KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Colorado

HB26-1027 • 2026

Board of Cooperative Services Definition & Executive Director

The act adds a board of cooperative services (BOCES) executive director to the list of individuals covered by the public employees' retirement association (PERA) who may be employed in specified educa

Education Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. K. Stewart, Rep. T. Story, Sen. C. Kolker, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. L. García, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. J. Phillips, Rep. L. Smith, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Wallace
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as empty in the metadata, so no specific timeline can be confirmed.

HB26-1027: Adding BOCES Executive Directors to PERA and Changing Funding Rules

This law adds Board of Cooperative Services executive directors to the list of workers covered by public retirement benefits under certain circumstances and allows local education providers to send some or all of their start-up funding directly to a BOCES.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds board of cooperative services (BOCES) executive directors to the group covered by PERA who may work in specified education-related positions without losing retirement benefits under certain circumstances.
  • Allows local education providers to choose to have all or some of their postsecondary and workforce readiness start-up funding sent directly to a BOCES.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) executive directors
  • Local education providers such as school districts

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list the specific education-related positions where BOCES executive directors may work.
  • The text does not explain what 'certain circumstances' allow for no change in retirement benefits.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

L.001

HOU Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment allows local education providers to choose whether some or all of their start-up and sustain funding is sent directly to a Board of Cooperative Services instead of going through the usual process.

  • Local education providers can now elect to have part or all of their 'start-up' funding distributed directly to a Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES).
  • Local education providers can also choose to send some or all of their 'sustain' funding directly to a BOCES.
  • The amendment updates two specific sections in the Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-203 and 22-54-205, to include this new option.
  • The text does not explain how a local education provider makes this election or what steps they must take.
  • It is unclear if there are any limits on the amount of money that can be sent directly to a BOCES under these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-03-11 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-03-11 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/18/2026 - No Amendments

  8. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2026 - No Amendments

  9. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  10. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

  11. 2026-02-04 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-02-03 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. 2026-02-02 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. 2026-01-29 House

    House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  15. 2026-01-14 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

Official Summary Text

The act adds a board of cooperative services (BOCES) executive director to the list of individuals covered by the public employees' retirement association (PERA) who may be employed in specified education-related positions under certain circumstances with no change in their PERA retirement benefits.
The act permits local education providers to elect to have all or some of their postsecondary and workforce readiness start-up funding distribution made directly to a BOCES.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)