Colorado Senate Bill 45
Session 2026A
Nuclear Workforce Development & Education Program
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 27, 2026
Sponsors
18 Sponsors
L. Liston
K. Mullica
A. Paschal
T. Winter
M. Baisley
S. Bright
J. Carson
M. Catlin
L. Frizell
N. Hinrichsen
B. Kirkmeyer
W. Lindstedt
B. Pelton
R. Pelton
J. Rich
D. Roberts
C. Simpson
M. Snyder
First Action
Jan 27, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
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Bill
Bill Number
45
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
A. Paschal
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B. Kirkmeyer
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B. Pelton
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C. Simpson
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D. Roberts
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J. Carson
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J. Rich
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K. Mullica
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L. Frizell
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L. Liston
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M. Baisley
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M. Catlin
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M. Snyder
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N. Hinrichsen
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R. Pelton
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S. Bright
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T. Winter
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W. Lindstedt
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Motion Text
Refer Senate Bill 26-045, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
The bill creates the Colorado nuclear workforce development and education council (council) in the Colorado school of mines to help meet growing workforce demand in the nuclear energy sector. The bill establishes a related grant program (grant program) to provide grants to institutions of higher education for the development or expansion of nuclear engineering degree or certificate programs or course offerings. The council shall convene advisory sessions with stakeholders from the nuclear, educational, and workforce development sectors; implement the grant program; and contract with one or more third-party entities for staffing and operational assistance.The council may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for council-related purposes. The state treasurer shall credit the gifts, grants, and donations to the Colorado nuclear workforce development and education cash fund (cash fund), which is created in the bill. The general assembly shall not appropriate general fund money to implement or maintain council operations or grant awards. The council shall convene and begin awarding grants only after the balance of the cash fund reaches or exceeds $500,000.The bill imposes requirements to report to the general assembly about the council's funding sources, grant program implementation, and other uses of the grant program money. The bill repeals the council, effective September 1, 2033, unless the council is extended following a sunset review.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Committee Report for Education on 02/09/2026
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02/09/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/27/2026
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Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Sources
CO Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 28, 2026 12:50:07 AM
Record Updated
Feb 13, 2026 12:58:22 AM