# Colorado HB26-1027: Board of Cooperative Services Definition & Executive Director Colorado HB26-1027, Board of Cooperative Services Definition & Executive Director, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Kolker (Democratic), Katie Stewart (Democratic), Tammy Story (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-12 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1027-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1027 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Board of Cooperative Services Definition & Executive Director - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-12, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Katie Stewart (Democratic), Tammy Story (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (98 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Education funding can go to cooperative boards: benefit, low. Local education providers can send some or all of their startup and sustain funding directly to cooperative services boards (BOCES). This changes who receives the money, not the total funding amount. BOCES that do not operate schools also count as local education providers for postsecondary and wor… - Retired education directors keep pensions with limits: mixed, high. Colorado PERA service retirees can earn a board of cooperative services (BOCES) executive director’s salary without reducing their pensions. There is no limit on how long they work during a calendar year. A BOCES executive director is the person with executive authority over the board’s administrat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 3 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1027 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 52 | 10 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1027, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-03-12: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-11: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-11: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-02-19: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/18/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2026-02-04: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-03: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111120/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112935/download) - House Education Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111093/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110752/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111244/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112248/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112129/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113229/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111120/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112935/download) - [House Education Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111093/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110752/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111244/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112248/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112129/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113229/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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-HB26-1027-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).