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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-108 - Evaluator training - universities and colleges - duties

(1)
(a)
The general assembly finds that credible, fair, and professional evaluations of licensed personnel depend upon high quality, effective training for principals and administrators that is consistent across the state. Therefore, the state board, in evaluating and approving educator preparation programs pursuant to section
22-2-109
, and in approving evaluator training programs provided by a school district or a board of cooperative services, shall ensure that said programs meet the requirements specified in this section.
(b)
Every university and college within the state that has a principal or administrator preparation program shall ensure that the program includes training in the evaluation of licensed personnel that meets the requirements specified in this section. In addition, the university or college shall cooperate with the state board in connection with the state board's duties under sections
22-9-104
and
22-2-109
.
(c)
Every school district and board of cooperative services that provides training in the evaluation of licensed personnel shall ensure that such training meets the requirements specified in this section.
(2)
Each university or college that offers a principal or administrator preparation program or school district or board of cooperative services that provides evaluator training shall structure the evaluator training program on a standards-based skill outcome model that takes into account research concerning evaluation of licensed personnel. At a minimum, each evaluator training program shall include standards-based performance assessments of each participant, demonstrated competency, and certification by the university, college, school district, or board of cooperative services of the skills mastered by each participant. The university, college, school district, or board of cooperative services shall work collaboratively with principals and administrators who are responsible for evaluating licensed personnel to develop research-based standards for assessing and certifying evaluator skills. The university, college, school district, or board of cooperative services shall regularly review both the model for the evaluator training program and the program performance standards to ensure that they continue to reflect research concerning evaluation of licensed personnel.
(3)
At a minimum, each evaluator training program shall include training in the following areas:
(a)
Teaching and learning styles;
(b)
Student performance and student assessment;
(c)
Data collection and documentation; and
(d)
School district standards and state mandates.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 589, § 1, effective May 14. L. 98: Entire section R&RE, p. 284, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1853, § 48, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-109 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Exemption from public inspection

(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
24-72-204 (3)
, C.R.S., the evaluation report and all public records as defined in section
24-72-202 (6)
, C.R.S., used in preparing the evaluation report shall be confidential and shall be available only to the licensed person being evaluated, to the duly elected and appointed public officials who supervise his or her work, and to a hearing officer conducting a hearing pursuant to the provisions of section
22-63-302
or the court of appeals reviewing a decision of the board of education pursuant to the provisions of section
22-63-302
; except that:
(a)
The evaluation report of the chief executive officer of any school district, as it relates to the performance of the chief executive officer in fulfilling the adopted school district objectives, fiscal management of the district, district planning responsibilities, and supervision and evaluation of district personnel, must be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times; and
(b)
Evaluation reports and all public records as defined in section
24-72-202 (6)
, C.R.S., used in preparing the evaluation reports are available to individuals responsible for reviewing an appeal made by a nonprobationary teacher pursuant to section
22-9-106
(4.5)(b).
(2)
Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district or a board of cooperative services from collecting information concerning an individual educator's performance evaluation ratings and student assessment results linked to the individual educator. A school district or board of cooperative services may use the information collected to fulfill its duties as required by law, including reporting this information in the aggregate at the state, district, or school level. In such instances, the identity of individual educators or students, including but not limited to student assessments results linked to the individual educator, must otherwise remain confidential and must not be published or publicly disclosed in any way that would identify an individual educator.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the use of data collected by the department for bona fide research, when the data is obtained pursuant to the department's protocols for release of data for research purposes and is used in a manner that protects the identity of individual educators and adheres to the applicable provisions of the federal "Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974",
20 U.S.C. sec. 1232
g.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 163, § 1, eff. 5/3/2013.
L. 86, 2nd Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 58, § 1, effective August 21. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1129, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1854, § 49, effective August 2. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1220), ch. 163, p. 522, § 1, effective May 3.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.5 - Principal Development Scholarship Program (§§ 22-9.5-101 — 22-9.5-104) › Section 22-9.5-101 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Scholarship program" means the principal development scholarship program created in section
22-9.5-102
.
(2)
"State board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 1243, § 8, effective May 26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.5 - Principal Development Scholarship Program (§§ 22-9.5-101 — 22-9.5-104) › Section 22-9.5-102 - Principal development scholarship program - creation - eligibility

