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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado expands public school anti-discrimination protections and mandates Title VI coordinators
Last action · June 1, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jennifer Bacon and 32 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado prohibits educational institutions from denying equal enjoyment of public accommodations through discriminatory subgroup treatment or failing to address s, while adding pregnancy and parental status as protected classes for K-12 schools and requiring public higher education institutions to designate s.
Students gain explicit legal protections against unequal treatment within subgroup categories and s, while public colleges must staff a dedicated compliance officer to handle Title VI civil rights complaints and data transparency.
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students
Students receive expanded protections against discriminatory subgroup treatment, hostile environments, and discrimination based on pregnancy or parental status.
educational institutions
Educational institutions must comply with expanded definitions of discriminatory public accommodations and take mandatory steps to eliminate hostile environments.
public institutions of higher education
Public colleges and universities must designate a Title VI coordinator, enforce grievance procedures, and publish violation data.
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What new characteristics are protected from discrimination in K-12 schools?
What is required of public colleges regarding Title VI?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Jun 1, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 29, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 29, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 29, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 13, 2026SenateSenate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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- May 13, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- May 11, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- May 11, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- May 8, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
- May 7, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 6, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- May 6, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Education
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Expansion of K-12 Protected Classes
The legislation formally incorporates pregnancy and parental status into elementary and secondary school anti-discrimination and harassment frameworks.
Mandatory Higher Education Compliance Roles
Public higher education institutions are legally required to establish dedicated Title VI coordination and data-reporting mechanisms.
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Sources
leg.colorado.gov
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- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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