SB 25-284: Youth Service Organization Engagement on School Campuses - Colorado

Reengrossed (04/29/2025) → PA1 (04/24/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill's header was changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Preamended' to reflect that this version includes committee amendments not yet adopted in the House. The main substantive change adds new requirements for local education providers to establish policies governing youth service organization presentations on campus, including specifying time, place, and manner of presentations, requiring compliance with local rules, and mandating that policies be posted on websites before the 2026-27 school year.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly requires local education providers to create and implement policies for youth service organization presentations, expanding the scope from simply authorizing presentations to establishing specific governance frameworks.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for local education providers to determine the time, place, and manner of youth service organization presentations on school campuses.

Added requirement that youth service organizations must comply with any other policies, procedures, or rules established by the local education provider.

TIMELINE

Added requirement that each local education provider must post the policy on its website before the start of the 2026-27 academic school year.

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'Reengrossed' to 'Preamended' to indicate this is an unofficial version with committee amendments not yet adopted.

Engrossed (04/28/2025) → Reengrossed (04/29/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 29, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed with expanded Senate sponsorship (adding four new co-sponsors) and updated procedural notes indicating a new bill summary will be available after third reading. The substantive policy text regarding youth service organization presentations on school campuses appears to have been removed from this version, though this may reflect formatting differences in the provided diff rather than an actual policy deletion.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; sponsorship was expanded and procedural documentation was updated.

TECHNICAL

Senate sponsorship expanded to include four additional co-sponsors (Coleman, Cutter, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Wallace, Winter F.).

Procedural note updated to indicate a new bill summary will be available after third reading in the House of Introduction.

Formatting lines and page markers removed; substantive policy text regarding youth service organization presentation requirements appears absent from this version, though this may reflect diff formatting rather than actual policy deletion.

Introduced (04/07/2025) → Engrossed (04/28/2025) · 5 edits · Apr 29, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify definitions and expand requirements for youth service organizations presenting programs on school campuses. Key changes include redefining 'school' to include local boards of education, adding new criteria for what qualifies a youth service organization, and specifying that communications cannot occur during instructional time.

Scope change

Expanded applicability to include local boards of education in addition to charter schools and district charter schools.

DEFINITION

Changed 'school' definition to include local boards of education, broadening the entities required to adopt policies.

Added new criteria for youth service organizations including offering extracurricular activities and maintaining community presence.

REQUIREMENT

Added explicit prohibition against communicating with students during instructional time.

Changed policy requirements from identifying notification process to specifying options for youth service organization communication.

MODIFIED

Expanded policy development considerations to include age-appropriate restrictions and evidence-based research.

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