There is hereby created in the department of education the principal development scholarship program. Subject to available appropriations, the scholarship program shall award stipends to assist persons employed as principals in offsetting the costs incurred in obtaining on-going professional development. The state board shall award stipends on a need basis, based on the criteria specified in section
22-9.5-103
. The scholarships shall be paid from any moneys available in the principal development scholarship fund created in section
22-9.5-104
.
L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 1243, § 8, effective May 26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.5 - Principal Development Scholarship Program (§§ 22-9.5-101 — 22-9.5-104) › Section 22-9.5-103 - Scholarship program - rules - criteria for awards

(1)
The state board, by rule, shall establish the procedures by which a person may apply for a stipend through the scholarship program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the information a person shall submit and the deadlines for submitting the application.
(2)
The state board shall award stipends to applying persons based on the following criteria:
(a)
A person's demonstrated degree of financial need, based on the resources of the employing school district and the applying person, and the cost of the professional development program for which the person requests a stipend;
(b)
A person's demonstrated degree of professional need, based on the applying person's performance evaluations conducted pursuant to the district's licensed personnel performance evaluation system;
(c)
The quality of the professional development program or activity for which the person requests a stipend; and
(d)
Any other criteria adopted by rule of the state board to identify persons in the greatest need of assistance in obtaining high-quality professional development programs and activities to improve their performance as principals.
(3)
The state board shall set the amount of each stipend awarded based on the person's degree of need, the cost of the professional development program or activity for which the person requests a stipend, the amount available in the principal development scholarship fund for the applicable budget year, and the anticipated number of persons who will apply to the scholarship program in the course of the applicable budget year.
L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 1243, § 8, effective May 26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.5 - Principal Development Scholarship Program (§§ 22-9.5-101 — 22-9.5-104) › Section 22-9.5-104 - Principal development scholarship fund - created

(1)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the principal development scholarship fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", that shall consist of any moneys that may be credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this article. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(2)
The department is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations from any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this article, subject to the terms and conditions under which given; except that the department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation if the conditions attached thereto require the use or expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law. The department shall transmit to the state treasurer any gifts, grants, or donations received pursuant to this subsection (2), and the state treasurer shall credit the same to the fund.
(3)
The department may expend up to one percent of the moneys annually appropriated from the fund to offset the costs incurred in implementing this article.
L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 1244, § 8, effective May 26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 22-9.7-101 — 22-9.7-104) › Section 22-9.7-101 - Early childhood educator development scholarship program - creation - eligibility

Subject to the receipt of sufficient moneys pursuant to section
22-9.7-103
, there is hereby created in the department of education, referred to in this article as the "department", the early childhood educator development scholarship program, referred to in this article as the "scholarship program", to award stipends to assist persons employed in early childhood education in offsetting the costs incurred in obtaining an associate of arts degree in early childhood education. The department shall award stipends on a need basis, based on the criteria specified in section
22-9.7-102
. The stipends shall be awarded on a yearly basis, and recipients shall reapply each year that they are enrolled in the associate of arts degree program. The scholarships shall be paid from any moneys available in the early childhood educator development scholarship fund created in section
22-9.7-103
.
L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1030), ch. 115, p. 388, §1, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1160, §43, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 22-9.7-101 — 22-9.7-104) › Section 22-9.7-102 - Scholarship program - rules - criteria for awards

(1)
The department, by rule, shall collaborate with the department of human services, the Colorado community college system, and the office of information technology, to establish the procedures by which a person may apply for a stipend through the scholarship program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the information a person shall submit and the deadlines for submitting the application.
(2)
The department shall award stipends to an applicant based on the following criteria:
(a)
The applicant's demonstrated degree of financial need, based on the resources of the applying person and the cost of the associate of arts degree program for which the applicant requests a stipend;
(b)
The applicant's demonstrated degree of professional need;
(c)
The quality of the associate of arts degree program for which the applicant requests a stipend;
(d)
The applicant's commitment to teach in early childhood education for at least two years after receiving the associate of arts degree;
(e)
The applicant's current employment in an early childhood capacity; and
(f)
Any other criteria adopted by rule of the department to identify applicants in the greatest need of assistance in obtaining a regionally accredited associate of arts degree to improve their performance as early childhood educators.
(3)
The department shall set the amount of each stipend awarded based on the applicant's degree of need, the cost of the associate of arts degree program for which the applicant requests a stipend, the amount available in the early childhood educator development scholarship fund for the applicable budget year, and the anticipated number of persons who will apply to the scholarship program in the course of the applicable budget year.
(4)
Repealed.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316,§ 42, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1030), ch. 115, p. 388, §1, effective August 11. L. 2013: (4) repealed, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1679, § 42, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 22-9.7-101 — 22-9.7-104) › Section 22-9.7-103 - Early childhood educator development scholarship fund - created

