HB26-1371 • 2026

Adding Repeal Dates for Certain Higher Education Programs

Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program, the career pathways program, and the career and technical education and apprentice

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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. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. E. Sirota, 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 summary does not provide details on how the repeal will affect current participants in these programs or if there are any transition plans.

Adding End Dates for Certain Education Programs

This bill sets end dates for several Colorado education programs, including health-care training, career pathways, and technical education.

What This Bill Does

Removes the multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program by June 30, 2028.
Ends the career pathways program by June 30, 2028.
Stops funding for cybersecurity and distributed ledger technology projects by June 30, 2026.
Eliminates fee-for-service contracts related to food systems advisory council by June 30, 2026.
Cancels the alignment of career and technical education programs with apprenticeship programs by June 30, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

Students enrolled in or planning to enroll in these programs.
Educators and administrators involved in these programs.
State agencies responsible for funding and managing these programs.

Terms To Know

Fee-for-service contracts: Contracts where services are paid based on the amount of service provided, rather than a fixed rate or budget.
Career pathways program: A program designed to help students plan their education and career paths by providing guidance and resources.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after the programs are repealed.
It is unclear how the repeal will affect current participants in these programs.
There is no information on whether there will be any transition plans for students or staff affected by the program ends.

Amendments

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

L.002

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: This amendment adds specific repeal dates for certain higher education programs in Colorado.

Adds a repeal date of June 30, 2026, for subsection (c) related to cybersecurity and distributed ledger technologies.
Adds a repeal date of June 30, 2026, for subsection (e) concerning the food systems advisory council.
Includes a repeal date of June 30, 2026, for subsection (4)(e) in Colorado Revised Statutes.

The amendment text does not provide details about what happens after the programs are repealed or if there will be any replacements.

Bill History

2026-04-14 Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-04-13 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
2026-04-11 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-10 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
2026-04-08 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-04-02 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill repeals the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program, the career pathways program, and the career and technical education and apprenticeship programs alignment on June 30, 2028.
The bill also repeals fee-for-service contract funding for cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies, and the food systems advisory council on June 30, 2026.
(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
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0947.01 Lindy Schaible x4215 HOUSE BILL 26-1371
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING ADDING REPEAL DATES FOR CERTAIN HIGHER101
EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH LIMITED PURPOSE102
FEE-FOR-SERVICE CONTRACTS.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 Colorado
multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program, the career
pathways program, and the career and technical education and
apprenticeship programs alignment on June 30, 2028.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 9, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Brown and Taggart, Sirota,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Bridges, 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, add 23-21-1106 as2
follows:3
23-21-1106. Repeal of part.4
THIS PART 11 IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2028.5
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-60-109, add (3)6
as follows:7
23-60-109. Career pathways - design - legislative declaration8
- repeal.9
(3) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2028.10
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-18-308, amend11
(1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(e), (1)(l), and (1)(m) as follows:12
23-18-308. Fee-for-service contracts - grants to local district13
colleges - limited purpose - repeal.14
(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall enter15
into fee-for-service contracts for the following purposes:16
(a) (I) The creation of career pathways for students DESIGNED17
pursuant to sections 23-60-109 and 24-46.3-104;18
(II) T HIS SUBSECTION (1)(a) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,19
2028.20
(c) (I) Cybersecurity and distributed ledger technologies, such as21
blockchains, as set forth in sections 24-33.5-1904 and 24-33.5-1905.22
(II) T HIS SUBSECTION (1)(c) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,23
2026.24
(e) (I) The food systems advisory council pursuant to part 11 of25
article 31 of this title 23.26
1371-2-
(II) T HIS SUBSECTION (1)(e) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,1
2026.2
(l) (I) The Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access3
training program created in section 23-21-1103;4
(II) T HIS SUBSECTION (1)(l) IS REPEALED , EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,5
2028.6
(m) (I) The creation of education programs ALIGNED pursuant to7
section 8-15.7-201; and8
(II) T HIS SUBSECTION (1)(m) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,9
2028; AND10
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1905, add11
(4)(e) as follows:12
24-33.5-1905. Research and development - repeal.13
(4) (e) T HIS SUBSECTION (4) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,14
2026.15
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-15.7-201, add (6)16
as follows:17
8-15.7-201. State apprenticeship agency - community college18
system - career and technical education - apprenticeship programs19
- alignment - repeal.20
(6) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2028.21
SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,22
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate23
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for24
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state25
institutions.26
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