Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB170: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
Concerning creating a task force to study how to expand access to effective public schools for Colorado students.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 8, 2026:
SENATE BILL 26-170 BY SENATOR(S) Coleman and Bright, Amabile, Benavidez, Bridges, Carson, Cutter, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Lindstedt, Mullica, Rodriguez, Sullivan; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bacon and Martinez, Duran, Phillips, Ricks. CONCERNING CREATING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY HOW TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR COLORADO STUDENTS. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-1-153 as follows: 22-1-153. Access to opportunity task force -creation -members - duties - report - definitions - repeal. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (a) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CREATED AND EXISTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-1-115. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (b) "OPPORTUNITY GAPS" MEANS DISPARITIES IN STUDENTS' ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACHIEVEMENT, GROWTH, GRADUATION RA TES, AND POSTSECONDARY READINESS, EXPERIENCED BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GEOGRAPHY, DISABILITY STATUS, AND ENGLISH LEARNER STATUS. SUCH DISPARITIES MAY BE INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENCES IN ACCESS TO NECESSARY SUPPORTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION, STABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND QUALIFIED EDUCATORS, AS WELL AS BY SCHOOL, DISTRICT, AND STATE-LEVEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. ( …
Sponsors
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Martinez, Matthew (D, 62) · primary sponsor
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Phillips, Jacque (D, 31)
- Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40)
- Coleman, James (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Bright, Scott (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Amabile, Judy (D, 18)
- Benavidez, Adrienne (D, 21)
- Bridges, Jeff (D, 26)
- Carson, John (R, 30)
- Cutter, Lisa (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 13, 2026): 38 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-170 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 12, 2026): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-170 to the Committee on Appropriations. (May 9, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-170 to the Committee on Finance. (May 6, 2026): 8 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 30, 2026): 33 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-170 to the Committee of the Whole. (April 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - Public Schools, Education Generally
Common questions
- What is SB170?
- SB170 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools.
- What does SB170 do?
- Concerning creating a task force to study how to expand access to effective public schools for Colorado students.
- What is the status of SB170?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB170?
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB170?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-170
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