First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0989.01 Chelsea Princell x4335
SENATE BILL 25-238
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE REPEAL OF TH E SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE101
MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING ACT , AND, IN CONNECTION102
THEREWITH, REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION . 103
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/
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Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the sixth through
twelfth grade mental health screening act that was enacted in 2023. The
bill reduces an appropriation.
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 3, 2025
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 2, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota and Taggart, Bird
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, 12-245-217, amend2
(2)(g) and (2)(h); and repeal (2)(i) as follows:3
12-245-217. Scope of article - exemptions. (2) This article 2454
does not apply to:5
(g) Students who are enrolled in a school program and are6
practicing as part of a school practicum or clinical program;
OR7
(h) A professional practicing auricular acudetox in accordance8
with section 12-245-233. or
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(i) Screeners conducting screenings pursuant to the sixth through10
twelfth grade mental health screening program created in section11
27-50-903.12
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal part 9 of13
article 50 of title 27.14
SECTION 3. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.15
(1) To implement this act, general fund appropriations made in the16
annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the17
department of human services are adjusted as follows:18
(a) The appropriation for health, life, and dental is decreased by19
$37,260;20
(b) The appropriation for short-term disability is decreased by21
$146;22
(c) The appropriation for paid family medical leave insurance is23
decreased by $936;24
(d) The appropriation for unfunded liability amortization25
equalization disbursement payments is decreased by $20,798;26
(e) The appropriation for use by the behavioral health27
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the related FTE is decreased by 3.0 FTE; and2
(f) The appropriation for use by the behavioral health3
administration for the school mental health screening program is4
decreased by $2,536,706.5
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,6
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate7
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for8
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state9
institutions.10
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