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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

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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

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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 education-related positions under certain circumstances with no change in their PERA retirement benefits.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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L.001

HOU Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: HB1027_L.001 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Education.

  • HB1027_L.001 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Education.
  • HB26-1027 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 4, strike lines 6 through 15 and substitute: 2 "SECTION 2.
  • In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-203, add 3 (3)(c) as follows: 4 22-54-203.
  • Start-up funding - rules - repeal.

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.)