Senate Education Committee adopts four amendments and votes 4–3 to advance SB 26103

The Senate Education Committee on an abbreviated agenda adopted four amendments to Senate Bill 26103 and voted 4–3 to send the amended bill to the Committee of the Whole.

Senator Kolker, who led the amendment phase, moved L002 and said, “This amendment is again, just to make clear that this is about existing resources, not additional resources.” The committee adopted L002 without objection.

Kolker then moved L003, noting it was requested by Mile High United Way and saying it “changes [the bill’s] legislative declaration to align more with how Colorado talks about community schools.” The committee adopted L003 by voice/consent.

Senator Colcar moved L004, which would allow a school district to comply by using its existing improvement plan so long as the plan includes a component supporting at‑risk students and is posted on the district website. The committee adopted L004 without objection.

Kolker also moved L005, which removes the bill language that limited metro‑district and county approval of schools to public schools (effectively deleting what the mover described as section 3). L005 was adopted by the committee.

After the amendment phase closed, Kolker moved to report SB 26103, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The clerk called the roll; the chair announced the motion carried 4–3. The transcript records the roll-call exchange but does not unambiguously map each recorded ‘‘aye’’ or ‘‘no’’ response to individual members in the provided segment text.

Committee members offered brief closing remarks: Kolker thanked members for their attention and said he looked forward to the bill reaching the floor; Senator Marchman said he appreciated seeing the bill come to fruition. Senator Kipp presided during the action phase, returned the gavel to Kolker at the end of the meeting, and adjourned the committee.

The bill, as described in the transcript, was sponsored by Senators Coker (transcribed also as “Koker” in a later line) and Marchman; the transcript contains inconsistent spellings for that sponsor name. The transcript lists the matter as Senate Bill 26103 (as transcribed). The committee’s next procedural step is the Committee of the Whole consideration on the Senate floor.