HB26-1384 Direct Transfers for CDLE School-to-Work Programs
Summary
Colorado HB26-1384 proposes clarifying that direct transfers from the state public school fund to the Department of Labor and Employment for school-to-work alliance program costs are excluded from state fiscal year spending calculations under section 20 of article X of the state constitution (Colorado's TABOR fiscal provisions). The bill would allow school districts to direct payments to CDLE for school-to-work alliance programs through written instruction to the state board of education.
What changed
HB26-1384 would clarify the classification of direct fund transfers from the state public school fund to the Department of Labor and Employment for school-to-work alliance programs. The bill specifies that these transfers are not state fiscal year spending for constitutional fiscal year spending limits under section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution.
School districts, the Department of Education, and the Department of Labor and Employment should monitor this bill as it moves through the House Appropriations Committee. If enacted, the bill would provide administrative clarity regarding how school-to-work alliance program funding is treated for fiscal year spending calculations. No immediate compliance obligations arise from this proposed legislation as it represents a fiscal classification clarification rather than a new regulatory mandate.
What to do next
- Monitor HB26-1384 as it progresses through the Colorado legislature
- Review current school district procedures for directing payments to CDLE
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HB26-1384
Direct Transfers for Colorado Department of Labor & Employment School-to-Work Programs
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Fiscal Policy & Taxes |
Concerning the classification of school-to-work alliance program cost payments to the department of labor and employment from the department of education.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. Currently, a school district (district) may request that the department of education pay the state's share of the district's total program for the budget year in 12 monthly payments. A district may further direct, by written instruction to the state board of education (board), that a specified portion of its monthly payment be paid instead to the department of labor and employment to cover the district's costs for participation in school-to-work alliance programs. The board is required to certify to the state treasurer on a monthly basis the amount payable to each district and the amount, if any, to be transferred directly to the department of labor and employment instead of paid to the district.
The bill clarifies that the amount of money transferred from the state public school fund directly to the department of labor and employment for school-to-work alliance program costs instead of paid to a district is not state fiscal year spending for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Kyle Brown
Representative
Rick Taggart
Senator
Jeff Bridges
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Committees
House
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Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2026 | Reengrossed | |
| 04/09/2026 | Engrossed | |
| 04/02/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1384 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Date | Calendar | Motion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/08/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
Prime Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown | Rep. R. Taggart
Sen. J. Bridges | Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
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