Senate Education Committee sends data‑reporting overhaul bill to the Committee of the Whole

Senator Bridges presented House Bill 12 99 as a bipartisan, no‑cost effort to eliminate outdated or duplicative reporting requirements that burden educators. "If the state says something is voluntary, it must actually be voluntary," she said, framing the bill as a way to reduce paperwork while keeping accountability safeguards in place.

Pratik Datta of the Colorado League of Charter Schools and Danilo Platt of the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance testified in support, saying the bill would simplify reporting for small and rural districts, allow unified improvement plans, and centralize certain administrative functions at the state level to preserve local capacity.

Senator Bridges moved HB 12 99 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation and recommended placing it on the consent calendar; the committee assigned it to consent after no objections were raised.