Key Votes
SB 26 - Funding Full-Day Kindergarten - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Stages
- March 7, 2007 Executive Signed
- Feb. 7, 2007 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 6, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 22, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 10, 2007 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 7, 2007
Title: Funding Full-Day Kindergarten
Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (21-14) - Feb. 7, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (53-12) - Feb. 6, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-12) - Jan. 22, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Funding Full-Day Kindergarten
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that allows voters to decide if they want to raise property taxes in order to fund full-day kindergarten programs.
Highlights:
-Provides funding for full-day kindergarten program cost pending voter approval [Sec. 1].
-Charges tuition for excess full-day kindergarten to a student who does not live in the district [Sec. 1].
-Reduces the levy for excess full-day kindergarten program costs in the future if there is left over funds at the end of the year [Sec. 2].
-Establishes full-day kindergarten programs by “using evidenced-based research demonstrating the types of programs and methods appropriate for full-day kindergarten programs” [Sec. 1].
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 10, 2007
Title: Funding Full-Day Kindergarten
Sponsors
- Bob L. Bacon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John V. 'Jack' Pommer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Debbie J. Benefield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bernie Buescher (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dorothy B. Butcher (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terrance D. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward Casso (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D)
- Joan Fitz-Gerald (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rafael Lorenzo Gallegos (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth Marshall 'Ken' Gordon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwyn Green (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter C. Groff (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary A. Hodge (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Kefalas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew 'Andy' Kerr (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Claire Levy (CO - D)
- Alice D. Madden (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Massey Jr. (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Merrifield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Victor Mitchell (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Morse (CO - D)
- Dianne I. Primavera (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Romer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gail S. Schwartz (CO - D)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Judith Anne 'Judy' Solano (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stephanie Takis (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Abel J. Tapia (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois A. Tochtrop (CO - D)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ron D. Tupa (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer L. 'Jen' Veiga (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sue Windels (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
