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Press Releases
Mar 18, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES TITONE BILL ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
The House approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Brianna Titone, D-Arvada, that will provide a baseline statutory guidance for how public schools can operate as a community school. Statutorily defining community schools would open up the possibility for additional federal education funding and research shows that students in low-performing schools achieve more in the classroom when they switch to schools with a community school model.
Mar 18, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO ENSURE CULTURALLY COMPETENT HISTORY IS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS
The House approved a bill by Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, D-Denver, and Rep. Bri Buentello, D-Pueblo, to ensure the inclusion of American-Indians, Latinos, African-Americans and Asian-Americans in social studies courses in Colorado’s classrooms.
Mar 17, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES BECKER-CARAVEO BILL TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COLORADANS & GIVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES A VOICE
The House Energy and Environment committee approved SB19-181 tonight. The bill will update Colorado’s antiquated oil and gas laws to protect families and individuals from residential drilling by putting health and safety first, empowering local communities, and protecting Colorado’s clean air and clean water.
Mar 15, 2019
HOUSE PASSES KRAFT-THARP’S BIPARTISAN SALES TAX SIMPLIFICATION
The House passed a bill today sponsored by Rep.Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, that requires the development of an electronic sales and use tax simplification system. This new system will help address the patchwork of sales and use tax across the state and help small businesses thrive.
Mar 15, 2019
ESGAR’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP ADDRESS OPIOID CRISIS HEADED TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE
A bill, sponsored by Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, to require doctors to prescribe certain drugs electronically received bipartisan support from the House today and now goes to Gov. Polis for his signature.
Mar 15, 2019
JOINT RELEASE: JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO NEWLY RELEASED BUDGET FORECAST
This afternoon, the Governor’s office and the Colorado Legislative Council released a quarterly budget forecast that will help lawmakers write the annual state budget. In response, members of the Joint Budget Committee released the following statements:
Mar 15, 2019
REP. COLEMAN: COLORADO CAN’T AFFORD TO RANK AT BOTTOM FOR FAFSA COMPLETION
The House Education committee passed Rep. James Coleman’s bill to help increase federal financial aid application completion rates. Colorado students missed out on as much as $50 million in financial aid last year due to students failing to complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.
Mar 15, 2019
EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES BIPARTISAN LONTINE BILL TO REDUCE SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS
The House Education committee voted in favor of Rep. Susan Lontine’s bipartisan bill to reduce preschool and early elementary out-of-school suspensions and expulsions. In Colorado and across the country, young children are being removed from pre-school and early elementary grades at alarming rates
Mar 15, 2019
REP. CARAVEO ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BILL TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH & SAFETY OF COLORADANS, GIVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES A VOICE
Rep. Yadira Caraveo announced her support for SB19-181, legislation to prioritize the health and safety of all Coloradans, empower local communities and protect our environment today.
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