(1)
It is the intent of the general assembly that any costs associated with implementing this article shall be paid for by the receipt of any available federal moneys or other gifts, grants, or donations and that no additional general fund moneys be appropriated for the implementation of the grant program.
(2)
The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend any federal moneys or other gifts, grants, or donations for the purposes of this article. If necessary, any gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer who shall credit them to the early childhood educator development scholarship fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund".
(3)
The moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(4)
The department shall retain only the actual amount of direct and indirect costs necessary to implement this article.
L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1030), ch. 115, p. 389, §1, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9.7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 22-9.7-101 — 22-9.7-104) › Section 22-9.7-104 - Repeal of article

(1)
(a)
On or before July 1, 2011, or July 1 of any year thereafter, the executive director of the department shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing if federal moneys are not received and allocated to the department or if gifts, grants, and donations are not received by the department to provide for the award of grants pursuant to this article.
(b)
If the revisor of statutes does not receive notice pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), on July 1, 2011, or on July 1 of any year thereafter, the executive director of the department shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing if federal moneys or gifts, grants, or donations are not available to continue to provide for the award of grants pursuant to this article.
(2)
This article is repealed, effective the July 1 following the receipt of the notice by the revisor of statutes pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of this section.
L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1030), ch. 115, p. 390, §1, effective August 11.
As of the date of publications, the revisor of statutes has not received the notices referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) that would cause the repeal of this article.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-101 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Short title

The short title of this article 10 is the "Adult Education and Literacy Act".
Amended by 2020 Ch. 253, § 1, eff. 7/8/2020.
Added by 2014 Ch. 343, § 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1526, § 1, effective June 5.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-101 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Short title

The short title of this part 1 is the "Adult Education and Literacy Act".
Amended by 2024 Ch. 490,§ 36, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 253, § 1, eff. 7/8/2020.
Added by 2014 Ch. 343, § 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1526, § 1, effective June 5.
2024 Ch. 490, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-106 - Adult education and literacy - workforce development - meetings

(1)
The office shall convene periodic meetings of representatives of, at a minimum, the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, the community college system, other adult education providers, other postsecondary education or training providers, and other workforce development providers to discuss, at a minimum:
(a)
Ways to increase the communication and collaboration among adult education and literacy programs, elementary and secondary education programs, postsecondary education or training programs, and workforce development programs within the state; and
(b)
The state's workforce development needs and the levels of unmet need for adult education within the state, including identifying particular areas of the state with significant unmet adult education needs.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 253, § 6, eff. 7/8/2020.
Added by 2014 Ch. 343, § 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1533, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-107 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Adult education and literacy grant fund - created

(1)
(a)
There is created in the state treasury the adult education and literacy grant fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", consisting of any moneys received by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(b)
The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article.
(c)
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the department, the office, and the state board are not required to implement the provisions of this article unless the general assembly appropriates sufficient state moneys to the fund to offset the costs of implementing the article.
(d)
The state treasurer may invest, as provided by law, any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(e)
Repealed.
(2)
The department may receive and expend gifts, donations, or grants of any kind from any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this article, subject to the terms and conditions under which given; except that the department shall not accept a gift, donation, or grant if the conditions attached to the gift, donation, or grant require the use or expenditure of the gift, donation, or grant in a manner contrary to law. The department shall transmit to the state treasurer any gifts, donations, or grants received pursuant to this subsection (2), and the state treasurer shall credit these amounts to the fund. Implementation of the grant program is not conditioned on the receipt of gifts, donations, or grants pursuant to this subsection (2).
Amended by 2015 Ch. 12, § 2, eff. 3/13/2015.
Added by 2014 Ch. 343, § 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1533, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2015: (1)(a) amended and (1)(e) added, (SB 15-108), ch. 12, p. 27, § 2, effective March 13.
Subsection (1)(e)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(e), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2015, p. 27 .)
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-107 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Adult education and literacy grant fund - created

