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HB26-1355 • 2026

Reduce Appropriation Out-of-School Time Grant Program

Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the requirement for the general assembly to appropriate money in the 2026-27 state fiscal year for the out-of-school time program grant program (grant program)

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. K. Brown, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific dollar amounts or conditions for reducing funding beyond removing the requirement to appropriate money in the 2026-27 state fiscal year.

Reduce Funding Requirement for Out-of-School Time Grant Program

This bill removes a requirement to fund an out-of-school time grant program in the 2026-27 fiscal year and gives the general assembly discretion over funding.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for the general assembly to appropriate money in the 2026-27 state fiscal year for the out-of-school time program grant program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The general assembly will have more control over funding decisions for the out-of-school time grant program.
  • Schools and organizations that receive grants from this program may see reduced funding in the future.

Terms To Know

Out-of-School Time Grant Program
A state-funded program that provides money to schools or other groups for activities outside of regular school hours, like after-school clubs and tutoring.
General Assembly
The group in the Colorado government that makes laws and decides on budgets.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear how much funding will be available for the out-of-school time grant program after this bill passes.
  • The exact impact on schools and organizations receiving grants depends on future decisions by the general assembly.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  3. 2026-04-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. 2026-04-09 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  5. 2026-04-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-04-06 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  7. 2026-04-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill repeals the requirement for the general assembly to appropriate money in the 2026-27 state fiscal year for the out-of-school time program grant program (grant program). The bill allows the general assembly to appropriate money for the grant program at its discretion.
(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
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0884.01 Veronica Parish x2606 HOUSE BILL 26-1355
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE OUT -OF-SCHOOL TIME101
PROGRAM GRANT PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,102
REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.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/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the requirement for the
general assembly to appropriate money in the 2026-27 state fiscal year for
the out-of-school time program grant program (grant program). The bill
allows the general assembly to appropriate money for the grant program
at its discretion.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 8, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota and Taggart, Brown,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges and Amabile, Kirkmeyer
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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-105.5-104, amend2
(3)(c)(I) introductory portion as follows:3
22-105.5-104. Out-of-school time program grant program -4
created - use of grants - funding - rules - repeal.5
(3) (c) (I) For the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 state fiscal6
years, the general assembly shall appropriate three million five hundred7
thousand dollars in each state fiscal year from the general fund to the8
department for purposes of this section. Any unexpended money9
remaining at the end of the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal year from an10
appropriation made pursuant to this subsection (3)(c)(I) SECTION:11
SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill.12
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this13
act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general14
appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of15
education for use by student pathways for H.B. 24-1331 out-of-school16
time program grant program is decreased by $1,750,000.17
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of18
an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-2719
state fiscal year if:20
(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the21
annual general appropriation act for th e 2026-27 state fiscal year to the22
department of education for use by student pathways for H.B. 24-133123
out-of-school time program grant program is less than the amount of the24
adjustment required in subsection (1) of this section; or25
(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state26
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fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of1
education for use by student pathways for H.B. 24-1331 out-of-school2
time program grant program.3
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;4
except that section 2 of this act takes effect only if the annual general5
appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which6
case section 2 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or the annual7
general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever is later.8
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,9
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate10
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for11
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state12
institutions.13
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