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The Education Council is the Platform Policy Council legislative study group of the Denver Democrats dedicated to the responsive monitoring review and analysis of all levels of education-related bills coming from the State of Colorado and the City & County of Denver to ascertain if proposed legislation is representative of the ideals and values represented in our collaboratively generated county and state platforms.
This council’s additional ongoing mission will be to help develop grassroots policy projects related to its scope of topic to advocate for progressive change at the local level that helps to manifest our platform planks.
EDUCATION

Chris Ferris
Chair

Luke Miller
Co-Chair

Education
Public Policy Council

- Janice Marchman, Janice Rich, Dusty Johnson, Judith Amabile, Adrienne Benavidez, Jeff Bridges, Scott Bright, John Carson, Marc Catlin, James Coleman, Lisa Cutter, Tony Exum, Lisa Frizell, Julie Gonzales, Iman Jodeh, Cathy Kipp, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Kyle Mullica, Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton, Marc Snyder, Katie Wallace, Michael Weissman
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Licensure for Experienced Out-of-State Teachers
SB26-126
Julie McCluskie, Rick Taggart, Jeff Bridges, Lisa FrizellHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Unified Postsecondary Talent Development System
HB26-1317
Lori Goldstein, Jacque Phillips, Kyle MullicaHouse Committee on Education Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
Eliminate Duplicative Regulation of School Child Care Centers
HB26-1282
Jennifer Bacon, Chris KolkerHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools
HB26-1141
Eliza Hamrick, Lesley Smith, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Janice Marchman, Scott BrightHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Off-Campus Courses & Concurrent Enrollment Programs
HB26-1078
Mandy LindsayHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
My Colorado Card Pilot Program
HB26-1055
Eliza Hamrick, Janice MarchmanHouse Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Student Representation Commission on Higher Education
HB26-1029
Lorena Garcia, Elizabeth Velasco, Lisa CutterHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Second Language Educational Program for High School Students
HB26-1028
- Chris Kolker, Janice Marchman, Jennifer Bacon, Jacque Phillips
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Disability Rights Protections in Public Schools
SB26-125
Chris Kolker, Janice MarchmanSenate Committee on Education Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
At-Risk Public School Program & Public School Accountability
SB26-103
Judith Amabile, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Lesley Smith, Rick TaggartSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes
SB26-078
Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Lori Garcia Sander, Eliza HamrickSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Modify Administration of Education Assessments
SB26-068
Tom Sullivan, Chad CliffordSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Veterans
SB26-067
Larry Liston, Kyle Mullica, Amy Paschal, Ty Winter, Mark Baisley, Scott Bright, John Carson, Marc Catlin, Lisa Frizell, Nick Hinrichsen, Barbara Kirkmeyer, William Lindstedt, Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton, Janice Rich, Dylan Roberts, Cleave Simpson, Marc SnyderSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Nuclear Workforce Development & Education Program
SB26-045
Matt Ball, Scott Bright, Emily SirotaSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Child Care Provider Licensing & Quality
SB26-020
Emily Sirota, Jeff Bridges, Janice Marchman, Jennifer Bacon, Andrew Boesenecker, Sean Camacho, Michael Carter, Monica Duran, Meg Froelich, Lorena Garcia, Lindsay Gilchrist, Lori Goldstein, Junie Joseph, Sheila Lieder, Mandy Lindsay, Meghan Lukens, Julie McCluskie, Kenny Nguyen, Jacque Phillips, Tammy Story, Rick Taggart, Alex Valdez, Jenny Willford, Yara ZokaieSenate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Department of Early Childhood Clean-Up
HB26-1259
Relevant Legislation
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