SENATE BILL 23-008
BY SENATOR(S) Moreno, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales, Hansen,
Hinrichsen, Marchman, Mullica, Priola, Sullivan, Winter F.;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lindsay, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown,
deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gonzales-Gutierrez,
Hamrick, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lukens, McLachlan, Ricks, Snyder,
Titone, Velasco, Vigil, Weissman, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie.
C
ONCERNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN THE REVIEW OF
THE STATE
'S EDUCATION STANDARDS , AND, IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-1-104.1 as
follows:
24-1-104.1. State education standards review - review
committees convened by department of education - youth participation
- definition. B
Y SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AND BY EACH SEPTEMBER 1
THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL APPOINT YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY SCHOOLS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ST ANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. PROCESS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 22-7-1005, WHICH INCLUDES COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL SELECT YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM RURAL
, SMALL RURAL, AND URBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
, AS THOSE DISTRICTS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMOTE THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH INVOLVEMENT TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE AND REQUEST THAT SCHOOLS NOMINATE YOUTH TO SERVE AS YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVES
. YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR
ACTUAL AND REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
THEIR DUTIES AND MAY RECEIVE A STIPEND FOR PARTICIPATION IN AN
AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY TH E DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
, "YOUTH" MEANS THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
MEMBERSHIP IN THE
COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL , AS SET FORTH
IN SECTION
2-2-1303 (1)(b)(I).
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1011, amend (2)
introductory portion, (2)(c), and (2)(d); and add (2)(e) as follows:
22-7-1011. Regional educator meetings - purpose -
recommendations - definition. (2) At a minimum,
THE COMMISSIONER
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL INVITE
the following persons shall be
invited to attend the regional educator meetings in each regional service
area:
(c) The preschool, elementary, and secondary teachers, principals,
administrators, counselors, and other special services providers employed
by the local education providers located in the regional service area; and
(d) The postsecondary faculty, academic advisors, and
administrators employed by the state institutions of higher education and
local district colleges, if any, located in the regional service area;
AND
(e) TWO YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES FROM NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED
BY SCHOOLS BY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AND BY EVERY SEPTEMBER 1
THEREAFTER. WHEN POSSIBLE, ONE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE EACH MUST BE
FROM AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE FROM
A RURAL OR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
, AS THOSE DISTRICTS ARE
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SHALL PROMOTE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH INVOLVEMENT
TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND REQUEST SCHOOLS NOMINATE
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 23-008 YOUTH TO ATTEND REGI ONAL EDUCATOR MEETINGS . YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVES SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION BUT MAY BE
REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND REAS ONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES
. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION
(2)(e), "YOUTH" MEANS THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE
COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL , AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2-2-1303
(1)(b)(I).
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1013, amend (5)
as follows:
22-7-1013. Local education provider - preschool through
elementary and secondary education standards - adoption - academic
acceleration - definition. (5) (a) On or before July 1, 2017, and on or
before July 1 every six years thereafter, each local education provider shall
review its preschool through elementary and secondary education standards
and, taking into account any revisions to the state preschool through
elementary and secondary education standards, shall revise and readopt its
standards, if necessary, to ensure that they
THE LOCAL EDUCATION
PROVIDER
'S STANDARDS continue to meet or exceed the state preschool
through elementary and secondary education standards. The local education
provider shall revise its curricula accordingly to ensure that the curricula
continue to align with the local education provider's preschool through
elementary and secondary education standards.
(b) A
S PART OF EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER 'S REVIEW,
REGARDLESS OF TIME FRAME , EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER SHALL
SELECT TWO YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES FROM NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM
SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER
'S RANGE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE REVIEW
. WHEN POSSIBLE, ONE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE FROM
AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE
FROM A RURAL OR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
, AS THOSE DISTRICTS ARE
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SHALL PROMOTE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH I NVOLVEMENT
TO SCHOOLS WITHIN THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER
'S RANGE AND
REQUEST SCHOOLS WITHIN THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER
'S RANGE
NOMINATE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OF LOCAL EDUCATION
STANDARDS
. YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION BUT
MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES
. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 23-008 SUBSECTION (5)(b), "YOUTH" MEANS THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
MEMBERSHIP IN THE
COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL , AS SET FORTH
IN SECTION
2-2-1303 (1)(b)(I).
SECTION 4. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$7,650 is appropriated to the department of education. This appropriation
is from the general fund. To implement this act, the department may use this
appropriation for content specialists.
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 23-008 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
Steve Fenberg Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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