HB 18-1159 Summary

• Amends the FY 2017-18 budget for the Colorado Department of Education by modifying Part III of Session Laws of Colorado 2017, Section 2 of Chapter 421 (SB 17-254).

• Total supplemental appropriation of $5,596,320,354 distributed across General Fund ($3,179,084,807), General Fund Exempt ($923,068,333), Cash Funds ($811,003,279), Reappropriated Funds ($34,930,424), and Federal Funds ($648,233,511).

• Funds management and administrative functions including salaries, benefits, technology services, assessments, and data analyses for the Department of Education.

• Provides supplemental assistance to public schools including teacher quality programs, special education, English language proficiency, capital construction assistance ($70 million cash grants, $75 million lease payments), and early literacy initiatives.

• Includes funding for library programs, School for the Deaf and Blind operations, and various categorical programs supporting student services and professional development.