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CO HB1320

CO HB1320
School Finance Act

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Introduced
04/02/2025
In Committee
05/01/2025
Crossed Over
05/16/2025
Passed
05/23/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/23/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

CONCERNING THE FINANCING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AND REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.

AI Summary

This bill addresses comprehensive school finance reforms in Colorado, with a focus on implementing a new school finance formula beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The bill aims to create a more student-centered, equitable, and sustainable approach to funding public education. Key provisions include establishing a new statewide base per pupil funding amount of $8,691.80, which includes an inflation adjustment, and introducing a new method for calculating district funded pupil counts that considers multiple years of enrollment data. The bill also creates a new approach to funding charter schools, ensuring they receive appropriate funding while maintaining flexibility for school districts. Additionally, the legislation introduces a new mechanism for collecting and using data on at-risk students, potentially expanding beyond traditional free and reduced-price lunch metrics. The bill includes provisions for gradually implementing the new funding formula over several years, with built-in safeguards to maintain financial stability for school districts. It also makes several technical changes to education funding calculations and creates a new "Kids Matter" account to help fund district total program and categorical program funding starting in the 2026-27 fiscal year.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (77)

Jeff Bridges (D)*,  James Coleman (D)*,  Meghan Lukens (D)*,  Paul Lundeen (R)*,  Julie McCluskie (D)*,  Judy Amabile (D),  Jennifer Bacon (D),  Matt Ball (D),  Shannon Bird (D),  Andrew Boesenecker (D),  Scott Bright (R),  Kyle Brown (D),  Jarvis Caldwell (R),  Sean Camacho (D),  John Carson (R),  Michael Carter (D),  Marc Catlin (R),  Chad Clifford (D),  Lisa Cutter (D),  Lindsey Daugherty (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Cecelia Espenoza (D),  Tony Exum (D),  Lisa Feret (D),  Lisa Frizell (R),  Meg Froelich (D),  Lorena García (D),  Lori Garcia Sander (R),  Lindsay Gilchrist (D),  Ryan Gonzalez (R),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Jamie Jackson (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Junie Joseph (D),  Rebecca Keltie (R),  Cathy Kipp (D),  Barbara Kirkmeyer (R),  Chris Kolker (D),  Sheila Lieder (D),  Mandy Lindsay (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Larry Liston (R),  Javier Mabrey (D),  Janice Marchman (D),  Bob Marshall (D),  Matt Martinez (D),  Tisha Mauro (D),  Karen McCormick (D),  Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),  Kyle Mullica (D),  Amy Paschal (D),  Rod Pelton (R),  Jacqueline Phillips (D),  Rose Pugliese (R),  Janice Rich (R),  Naquetta Ricks (D),  Dylan Roberts (D),  Robert Rodriguez (D),  Manny Rutinel (D),  Gretchen Rydin (D),  Cleave Simpson (R),  Emily Sirota (D),  Lesley Smith (D),  Marc Snyder (D),  Matt Soper (R),  Katie Stewart (D),  Rebekah Stewart (D),  Tammy Story (D),  Brianna Titone (D),  Alex Valdez (D),  Elizabeth Velasco (D),  Katie Wallace (D),  Michael Weissman (D),  Jenny Willford (D),  Faith Winter (D),  Steven Woodrow (D),  Yara Zokaie (D), 

Last Action

Governor Signed (on 05/23/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1320
Fiscal Note FN4 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_f1.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_enr.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_rer.pdf
Third Reading Amendment L.053 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/2BC68DF0697A91DC87258C810054C2CD/HB1320_L.053.pdf
Fiscal Note FN4 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_r4.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_rev.pdf
Second Reading Amendment L.048 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/81B6D6276C69388687258C7D006BE4A8/HB1320_L.048.pdf
Second Reading Amendment L.050 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/40E25F878D0A14FA87258C7D006EF00B/HB1320_L.050.pdf
Second Reading Amendment L.047 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/272E5F81F2D8D69287258C7E0053E4BC/HB1320_L.047.pdf
Second Reading Amendment L.052 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/CCE2E1E30A94EA0487258C7F00124059/HB1320_L.052.pdf
Senate Appropriations Amendment J.005 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/604A2AFBE5ED5FB187258C7D004ACA72/HB1320_J.005.pdf
Senate Appropriations Amendment L.038 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/A6763264FE231E9A87258C7C00817543/HB1320_L.038.pdf
Senate Appropriations Amendment L.045 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/F03BDC5F2960C13287258C7D004D04AC/HB1320_L.045.pdf
Senate Appropriations Amendment J.003 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/A28A97CBC2E8246D87258C7D000568C7/HB1320_J.003.pdf
Senate Education Amendment L.041 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/C44B2E461C44E5C887258C7C0074ABCB/HB1320_L.041.pdf
Senate Education Amendment L.027 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/454EC2F6693571E787258C7C004D9892/HB1320_L.027.pdf
Senate Education Amendment L.026 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/033AC7C64F2C480387258C7B007C55A8/HB1320_L.026.pdf
Senate Education Amendment L.032 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/62E5514206DE2B0187258C7C004EB2E2/HB1320_L.032.pdf
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Budget Staff Analysis SA2 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_sen.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_ren.pdf
Third Reading Amendment L.024 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/751D1CAC577CF19787258C6F0051351D/HB1320_L.024.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_eng.pdf
Second Reading Amendment L.017 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/163D77F0FE693D0987258C6E004E6735/HB1320_L.017.pdf
Fiscal Note FN3 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_r2.pdf
House Appropriations Amendment L.015 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/0F3FA5A6480FB01587258C6C006BF16A/HB1320_L.015.pdf
House Appropriations Amendment L.014 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/BC5E731660D39DD687258C6C006BE3D5/HB1320_L.014.pdf
House Appropriations Amendment L.012 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/58342FD78816345387258C6C00682CDE/HB1320_L.012.pdf
House Appropriations Amendment J.002 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/E3A0F36EA55EE87A87258C6C00807410/HB1320_J.002.pdf
House Appropriations Amendment L.011 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/242A797178D62BEF87258C6C0068022F/HB1320_L.011.pdf
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Budget Staff Analysis SA1 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_hse.pdf
Fiscal Note FN2 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_r1.pdf
House Education Amendment L.010 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/8952C6F153F5665487258C650072D3E2/HB1320_L.010.pdf
House Education Amendment L.006 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/17417C8D1F0663B587258C65005F68A2/HB1320_L.006.pdf
House Education Amendment L.005 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/8B0D9977F2793B0F87258C640055212B/HB1320_L.005.pdf
House Education Amendment L.004 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/42ECA5D229F5AABF87258C64005503C2/HB1320_L.004.pdf
House Education Amendment L.003 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/4264F304ABF158B887258C640054DF02/HB1320_L.003.pdf
House Education Amendment L.002 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/2A3BA36DC3C2FBE987258C65006025CD/HB1320_L.002.pdf
House Education Amendment L.009 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/A7E6CC0D45A128DC87258C650072AB68/HB1320_L.009.pdf
Fiscal Note FN1 https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1320_00.pdf
BillText https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1320_01.pdf
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