HB 25-1250

House Bill 25-1250 requires schools and school districts in Colorado to provide parents, guardians, and legal custodians of elementary and secondary students with materials about gun violence prevention. These materials must be given out at the start of each school year and made available on the schools' websites. The bill was signed into law, meaning it is now active and schools are expected to comply with its requirements starting from this school year.

Official Summary

The act requires the office of gun violence prevention (office) in the department of public health and environment (department) to post the office's gun violence prevention materials (materials) in an accessible manner on the office's website for school districts, boards of cooperative services, district charter schools, institute charter schools, and the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind (local education providers) to access and distribute to parents, guardians, and legal custodians of elementary or secondary school students. The act requires each local education provider to: Provide the materials in a written or electronic format to students' parents, guardians, and legal custodians at the beginning of each school year; and Post the materials or a link to the materials on the local education provider's website. Beginning in January 2026, and in January every year thereafter, the department shall include in its "SMART Act" hearing information concerning the materials. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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