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HB 1143STATE · ColoradoIntroduced

Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information

The act requires an entity that requires an individual to provide a social security number for a background check for a non-employment-based educational opportunity to accept an individual's taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number, including in clinical educational experiences for health-related academic programs, subject to certain exceptions.     A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college that offers a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population, shall accept either an applicant's taxpayer identification number or a fingerprint-based background check in lieu of a social security number.     An applicant for a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population at a licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college, is permitted to have their fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or an entity approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation for taking fingerprints for the purpose of a background check. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or state institution of higher education or local district college, must determine who pays the fee for the fingerprint-based background check.     The attorney general is authorized to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of the act. An entity that violates this act is subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 for the first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent violation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Voted: 6/3/2026Source

How representatives voted

45 yea·25 nay·1 other

Action history

  • 4/29/2026Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  • 4/24/2026Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
  • 4/22/2026House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  • 4/21/2026House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  • 4/21/2026House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
  • 2/26/2026House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
  • 2/4/2026Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs