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HAYDEN, CO – Representative Meghan Lukens yesterday was honored as a Legislative Rural Schools Champion by the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance. Rep. Lukens was recognized for her legislative efforts to increase public school funding and drive more resources to mountain schools.
“Thank you for selecting me as a Legislative Rural Schools Champion, it’s a true honor to be recognized for my work to boost funding for our rural K-12 schools,” said Rep. Meghan Lukens, D-Steamboat Springs. “Increasing funding, resources and support for our public schools has been one of my top priorities as a legislator, and I’m incredibly proud of our legislative efforts to modernize the school finance formula to better support our rural and underserved districts. This session, we also fully paid off the budget stabilization factor, which means our schools can receive the funding they need to hire and retain staff as well as purchase much needed supplies. Thank you, Colorado Rural Schools Alliance!”
During the 2024 legislative session, Rep. Lukens supported groundbreaking education legislation including HB24-1448, the new public school finance formula, which will increase funding for rural and underfunded districts and SB24-188, the 2024 School Finance Act, which boosts funding for schools by eliminating the budget stabilization factor (BSF). The 2024 School Finance Act will help school districts increase teacher pay, recruit school staff, reduce classroom sizes and purchase new textbooks. Rep. Lukens also supported legislation to make permanent the successful iMatter Program which provides six, free therapy sessions to Colorado students under 18-years-old.
In addition to HB24-1448 and SB24-188, Rep. Lukens was the prime sponsor of education legislation to bring more school psychologists to Colorado, establish an Educator Safety Task Force and extend privacy protections for our educators.