BUSINESS
The 2025 Delegate Assembly will be held April 17-18, 2026 at the Westin Westminster Hotel in Westminster. The consideration of Proposed Resolutions and Proposed New Business Items will constitute a major portion of the agenda.
Delegate Assembly will adjourn on Saturday, April 18 once all of the business is concluded. There is no way to predict the time of adjournment, so all delegates should be prepared and plan accordingly for the potential of a late night.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESOLUTIONS AND NEW BUSINESS ITEMS?
RESOLUTIONS are:
• Philosophical in nature,
• Expressions of belief,
• Relatively long-range in time reference,
• Establishment of Association policy,
• No-cost items,
• Proposed wording typically starts with “The Association believes…”
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS are:
• Specific and definitive in nature,
• The implementation of policy,
• Usually completed in one year, but in no case longer than two years,
• A request for administrative action,
• No item of new business involving CEA funding shall be considered unless accompanied by a cost estimate.
• Proposed wording typically starts with “CEA will…” followed by an action verb
On the following pages you will find:
• The Regulations and Procedures governing the activities of the Resolutions Committee.
• A list of the members of the 2025-2026 CEA Resolutions Committee.
• Instructions for submitting Proposed Resolutions and Proposed New Business Items for consideration by the 2026 Delegate Assembly.
• The official schedule for submitting Proposed Resolutions and Proposed Items of New Business.
• Sample Proposed Resolution and Proposed Items of New Business forms.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES
(Adopted by CEA Board of Directors – October 1977; Amended April 2014, November 2020, February 2021)
(1) Purpose: The Resolutions Committee is charged with the responsibility of stimulating, receiving, organizing, consolidating, editing, and otherwise preparing resolutions/items of new business to be considered by the Delegate Assembly.
(2) Composition: Resolutions Committee appointments are recommended by the President and approved by the Board of Directors, with due regard to regional distribution, educational assignment, expertise in goal areas, and other pertinent criteria. Appointments are for two (2) years, with a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms. Colorado representatives on the NEA Resolutions Committee will serve as ex-officio members.
(3) Responsibility: The Committee, by authority of the Board of Directors, is responsible only to the Delegate Assembly.
(4) Procedure:
(a) Resolutions/items of new business may be submitted by local affiliates, UniServ Units, committees, other CEA agencies, and/or individual members.
(b) Resolutions/items of new business must be submitted on current forms provided by CEA. Under no circumstances, will resolutions/items of new business be accepted by telephone.
(c) Notices of the schedule for submitting and considering resolutions/items of new business will be distributed to all local affiliates, UniServ Units, committees, and other CEA agencies and published in the CEA JOURNAL.
(d) The Committee will separate submitted resolutions/items of new business into categories:
(d-1) Included: These resolutions/items of new business will be placed in the appropriate strategic objective.
(d-2) Not Included: These resolutions/items of new business will be referred to the maker(s) for clarification or additional information.
(e) Resolutions/Items of new business may be not included for one or more of the following reasons:
(e-1) Lack of clarity in resolution/item of new business or in reason for submitting it.
(e-2) Inconsistency with functions of Delegate Assembly and/or strategic objectives of CEA.
(e-3) Conflict with Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
(e-4) Duplication of another resolution/item of new business.
(e-5) Failure to meet published deadlines.
(e-6) Other reasons clearly explained by the Committee.
(f) A report on the Committee's action will be distributed to delegates.
(g) The Committee will meet to consider oral and written reactions to the report, to reconsider not included resolutions/items of new business, to do further editing, and to consider other resolutions/items of new business that could not have been foreseen by the previous deadline.
(h) The Official Report of included resolutions/items of new business and not included resolutions/items of new business will be distributed to delegates.
(i) Delegate action will begin with the Committee's Official Report.
(j) Proposed amendments to resolutions/items of new business involving more than word changes will be presented to the Committee Chairperson on the special form provided.
(k) No amendments will be allowed which change the basic intent of a resolution or item of new business.
(l) Resolutions/items of new business adopted by the Delegate Assembly shall be reported as part of the official actions of the Delegate Assembly.
(m) A subcommittee shall be charged with the responsibility of consolidating the newly adopted resolutions with the Continuing Resolutions.
(n) After consideration of includes resolutions/items of new business, delegates may consider other resolutions/items of new business in this order, so long as they were timely submitted:
[1] Resolutions/items of new business not included, as printed, and by title;
[2] Resolutions/items of new business not included that have been revised;
[3] New resolutions/items of new business
[4] Approval for consideration of such resolutions/items of new business will require a simple majority of delegates present and voting.
