Colorado House Bill 1353 Eliminates Elementary Social Studies Testing and Cuts State Assessment Funding by $302,835

Original title: Student State Assessment in Social Studies

Last action · May 28, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Kyle Brown and 14 others

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What This Bill Does

Colorado eliminates mandatory statewide social studies testing for elementary school students and reduces the Department of Education's budget by $302,835 for the 2026-27 . Moving forward, the state assessment in social studies will be required only for seventh-grade public school students.

Why it matters

Public school districts and elementary students are no longer subject to state-administered social studies assessments, altering testing requirements and reducing state educational expenditures by $302,835 from the .

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

elementary school students

Elementary school students are no longer required to take state-administered social studies assessments.

Directly affected

seventh-grade public school students

Seventh-grade public school students remain the only grade cohort required to take the state assessment in social studies.

Directly affected

Department of Education

The department's assessment administration duties are reduced, and its statewide assessment program appropriation is decreased by $302,835.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which students are still required to take a state social studies assessment?

Only students enrolled in seventh grade in a public school are required to take the state assessment in social studies.

How does this act affect education funding?

It reduces the Department of Education's appropriation from the for the by $302,835 for the 2026-27 state .

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

13 actions

May 28, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
May 27, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
May 27, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
May 27, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
Apr 16, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 15, 2026Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

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Apr 14, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Apr 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Apr 11, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 9, 2026House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Apr 8, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Apr 6, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
Apr 2, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

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