Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1176: Modify Fourth-Year Innovation Pilot Program
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1176 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Modify Fourth-Year Innovation Pilot Program. Primary sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2026): Governor Signed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Under the fourth-year innovation pilot program (program), each year the general assembly appropriates an amount to the department of education (department) for the department to distribute to local education providers from which an eligible graduate graduated early. The act:Discontinues the requirement to appropriate money for distribution to eligible local education providers for eligible graduates who graduate during the 2025-26 school year; andRequires the department to prorate the amount distributed from the appropriation, if any. Under the program, an eligible graduate may receive funding for tuition, fees, books, transportation, and other costs of attendance associated with their postsecondary program if, among other requirements, the eligible graduate commences their postsecondary program within 18 months after graduating early. The act requires an eligible graduate who graduates early in the 2025-26 school year to commence their postsecondary program by December 31, 2026. Under current law, the department of higher education is required to submit a final program evaluation report, including the impacts and outcomes of the program on the student cohorts that participated in the program and recommended next steps for the program. The act repeals this requirement. The act reduces an appropriation to the department of higher education for the 2025-26 budget year by $30,958.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Kyle Brown | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Jeff Bridges | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Judy Amabile | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Rick Taggart | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Emily Sirota | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Monica Duran | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Julie McCluskie | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Elizabeth Velasco | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations