# Colorado HB26-1357: Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program Colorado HB26-1357, Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1357-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1357 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (357 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More students count toward school aid: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Colorado counts TREP students in the affected at-risk supplemental school aid calculations. Districts and charter schools must still qualify for that aid. Removing the exclusion can increase the enrollment counted for aid. The law gives no per-student amount or total funding… - College credit cap includes retained teacher-preparation students: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the nine-credit limit also applies to TREP students retained after grade 12. It covers students retained for extra instruction because they have not met local graduation requirements. They can take no more than nine total college credits in the covered gateway courses with s… - Colorado ends one student teacher-preparation program: cost, medium. Colorado phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. The education department cannot name new participants for 2026–27 or later fiscal years. Students designated in 2025–26 or earlier keep their designation during the transition. The program and its designation rule… - Temporary school funding for teacher-preparation students: mixed, low. For 2026–27, district funding uses $7,104 for each full-time-equivalent Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) participant. Only participants counted in the district's high school enrollment qualify for this formula. These funding rules end July 1, 2027. This money goes to districts,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-28 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | | Approve the first draft conference committee report of the first conference committee on H.B. 26-1357. | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | Senate amendments: Not cncr | pass | 61 | 1 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1357 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 47 | 13 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1357, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-28: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House) - 2026-04-27: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate) - 2026-04-17: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-10: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-07: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-02: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114305/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117022/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114243/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114001/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114396/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114767/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114700/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117166/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/114305/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117022/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114243/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114001/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114396/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114767/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114700/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117166/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-HB26-1357-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).