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type: "Bill"
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title: "Seal Of Biliteracy For High School Diplomas"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2017A"
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identifier: "SB 17-123"
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citation: "Colorado SB 17-123 (2017A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Wilson", "Kevin Priola", "Millie Hamner", "Rachel Zenzinger"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/184be13f-4731-4622-95b5-48efe98697d0"
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source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-123"
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source_hash: "1f9b0d849cab5c0c7c425a298460aa95092451d59cb7cebe7bbf759afdce0e69"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado SB 17-123 (2017A) — Seal Of Biliteracy For High School Diplomas
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB123_H_ED_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_01.pdf)
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5. **Reengrossed (02/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rn2.pdf)
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6. **Rerevised (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rer.pdf)
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7. **Revised (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_rev.pdf)
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8. **Signed Act (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_123_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Refer Senate Bill 17-123 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
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- Refer Senate Bill 17-123 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- James Wilson — primary (person)
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- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
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- Millie Hamner — primary (person)
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- Rachel Zenzinger — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/15/2017
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- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/06/2017 - No Amendments
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- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
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- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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## Source
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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).
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