Colorado 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 22-192 — Opportunities For Credential Attainment

Last action — Governor Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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 (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act requires: The department of higher education (department), in consultation with state institutions of higher education (institutions) and a business organization or industry representative, to develop and implement a process that encourages institutions to identify incremental achievements on the path to degree completion, organize stackable credentials, and identify how credentials may be evaluated and then may become stacked into stackable credential pathways to provide increased access to employment and may result in a degree; The department to facilitate the creation of stackable credential pathways for at least 3 growing industries by January 1, 2024, and at least 2 more growing industries by January 1, 2025; The general assembly to appropriate $1 million to the department from the workers, employers, and workforce centers cash fund for the 2022-23 fiscal year; and The department of higher education to submit a report to the education committees regarding implementation of the act that includes data collected by institutions to measure the total number of credits, credentials, certificates, and professional licenses earned in each pathway at each institution and the funding allocated and distributed to implement the act. The act requires the department to allocate and disburse funds to community and technical colleges and local district colleges to fund student access to nondegree credential programs. The general assembly is required to appropriate $1.8 million to the department for this purpose for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The act requires the general assembly to appropriate $800,000 to the department of education for the adult education and literacy grant program for the 2022-23 fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

360 added · 333 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in the bill include the specification that money from the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, rather than being continuously appropriated. Additionally, the requirement for the Department of Higher Education to submit a report has been modified to only address the education committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, removing the mention of successor committees. These amendments clarify funding oversight and streamline the reporting process for the department.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
22-0892.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 22-192 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Zenzinger and Simpson, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Esgar and Catlin, Senate Committees House Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
22-0892.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 22-192 SENATE SPONSORSHIP ZenzingerandSimpson, Bridges,Buckner,Fenberg,Fields,Ginal,Gonzales,Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Rankin, Rodriguez, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Esgar and Catlin, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
Bill Summary (Note:
Bill Summary d (Note:
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.) Section 2 of the bill requires:
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! The department of higher education (department), in consultation with the state institutions of higher education g i (institutions), to develop and implement a process that e 2 encourages institutions to identify incremental E R 2 A n 2 E d i Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
! The department of higher education (department), in consultation with the state institutions of higher education i (institutions), to develop and implement a process that a 2 encourages institutions to identify incremental E R 0 T d , N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S d p Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing e Atute.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statun Ap Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e A achievements on the path to degree completion, organize stackable credentials, and identify how credentials may become stacked into stackable credential pathways;
A achievements on the path to degree completion, organize stackable credentials, and identify how credentials may become stacked into stackable credential pathways;
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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. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  9. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

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

  13. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

REPASS

Passed 28 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 16502
Republican 4000
Total 28502
% of votes cast 80%14%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Not Voting
Smallwood — Not Voting
Sonnenberg — Nay
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen 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

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CONCUR

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 21002
Republican 4000
Total 33002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — 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 — Not Voting
Smallwood — Not Voting
Sonnenberg — Yea
Woodward — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen 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

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BILL

Passed 53 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 23000
Republican 5300
Unaffiliated 25900
Total 531200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
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 — Nay
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Yea
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Yea
McKean — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Yea
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
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
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
Mandy Lindsay 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 Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 24 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7001
Unaffiliated 14702
Republican 3100
Total 24803
% of votes cast 69%23%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Not Voting
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Not Voting
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 22-192 do?
The act requires: The department of higher education (department), in consultation with state institutions of higher education (institutions) and a business organization or industry representative, to develop and implement a process that encourages institutions to identify incremental achievements on the path to degree completion, organize stackable credentials, and identify how credentials may be evaluated and then may become stacked into stackable credential pathways to provide increased access to employment and may result in a degree; The department to facilitate the creation of stackable credential pathways for at least 3 growing industries by January 1, 2024, and at least 2 more growing industries by January 1, 2025; The general assembly to appropriate $1 million to the department from the workers, employers, and workforce centers cash fund for the 2022-23 fiscal year; and The department of higher education to submit a report to the education committees regarding implementation of the act that includes data collected by institutions to measure the total number of credits, credentials, certificates, and professional licenses earned in each pathway at each institution and the funding allocated and distributed to implement the act. The act requires the department to allocate and disburse funds to community and technical colleges and local district colleges to fund student access to nondegree credential programs. The general assembly is required to appropriate $1.8 million to the department for this purpose for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The act requires the general assembly to appropriate $800,000 to the department of education for the adult education and literacy grant program for the 2022-23 fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 22-192?
SB 22-192 is sponsored by Marc Catlin (Republican), Daneya Esgar, Cleave Simpson (Republican), and Rachel Zenzinger.
What is the current status of SB 22-192?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2022. Enacted.
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