HB26-1050 • 2026

Optional Individualized Readiness Plan for School

Under current law, a local education provider is required to ensure that a preschool or kindergarten student receives an individualized readiness plan (plan). The bill makes it optional for local educ

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. L. Garcia Sander, Rep. E. Hamrick, Sen. L. Frizell, Sen. J. Marchman, Rep. C. Barron, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. R. Gonzalez, Rep. D. Johnson, Rep. R. Keltie, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. C. Richardson, Rep. S. Slaugh, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. T. Story, Rep. T. Winter, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. B. Pelton, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. K. Wallace
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information about how local education providers will communicate with families or the timeline for implementation after becoming law.

Making Individualized Readiness Plans for Preschool and Kindergarten Students Optional

The bill changes Colorado law to make it optional for local education providers to give individualized readiness plans (IRPs) to preschool or kindergarten students who score proficient on certain assessments.

What This Bill Does

Changes the requirement that local education providers must provide an individualized readiness plan (IRP) for all preschool and kindergarten students.
Makes it optional for local education providers to offer IRPs if a student scores proficient in each domain of a school readiness assessment and on a kindergarten reading test.
Requires local education providers to inform parents if their child does not qualify for an IRP due to high proficiency scores, but also tells parents they can still request one.

Who It Names or Affects

Local education providers who offer preschool and kindergarten programs.
Preschool and kindergarten students, especially those with high proficiency scores on certain tests.
Parents of preschool and kindergarten students.

Terms To Know

Individualized Readiness Plan (IRP): A plan that helps teachers understand a student's strengths and needs to better support their learning in school.
Proficient scores: Scores on tests that show a student has mastered the skills expected for their grade level.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if parents request an IRP but their child did not score proficient.
It is unclear how local education providers will communicate with families about these changes in a way that respects all preferred languages of communication.
There are no details on the timeline for implementing this change after it becomes law.

Amendments

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

L.001

HOU Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in a bill about individualized readiness plans for young students, making it optional instead of mandatory.

Changes 'MEETS PROFICIENCY STANDARDS' to 'DEMONSTRATES PROFICIENCY'.
Adds new language specifying that assessments must address certain domains like cognition, physical well-being, social and emotional development, language comprehension, literacy, and math.

The amendment text is technical and may be hard for some to understand without context about the full bill.
It's unclear how this change will affect the implementation of individualized readiness plans in schools.

L.002

HOU Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment makes it optional for local education providers to create individualized readiness plans unless a parent or guardian requests one.

Adds new subsection (d) which allows local education providers the option to provide an individualized readiness plan even if they are not required to do so under current law.
Specifies that local education providers must offer an individualized readiness plan if requested by a student's parent or legal guardian.

The amendment text does not specify what happens if parents request the plans but schools choose not to provide them, which is information needed for full understanding.

L.003

HOU Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section that declares the intent of supporting teachers and school staff by reducing burdens, emphasizes regular communication with parents for student success, and allows local education providers to choose whether to create individualized learning plans for students who meet all kindergarten readiness standards.

Adds a legislative declaration stating the general assembly's support for teachers and school staff and their goal of reducing unnecessary burdens on them.
Clarifies that regular communication with parents is maintained even if local education providers choose not to create individualized learning plans.

The amendment text does not specify how or when the option to create individualized learning plans will be implemented, leaving these details unclear.

L.008

SEN Education

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirements for individualized readiness plans and adds new reporting rules for school districts in Colorado.

Makes it optional for local education providers to give preschool or kindergarten students an individualized readiness plan.
Modifies the notice requirement for parents or legal guardians about these plans.
Adds a new section requiring school districts to report on levels of school readiness demonstrated by kindergarten students, broken down by various characteristics.

The amendment text is technical and may require further explanation beyond this summary.

L.004

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for local education providers to offer an optional way for parents or guardians to choose not to have their child receive an individualized readiness plan if the student shows proficiency.

Makes it possible for a parent or legal guardian to opt out of having their preschool or kindergarten-aged child receive an individualized readiness plan if the child demonstrates proficiency on certain assessments.
Requires local education providers to give parents or guardians clear information about opting out in their preferred language.

The amendment text is complex and includes technical legal language that may be hard to fully explain without additional context.

L.005

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for local education providers to reduce non-instructional tasks and ensures that families receive information in their preferred language.

Changes the phrase 'burdens' to 'non-instructional tasks', indicating a shift from reducing burdens to focusing on minimizing activities that are not directly related to teaching.
Adds the requirement for local education providers to communicate with families in their preferred language.

The amendment text does not specify what constitutes non-instructional tasks, leaving some ambiguity about which specific activities would be affected.

L.006

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for local education providers to ensure that preschool or kindergarten students receive individualized readiness plans from mandatory to optional, based on parental request.

Makes it optional for a local education provider to give an individualized readiness plan to a student if requested by the parent or legal guardian.
Adds new subsections (d), (e), and (f) to provide details about when and how these plans are given, including notice requirements if the plan is not provided.

The amendment text does not specify all the details of the individualized readiness plan or the school readiness assessment mentioned in subsection (2).

L.007

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes Colorado law to require local education providers to assign grades on kindergarten report cards based on how students perform in the school readiness assessment, starting from the 2026-27 school year.

Local education providers must start assigning grades for kindergarten students on their report cards based on performance in the school readiness assessment beginning with the 2026-27 school year.

The amendment text does not specify what changes will be made to current law beyond adding this new requirement, so details about how existing provisions will interact with this change are unclear.

L.009

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for local education providers to make it optional for them to provide an individualized readiness plan for preschool or kindergarten students.

