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May 31, 2023 HB 23-1263
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0925
Rep. Garcia; Young
Sen. Zenzinger; Gonzales
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
July 7, 2023
Signed into Law
John Armstrong | 303-866-6289
john.armstrong@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: TRANSLATING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ School District
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill requires Individualized Education Plans to be translated into the dominant
language spoken at the home of the student. The bill increases state and school
district workloads and expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill requires Local Education Providers (LEPs) to translate individualized education plans (IEPs)
to the primary language spoken in the home of a special education student. LEPs must consider the
student’s specific communication needs when developing the IEP and inform parents of the right to
request translation services. LEPs may work with a translation service upon request of a parent
State Expenditures
The bill’s will require the Department of Education (CDE) to update documents and guidance
pertaining to acceptable uses of the Exceptional Children’s Education Act funding and IEP translation.
This additional workload is minimal and can be accomplished within existing appropriations.
School District
The bill increases workload and costs for school districts in two main ways. First, the bill will require
teachers and staff to consider additional communication-related factors when developing and
administering a student’s IEP. Costs will also increase to translate documents into a family’s primary
language. Costs to implement these requirements will vary between school districts. Page 2
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Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Lieutenant Governor on May 25, 2023, and takes effect on
August 7, 2023, assuming no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Education Human Services Information Technology
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.