Each week during sessions of the Colorado General Assembly, we bring you the latest news and analysis of legislation impacting the early development, health, and education of Colorado kids. Check the updates below for analysis, testimony, fact sheets, vote totals, and other information to help you stay informed.
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The bill allows businesses, adoption and foster care agencies, health care providers, government officials, and individuals to claim religion as an exemption from following laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.
View UpdateThis bill provides funding to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for the Colorado All-Payer Claims Database (APCD).
View UpdateThis bill would require the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to apply for a waiver from the federal government to allow Colorado to make changes to the state Medicaid program to (1) impose work requirements for Medicaid clients, (2) require monthly verification of income eligibility, and (3) impose a five-year lifetime limit on Medicaid coverage.
View UpdateFor the better part of the past two decades, it has been commonplace for charter schools in Colorado to operate independent induction programs and take advantage of alternative licensure pathways for educators.
View UpdateWith limited resources to support access to full-day kindergarten, this bill ensures that slots allocated to school districts are focused on children with demonstrated challenges that put them at risk of not being school-ready.
View UpdateThe bill requires the State Board of Education to create a weighted accreditation system that assigns greater value to high school graduation rates that are based on more rigorous coursework requirements.
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