First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 25-0170.01 Alana Rosen x2606
HOUSE BILL 25-1307
House Committees Senate Committees
Education Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING UPDATING TECHNICAL REFERENCES IN EDUCATION LAW .101
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/
.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals obsolete
references to the teacher residency expansion program (program), which
was repealed in 2023.
Current law continues to reference the definition for
"paraprofessional" as it appeared in the program. The bill recreates the
definition of "paraprofessional" for the current statutory uses of the term.
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 22, 2025
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 14, 2025
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Luck and Carter, Bacon, Bradley, Hamrick, Martinez, Phillips
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Ball and Rich,
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, 22-60.3-201, add2
(5.5) as follows:3
22-60.3-201. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the4
context otherwise requires:5
(5.5) "P
ARAPROFESSIONAL" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS TRAINED TO6
ASSIST A LICENSED TEACHER.7
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.3-204, amend8
(2)(b)(II) as follows:9
22-60.3-204. Program eligibility - financial assistance - funding10
- report. (2) The department shall review each application received and11
determine whether the applicant meets the following criteria for12
participation in the program:13
(b) (II) The applicant is currently employed as a paraprofessional14
as defined in section 22-60.3-102,
in a school district, charter school, or15
board of cooperative services and is working toward a baccalaureate16
degree as required to pursue a professional teaching license; or17
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-209.1,18
amend (1)(a)(III); and repeal (1)(a)(II) as follows:19
22-60.5-209.1. Department of education - adjunct instructor20
authorization - alternative teacher programs - information.21
(1) (a) The department shall direct resources toward publicizing the22
existence of:23
(II) The teacher residency programs available through the teacher24
residency expansion program created in part 1 of article 60.3 of this title25
22;26
(III) Programs to support paraprofessionals, as defined in section27
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degree to pursue a professional teaching license;2
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-51-1101, amend3
(1.9)(a)(I), (1.9)(a)(II)(B), and (1.9)(a)(II)(C) as follows:4
24-51-1101. Employment after service retirement - report -5
definitions - repeal. (1.9) (a) (I) Subject to the provisions of subsection6
(1.9)(h) of this section, a service retiree who is a superintendent, a7
principal, a teacher, a school bus driver, a school food services cook, a8
school nurse, or a paraprofessional, as defined in section 22-60.3-102 (9)9
SECTION 22-60.3-201, and is hired pursuant to subsection (1.9)(b) of this10
section by an employer in the school division of the association that11
satisfies the criteria specified in subsection (1.9)(a)(II) of this section may12
receive salary without reduction in benefits for any length of employment13
in a calendar year if the service retiree has not worked for any AN14
employer, as defined in section 24-51-101 (20), during the month of the15
effective date of retirement. A service retiree described in this subsection16
(1.9)(a) who works for any AN employer, as defined in section 24-51-10117
(20), during the month of the effective date of retirement shall be IS18
subject to a reduction in benefits as provided in section 24-51-1102 (2).19
(II) The provisions of this subsection (1.9) apply only if:20
(B) The school district, board of cooperative services, or charter21
school hires the service retiree for the purpose of providing classroom22
instruction or school bus transportation to students enrolled by the district,23
enrolled by one or more of the districts served by the board of cooperative24
services, or enrolled by the charter school, or for the purpose of being a25
superintendent, a principal, a school food services cook, a school nurse,26
or a paraprofessional, as defined in section 22-60.3-102 (9) SECTION27
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(C) The school district, board of cooperative services, or charter2
school determines that there is a critical shortage of qualified3
superintendents, principals, teachers, school bus drivers, school food4
services cooks, school nurses, or paraprofessionals, as defined in section5
22-60.3-102 (9) SECTION 22-60.3-201, as applicable, and that the service6
retiree has specific experience, skills, or qualifications that would benefit7
the district, board of cooperative services, or charter school.8
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act9
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the10
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except11
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V12
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this13
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take14
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in15
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the16
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.17
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