ColoradoModify Fourth-Year Innovation Pilot Program
What it does
Under the fourth-year innovation pilot program (program), each year the general assembly appropriates an amount to the department of education (department) for the department to distribute to local education providers from which an eligible graduate graduated early. The act:Discontinues the requirement to appropriate money for distribution to eligible local education providers for eligible graduates who graduate during the 2025-26 school year; andRequires the department to prorate the amount distributed from the appropriation, if any. Under the program, an eligible graduate may receive funding for tuition, fees, books, transportation, and other costs of attendance associated with their postsecondary program if, among other requirements, the eligible graduate commences their postsecondary program within 18 months after graduating early.
More detail
The act requires an eligible graduate who graduates early in the 2025-26 school year to commence their postsecondary program by December 31, 2026. Under current law, the department of higher education is required to submit a final program evaluation report, including the impacts and outcomes of the program on the student cohorts that participated in the program and recommended next steps for the program. The act repeals this requirement. The act reduces an appropriation to the department of higher education for the 2025-26 budget year by $30,958.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 26Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Mar 17Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Mar 17Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 16Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Feb 20Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 18Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1176 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 12House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 10House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1176 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced