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. To read about these initiatives, click here.
Are you passionate about funding for public education? Get involved with the Get It Done campaign with Great Education Colorado:
https://www.greateducation.org/get-it-done/
Colorado's 2025 legislative session began on January 8, 2025. Colorado PTA will be taking positions in support of or opposed to bills in accordance with its legislative priorities.
Here are some of the bills that Colorado PTA is supporting or opposing this session:
-HB25-1059: Food Waste Reduction in Public Schools - Support
-HB25-1135: Communication Devices in Schools - Support
-HB25-1179: Auto Insurance Coverage Child Restraint System - Support
· HB25-1002: Medical Necessity Determination Insurance Coverage – Support
· HB 25-1027: Update Disease Control Statutes – Support
· HB 25-1055: Repeal Firearm Dealer Requirements & State Permit – Oppose
· SB 25-003: Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices – Support
· HB 25-1037: Income Tax Credit for Eligible Teachers – Support
· HB 25-1068: Malpractice Insurers Gender-Affirming Care Minors – Oppose
· SB 25-047: Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law – Oppose
· SB 25-027: Trauma-Informed School Safety Practices – Support
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 [email protected].
Colorado PTA Advocacy
National PTA Advocacy
Every year Colorado PTA creates a legislative platform and list of legislative priorities for the current legislative session. To read about these initiatives, click here.
Are you passionate about funding for public education? Get involved with the Get It Done campaign with Great Education Colorado:
https://www.greateducation.org/get-it-done/
Colorado's 2025 legislative session began on January 8, 2025. Colorado PTA will be taking positions in support of or opposed to bills in accordance with its legislative priorities.
Here are some of the bills that Colorado PTA is supporting or opposing this session:
-HB25-1059: Food Waste Reduction in Public Schools - Support
-HB25-1135: Communication Devices in Schools - Support
-HB25-1179: Auto Insurance Coverage Child Restraint System - Support
· HB25-1002: Medical Necessity Determination Insurance Coverage – Support
· HB 25-1027: Update Disease Control Statutes – Support
· HB 25-1055: Repeal Firearm Dealer Requirements & State Permit – Oppose
· SB 25-003: Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices – Support
· HB 25-1037: Income Tax Credit for Eligible Teachers – Support
· HB 25-1068: Malpractice Insurers Gender-Affirming Care Minors – Oppose
· SB 25-047: Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law – Oppose
· SB 25-027: Trauma-Informed School Safety Practices – Support
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 [email protected].
If you have any questions about Advocacy, please feel free to reach out to our Advocacy Liaison, Ashley Palubinski at [email protected].