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Tipoffs for Boulder, Colorado (State) Newsletter for Friday June 07, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Colo. House Democrats: Bipartisan Bill to Expand Bilingual Early Childhood Programs Signed Into Law
DENVER, Colorado, June 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Jared Polis signed into law today a bipartisan bill to make early childhood education in Colorado more inclusive and accessible. HB24-1009, sponsored by Representatives Junie Joseph, D-Boulder, and Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, and Senator Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, expands bilingual early childhood programs and facilities with a new bilingual licensing unit in the Department of Early Childho  more

COLO. HOUSE DEMOCRATS: SIGNED! BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO REDUCE COMPETENCY WAITLIST BECOMES LAW
DENVER, Colorado, June 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Polis today signed into law legislation that will reduce Colorado's competency waitlist and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the competency system. Last year, Colorado had 448 people who were deemed to be incompetent to proceed by a court and were waiting to receive competency restoration services before proceeding to trial, with an average wait time of 66 days. HB24-1355, sponsored by R  more