SB 26-166

Senate Bill 26-166, which has been signed into law, updates Colorado's rules for who can serve on a school board. It adds new requirements that people convicted of violent crimes or felony drug offenses involving distribution cannot become school board members unless at least 10 years have passed since they completed all parts of their sentence, including jail time and parole. This means that anyone with recent convictions related to violence or serious drug crimes will be disqualified from serving on a school board in Colorado.

Official Summary

Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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