Permissible Colorado Department of Education Uses of School Transformation Grants

Removed final act signature blocks, governor's signature line, and legislative status notes that are no longer relevant in the revised version.

Added reading dates, committee assignments, and bill summary information to show the bill's progress through legislative stages.

Reorganized document layout to include header information, reading dates, and formatting that indicates the bill's current status in the legislative process.

Added language allowing the Department of Education to expend grant funds to contract with public or private entities for program services.

Clarified that grant funds may be used to offset direct and indirect costs of administering the grant program.

Added signature lines and approval notation to reflect the bill's final passage and Governor's signature.

The bill text was reformatted from a legislative bill format to a signed Act format, including the addition of signatures from the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker.

Added a notice stating that the current bill summary applies to the bill as introduced and that an updated summary will be available for the reengrossed version after third reading in the House of Introduction.

Changed the bill status from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and updated the related explanatory text to reflect that all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction are now included.

Updated bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect completion of the House of Introduction's second reading process.

Added date stamp 'April 2, 2025' and version note indicating inclusion of all amendments adopted on second reading in the House of Introduction.

Changed bill number display from 'LLS NO. 25-0940.01' to '218' on page 2, reflecting standard formatting for engrossed bills.