First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0396.01 Alana Rosen x2606
SENATE BILL 25-177
Senate Committees House Committees
Education
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD101
LEADERSHIP COMMISSION .102
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/
.)
Sunset Process - Senate Education Committee. The bill
continues the early childhood leadership commission housed in the
department of early childhood for 5 years, repealing on September 1,
2030. Before its repeal, the commission is subject to a sunset review.
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 28, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Kipp and Bright, Kolker, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Rich
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota and Bradfield,
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, 2-3-1203, repeal2
(16)(a)(VII); and add (21)(a)(II) as follows:3
2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative4
declaration - definition - repeal. (16) (a) The following statutory5
authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on6
September 1, 2025:7
(VII) The early childhood leadership commission created in8
section 26.5-1-302.9
(21) (a) The following statutory authorizations for designated10
advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2030:11
(II) T
HE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP COMMISSION CREATED IN12
SECTION 26.5-1-302.13
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26.5-1-30414
as follows:15
26.5-1-304. Repeal of part. This part 3 is repealed, effective16
September 1, 2025
SEPTEMBER 1, 2030. Before its repeal, the commission17
is subject to review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.18
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act19
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the20
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except21
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V22
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this23
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take24
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in25
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the26
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.27
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