HB 26-1357

House Bill 26-1357, which has been signed into law, ends a program called TREP that helps recruit and prepare teachers. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, no new students will be allowed to join this two-year program, and schools won’t receive extra funding for current participants beyond that year either. This change affects future teacher candidates who were hoping to benefit from TREP’s support and funding. In practice, it means that the program will gradually end over the next few years as its current participants complete their programs.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. Because TREP is a 2-year program, the bill prohibits the department of education from designating any new qualified students for the TREP program beginning in the 2026-27 budget year.     For the 2026-27 budget year, the bill caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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