State Education Fund Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act & Colorado Teacher of the Year Program
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning spending from the state education fund for specified educational purposes, and, in connection therewith, permitting appropriations from the state education fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and requiring appropriations from the state education fund for specified purposes in support of the "Colorado READ Act", discontinuing annual transfers to cash funds from the state education fund for the same, and repealing the cash funds.
Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. Under existing law, money is annually transferred from the state education fund to the Colorado teacher of the year fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and to the early literacy fund to fund specified purposes in support of the "Colorado READ Act".
The bill discontinues the annual transfers and instead permits the general assembly to appropriate money from the state education fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and requires the general assembly to appropriate at least $34 million from the state education fund for the same specified purposes in support of the "Colorado READ Act". The bill repeals the Colorado teacher of the year fund and the early literacy fund, effective September 1, 2027.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Kyle Brown
Representative
Emily Sirota
Senator
Jeff Bridges
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
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Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1175 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 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1175 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
63
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/18/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/17/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 02/12/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/11/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/10/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/06/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
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