House Education

Wednesday, March 25, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Education Committee unanimously advanced HB26-1317, which sets up a Transition Advisory Committee to reimagine Colorado's 110 scattered postsecondary and workforce programs into a single unified department, sending it on to Appropriations after two clarifying amendments.

Key Actions

·Unified Postsecondary Talent Development SystemPassed

Notable Quotes

“Today, more than 20 divisions, offices and units across seven state entities deliver 110 programs and initiatives to help Coloradans access post secondary education, education, training and employment. And for too long this has created silos. Silos that are not working together as effectively as we would like for them to.”
Julie McCluskie (Speaker, bill sponsor) · witness — The core problem statement driving the bill—fragmentation across state agencies that the measure aims to consolidate.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction

Yes (13)Jennifer Bacon, Mary Bradfield, Ava Flanell, Lori Garcia Sander, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick, Anthony Hartsook, Dusty Johnson, Matthew Martinez, Meghan Lukens, Katie Stewart, Tammy Story, Jacque Phillips

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TranscriptPreview

To order. Mr. Beck, please call the roll. Representatives Bacon. Excused. Bradfield. Here. Flinell. Excused. Garcia. Sander. Present. Gilchrist. Amrick. Here. Hartsuk. Here. Johnson. Here. Phillips. Excused. Stuart K. Here. Story. Here. Martinez. Here. Madam Chair. Here. Today we are hearing House Bill 1317. In the interest of time we are going to move testimony to two minutes per person. So just wanted to let everyone know in advance and our bill sponsors are here. Who would like to start? Madam speaker, thank you Madam Chair and thank you committee members. Very excited to present for the you today House Bill 1317. I first want to thank my co prime sponsor Representative Taggart, a real champion in the higher education and workforce space and delighted that we are bringing this bill forward together. I also want to give a shout out to Senator Bridges and Frizzell and the departments that have been integral in the development of both this vision and idea. Cdle, C cdhe, oedit, CDE and of course the Governor's team. This bill really builds upon years and years of work, work that this body has been a part of, work to invest in Colorado's talent pipeline. Our…

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