Janice Marchman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 15
Primary
Under current law, a mental health professional must be licensed by the department of education (department) in order to work in a school. The act authorizes a school or school district, the state charter school institute, a board of cooperative services that operates a school, or the division of youth services to employ school-based therapists who are not licensed by the department but hold a Colorado license for their profession to work in coordination with licensed special service providers to coordinate mental health supports for students. Before being employed, the school-based therapists must satisfy certain requirements for nonlicensed school employees, including a fingerprint-based criminal background check. Any school-based therapists may be supervised by a mentor special services provider or a licensed administrator. If an eligible school-based therapist provides services to a student related to the student's individualized education program, the eligible school-based therapist must have qualifications consistent with the student's individualized education program. APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 4, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/04/2023) | |
| Final Act (04/27/2023) | |
| Rerevised (04/18/2023) | |
| Revised (04/17/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (02/16/2023) | |
| Engrossed (02/15/2023) | |
| Introduced (01/09/2023) | |
| PA2 (04/10/2023) | |
| PA1 (02/13/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (01/17/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (05/31/2023) |
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