Changes the bill from requiring local education providers to offer individualized readiness plans to making it optional.

The amendment text is technical and does not clearly explain all aspects of the change, so some details are unclear.

Bill History

2026-04-02 House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-01 House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
2026-03-31 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-30 Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-25 Senate
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-03-18 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
2026-03-09 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-06 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-02-03 House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-01-29 House
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-01-14 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

Official Summary Text

Under current law, a local education provider is required to ensure that a preschool or kindergarten student receives an individualized readiness plan (plan).
The bill makes it optional for local education providers to provide these plans to students who receive proficient scores on
a school readiness

each domain of an
assessment
administered by the local education provider
and a kindergarten reading assessment.

If the local education provider does not intend to ensure that a student receive a plan, the local education provider is required to provide a notice to the student's parent that must include language that informs the parent that they may request the student receive a plan.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0562.02 Jacob Baus x2173 HOUSE BILL 26-1050
House Committees Senate Committees
Education Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING MAKING IT OPTI ONAL FOR A LOCAL EDUCATION101
PROVIDER TO PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS PLAN TO102
A STUDENT WHO SATISFIES MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Under current law, a local education provider is required to ensure
that a preschool or kindergarten student receives an individualized
readiness plan (plan).
The bill makes it optional for local education providers to provide
these plans to students who receive proficient scores on a school
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 31, 2026
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 30, 2026
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 9, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 6, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Garcia Sander and Hamrick, Barron, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Lieder, Richardson,
Slaugh, Soper, Winter T.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Frizell and Marchman, Benavidez, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Kipp, Kolker,
Pelton B., Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
readiness assessment and a kindergarten reading assessment.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
finds and declares that:3
(a) Teachers, school personnel, and school district staff are highly4
qualified professionals whose primary goal is student achievement. It is5
the general assembly's intent to support those professionals whenever6
possible by reducing non-instructional tasks.7
(b) Teachers, school personnel, and school district staff work and8
communicate with parents and families in their preferred language9
regularly for the primary goal of student academic and social emotional10
success; and11
(c) Allowing a local education provider the option to create an12
individualized readiness plan for students who meet all kindergarten13
readiness standards does not eliminate the consistent communication14
provided to parents and families around student testing or achievement.15
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1014, add16
(1)(c), (1)(d), and (1)(e) as follows:17
22-7-1014. Preschool individualized readiness plans - school18
readiness - assessments.19
(1) (c) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION,20
AND SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIONS (1)(d) AND (1)(e) OF THIS SECTION, A21
LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT A22
STUDENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN23
SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION IF THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES24
PROFICIENCY ON:25
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(I) E ACH DOMAIN OF COGNITION, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND1
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT , SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT,2
LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY, AND MATH3
THAT IS ADDRESSED BY AN ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO4
SUBSECTION (1)(b) OF THIS SECTION; AND5
(II) T HE KINDERGARTEN READING ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED6
PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-1205.7
(d) A LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER SHALL ENSURE THAT A8
STUDENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN9
SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION IF THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR LEGAL10
GUARDIAN REQUESTS THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUALIZED11
READINESS PLAN.12
(e) T HE INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS PLAN ADMINISTERED13
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION AND THE SCHOOL14
READINESS ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF15
THIS SECTION ARE SUBJECT TO SECTION 22-7-1013 (7)(b)(I)(C), WHICH16
INCLUDES A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE STUDENT 'S PARENT OR LEGAL17
GUARDIAN. THE WRITTEN NOTICE MUST INCLUDE:18
(I) THE STUDENT'S RESULTS OF THEIR ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED IN19
SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION;20
(II) IF APPLICABLE, INFORMATION EXPLAINING THAT BECAUSE OF21
THE STUDENT 'S RESULTS OF THEIR ASSESSMENTS DESCRIBED IN22
SUBSECTIONS (1)(c)(I) AND (1)(c)(II) OF THIS SECTION, THE LOCAL23
EDUCATION PROVIDER IS NOT REQUIRED, AND DOES NOT INTEND, TO24
ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS25
PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION; AND26
(III) L ANGUAGE INDICATING THAT , NOTWITHSTANDING27
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SUBSECTION (1)(e)(II) OF THIS SECTION, A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN1
MAY REQUEST THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUALIZED2
READINESS PLAN.3
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1019, amend4
(3)(a) introductory portion and (3)(a)(I) as follows:5
22-7-1019. Preschool to postsecondary and workforce6
readiness - progress reports - effectiveness reports.7
(3) (a) At a minimum, the report shall MUST include the following8
information for the preceding academic year:9
(I) The levels of school readiness demonstrated by students10
enrolled in kindergarten ON A STATEWIDE BASIS AND DISAGGREGATED BY11
SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL, GRADE LEVEL, FREE OR REDUCED-COST LUNCH12
ELIGIBILITY STATUS , GENDER , ETHNICITY , AND ANY OTHER13
CHARACTERISTIC DEEMED TO BE MEANINGFUL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF14
EDUCATION;15
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1205, amend16
(1)(a.5) as follows:17
22-7-1205. Reading competency - assessments - READ plan18
creation - parental involvement.19
(1) (a.5) Each local education provider is required to administer20
a reading assessment to students enrolled in kindergarten during the first21
ninety days of the school year. If the local education provider administers22
the reading assessment within the first sixty days of the school year, it is23
not required to administer the literacy component of the school readiness24
assessment as provided in section 22-7-1014. (1)(a).25
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act26
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the27
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ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August1
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a2
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the3
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act4
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect5
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in6
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the7
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.8
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