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HB 25-1210

Data Reporting Requirements for Kindergarten Through 12th Grade Schools

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jennifer Bacon and 14 co-sponsors

HB 25-1210 creates a centralized, streamlined K-12 improvement plan system to cut duplicative reporting, with an audit by 2026 to reduce burden and guide resources.

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Bill Summary · HB 25-1210

HB 25-1210 — Data Reporting Requirements for K–12 Schools

Status: Governor signed (Apr 30, 2025)

Purpose / Intent

The bill directs the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) to reduce duplicative data-reporting burdens on local education providers by creating a streamlined, centralized approach to school and district improvement plans and by auditing existing data reporting requirements. It seeks to ensure reporting provides clear value relative to the administrative burden and to identify legislative or operational changes that could reduce that burden.

Key provisions

  • Streamlined plan format (statutory changes to CRS 22-11-208 and 22-11-210)

    • CDE must develop a streamlined format for district, institute, and school performance/improvement plans that consolidates state, federal, and grant reporting requirements.
    • The format must allow attachment of a locally developed “action” portion addressing action steps, resources, and other plan components required by State Board rule.
    • CDE must maintain a centralized system for plan submissions and use submitted plans to conduct statewide analysis to inform distribution of state resources and supports.
    • CDE must collect user feedback on the streamlined format on or before August 31, 2025, and regularly thereafter to assess use, usefulness, and system improvements.

  • Data audit and recommendations (adds CRS 22-2-304.5)

    • By June 30, 2026, CDE must conduct an audit of K–12 data reporting requirements for local education providers (schools, districts, district and institute charter schools, State Charter School Institute).
    • Audit topics include: what data are required by state/federal law; reporting methods; whether current data meet state needs; time spent reporting; opportunities for consolidation or use of existing systems; and evaluation of reporting-related training.
    • CDE must develop an attestation process/procedures for verifying completion of required reporting training (based on audit results).
    • CDE must submit audit results and recommendations, including any necessary legislative changes, to education committees by December 1, 2026.

  • Flexibility for plan submissions

    • For districts or the State Charter School Institute on performance/improvement plans, local boards or the Institute may submit plans using any format or template that meets their needs, provided statutory requirements are satisfied. The same flexibility applies for school-level plans submitted by local boards or the Institute.

  • Legislative findings

    • The bill’s declarations note disproportionate data-reporting costs for rural districts, growth in reporting burden over time, and call for consideration of a voluntary statewide student information system and a moratorium on additional data-collection requirements while the audit is conducted.

Who is affected

  • Local education providers: school districts, district charter schools, institute charter schools, individual public schools, State Charter School Institute, and boards of cooperative services.
  • Colorado Department of Education and the State Board of Education (implementation, maintenance of centralized system, collecting feedback, conducting audit).
  • Educators and administrators who perform data reporting and training.

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • Fiscal impact: Minimal ongoing state workload to develop/maintain the system and collect feedback; no appropriation required and no material fiscal effect per Legislative Council Staff and JBC analysis (FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27: $0 net change).
  • Effective date: 90 days following final adjournment of the General Assembly sine die (subject to possible referendum).
  • Legislative timeline highlights: Introduced Feb 11, 2025; House passed Mar 19, 2025; Senate passed Apr 10, 2025; sent to Governor Apr 24, 2025; Governor signed Apr 30, 2025.

Practical effect

HB 25-1210 centralizes and standardizes improvement-plan reporting, provides local flexibility in submission formats, requires a statewide audit of reporting burden and methods, and seeks actionable recommendations to reduce administrative workload on schools and districts while informing state resource allocation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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