Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0911.01 Chelsea Princell x4335
SENATE BILL 22-165
Senate Committees House Committees
Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR101
TRAINING PROGRAM .102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill creates the Colorado career advisor training program in
the department of education (department) to provide training to career
advisors in Colorado. The department administers the program. The bill
creates in the department the Colorado advisor training program fund
(fund) and appropriates one million dollars from the general fund to the
fund for purposes of the program.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
finds that:3
(a) Career advising supports youth and adult learners by providing4
essential information to help them navigate careers and jobs;5
(b) Many students and adult learners in Colorado do not know6
what positions or credentials to pursue to secure high-paying jobs, and7
they have difficulty navigating Colorado's education, training, and8
employment landscape;9
(c) Career advisors exist in K-12, higher education, adult10
education, and workforce settings;11
(d) In 2019, as an education leadership council initiative,12
Colorado developed a first-in-the-nation model called the Colorado13
Career Conversations Training project to cross-train career advisors14
across systems. As a result of COVID-19, funding for this project was15
interrupted.16
(e) The past two years have underscored the need for high-quality17
professional development and training to help existing career advisors be18
dynamic and understand the shifting landscape of our state and regional19
job needs and skills; and20
(f) Program evaluations showed that the Colorado Career21
Conversations Training project resulted in a statewide expansion of22
highly trained career advisors focused on high-need sectors of the23
economy and built increased capacity for a more consistent and24
sustainable approach to career advising in Colorado as a model for the25
nation.26
SB22-165-2- (2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that providing access1
to quality career advisors can address Colorado's skill and credential2
attainment gap by helping students and adult learners explore career3
options and complete the necessary education and training to obtain4
quality living-wage jobs in high-need sectors of Colorado's economy.5
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-10-108 as6
follows:7
22-10-108. Colorado career advisor training program -8
creation - fund - definition. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE9
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR " MEANS10
A SCHOOL COUNSELOR , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-91-102 (6); ADULT11
EDUCATION ADVISOR ; WORKFORCE CENTER ADVISOR ; OR HIGHER12
EDUCATION ADVISOR.13
(2) T
HERE IS CREATED THE COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING14
PROGRAM IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES15
TO COLORADO CAREER ADVISORS IN AN EFFORT TO EQUIP COLORADO16
CAREER ADVISORS WITH THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO HELP17
GUIDE INDIVIDUALS TOWARD MEANINGFUL CAREERS .18
(3) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE COLORADO CAREER19
ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM . THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT THOSE20
ENTITIES THAT WILL RECEIVE GRANTS THROUGH THE COLORADO CAREER21
ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT . IN22
ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF23
PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVE FUNDS THROUGH THE COLORADO CAREER24
ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM . TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS FROM THE25
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING FOR26
C
OLORADO CAREER ADVISORS , AN ENTITY MUST APPLY TO THE27
SB22-165
-3- DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIMELINES AND GUIDELINES1
ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT .2
(4) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE COLORADO3
CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM FUND THAT CONSISTS OF THE4
MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATES TO THE FUND . FOR5
STATE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL6
APPROPRIATE ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE7
C
OLORADO CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM FUND . ALL8
UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE END OF9
THE FISCAL YEAR REMAINS IN THE FUND AND IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO THE10
GENERAL FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND , AND THE DEPARTMENT MAY SPEND11
THE MONEY WITHOUT FURTHER APPROPRIATION . THE DEPARTMENT HAS12
CONTINUOUS SPENDING AUTHORITY OVER THE FUND .13
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,14
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.16
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