republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/hb-21-1149.md

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Bill	Energy Sector Career Pathway In Higher Education	The act requires the Colorado work force development council (council), in collaboration with local work force boards, the department of education, superintendents of local school districts, the state board for community colleges and occupational education (community college board), and other postsecondary partners, to design a career pathway for students in the energy sector using an existing statutory model for the design and implementation of career pathways. The act defines "energy sector" to include electromechanical generation and maintenance, electrical energy transmission and distribution, energy efficiency and environmental technology, and renewable energy production.The act creates the strengthening photovoltaic and renewable careers (SPARC) workforce development program (SPARC program) in the department of labor and employment (department). The purpose of the SPARC program is to create capacity for and bolster training, apprenticeship, and education programs in the energy sector career pathway to increase employment in the energy sector, prioritizing in-demand and growing occupations in the energy sector. The department, the council, the community college board, and the department of higher education shall use money appropriated by the general assembly to expand the capacity of training programs and support the energy sector career pathway, as described in the act. The department, in consultation with the council, the community college board, and the department of higher education, shall determine the amount of money allocated to public institutions of higher education, local workforce development areas, and others. The act creates the SPARC program fund.By November 1, 2022, and each November 1 thereafter, the act requires the council to submit an annual report to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, energy and environment committee, and education committee, or their successor committees, and to the senate business, labor, and technology committee, transportation and energy committee, and education committee, or their successor committees , concerning the implementation of the SPARC program and the use of funding, and to present a summary of the report at the department's annual presentation to the general assembly. The act repeals the program, effective July 1, 2026.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates:$90,048 and 1.3 FTE to the department from the SPARC program fund for one-stop workforce center contracts and the Colorado work force development council; and	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2021A	HB 21-1149	Colorado HB 21-1149 (2021A)	bill		enacted	Brianna Titone Dominique Jackson Tammy Story	10	14	2	2021-03-03T07:00:00+00:00	2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/5b9687b1-91c6-475d-aa17-a455cb028176	http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1149	4a7f698c1287a6e7ec912c47eab24cca913ca82a9f1914b63206637033e8451d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 21-1149 (2021A) — Energy Sector Career Pathway In Higher Education

The act requires the Colorado work force development council (council), in collaboration with local work force boards, the department of education, superintendents of local school districts, the state board for community colleges and occupational education (community college board), and other postsecondary partners, to design a career pathway for students in the energy sector using an existing statutory model for the design and implementation of career pathways. The act defines "energy sector" to include electromechanical generation and maintenance, electrical energy transmission and distribution, energy efficiency and environmental technology, and renewable energy production.The act creates the strengthening photovoltaic and renewable careers (SPARC) workforce development program (SPARC program) in the department of labor and employment (department). The purpose of the SPARC program is to create capacity for and bolster training, apprenticeship, and education programs in the energy sector career pathway to increase employment in the energy sector, prioritizing in-demand and growing occupations in the energy sector. The department, the council, the community college board, and the department of higher education shall use money appropriated by the general assembly to expand the capacity of training programs and support the energy sector career pathway, as described in the act. The department, in consultation with the council, the community college board, and the department of higher education, shall determine the amount of money allocated to public institutions of higher education, local workforce development areas, and others. The act creates the SPARC program fund.By November 1, 2022, and each November 1 thereafter, the act requires the council to submit an annual report to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, energy and environment committee, and education committee, or their successor committees, and to the senate business, labor, and technology committee, transportation and energy committee, and education committee, or their successor committees , concerning the implementation of the SPARC program and the use of funding, and to present a summary of the report at the department's annual presentation to the general assembly. The act repeals the program, effective July 1, 2026.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates:$90,048 and 1.3 FTE to the department from the SPARC program fund for one-stop workforce center contracts and the Colorado work force development council; and

Version chain

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

1. Committee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed (04/26/2021) (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (06/09/2021) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced (03/03/2021) (committee substitute) — source
5. PA1 (04/05/2021) (committee substitute) — source
6. PA2 (04/23/2021) (committee substitute) — source
7. Reengrossed (04/27/2021) (committee substitute) — source
8. Rerevised (06/01/2021) (committee substitute) — source
9. Revised (05/28/2021) (committee substitute) — source
10. Signed Act (06/16/2021) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• BILL — 40–23 (pass) · lower
• BILL — 21–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brianna Titone — primary (person)
• Dominique Jackson — primary (person)
• Tammy Story — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the Speaker of the House
• 2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2021-05-04T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2021-04-28T06:00:00+00:00 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy introduction
• 2021-04-27T06:00:00+00:00 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-26T06:00:00+00:00 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2021-04-23T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2021-04-01T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2021-03-03T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5b9687b1-91c6-475d-aa17-a455cb028176. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).