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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB19-1203

School Nurse Grant Program

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) Public Health

Concerning the creation of a grant program to increase the number of school nurses, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

School nurse grant program - appropriation. The act creates the school nurse grant program (grant program) in the department of public health and environment (department).

The grant program awards grants to local education providers, as defined in the act, to hire school nurses to serve in public schools. Grants are awarded on a 5-year grant cycle, with an initial one-year grant, renewable for an additional 4 years, as long as there is a school nurse in the grant-funded position and the grant money is being used for authorized purposes.

Subject to annual appropriations from the general assembly, the department shall recommend grant recipients, and the state board of health shall annually award up to $3 million during the 5-year grant cycle. Once the 5-year grant cycle is complete, the department shall administer a new grant cycle.

The department may expend a portion of the grant money for reasonable and necessary administrative expenses. In each year in which school nurse grants are awarded, the department shall report to certain committees of the general assembly concerning the grant program.

For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $2,944,809 from the marijuana tax cash fund to the department of public health and environment for use by the prevention services division for the school nurse grant program. The act also appropriates $55,121 and 0.8 FTE from the marijuana tax cash fund to the department of public health and environment for the prevention services division for the primary care office.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Kyle Mullica

Representative

Kyle Mullica

Senator Nancy Todd

Senator

Nancy Todd

Committees

House

Education

Appropriations

Senate

Health & Human Services

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/29/2019 Signed Act PDF
05/13/2019 Final Act PDF
04/29/2019 Rerevised PDF
04/27/2019 Revised PDF
04/19/2019 Reengrossed PDF
04/18/2019 Engrossed PDF
02/20/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/18/2019 PA2 PDF
03/07/2019 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/21/2019 FN2 PDF
02/28/2019 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
09/01/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 19-1203 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 19-1203 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 19-1203, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 19-1203, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/29/2019 Third Reading BILL
27
AYE
8
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/29/2019 Third Reading END DEBATE
24
AYE
11
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/19/2019 Third Reading BILL
51
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/18/2019 L.003 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/18/2019 J.002 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
03/05/2019 L.002 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
05/29/2019 Governor Governor Signed
05/13/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/13/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/13/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/29/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/25/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/19/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/19/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/18/2019 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/18/2019 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/05/2019 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/20/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/29/2019 325 School Nurse Grant Program PDF

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