(o) When Delegate Assembly is held in a virtual forum, only NBI’s submitted by the date established in the Standing Rules will be considered by the delegates. New Resolutions submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
2025-2026 Resolutions Committee Schedule
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 Wednesday
MARCH 17, 2026
Tuesday
APRIL 17, 2026
Friday Resolutions Committee Meeting @ Delegate Assembly
APRIL 17-18, 2026
Friday - Saturday DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
Westin Westminster Hotel - Westminster
2025-2026 CEA Resolutions Committee
Instructions for Submitting Proposed Resolutions and Proposed New Business Items
Any member may submit a Proposed Resolution by following the steps below:
1) Review CEA’s Continuing Resolutions in order to determine if a similar Resolution already exists (for a copy of the Continuing Resolutions, contact John Paul Hernandez at jphernandez@coloradoea.org or 720-926-2796).
a. If a similar Resolution already exists, you can submit a proposal to amend that Resolution.
b. If a similar Resolution does not exist, you can submit a proposal for a new Resolution.
2) Review the sample Proposed Resolution form that follows to understand the information that you will need to submit on your official form.
3) Draft your Proposed Resolution in accordance with the sample form. Once you have completed your draft and are satisfied that your draft contains all of the changes you would like, complete the official Proposed Resolution form.
4) If a member/local affiliate has an idea for a proposed Resolution and would like the assistance of the Committee in preparing the amendment, they should contact the Resolutions Committee’s Staff Consultant, Kris Gomez via email to kgomez@coloradoea.org.
Any member may submit a Proposed New Business Item by following the steps below:
1) Review the sample Proposed New Business Item form that follows to understand the information that you will need to submit on your official form.
2) Review CEA’s Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives to determine into which Goal your Proposed NBI may fit.
3) Draft your Proposed New Business Item in accordance with the sample form.
4) Once you have completed your draft and are satisfied that your draft contains all of the changes you would like, complete the official Proposed New Business Item form HERE.
5) If a member/local affiliate has an idea for a proposed New Business Item and would like the assistance of the Committee in preparing the amendment, they should contact the Resolutions Committee’s Staff Consultant, Kris Gomez via email to kgomez@coloradoea.org.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
The Association's Legislative Policy Guide is adopted by the CEA Board of Directors. If members have ideas to be considered in the development of the Legislative Agenda, they can give those to their CEA Board representative at any time for transmittal to the Board.
Members may also submit a proposed Legislative New Business Item for action by the CEA Delegate Assembly, but all proposed Legislative New Business Items MUST be worded "Delegate Assembly directs the CEA Board of Directors to consider ... "
Proposed
Please provide the required information for your Proposed Resolution. The deadline to submit this form is 5:00 PM on Friday, February 6, 2026. Note that you cannot save information in this form and return to it later, so you may want to print this form so you can take your time with drafting your answers and then copy your final answers into this form.
Contact John Paul at 720-926-2796 or email to jphernandez@coloradoea.org with any questions.
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* 1. Check appropriate option below: New Resolution
Amendment to Continuing Resolution (enter page # and line # below)
If Amendment, enter page # and line # here.
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* 2. This Resolution is Proposed By (enter name of individual or group)
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* 3. Subject/Title
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* 4. Proposed Wording
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* 5. Reason for Submitting
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* 6. Who should the Resolutions Committee contact with any questions related to this Proposed Resolution?
Name (first and last)
Personal email address
Cell phone
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2026 Proposed New Business Item
Proposed New Business Item Information
Please provide the required information for your Proposed New Business Item. The deadline to submit this form is 5:00 PM on Friday, February 6, 2026. Note that you cannot save information in this form and return to it later, so you may want to print this form so you can take your time with drafting your answers and then copy your final answers into this form.
Contact John Paul Hernandez at 720-926-2796 or email to jphernandez@coloradoea.org with any questions.
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* 1. This NBI is Proposed By (enter name of individual or group)
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* 2. Subject/Title
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* 3. Proposed Wording
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* 4. Reason for Submitting
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* 5. Into which goal of CEA's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan does this Proposed NBI fit?
Professional Excellence-CEA will promote union and community-led school improvement strategies focusing on accountability, high quality professional learning, educator resources, and leadership development.
Quality Learning Environments-CEA will engage in state and local strategies to ensure educators have resources, training and professional development necessary to be successful professionals.
Organizational Excellence-CEA will develop and invest in continuous improvement strategies and implement best organizational practices.
Equity-CEA will invest in strategies to support safe, equitable, and welcoming schools for educators, students, and the community.
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* 6. Explain HOW this Proposed NBI fits into the Strategic Plan Goal you selected above.
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* 7. Estimated cost to CEA of implementing this proposed NBI
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* 8. Who should the Resolutions Committee contact with any questions related to this Proposed NBI?
Name (first and last)
Personal email address
Cell phone Submit
