Advocating for the best possible education opportunities for our children
PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
Advocacy is at the core of PTA's mission to improve children's educational success, health, safety, and well-being. Part of the advocacy work of PTA involves legislative engagement, taking policy positions, passing resolutions, and collaboration with PTA members across the state and country.
Advocacy is at the core of PTA's mission to improve children's educational success, health, safety, and well-being. Part of the advocacy work of PTA involves legislative engagement, taking policy positions, passing resolutions, and collaboration with PTA members across the state and country.
To learn more about PTA Advocacy and how you can get involved, visit Colorado PTA and National PTA's Advocacy sites:
Colorado PTA Advocacy
National PTA Advocacy
Every year Colorado PTA creates a legislative platform and list of legislative priorities for the current legislative session. Read more here:
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Healthy School Meals for All
Colorado PTA supports the Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch for all students at Colorado schools which participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs. Due to higher than expected participation, the program is facing a funding shortfall which threatens the implementation of the next phase of the program. The next phase includes higher wages for cafeteria workers, food sourced from Colorado food producers, and more from-scratch cooking. We encourage you to contact your representatives in the Colorado state legislature to voice your support for this program!
Hunger Free Colorado’s Take Action Form
Click here to find your representatives.
Some of the bills that Colorado PTA is supporting or opposing in the 2024 Legislative Session:
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
HB24-1026: Local Government TABOR Voter-Approval Requirement – OPPOSE
HB24-1065: Reduction of State Income Tax - OPPOSE
EQUITY
HB24-1017: Bill of Rights for Foster Youth – SUPPORT
HB24-1039: Non-Legal Name Changes – SUPPORT
HB24-1063: Addressing Abbreviated School Days – SUPPORT
HB24-1076: Purple Star School Program – SUPPORT
HB24-1084: Repeal & Reenact EITC Increase – SUPPORT
SB24-006: Pretrial Diversion Programs – SUPPORT
SB24-049: Content of Material in Libraries – SUPPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
HB24-1038: High Acuity Crisis for Children & Youth – SUPPORT
HB24-1046: Child Welfare System Tools – SUPPORT
SB24-001: Continue Youth Mental Health Services Program – SUPPORT
SB24-007: Behavioral Health First Aid Training Program – SUPPORT
SB24-022: Regulate Flavored Tobacco Products – SUPPORT
SB24-059: Children’s Behavioral Health Statewide System of Care – SUPPORT
Contact your representatives to voice your support or opposition to these bills!
All PTA members are welcome to attend the Legislative Engagement Committee meetings which are held on the 2nd Monday of every month (and on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month during the legislative session). If you would like more information and to receive the Zoom link for the meetings, send an email to legislative@copta.org.
Colorado PTA Advocacy
National PTA Advocacy
Every year Colorado PTA creates a legislative platform and list of legislative priorities for the current legislative session. Read more here:
*********************************URGENT UPDATE************************************
Healthy School Meals for All
Colorado PTA supports the Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch for all students at Colorado schools which participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs. Due to higher than expected participation, the program is facing a funding shortfall which threatens the implementation of the next phase of the program. The next phase includes higher wages for cafeteria workers, food sourced from Colorado food producers, and more from-scratch cooking. We encourage you to contact your representatives in the Colorado state legislature to voice your support for this program!
Hunger Free Colorado’s Take Action Form
Click here to find your representatives.
Some of the bills that Colorado PTA is supporting or opposing in the 2024 Legislative Session:
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
HB24-1026: Local Government TABOR Voter-Approval Requirement – OPPOSE
HB24-1065: Reduction of State Income Tax - OPPOSE
EQUITY
HB24-1017: Bill of Rights for Foster Youth – SUPPORT
HB24-1039: Non-Legal Name Changes – SUPPORT
HB24-1063: Addressing Abbreviated School Days – SUPPORT
HB24-1076: Purple Star School Program – SUPPORT
HB24-1084: Repeal & Reenact EITC Increase – SUPPORT
SB24-006: Pretrial Diversion Programs – SUPPORT
SB24-049: Content of Material in Libraries – SUPPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
HB24-1038: High Acuity Crisis for Children & Youth – SUPPORT
HB24-1046: Child Welfare System Tools – SUPPORT
SB24-001: Continue Youth Mental Health Services Program – SUPPORT
SB24-007: Behavioral Health First Aid Training Program – SUPPORT
SB24-022: Regulate Flavored Tobacco Products – SUPPORT
SB24-059: Children’s Behavioral Health Statewide System of Care – SUPPORT
Contact your representatives to voice your support or opposition to these bills!
All PTA members are welcome to attend the Legislative Engagement Committee meetings which are held on the 2nd Monday of every month (and on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month during the legislative session). If you would like more information and to receive the Zoom link for the meetings, send an email to legislative@copta.org.
If you have any questions about Advocacy, please feel free to reach out to our Advocacy Liaison, Ashley Palubinski at ashleypal25@gmail.com.