---
type: "Bill"
title: "Seal Of Biliteracy For High School Diplomas"
description: "The bill authorizes a school district, BOCES, or institute charter high school to grant a diploma endorsement in biliteracy to a student who demonstrates proficiency in English and at least one foreign language. The bill establishes the requirements a graduating high school student must meet to obtain the biliteracy endorsement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-123"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-123 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Wilson", "Kevin Priola", "Millie Hamner", "Rachel Zenzinger"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/184be13f-4731-4622-95b5-48efe98697d0"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-123"
source_hash: "1f9b0d849cab5c0c7c425a298460aa95092451d59cb7cebe7bbf759afdce0e69"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 17-123 (2017A) — Seal Of Biliteracy For High School Diplomas

The bill authorizes a school district, BOCES, or institute charter high school to grant a diploma endorsement in biliteracy to a student who demonstrates proficiency in English and at least one foreign language. The bill establishes the requirements a graduating high school student must meet to obtain the biliteracy endorsement.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB123_H_ED_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (02/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rn2.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-123 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-123 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- James Wilson — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Millie Hamner — primary (person)
- Rachel Zenzinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/15/2017
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/06/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/184be13f-4731-4622-95b5-48efe98697d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).