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

The act repeals the teacher recruitment education and preparation program (TREP) after the 2026-27 budget year. The act repeals the teacher recruitment and preparation program and pathways in early technology early college high schools working group on July 1, 2027.     On July 1, 2026, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $799,200 from the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund to the state education fund. The general assembly declares that TREP may receive funding from the state education fund.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act caps the amount that a district receives for a student participating in TREP under the school finance formulas at $7,104.     The act increases the cash fund appropriation to the department of education for state share of districts' total program funding and decreases the cash fund appropriation for extended high school in the 2026-27 long bill in order to fund TREP for the 2026-27 state fiscal year. The amount of the changes is contingent on whether House Bill 26-1364, concerning the calculation of the consumer price index for the 2025 calendar year, becomes law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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