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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 25-1011.01 Alana Rosen x2606
1	8		SENATE BILL 25-223
2		-	~~BY SENATOR(S) Kirkmeyer and Amabile, Bridges;~~
3		-	~~also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Sirota and Bird, Taggart, Garcia, Hamrick,~~
4		-	~~Phillips, Rutinel,~~ ~~Smith, Story.~~
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
5	12		C
6		-	ONCERNING MEASURES TO CALCULATE MILL LEVY EQUALIZATION TO
7		-	DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF MILL LEVY EQUALIZATION FUNDING
8		-	TO INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS
9		-	, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
10		-	REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.
11		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
12		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-513.1, amend
13		-	(2)(b); and add (2)(c) and (2)(d) as follows:
14		-	22-30.5-513.1. Mill levy equalization - legislative declaration -
15		-	definitions. (2) (b) S
16		-	UBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION , the institute shall
17		-	annually distribute the money appropriated for full mill levy equalization
18		-	pursuant to subsection (2)(a.5)(I) of this section to the institute charter
19		-	schools on an equal per-pupil basis,
20		-	EXCLUDING PUPILS ENROLLED IN
21		-	MULTI
22		-	-DISTRICT ONLINE SCHOOLS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-30.7-102,
23		-	THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE INSTITUTE ; except that, in any budget year,
24		-	an institute charter school must not receive a per pupil amount that is
25		-	greater than the total amount of additional mill levy revenue, as defined in
26		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
27		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
28		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
29		-	history, or the Session Laws.
30		-	________
31		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
32		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
33		-	the act. section 22-32-108.5, that the accounting district for the institute charter
34		-	school is authorized to collect, divided by the funded pupil count, as
35		-	determined pursuant to article 54 of this title 22, of the accounting district
36		-	for the applicable budget year. The money distributed pursuant to this
37		-	section is in addition to money distributed to institute charter schools
38		-	pursuant to section 22-30.5-513.
	13	+	ONCERNING MEASURES TO CALCULATE MILL LEVY EQUALIZATION TO101
	14	+	DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF MILL LEVY EQUALIZATION102
	15	+	FUNDING TO INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS , AND, IN103
	16	+	CONNECTION THEREWITH , REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION .104
	17	+	Bill Summary
	18	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	19	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	20	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	21	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	22	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	23	+	.)
	24	+	Joint Budget Committee. Beginning with the 2025-26 budget
	25	+	year, and each budget year thereafter, the state charter school institute
	26	+	(institute) shall not distribute a portion of its appropriated mill levy
	27	+	HOUSE
	28	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	29	+	April 9, 2025
	30	+	SENATE
	31	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	32	+	April 3, 2025
	33	+	SENATE
	34	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	35	+	April 2, 2025
	36	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	37	+	Kirkmeyer and Amabile, Bridges
	38	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	39	+	Sirota and Bird, Taggart
	40	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	41	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	42	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. equalization funds to multi-district online schools that are authorized by
	43	+	the institute.
	44	+	Beginning in the 2024-25 budget year, if the institute receives
	45	+	additional mill levy revenue from a school district for an institute charter
	46	+	school within the geographic boundary of the school district, the general
	47	+	assembly shall deduct the additional mill levy revenue from the amount
	48	+	necessary to fully fund mill levy equalization.
	49	+	The bill decreases an appropriation from the state education fund
	50	+	to the department of education for use by the institute for mill levy
	51	+	equalization.
	52	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	53	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-513.1,2
	54	+	amend (2)(b); and add (2)(c) and (2)(d) as follows:3
	55	+	22-30.5-513.1. Mill levy equalization - legislative declaration4
	56	+	- definitions. (2) (b) S
	57	+	UBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION , the institute5
	58	+	shall annually distribute the money appropriated for full mill levy6
	59	+	equalization pursuant to subsection (2)(a.5)(I) of this section to the7
	60	+	institute charter schools on an equal per-pupil basis,
	61	+	EXCLUDING PUPILS8
	62	+	ENROLLED IN MULTI-DISTRICT ONLINE SCHOOLS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION9
	63	+	22-30.7-102,
	64	+	THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE INSTITUTE ; except that, in10
	65	+	any budget year, an institute charter school must not receive a per pupil11
	66	+	amount that is greater than the total amount of additional mill levy12
	67	+	revenue, as defined in section 22-32-108.5, that the accounting district for13
	68	+	the institute charter school is authorized to collect, divided by the funded14
	69	+	pupil count, as determined pursuant to article 54 of this title 22, of the15
	70	+	accounting district for the applicable budget year. The money distributed16
	71	+	pursuant to this section is in addition to money distributed to institute17
	72	+	charter schools pursuant to section 22-30.5-513.18
39	73		(c) N
40		-	OTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE
41		-	CONTRARY
42		-	, BEGINNING WITH THE 2025-26 BUDGET YEAR, AND EACH BUDGET
43		-	YEAR THEREAFTER
44		-	, THE INSTITUTE SHALL NOT DISTRIBUTE A PORTION OF THE
45		-	FUNDS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO A MULTI
46		-	-DISTRICT
47		-	ONLINE SCHOOL
48		-	, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-30.7-102, THAT IS AUTHORIZED
49		-	BY THE INSTITUTE
50		-	.
	74	+	OTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE19
	75	+	CONTRARY, BEGINNING WITH THE 2025-26 BUDGET YEAR, AND EACH20
	76	+	223-2- BUDGET YEAR THEREAFTER , THE INSTITUTE SHALL NOT DISTRIBUTE A1
	77	+	PORTION OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO A2
	78	+	MULTI-DISTRICT ONLINE SCHOOL, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-30.7-102,3
	79	+	THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE INSTITUTE.4
51	80		(d) B
52		-	EGINNING IN THE 2024-25 BUDGET YEAR, IF AN INSTITUTE
53		-	CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY OF A SCHOOL
54		-	DISTRICT RECEIVES ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL
55		-	DISTRICT
56		-	, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL DEDUCT THE ADDITIONAL MILL
57		-	LEVY REVENUE FROM THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO FULLY FUND MILL LEVY
58		-	EQUALIZATION
59		-	.
60		-	SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill. To
61		-	implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the state education
62		-	fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution made
63		-	in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to
64		-	the department of education for use by the charter school institute for CSI
65		-	mill levy equalization is decreased by $1,008,494.
66		-	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
67		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
68		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
69		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-223 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
70		-	institutions.
71		-	____________________________ ____________________________
72		-	James Rashad Coleman, Sr. Julie McCluskie
73		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
74		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
75		-	____________________________ ____________________________
76		-	Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
77		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
78		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
79		-	APPROVED________________________________________
80		-	(Date and Time)
81		-	_________________________________________
82		-	Jared S. Polis
83		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
84		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 25-223
	81	+	EGINNING IN THE 2024-25 BUDGET YEAR, IF AN INSTITUTE5
	82	+	CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY OF A SCHOOL6
	83	+	DISTRICT RECEIVES ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL7
	84	+	DISTRICT, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL DEDUCT THE ADDITIONAL MILL8
	85	+	LEVY REVENUE FROM THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO FULLY F UND MILL LEVY9
	86	+	EQUALIZATION.10
	87	+	SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill. To11
	88	+	implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the state education12
	89	+	fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution13
	90	+	made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal14
	91	+	year to the department of education for use by the charter school institute15
	92	+	for CSI mill levy equalization is decreased by $1,008,494.16
	93	+	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,17
	94	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate18
	95	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for19
	96	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state20
	97	+	institutions.21
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