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HB26-1358 • 2026

Reduce Academic Accelerator Grant Program Appropriation

The act reduces by $5.2 million the appropriation for the Colorado academic accelerator grant program for the 2023-24 state fiscal year, which is available for expenditure through the 2026-27 state fi

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Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Bridges
Last action
2026-06-01
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.

Reduce Academic Accelerator Grant Program Appropriation

The act reduces by $5.2 million the appropriation for the Colorado academic accelerator grant program for the 2023-24 state fiscal year, which is available for expenditure through the 2026-27 state fiscal year.

What This Bill Does

  • The act reduces by $5.2 million the appropriation for the Colorado academic accelerator grant program for the 2023-24 state fiscal year, which is available for expenditure through the 2026-27 state fiscal year.
  • (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-26 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-26 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-05-26 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-04-14 Senate

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

  8. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  9. 2026-04-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. 2026-04-10 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-09 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. 2026-04-06 House

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

  14. 2026-04-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

The act reduces by $5.2 million the appropriation for the Colorado academic accelerator grant program for the 2023-24 state fiscal year, which is available for expenditure through the 2026-27 state fiscal year.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 26-1358
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Taggart, Sirota;
also SENATOR(S) Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges.
CONCERNING REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COLORADO ACADEMIC
ACCELERATOR GRANT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-146.6, amend (9)
as follows:
22-2-146.6. Colorado academic accelerator grant program -
report -rules -definitions -repeal.
(9) (a) Fo1 the 2023-24 budget year, the geneial assembly shall
apprnptiate tweney-fou1 million five hund1ed thousand dolla1s to the
department. The department shall have HAS the authority to spend funds
APPROPRIATED FOR THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR continuously through the
2026-27 budget year for the purposes of this section. Any unexpended funds
that remain at the end of the 2026-27 budget year revert back to the general
fund.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act.
(b) THIS SUBSECTION (9) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31,
2027.
SECTION 2. In Session Laws of Colorado 2023, amend section 15
introductory portion and section 15(b) of chapter 190 (HB 23-1231) as
follows:
Section 15. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$26,694,530 $21,494,530 is appropriated to the department of education.
This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the
department may use this appropriation as follows:
(b) $24,500,000 $19,300,000 for the Colorado academic accelerator
grant program, which amount is based on an assumption that the department
will require an additional 2.6 FTE; and
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
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the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
Juli~
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Vanessa Reilly
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
ames Rashad Coleman, Sr.
PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE
Esther van Mourik
SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE
APPROVED "~ f'n on J"1 :-J"vk.L ~-.i 1.02.,& A-4- { I ·.oOtllrv,
(Date and Time)
STATE OF COLORADO
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