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SB 21-232 — Displaced Workers Grant
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2021. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
The act appropriates $15,000,000 from the workers, employers, and workforce centers cash fund and the federal coronavirus recovery fund to the department of higher education for the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative's displaced workers grant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
23 added · 16 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill now includes a reference to the creation of the displaced workers grant in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifying that it supports Coloradans who have partially completed their higher education but have not earned a credential. This change clarifies the purpose and target group of the grant program, which aims to assist displaced workers in continuing their educational pursuits.
First Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSEDREENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
21-0890.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 21-232 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Buckner, Danielson, Donovan, Fenberg, Fields, Garcia, Ginal, Gonzales, Jaquez Lewis, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Sonnenberg, Story, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Kipp and Bird, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE C OLORADO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE 'S DISPLACED WORKERS GRANT .
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- Engrossed Reengrossed (05/03/2021) pdf
- Engrossed Engrossed (04/30/2021) Current pdf
- Signed Act (06/24/2021) View text pdf
- Final Act (06/14/2021) View text pdf
- Rerevised (06/07/2021) View text pdf
- Revised (06/04/2021) View text pdf
- PA1 (06/04/2021) View text pdf
- Introduced Introduced (03/31/2021) pdf
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Governor Signed
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Sent to the Governor
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker of the House
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Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
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House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
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House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
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Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
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Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
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Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
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Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Sponsors
- Rachel Zenzinger · Primary
- Barbara Kirkmeyer · Primary
- Cathy Kipp · Primary
- Shannon Bird · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Rachel Zenzinger
- Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican
- Cathy Kipp Democrat
- Shannon Bird
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (97)
97 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 97 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ginal | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Not Voting |
| Hisey | — | Yea |
| Holbert | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Lundeen | — | Yea |
| Moreno | — | Yea |
| Pettersen | — | Yea |
| Priola | — | Yea |
| Rankin | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Smallwood | — | Yea |
| Sonnenberg | — | Yea |
| Woodward | — | Yea |
| Zenzinger | — | Yea |
| Buckner | — | Yea |
| Cooke | — | Yea |
| Coram | — | Yea |
| Donovan | — | Yea |
| Fenberg | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Gardner | — | Yea |
| Jaquez Lewis | — | Yea |
| Chris Kolker | Democrat | Yea |
| James Coleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Bridges | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessie Danielson | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Lorena Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Rodriguez | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy Story | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Cleave Simpson | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Liston | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Winter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Buckner | — | Yea |
| Cooke | — | Yea |
| Coram | — | Yea |
| Donovan | — | Yea |
| Fenberg | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Gardner | — | Yea |
| Ginal | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Not Voting |
| Hisey | — | Yea |
| Holbert | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Lundeen | — | Yea |
| Moreno | — | Yea |
| Pettersen | — | Yea |
| Priola | — | Yea |
| Rankin | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Smallwood | — | Yea |
| Sonnenberg | — | Yea |
| Woodward | — | Yea |
| Zenzinger | — | Yea |
| Jaquez Lewis | — | Yea |
| Winter F. | — | Yea |
| Chris Kolker | Democrat | Yea |
| James Coleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Bridges | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessie Danielson | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Lorena Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Rodriguez | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy Story | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Cleave Simpson | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Liston | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 20% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (65)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bernett | — | Yea |
| Bird | — | Yea |
| Bockenfeld | — | Yea |
| Caraveo | — | Yea |
| Carver | — | Nay |
| Esgar | — | Yea |
| Geitner | — | Nay |
| Gonzales-Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Hanks | — | Yea |
| Herod | — | Yea |
| Holtorf | — | Nay |
| Hooton | — | Yea |
| Larson | — | Yea |
| Lontine | — | Yea |
| Lynch | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| McLachlan | — | Yea |
| Neville | — | Nay |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Pico | — | Nay |
| Ransom | — | Nay |
| Sandridge | — | Nay |
| Tipper | — | Yea |
| Will | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Garnett | — | Yea |
| Adrienne Benavidez | — | Yea |
| Michaelson Jenet | — | Yea |
| Valdez D. | — | Yea |
| Van Beber | — | Yea |
| Van Winkle | — | Nay |
| Williams D. | — | Not Voting |
| deGruy Kennedy | — | Yea |
| Alex Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew Boesenecker | Democrat | Yea |
| Brianna Titone | Democrat | Yea |
| Cathy Kipp | Democrat | Yea |
| Dylan Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Sirota | Democrat | Yea |
| Iman Jodeh | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Bacon | Democrat | Yea |
| Judy Amabile | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie McCluskie | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen McCormick | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Mullica | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Daugherty | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Cutter | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Snyder | Democrat | Yea |
| Meg Froelich | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Weissman | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Duran | Democrat | Yea |
| Naquetta Ricks | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Woodrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Sullivan | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Exum | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Woog | Republican | Nay |
| Janice Rich | Republican | Yea |
| Marc Catlin | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Baisley | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Bradfield | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Soper | Republican | Nay |
| Rod Pelton | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Luck | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Buckner | — | Yea |
| Cooke | — | Yea |
| Coram | — | Yea |
| Donovan | — | Yea |
| Fenberg | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Gardner | — | Yea |
| Ginal | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hisey | — | Yea |
| Holbert | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Lundeen | — | Yea |
| Moreno | — | Yea |
| Pettersen | — | Yea |
| Priola | — | Yea |
| Rankin | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Smallwood | — | Yea |
| Sonnenberg | — | Yea |
| Woodward | — | Not Voting |
| Zenzinger | — | Yea |
| Jaquez Lewis | — | Yea |
| Chris Kolker | Democrat | Yea |
| James Coleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Bridges | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessie Danielson | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Lorena Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Rodriguez | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy Story | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Cleave Simpson | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Liston | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Winter | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 21-232 do?
- The act appropriates $15,000,000 from the workers, employers, and workforce centers cash fund and the federal coronavirus recovery fund to the department of higher education for the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative's displaced workers grant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
- Who sponsors SB 21-232?
- SB 21-232 is sponsored by Rachel Zenzinger, Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), and Shannon Bird.
- What is the current status of SB 21-232?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 21-232?
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