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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB23-149

Higher Education Student Financial Aid For Youth Mentors

Type Bill
Session 2023 Regular Session
Subjects
Higher Education

Concerning the creation of a program to provide higher education financial assistance to students who perform youth mentorship, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

The act creates the youth mentorship assistance grant pilot program (program) in the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative within the department of higher education (department). The program provides financial assistance for the cost of attendance at a public higher education institution to students who provide mentorship services to an approved youth mentorship organization. The act requires the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board to select approved youth mentorship organizations to participate in the program and administer the program.

The act requires each approved youth mentorship organization to submit an annual report to the department, and the department to submit an annual report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, concerning the program.

For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $100,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board to implement the act.

APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2023

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023

NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator James Coleman

Senator

James Coleman

Senator Tony Exum

Senator

Tony Exum

Representative Jennifer Bacon

Representative

Jennifer Bacon

Committees

Senate

Education

Appropriations

House

Education

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/06/2023 Signed Act PDF
05/04/2023 Final Act PDF
04/24/2023 Rerevised PDF
04/21/2023 Revised PDF
03/24/2023 Reengrossed PDF
03/23/2023 Engrossed PDF
02/10/2023 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/17/2023 PA2 PDF
03/02/2023 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/19/2023 FN3 PDF
03/27/2023 FN2 PDF
02/16/2023 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/14/2023 SA2 PDF
03/16/2023 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 23-149 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 23-149 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.005 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-149, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-149, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2023 House Amendments REPASS
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/26/2023 House Amendments CONCUR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/24/2023 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
12
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/24/2023 Third Reading BILL
47
AYE
16
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/21/2023 L.006 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/17/2023 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
03/17/2023 L.005 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
03/01/2023 L.002 SEN Education Passed [*] PDF
03/01/2023 L.001 SEN 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
06/06/2023 Governor Governor Signed
05/04/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/04/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/03/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/26/2023 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/25/2023 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/24/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/21/2023 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/20/2023 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/18/2023 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/05/2023 House House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/26/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
03/24/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/23/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/21/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/17/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/01/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/10/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/07/2023 388 Higher Ed Student Financial Aid For Youth Mentors PDF

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