Colorado expands disability testing accommodation requirements to all secondary, postsecondary, and trade exams

Original title: Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities

Last action · June 4, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jennifer Bacon and 24 others

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What This Bill Does

Colorado expands disability mandates to cover any person, business, or government agency offering exams or courses for secondary, postsecondary, professional, or trade credentials. The act requires these testing entities to provide accessible exams or courses, or offer alternative accessible arrangements for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Why it matters

Expands legal accessibility mandates for individuals with disabilities across a much broader range of educational, professional, and trade testing programs in Colorado.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals with disabilities gaining legal entitlement to accessible testing and alternative arrangements across a wider array of educational and trade examinations.

Directly affected

Testing entities, businesses, and educational providers

Entities offering secondary, postsecondary, professional, or trade exams must comply with expanded accessibility and accommodation mandates.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is now considered a 'testing entity' under the new law?

Any person, business, or state or local government agency that offers an examination or course related to an application, license, certification, or credential for secondary, postsecondary, professional, or trade purposes.

What must testing entities provide for individuals with disabilities?

They must offer the exam or course in a place and manner that is accessible, or provide an alternative accessible arrangement for individuals who have met the requirements for accommodations.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

13 actions

Jun 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
Jun 3, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Jun 3, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Jun 3, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
May 11, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
May 8, 2026Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

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May 6, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
May 1, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Apr 30, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 29, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Apr 28, 2026House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Apr 23, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Apr 20, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

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