ColoradoTrauma-Informed School Safety Practices
What it does
On or before September 1, 2025, the act requires the office of school safety (office) to convene and oversee a work group to develop best practices for the use of trauma-informed practices to conduct school safety drills.
More detail
The act requires the work group to convene its first meeting no later than 56 days after the office receives $50,000 of gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of the work group or receives an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000 as part of a public-private partnership agreement. No later than one year and one month after the office receives $50,000 of gifts, grants, or donations or receives an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000, the act requires the work group to develop recommendations to support schools in training school personnel on the use of trauma-informed practices in conducting school safety drills, how to best conduct school safety drills in a trauma-informed manner, and how to best respond to a school safety incident.
The act requires that the work group be entirely funded by gifts, grants, and donations, including in-kind donations as part of a public-private partnership agreement. If by June 30, 2027, the work group has not received $50,000 in gifts, grants, or donations or an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000 as part of a public-private partnership agreement, the state treasurer must transfer any money received for purposes of the work group to the state education fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 3Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 8Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 8Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 8Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- May 3House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- May 3House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Apr 29House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 24House Committee on Education Refer Amended to FinanceMinor
- Apr 17Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Introduced In House - Assigned to EducationMinor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Apr 11Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Feb 5Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 8Introduced In Senate - Assigned to EducationIntroduced