# Colorado HB25-1167: Alternative Education Campuses Colorado HB25-1167, Alternative Education Campuses, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Valdez (Democratic), Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1167-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1167 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Alternative Education Campuses - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-24, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Alex Valdez (Democratic), Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (131 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alternative campuses can count older students: benefit, low. Colorado expands part of its high-risk student definition to include parents and pregnant students through age 21. They must be enrolled in a Colorado public school; the previous age limit was under 20. Alternative education campuses can also count high-risk students who are 21 or younger on the of… - Alternative campuses gain grant priority and tracking: benefit, low. Colorado's education department must give alternative campuses priority points for state education grants they qualify for and whose requirements they meet. The points do not guarantee an award. Beginning September 2025, the department must prepare and post annual reports covering enrollment beyond… - Small alternative campuses keep their status: benefit, low. Colorado alternative education campuses with fewer than 250 students gain protection against losing their designation. A campus must meet the required 90% threshold in one school year. It can miss that threshold by no more than three students the next year. It must meet the threshold again the foll… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1167 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1167 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1167, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1167, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 12 | 1 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-05-24: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-15: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-03-05: House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-03: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82395/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82329/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82412/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82379/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82343/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82360/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40629/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82395/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82329/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82412/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82379/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82343/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82360/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40629/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1167-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).