HB 26-1090

House Bill 26-1090 in Colorado updates teacher licensing requirements by asking applicants to disclose any misdemeanor convictions from the past seven years, with some exceptions. Specifically, they must report misdemeanors involving at-risk individuals or children and those that the Department of Education has deemed significant enough to affect a teaching license. The bill also requires disclosure for certain serious misdemeanors regardless of when they occurred. Since it has been signed into law, teacher applicants now need to provide this information as part of their licensing process.

Official Summary

The act requires that an applicant for a teacher license disclose misdemeanor convictions that occurred in the last 7 years, except traffic misdemeanors, unless:The misdemeanor was committed against an at-risk person or a child; or The department of education has specified that the misdemeanor is grounds for denial, annulment, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization.     The act requires that an applicant for a teacher license disclose any misdemeanor conviction in the 2 above categories, regardless of the date of conviction.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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