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Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado HB 1357

Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary

The act repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. The act repeals the teacher recruitment and preparation program and pathways in early technology early college high schools working group on July 1, 2027.     On July 1, 2026, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $799,200 from the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund to the state education fund. The general assembly declares that TREP may receive funding from the state education fund.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104.     The act increases the cash fund appropriation to the department of education for state share of districts' total program funding and decreases the cash fund appropriation for extended high school in the 2026-27 long bill in order to fund TREP for the 2026-27 state fiscal year. The amount of the changes is contingent on whether House Bill 26-1364, concerning the calculation of the consumer price index for the 2025 calendar year, becomes law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 28, 2026
House		REPASSpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 28, 2026
House		ADOPTpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 23, 2026
House		Approve the first draft conference committee report of the first conference committee on H.B. 26-1357.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 17, 2026
Senate		NOT CNCRpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 14, 2026
Senate		Refer House Bill 26-1357 to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 11, 2026
House		BILLpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 7, 2026
House		Refer House Bill 26-1357, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 7, 2026
House		Adopt amendment J.001passSet your home in Colorado to see

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