(1)
(a)
There is created in the state treasury the adult education and literacy grant fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", consisting of any moneys received by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(b)
The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article.
(c)
Notwithstanding any provision of this part 1 to the contrary, the department, the office, and the state board are not required to implement the provisions of this article unless the general assembly appropriates sufficient state moneys to the fund to offset the costs of implementing the article.
(d)
The state treasurer may invest, as provided by law, any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this part 1. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(e)
Repealed.
(2)
The department may receive and expend gifts, donations, or grants of any kind from any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this article, subject to the terms and conditions under which given; except that the department shall not accept a gift, donation, or grant if the conditions attached to the gift, donation, or grant require the use or expenditure of the gift, donation, or grant in a manner contrary to law. The department shall transmit to the state treasurer any gifts, donations, or grants received pursuant to this subsection (2), and the state treasurer shall credit these amounts to the fund. Implementation of the grant program is not conditioned on the receipt of gifts, donations, or grants pursuant to this subsection (2).
Amended by 2024 Ch. 490,§ 40, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 12, § 2, eff. 3/13/2015.
Added by 2014 Ch. 343, § 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1533, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2015: (1)(a) amended and (1)(e) added, (SB 15-108), ch. 12, p. 27, § 2, effective March 13.
Subsection (1)(e)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(e), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2015, p. 27 .)
2024 Ch. 490, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Article 1 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-108) › Section 22-10-108 - Colorado career advisor training program - creation - fund - definition

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "Colorado career advisor" means a school counselor, as defined in section
22-91-102(6)
; adult education advisor; nonprofit career advisor; workforce center advisor; or higher education advisor.
(2)
There is created the Colorado career advisor training program in the office to provide training programs and courses to Colorado career advisors in an effort to equip Colorado career advisors with the skills and training necessary to help guide individuals toward meaningful careers.
(3)
The department, in coordination with the department of higher education, department of labor and employment, Colorado workforce development council, and the Colorado community college system, shall administer the Colorado career advisor training program. The department shall select those entities that will receive grants through the Colorado career advisor training program and the amount of each grant. In addition, the department shall monitor the effectiveness of programs that receive funds through the Colorado career advisor training program. To be eligible for grants from the department for the provision of career advisor training for Colorado career advisors, an entity must apply to the department in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the department.
(4)
For state fiscal year 2022-23, the general assembly shall appropriate one million dollars from the general fund to the department for the Colorado career advisor training program.
Added by 2022 Ch. 350, § 2, eff. 6/3/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Part 2 - COLORADO ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 22-10-201 — 22-10-205) › Section 22-10-201 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Adult high school student" or "student" means an adult who:
(a)
Has reached twenty-one years of age before the pupil enrollment count date, as defined in section
22-54-103
(10.5);
(b)
Has reached twenty-one years of age during the semester that includes the pupil enrollment count day as defined in section
22-54-103
(10.5) but does not receive services under an individualized education program as defined in section
22-20-103 (15)
; or
(c)
Is older than twenty-one years of age; and
(d)
Is enrolled in the Colorado adult high school program as defined in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
"Colorado adult high school program" or "program" means the Colorado adult high school program created in section
22-10-202
.
(3)
"Colorado community-based nonprofit organization" or "nonprofit organization" means a Colorado community-based, tax-exempt charitable or social welfare organization operating under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986",
26 U.S.C. sec. 501
, as amended.
(4)
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
.
(5)
"Education provider" means a Colorado community-based nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant by the department.
(6)
"Office" means the office within the department that is responsible for adult education.
(7)
"Resident" means any individual who is living, other than temporarily, within the state voluntarily and makes the state the resident's home.
(8)
"State board" means the state board of education created in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
Added by 2023 Ch. 387,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Part 2 - COLORADO ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 22-10-201 — 22-10-205) › Section 22-10-203 - Grant process - application process - selection process

(1)
On or before September 15, 2023, the department shall establish a fair and transparent application process to use when selecting an education provider to operate the Colorado adult high school program. The application process must include input from the office.
(2)
The application must include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(a)
A plan for student enrollment, including students with disabilities;
(b)
Proposed curriculum and academic accountability standards for a student-centered course of study that results in a Colorado high school diploma;
(c)
Evidence of the effectiveness of the evidence-based educational model to be implemented;
(d)
A plan to hire and maintain a staff of educators and other school personnel;
(e)
Proof of access to the money annually required to contribute to the program;
(f)
A plan to establish and operate a licensed, on-site child care center; and
(g)
A plan to offer transportation services to students.
(3)
(a)
On or before November 1, 2023, the department shall select an education provider as a grant recipient.
(b)
On or before January 15, 2024, the department shall award a grant to the education provider selected to implement the program and carry out the responsibilities described in section
22-10-202 (2) and (3)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 387,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Part 2 - COLORADO ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 22-10-201 — 22-10-205) › Section 22-10-204 - Reporting requirements

