Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0703.01 Alana Rosen x2606
HOUSE BILL 24-1154
House Committees Senate Committees
Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS ' OF EDUCATION VOLUNTARY101
INCLUSION OF INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT102
BALLOT INITIATIVES TO CONT RACT WITH INSTITUTE CHARTER103
SCHOOLS FOR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS .104
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
.)
The bill allows a school district board of education (school district)
to submit to the eligible electors of the district the question of contracting
a bonded indebtedness for capital construction or land and facilities needs
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Weinberg and McLachlan,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges and Lundeen,
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. of an institute charter school located within the school district if:
! The school district, in the school district's sole discretion,
has approved support for the institute charter school's
capital construction or land and facilities needs; and
! The school district has obtained security or assurances, if
any, regarding its interest in the land or facilities of the
institute charter school that the school district retains.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative intent. The intent of this act is to:2
(1) Clarify and modify the law to allow a school district board of3
education to voluntarily support institute charter school facilities located4
within the school district; and5
(2) Provide clear guidance to a school district board of education6
that decides to voluntarily support institute charter school facilities7
located within the school district.8
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-42-102, amend9
(2)(a)(VIII); and add (2)(a)(VIII.5) as follows:10
22-42-102. Bonded indebtedness - elections. (2) (a) The board11
of education of any school district, at any regular biennial school election12
or at a special election called for the purpose, shall submit to the eligible13
electors of the district the question of contracting a bonded indebtedness14
for one or more of the following purposes:15
(VIII) For supporting
A DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL 'S charter16
school capital construction, as defined in section 22-30.5-403 (4), or the17
land and facilities needs of a
DISTRICT charter school, as defined in18
section 22-30.5-403 (3), without title or ownership of
DISTRICT charter19
school capital assets being held by the school district or ownership or use20
restrictions
BEING placed on the DISTRICT charter school by the school21
district;22
HB24-1154-2- (VIII.5) FOR SUPPORTING AN INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL 'S1
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION , AS DEFINED IN SECTION2
22-30.5-403
(4), OR THE LAND AND FACILITIES NEEDS OF AN INSTITUTE3
CHARTER SCHOOL, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-30.5-403 (5.5), BY4
INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL , LOCATED WITHIN THE5
SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN A BOND ELECTION OR A MILL LEVY ELECTION6
CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-30.5-404 OR 22-30.5-405, WHICH7
INCLUSION IS AUTHORIZED , NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE8
CONTRARY IN SECTION 22-30.5-404 OR 22-30.5-405 IF:9
(A) T
HE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION , IN THE SCHOOL10
DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION 'S SOLE DISCRETION, HAS APPROVED11
SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL 'S CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION12
OR LAND AND FACILITIES NEEDS; AND13
(B) T
HE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS OBTAINED14
SECURITY OR ASSURANCES, IF ANY, REGARDING INTEREST IN THE LAND OR15
FACILITIES OF THE INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT THE SCHOOL16
DISTRICT RETAINS.17
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act18
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the19
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except20
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V21
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this22
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take23
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in24
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the25
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.26
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