CO HB1158

Contracts for curated digital research collections executed on or after July 1, 2026, must include termination clauses for material breach if vendors include targeted advertising, prohibited advertising, or embedded links/URLs that lack educational content

Vendors have 30 days after notification to remove or deactivate prohibited content; failure to comply constitutes grounds for contract termination and entitles the school entity to reimbursement

"Prohibited advertising" is defined as ads published by contractors that generate revenue for them, excluding historical ads originally in newspapers/magazines that are curated into research collections

Schools must annually notify parents starting in the 2026-27 school year that digital research collections are required to be free of targeted advertising, prohibited advertising, and embedded commercial links

Applies to school districts, boards of cooperative services, district charter schools, and institute charter schools for contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2026