Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 49 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 25-1149 — Comprehensive Black History & Culture Education in K-12

Last action — Governor Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on June 03, 2025.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 53 sponsors

    2 primary, 51 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (49 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

The act requires the state board of education (state board) to adopt standards related to Black historical and cultural studies (standards). Local education providers shall incorporate the standards into courses for public elementary and secondary school students in the state no later than 2 years after the state board adopts the standards. The act aligns the timeline for the development, adoption, and integration of the standards with the 6-year cycle that the state board of education currently uses for revising the state academic standards. The act creates the Black historical and cultural studies advisory committee (committee) in the department of education (department) to recommend standards and related materials and to provide technical assistance at the request of local education providers implementing the standards. The committee's recommendations must include updates to the state's history and civics standards and must advance developmentally appropriate but comprehensive instruction that features factual accounts of the struggles and contributions of Black Americans in all fields of endeavor. Using the committee's recommendations, the department will create and maintain a resource bank of research-based, scholarly articles and promising program materials and curricula pertaining to Black historical and cultural studies. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $19,225 from the general fund to the department for costs related to content specialists. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0360.01 Anna Petrini x5497 HOUSE BILL 25-1149 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP English, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Exum, House Committees Senate Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING COMPREHENSIVE SOCIO -CULTURAL B LACK HISTORY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
25-0360.01 Anna Petrini x5497 HOUSE BILL 25-1149 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP English, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Garcia, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, Paschal, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Stewart K., Story, Titone, Velasco SENATE SPONSORSHIP Exum, House Committees Senate Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING COMPREHENSIVE SOCIO -CULTURAL BLACK HISTORY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
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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 requires the state board of education to adopt standards related to Black historical and cultural studies (standards) on or before July 1, 2026.
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For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2028, local educationprovidersshallincorporatethestandardsintocoursesforpublic i 5 a 0 elementary and secondary school students in the state.
For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2028, local n educationprovidersshallincorporatethestandardsintocoursesforpublic d 2 elementary and secondary school students in the state.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

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

  9. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

  10. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

  11. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

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

  14. House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

  15. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

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2 sponsors · 51 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (51)

Not signed on (48)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 25-1149 do?
The act requires the state board of education (state board) to adopt standards related to Black historical and cultural studies (standards). Local education providers shall incorporate the standards into courses for public elementary and secondary school students in the state no later than 2 years after the state board adopts the standards. The act aligns the timeline for the development, adoption, and integration of the standards with the 6-year cycle that the state board of education currently uses for revising the state academic standards. The act creates the Black historical and cultural studies advisory committee (committee) in the department of education (department) to recommend standards and related materials and to provide technical assistance at the request of local education providers implementing the standards. The committee's recommendations must include updates to the state's history and civics standards and must advance developmentally appropriate but comprehensive instruction that features factual accounts of the struggles and contributions of Black Americans in all fields of endeavor. Using the committee's recommendations, the department will create and maintain a resource bank of research-based, scholarly articles and promising program materials and curricula pertaining to Black historical and cultural studies. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $19,225 from the general fund to the department for costs related to content specialists. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 25-1149?
HB 25-1149 is sponsored by Mike Weissman (Democrat), Katie Wallace (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Marc Snyder (Democrat), Robert Rodriguez (Democrat), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), Janice Marchman (Democrat), Chris Kolker (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Lindsey Daugherty (Democrat), Jessie Danielson (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Matt Ball (Democrat), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Elizabeth Velasco (Democrat), Alex Valdez (Democrat), Brianna Titone (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Jacque Phillips (Democrat), Amy Paschal (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Tisha Mauro (Democrat), Matthew Martinez (Democrat), Bob Marshall (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Jamie Jackson (Democrat), Eliza Hamrick (Democrat), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democrat), L. García, Monica Duran (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Sean Camacho (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), S. Bird, Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Regina English (Democrat), Ty Winter (Republican), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of HB 25-1149?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
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