CO HB1268

Prohibits school districts from placing teachers with nonprobationary status as of May 20, 2010 on indefinite unpaid leave if they cannot secure a mutual consent assignment within 12 months or two hiring cycles, whichever is longer.

Requires school districts to either assign such teachers to an available position within the district at the same salary and benefits level they would have earned in their previous assignment, or dismiss them through statutory due process procedures.

Allows school districts to place teachers in temporary 12-month or limited-term assignments (teaching, substitute, or instructional support roles) during the assignment-search period without interrupting the clock for securing a permanent mutual consent assignment.

Prohibits the state board of education from waiving these protections for teachers with nonprobationary status as of May 20, 2010, though waivers remain available for other provisions under specific conditions.

Takes effect upon passage and applies retroactively to nonprobationary teachers unable to secure mutual consent assignments before, on, or after the effective date.