Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 22-0911.01 Chelsea Princell x4335
SENATE BILL 22-165
Senate Committees House Committees
Education Education
Appropriations Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR101
TRAINING PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING
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AN APPROPRIATION.103
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
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 3, 2022
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 25, 2022
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 22, 2022
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges, Buckner, Fenberg, Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis,
Moreno, Pettersen, Winter, Zenzinger
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lindsay and Geitner,
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. fund for purposes of the program.
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
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(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that providing access2
to quality career advisors can address Colorado's skill and credential3
attainment gap by helping students and adult learners explore career4
options and complete the necessary education and training to obtain5
quality living-wage jobs in high-need sectors of Colorado's economy.6
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-10-108 as7
follows:8
22-10-108. Colorado career advisor training program -9
creation - fund - definition. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE10
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR " MEANS11
A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-91-102 (6); ADULT12
EDUCATION ADVISOR; NONPROFIT CAREER ADVISOR;
WORKFORCE CENTER13
ADVISOR; OR HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISOR.14
(2) T
HERE IS CREATED THE COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING15
PROGRAM IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES16
TO COLORADO CAREER ADVISORS IN AN EFFORT TO EQUIP COLORADO17
CAREER ADVISORS WITH THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO HELP18
GUIDE INDIVIDUALS TOWARD MEANINGFUL CAREERS .19
(3) T
HE DEPARTMENT, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
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OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ,21
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OLORADO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL , AND THE COLORADO
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM , SHALL ADMINISTER THE COLORADO23
CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM . THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT24
THOSE ENTITIES THAT WILL RECEIVE GRANTS THROUGH THE COLORADO25
CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT .26
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N ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF27
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-3- PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVE FUNDS THROUGH THE COLORADO CAREER1
ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM . TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS FROM THE2
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING FOR3
C
OLORADO CAREER ADVISORS , AN ENTITY MUST APPLY TO THE4
DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIMELINES AND GUIDELINES5
ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT .6
(4) F
OR
STATE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY7
SHALL APPROPRIATE ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO8
THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING9
PROGRAM. 10
SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,11
$1,000,000 is appropriated to the department of education. This12
appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the13
department may use this appropriation for the Colorado career advisor14
training program.15
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,16
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate17
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.18
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