HB 1357: Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program - Colorado

Final Act → Signed Act · 5 edits · Jun 4, 2026

MODERATE

This bill amends Colorado statutes to phase out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program by repealing the specific funding and operational provisions that currently support it. The changes effectively remove the legal basis for the program, ensuring it will not be designated for new participants starting in the 2027-28 fiscal year. Additionally, the bill updates related funding formulas to exclude TREP participants from at-risk supplemental aid calculations, aligning financial rules with the program's termination.

Scope change

The bill significantly narrows the scope of the TREP program by eliminating its legal existence and funding mechanisms, transitioning from an active recruitment initiative to a repealed status.

TIMELINE

The bill establishes a hard stop for the TREP program, prohibiting the department from designating any qualified students as TREP participants for the 2027-28 state fiscal year and any subsequent years.

FISCAL

Specific statutory language requiring the transfer of $799,200 from the Electrifying School Buses Grant Program to the State Education Fund for TREP purposes is deleted.

ELIGIBILITY

Funding formulas for at-risk supplemental aid in charter schools are modified to explicitly exclude TREP program participants from receiving aid, reflecting the program's removal.

DEFINITION

The definition of the TREP program in the statutes is altered to reflect its impending repeal, and the section defining the program is scheduled for full repeal effective July 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

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Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · Jun 3, 2026

MODERATE

This bill phases out Colorado's Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program by prohibiting new student designations after the 2027-28 school year. It also adjusts funding formulas for the 2026-27 school year to cap TREP-related aid at $7,104 per student before the program is fully repealed in 2027.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of the TREP program by ending eligibility for new participants after the 2027-28 fiscal year and repealing the program entirely by July 1, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the ability to designate new students for the TREP program starting in the 2027-28 state fiscal year.

TIMELINE

Added a repeal effective date of July 1, 2027, ending the TREP program entirely.

Extended the sunset date for certain charter school funding provisions from 2029 to 2027 to align with the TREP phase-out.

FISCAL

Modified funding rules to cap the amount districts receive for TREP students at $7,104 for the 2026-27 budget year only.

Added a one-time transfer of $799,200 from the School Buses Grant Program to the State Education Fund to support the transition.

Revised → Rerevised · 2 edits · Apr 16, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include an additional Senate sponsor, Marchman, and to update the reading status to reflect the 3rd Reading Unamended on April 16, 2026. These changes are administrative updates to the bill's metadata and sponsorship list rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Added Marchman to the list of Senate sponsors.

Updated the document header to reflect 'REREVISED' status and the 3rd Reading Unamended date of April 16, 2026.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2026

MINOR

The bill was revised to extend the phase-out of the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program funding by one year, shifting the cutoff from the 2026-27 fiscal year to the 2027-28 fiscal year. Additionally, the bill now includes a legislative declaration affirming that TREP funding supports performance incentives, and it extends the repeal of related funding rules to July 1, 2029, instead of 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a formal legislative declaration regarding the purpose of the TREP program funding and to extend the timeline for repealing specific funding provisions.

TIMELINE

The deadline for stopping the designation of new TREP program participants was moved from the 2026-27 fiscal year to the 2027-28 fiscal year.

The effective date for repealing the specific funding rules related to TREP was extended from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2029.

DEFINITION

A new legislative declaration was added to clarify that the TREP program provides performance incentives for teachers.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating the version status and summary metadata. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were altered in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect the inclusion of all House amendments.

Added a sponsor name ('Brown') to the House sponsorship list.

Revised the bill summary notice to state that the summary applies to the 3rd Reading Unamended version and will be updated for the reengrossed version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the funding cap for the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program applies specifically to students enrolled in TREP, rather than all high school students. Additionally, the text was updated to explicitly state that the TREP program definition and related funding provisions will be repealed on July 1, 2027, ensuring the program phases out after the 2026-27 budget year.

Scope change

The bill's scope was refined to restrict the $7,104 funding cap exclusively to TREP participants instead of the broader high school population, and the repeal timeline for the program was made explicit.

FISCAL

Clarified that the $7,104 funding cap for the 2026-27 budget year applies only to students participating in the TREP program, not all high school pupils.

TIMELINE

Added explicit language stating that the TREP program and its associated funding sections will be repealed effective July 1, 2027.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of the TREP program to ensure it is clearly identified as the subject of the upcoming repeal.

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