republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-103.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Early Learning Strategies In Education Accountability"
description: "Under current law, the department of education (department) must provide technical assistance and support to school districts, the state charter school institute (institute), and public schools that are operating under an improvement plan, priority improvement plan, or turnaround plan. The bill specifies that the technical assistance may include consultation concerning strategies that address the quality and availability of early childhood education opportunities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-103"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-103 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brittany Pettersen", "Michael Merrifield"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 16
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cf8e792-9824-4bca-b1a4-7feccd8cbf2e"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-103"
source_hash: "1badb247d1b243b0e5baaf09617cc6dd9e19af865bb47cd7b82310f44b0f59c1"
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 17-103 (2017A) — Early Learning Strategies In Education Accountability

Under current law, the department of education (department) must provide technical assistance and support to school districts, the state charter school institute (institute), and public schools that are operating under an improvement plan, priority improvement plan, or turnaround plan. The bill specifies that the technical assistance may include consultation concerning strategies that address the quality and availability of early childhood education opportunities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170216t133552z6__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0216AttachH.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170216t133552z6__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0216AttachI.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170216t133552z6__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0216AttachJ.pdf)
4. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_sb103_h_app_002.pdf)
5. **Engrossed (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_eng.pdf)
6. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_enr.pdf)
7. **Introduced (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_01.pdf)
8. **PA1 (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103edu_01.pdf)
9. **PA2 (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103sapp.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_103_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-103 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **7–6** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-103, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-103, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-103 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brittany Pettersen — primary (person)
- Michael Merrifield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/12/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **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/8cf8e792-9824-4bca-b1a4-7feccd8cbf2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).