This amendment reduces the amount of money set aside for the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program in the 2026-27 school year.
Colorado2026Enacted
HB26-1357
Ending the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 8:22 AM
In one sentence
This law stops new students from joining the TREP teacher training program starting in the 2027-28 school year, sets a funding limit for current participants in 2026-27, moves money from an electric bus fund to support education, and removes references to TREP students when calculating certain charter school aid.
What it does
- Stops schools from designating new qualified students as TREP program participants starting with the 2027-28 state fiscal year.
- Sets a limit of $7,104 per student for TREP funding during the 2026-27 budget year under school finance formulas.
- Requires moving $799,200 from the Electrifying School Buses Grant Program cash fund to the State Education Fund on July 1, 2026.
- Declares that TREP funding counts as a program for accountable education reform and performance incentives under state law.
- Removes references to TREP students when calculating at-risk supplemental aid for charter schools.
Who it affects
- School districts participating in the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program
- Students currently enrolled or seeking enrollment in TREP programs
- The Colorado State Treasurer regarding fund transfers
- Charter schools receiving at-risk supplemental aid
Limits and unknowns
- The exact amount of money moved for TREP in the long bill depends on whether another law about consumer price index calculations becomes law.
- This summary does not include details on how existing TREP students will be supported after new enrollments stop.
Plain language
Terms to know
- TREP Program
- Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation program, a state initiative to train students for teaching careers.
- State Fiscal Year
- The 12-month period used by the government for budgeting, running from July 1 to June 30.
- At-Risk Supplemental Aid
- Extra funding given to schools based on having students who face economic or educational challenges.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
The act repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. The act repeals the teacher recruitment and preparation program and pathways in early technology early college high schools working group on July 1, 2027. On July 1, 2026, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $799,200 from the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund to the state education fund. The general assembly declares that TREP may receive funding from the state education fund. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104. The act increases the cash fund appropriation to the department of education for state share of districts' total program funding and decreases the cash fund appropriation for extended high school in the 2026-27 long bill in order to fund TREP for the 2026-27 state fiscal year. The amount of the changes is contingent on whether House Bill 26-1364, concerning the calculation of the consumer price index for the 2025 calendar year, becomes law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Official activity
Bill history
- Governor SignedGovernor
- Sent to the GovernorGovernor
- Signed by the President of the SenateSenate
- Signed by the Speaker of the HouseHouse
- House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - RepassHouse
- Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - RepassSenate
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference CommitteeHouse
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsSenate
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - FloorSenate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeSenate
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsSenate
- House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsHouse
- House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No AmendmentsHouse
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorHouse
- House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No AmendmentsHouse
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeHouse
- Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsHouse
Changes
Amendments
3 stored
This amendment updates specific dollar amounts in the budget report for HB26-1357 by replacing several large numbers with slightly lower figures.
This amendment extends the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program by one year, adds a new funding source from school bus grants, clarifies how the program fits state education rules, and updates budget numbers to match these changes.