(1)
On or before November 30, 2025, November 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, the department shall report to the house of representatives education committee and the senate education committee, or their successor committees, the following:
(a)
Demographic data of students currently enrolled in the program;
(b)
Demographic data of students who graduated from the program;
(c)
Accountability measure data described in section
22-10-202 (3)(c)
;
(d)
The number of industry-recognized certificates, college credits, and overall average attainment of high school credits that students earn each term; and
(e)
Any recommendations for legislation.
Added by 2023 Ch. 387,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy (§§ 22-10-101 — 22-10-205) › Part 2 - COLORADO ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 22-10-201 — 22-10-205) › Section 22-10-205 - Repeal of part

This part 2 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Added by 2023 Ch. 387,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 10.3 - [Repealed] WORKFORCE DIPLOMA PILOT PROGRAM (§ 22-10.3-101) › Section 22-10.3-101 - to 22-10.3-105 - [Repealed]

Entire article repealed of its own accord effective 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 253,§7, eff. 7/8/2020.
Added by 2019 Ch. 410,§1, eff. 6/1/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-105) › Section 22-11-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Education Accountability Act of 2009".
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1459, §1, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-105) › Section 22-11-104 - Rules - college and career readiness achievement standards

(1)
The state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article
4
of title
24
, as required in this article 11 and may promulgate such additional rules as it finds necessary for the implementation of this article 11, including, but not limited to, rules establishing a numbering system to uniquely identify individual students, including students enrolled prior to July 1, 2023, in the Colorado preschool program created pursuant to section
22-28-104
, as it exists prior to July 1, 2023.
(2)
(a)
For each of the demonstration options by which a high school student may demonstrate college and career readiness, as recommended by the state board in the high school graduation guidelines adopted pursuant to section
22-2-106(1)
(a.5), the state board shall adopt achievement standards that indicate that a student has demonstrated a level of college and career readiness sufficient for high school graduation and higher achievement standards that indicate that a student is prepared, without needing remediation, to enroll in general education core courses. At a minimum, the higher achievement standards must include:
(I)
Specified, higher scores on the assessments included in the demonstration options, which scores indicate a student is prepared to enroll in general education core courses without need for remediation; and
(II)
Receipt of college course credits for concurrent enrollment in career and technical education courses or general education core courses or higher-level courses.
(b)
Subsection (2)(a) of this section does not affect the authority of the Colorado commission on higher education and governing boards of the institutions of higher education to establish and implement the academic admission standards for students for all state-supported institutions of higher education and the policies and procedures for determining a student's need for additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics as provided in section
23-1-113
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§50, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 133,§7, eff. 4/25/2019.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 297,§3, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1465, §1, effective May 21; (2)(e) amended, (HB 09-1319), ch. 286, p. 1317, §4, effective May 21. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-272), ch. 297, p. 1631, § 3, effective August 9.
Subsection (2)(e) was amended in House Bill 09-1319, effective May 21, 2009. However, those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this article by Senate Bill 09-163, effective May 21, 2009.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-272, see section 1 of chapter 297, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1206, see section 1 of chapter 133, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-105) › Section 22-11-105 - Funding

(1)
The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend public and private gifts, grants, and donations for the implementation of this article; except that the department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation if it is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this article or any other law of the state.
(2)
The general assembly hereby declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, implementation of an aligned education accountability system for public education pursuant to this section is an important element in implementing accountable education reform and accountable programs to meet state academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
(3)
The general assembly anticipates that the department may receive significant amounts of federal moneys that may appropriately be used to implement this article and strongly encourages the department to apply said federal moneys to the greatest extent possible in implementing this article.
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1465, §1, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 2 - STATE ACCOUNTABILITY (§§ 22-11-201 — 22-11-211) › Section 22-11-201 - State public education system - annual performance review - targets for improvement

