HB 1317 Colorado 2026A session
Unified Postsecondary Talent Development System
The act creates the postsecondary talent development system transition advisory committee (transition committee) to develop a transition plan that includes recommendations to integrate oversight of higher education and workforce development programs (transition plan). The transition committee shall begin meeting by July 1, 2026, and shall submit the transition plan by November 1, 2026, to the joint budget committee; the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee; the house of representatives education committee; the senate business, labor, and technology committee; and the senate education committee. The transition plan must include recommendations about the structure of the department of higher education (department), including a recommendation to rename the department; recommendations about transitioning various offices, agencies, programs, and functions to the department or other state agencies; and recommendations about how the department will coordinate with the department of education's postsecondary workforce readiness and student support activities. Effective July 1, 2028, the executive director of the Colorado commission on higher education is renamed the executive director of the department (executive director). The governor appoints, with the consent of the senate, the executive director.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action May 28, 2026
Governor Signed
Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1317, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
0 yes · 0 no · pass May 4, 2026
Refer House Bill 26-1317, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
0 yes · 0 no · pass April 17, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Education