Overview of What Passed related to teachers of color in the 2021 Education and Higher Education omnibus bills

See a complete list of main proposals in the 2021 ITCA

E12 Bill: HF217 (Hassan) / SF446  (Abeler)

Higher Ed Bill: HF1041 (Keeler) / SF797 (Abeler)

Watch the powerful, moving testimony of several BIPOC youth and two Teachers of the Year at our 1st hearing (Jan. 27) at the House Education Policy Committee

Watch the powerful, moving testimony of several BIPOC youth and a teacher of color at our 2nd hearing (Feb. 4) at the House Education Finance Committee.
See brief excerpts from KARE 11

Watch our Senate Higher Education Committee Hearing of SF797 on February 16 (starting at 41:45)

Watch our Senate Education Committee Hearing of SF446 on February 24

Watch our Bipartisan Press Conference on February 25

Watch our House Higher Education Committee Hearing of HF1041 on March 16

See a 1-page summary of the 2020 Increase Teachers of Color Act and list of 50 organizational endorsements

See full text of E12 bill HF3201/ SF4166 that gained bi-partisan support

See full text of Higher Education bill HF4157 / SF4041 that gained bi-partisan support

See the House coverage of our Feb. 19 hearing in the House Education Policy Committee and listen to testimonies (starting at minute 4:15).

Due to COVID-19 and the Legislature being shut down in March, no Coalition bills were passed during the session.