(1)
(a)
The state board shall annually review the performance of the statewide public education system, including but not limited to reviewing the levels of attainment on the performance indicators demonstrated by each public school, each school district, and the institute. Following said review, the state board shall set, reaffirm, or revise, as appropriate, ambitious but attainable statewide targets for the measures used to determine the levels of attainment of the performance indicators for the coming academic year with the goal of raising the level of academic performance in the public schools throughout the state. In setting the targets, the state board shall, to the extent possible, ensure that the targets meet federal law requirements.
(b)
In adopting the targets required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), the state board shall adopt a set of targets for grades three through twelve.
(2)
In adopting the targets required by subsection (1) of this section, the state board shall consider any information provided by public schools, local school boards, the institute, school administrators, teachers and teachers' associations, parents and parents' associations, and institutions of higher education related to the academic performance of the public education system in Colorado.
(3)
The state board shall adopt and publish on the data portal the annual statement of targets in accordance with time frames set by state board rule.
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1466, §1, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 2 - STATE ACCOUNTABILITY (§§ 22-11-201 — 22-11-211) › Section 22-11-205 - State review panel - creation

(1)
(a)
The commissioner shall recruit an appropriate number of highly qualified persons to serve when needed as a state review panel. The commissioner, with the approval of the state board, shall appoint the members of the state review panel to assist the department and the state board as provided in this article.
(b)
In appointing the members of the state review panel, the commissioner shall select persons on the basis of demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following fields:
(I)
School district or school leadership or governance;
(II)
Standards-based elementary or secondary curriculum instruction and assessment;
(III)
Instructional data management and analysis;
(IV)
School district, school, or program evaluation;
(V)
Educational program management;
(VI)
Teacher leadership;
(VII)
Organizational management or school district and public school governance;
(VIII)
School district or school budgeting and finance;
(IX)
Any other field that the commissioner deems to be relevant to the review and evaluation of school district, institute, or public school performance or improvement planning.
(c)
In assigning members of the state review panel, the commissioner shall ensure that an individual does not participate in a site visit or review of a school district, the institute, or a public school if the individual, directly or through his or her employer, has been paid by the school district, the institute, the public school, or the department to provide services for the school district, institute, or public school while the school district, institute, or public school is accredited with priority improvement plan, accredited with turnaround plan, or required to adopt a priority improvement or turnaround plan. If an individual who, as part of the state review panel, participates in a site visit or review of a school district, the institute, or a public school is employed by an entity that later seeks to provide services to the school district, institute, or public school, the individual shall not use any information obtained as a result of the review to benefit the employing entity unless the information has been made public.
(2)
The commissioner shall convene all or a portion of the state review panel as necessary to carry out the duties specified in this article.
(3)
The department may accept and expend moneys received from gifts, grants, or donations to compensate members of the state review panel or reimburse them for expenses incurred in performing their duties pursuant to this article. The department shall not pay compensation or reimbursements if sufficient moneys are not available.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 324,§ 6, eff. 5/30/2018.
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1477, §1, effective May 21. L. 2018: (1)(c) added, (HB 18-1355), ch. 324, p. 1948, § 6, effective May 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 11 - Accreditation (§§ 22-11-101 — 22-11-705) › Part 5 - PERFORMANCE REPORTING (§§ 22-11-501 — 22-11-504) › Section 22-11-502 - Data portal - creation - contents

(1)
The department shall develop and maintain an internet-based electronic data delivery system to provide education accountability data to public schools, school districts, the institute, parents, and other members of the public.
(2)
At a minimum, the department shall publish on the data portal the following items:
(a)
The performance reports, as described in section
22-11-503
, for public schools, school districts, the institute, and the state;
(b)
The accreditation category, with supporting data, determined pursuant to part 2 of this article, for each school district in the state and for the institute;
(c)
The accreditation category, with supporting data, for each public school in the state, as determined by the local school board or the institute, whichever is applicable;
(d)
For each public school in the state, the school performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is appropriate based on the state board's direction pursuant to section
22-11-210
;
(e)
For each school district in the state, the district performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is appropriate based on the school district's accreditation category; and
(f)
For the institute, the institute performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is appropriate based on the institute's accreditation category.
(3)
In publishing supporting data for the school district, institute, and public school accreditation categories, the department shall include data pertaining to the graduation rates that describe the progress made by student groups disaggregated for gender by race and income.
L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1512, §1, effective May 21.