SB 25-238: Repeal School Mental Health Screening Act - Colorado

Rerevised (04/10/2025) → Revised (04/09/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' status, indicating a procedural change in the legislative process. The House sponsorship list was shortened by removing four co-sponsors (Bird, Bradley, Carter, and Taggart), while the Senate sponsorship remains unchanged. This reflects a reduction in House support rather than a substantive policy change.

TECHNICAL

Four House co-sponsors (Bird, Bradley, Carter, and Taggart) were removed from the sponsorship list, reducing the number of House supporters for this bill.

The document header was updated from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED', indicating a change in the bill's revision status within the legislative process.

The '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp and date (April 10, 2025) were removed from the document header.

Final Act (04/16/2025) → Rerevised (04/10/2025) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized and reformatted from a final act version to a rerevised version, but the substantive policy content remains identical. The bill repeals the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program and reduces associated state funding.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope; only formatting and layout differences between versions.

TECHNICAL

Document structure changed from final act format to rerevised legislative format with committee markings, reading dates, and sponsor information added.

Line breaks and spacing were adjusted throughout the document without changing any legal text or policy provisions.

Signed Act (04/28/2025) → Final Act (04/16/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill repeals the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program in Colorado and reduces related funding. The changes remove the legal framework for mandatory mental health screenings for students in grades 6-12 and eliminate exemptions for screeners conducting these screenings under the existing statute.

Scope change

The bill removes the legal authority for sixth through twelfth grade mental health screenings and repeals the entire part 9 of article 50 of title 27 in the Colorado Revised Statutes that governs this program.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed exemptions for screeners conducting mental health screenings pursuant to the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program.

REQUIREMENT

Repealed the legal framework requiring mental health screenings for students in grades 6-12.

FISCAL

Reduced appropriations to the department of human services related to implementing the mental health screening program.

SCOPE

Repealed part 9 of article 50 of title 27 in the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Reengrossed (04/03/2025) → Signed Act (04/28/2025) · 8 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MODERATE

This bill repeals Colorado's sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program and reduces associated state funding. The changes remove exemptions for mental health screening from the state's immunity laws and eliminate the specific legal authority for conducting these screenings. Funding reductions total approximately $2.8 million across health, disability, and behavioral health programs.

Scope change

The bill removes the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program from the scope of exemptions in the state's immunity law (C.R.S. 12-245-217) and repeals the entire mental health screening program authority in Title 27.

SCOPE

Removed exemption for screeners conducting sixth through twelfth grade mental health screenings from the state's immunity protections.

Repealed the legal authority for the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program in Title 27, Article 50, Part 9.

FISCAL

Decreased health, life, and dental appropriation by $37,260.

Decreased short-term disability appropriation by $146.

Decreased paid family medical leave insurance appropriation by $936.

Decreased unfunded liability amortization disbursement payments by $20,798.

Decreased behavioral health program administration appropriation by $260,978 and reduced FTE by 3.0.

Decreased behavioral health school mental health screening program appropriation by $2,536,706.

Engrossed (04/02/2025) → Reengrossed (04/03/2025) · 2 edits · Apr 3, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reengrossed to reflect all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating the version header and removing the previous 'Engrossed' designation. A new notice was added to clarify that the current summary applies only to the bill as introduced, with a future reengrossed summary to be posted online.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to indicate the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Added a notice stating that the current bill summary applies only to the original version and that a new summary for the reengrossed version will be available online after third reading in the House of Introduction.

Introduced (03/31/2025) → Engrossed (04/02/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 3, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its progression from introduction to engrossed status, incorporating all Senate amendments adopted on second reading. The substantive content regarding the repeal of the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening act and reduction in appropriations remains unchanged. The primary change is the official status update from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with a recorded date of April 2, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect completion of the legislative process and inclusion of all amendments.

Added notation indicating the version includes all amendments adopted on second reading in the House of Introduction.

Page numbering format was updated to align with standard engrossed bill formatting conventions.

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