that the program repays up to $5,000 of qualified educational loans. These changes provide clarity on the bill's amendments and the specific financial support available for educational loans.

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First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
19-0272.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 19-003 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Zenzingerand Coram, Bridges,Cooke,Court,Donovan,Fenberg,Fields,Foote,Garcia, Gardner,Ginal,Gonzales,Hisey,Moreno,Pettersen,Rankin,Rodriguez,Sonnenberg,Story, Todd, Williams A., Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McLachlan and Wilson, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM TO ADDRESS EDUCATOR SHORTAGES , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
19-0272.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 19-003 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Zenzinger and Coram, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McLachlan and Wilson, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM TO ADDRESS EDUCATOR SHORTAGES , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
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Bill Summary (Note:
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill makes changes to the teacher loan forgiveness program, renamingittheeducatorloanforgivenessprogram(program)andrevising the eligibility criteria for the program.
i The program:
g The program:
a 1 ! Repays up to $5,000 of qualified educational loans for up E R 2 T d 1 N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
d e 1 ! Repays up to $5,000 of qualified educational loans for up T R , A n 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statune.a Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
E d h Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  12. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Sponsors

  • Rachel Zenzinger · Primary
  • Don Coram · Primary
  • Barbara McLachlan · Primary
  • Lynda Zamora Wilson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (97)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 19-003 do?
Educator loan forgiveness program - appropriation. The act makes changes to the teacher loan forgiveness program, renaming it the educator loan forgiveness program (program) and revising the eligibility criteria for the program. The program: Repays up to $5,000 of qualified educational loans for up to 5 years for teachers and other educators employed in qualified positions under the program; and Targets teachers and other educators employed in hard-to-fill positions due to geography or content area. The department of education (department) is required to annually identify the content shortage areas that qualify for the program. Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado commission on higher education (commission) shall approve up to 100 new participants in the program each year, and the act specifies the criteria the commission shall use to prioritize applicants, if necessary. The program includes the educator loan forgiveness fund, and the commission shall adopt policies that ensure that loan repayment is made only on qualified loans for educators in qualified positions. The commission shall prepare an annual report for the general assembly that includes information concerning the content shortage areas identified by the department and information concerning the program participants. The act extends the repeal date of the program to 2033. For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $623,969 to the department of higher education for use by the Colorado commission on higher education. Of that amount, $123,969 is for administrative expenses, requiring 1.4 FTE, and $500,000 is for student loan repayments. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Who sponsors SB 19-003?
SB 19-003 is sponsored by Rachel Zenzinger, Don Coram, Barbara McLachlan, and Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 19-003?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2019. Enacted.
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