republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1003.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strategic Plan To Address Teacher Shortages"
description: "The bill requires the department of higher education in partnership with the department of education to examine recruitment, preparation, and retention of teachers and to prepare a strategic plan to address teacher shortages in school districts and public schools within the state. The departments must collaborate with institutions of higher education, school districts, and other education interest groups in preparing the plan. The department of higher education must submit the plan to the Colorado commission on higher education, the state board of education, and the education committees of the general assembly by December 1, 2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1003"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1003 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Don Coram"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54ccd2aa-21ba-4e63-bac6-fff2b78e8923"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1003"
source_hash: "f3c88f4f56d44c7d8be989f66aad7d6965f7d2b12e94faf21fb731d79bc4a1aa"
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 HB 17-1003 (2017A) — Strategic Plan To Address Teacher Shortages

The bill requires the department of higher education in partnership with the department of education to examine recruitment, preparation, and retention of teachers and to prepare a strategic plan to address teacher shortages in school districts and public schools within the state. The departments must collaborate with institutions of higher education, school districts, and other education interest groups in preparing the plan. The department of higher education must submit the plan to the Colorado commission on higher education, the state board of education, and the education committees of the general assembly by December 1, 2017.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170412t105353z0__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0412AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1003_S_ED_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003sedu_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1003_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1003, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1003 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-5. — **7–5** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-21T06:00:00+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 President of the Senate
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - 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/54ccd2aa-21ba-4e63-bac6-fff2b78e8923`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).