republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1160.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Kindergarten Through Third Grade English Learner Reading Assessment Language"
description: "The bill specifies that, if a student enrolled in kindergarten or one of grades one through 3 is an English language learner, the school district or charter school in which the student is enrolled will decide whether the student takes the reading assessments in English or in the student's native language if there is an approved assessment available in the student's native language. If the student takes the assessments in his or her native language, the school district or charter school may also administer the assessments in English if requested by the student's parent. If a student who is an English language learner takes the reading assessments in his or her native language, the school district or charter school must determine the level of English proficiency at which the student will take the reading assessments in English and communicate that proficiency level to the student's parent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1160"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1160 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Wilson", "Kevin Priola", "Millie Hamner", "Rhonda Fields"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06f39941-553a-44c4-9af0-256c360648eb"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1160"
source_hash: "d40c8c0c3293bc2eedb37da1e46f703e37e2f26cbcc0884644ff2807f0eb8a67"
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 17-1160 (2017A) — Kindergarten Through Third Grade English Learner Reading Assessment Language

The bill specifies that, if a student enrolled in kindergarten or one of grades one through 3 is an English language learner, the school district or charter school in which the student is enrolled will decide whether the student takes the reading assessments in English or in the student's native language if there is an approved assessment available in the student's native language. If the student takes the assessments in his or her native language, the school district or charter school may also administer the assessments in English if requested by the student's parent. If a student who is an English language learner takes the reading assessments in his or her native language, the school district or charter school must determine the level of English proficiency at which the student will take the reading assessments in English and communicate that proficiency level to the student's parent.

## 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/h_ed_2017a_20170227t133017z1__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0227AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170406t133311z3__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0406AttachC.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1160_S_ED_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (02/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160ed_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160sedu_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (04/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1160_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1160, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1160, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- James Wilson — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Millie Hamner — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-11T06:00:00+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 Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+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/06f39941-553a-44c4-9af0-256c360648eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).