10 | | - | CONNECTION THEREWITH |
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14 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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15 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended |
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16 | | - | and relocated provisions article 106 to title 22 as follows: |
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17 | | - | 22-106-101. [Formerly 23-77-101] Legislative declaration. |
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18 | | - | (1) The general assembly finds that: |
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19 | | - | (a) The state is committed to increasing the number of students who |
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20 | | - | graduate from a Colorado high school, enroll in a Colorado institution of |
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21 | | - | higher education, and graduate with a postsecondary credential in two to |
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22 | | - | four academic years; |
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23 | | - | NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative |
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24 | | - | officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill |
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25 | | - | or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative |
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26 | | - | history, or the Session Laws. |
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27 | | - | ________ |
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28 | | - | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes |
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29 | | - | through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of |
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30 | | - | the act. (b) Several states have implemented a summer residential education |
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31 | | - | program for high school students who demonstrate exceptional intellectual |
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32 | | - | curiosity, creativity, and maturity. While participating in the summer |
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33 | | - | program, students attend classes, lectures, seminars, concerts, art exhibits, |
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34 | | - | theatrical performances, and films and have the opportunity to learn |
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35 | | - | independently and from distinguished faculty, staff members, and guest |
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36 | | - | lecturers. |
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37 | | - | (c) The summer residential education programs implemented in |
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38 | | - | other states have: |
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39 | | - | (I) Successfully developed a civic voice among the states' best |
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40 | | - | students so that they graduate from high school as civic participants; |
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41 | | - | (II) Prepared motivated students to participate in a competitive |
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42 | | - | workforce; |
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43 | | - | (III) Helped to create young leaders who are energized to find |
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44 | | - | solutions for the pressing issues facing their states; and |
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45 | | - | (IV) Motivated students to remain in their home states for their |
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46 | | - | postsecondary education and careers; and |
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47 | | - | (d) A high percentage of the students who have participated in the |
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48 | | - | summer residential education programs have subsequently enrolled in |
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49 | | - | postsecondary education in their home states and earned a baccalaureate |
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50 | | - | degree in four years. |
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51 | | - | (2) The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best |
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52 | | - | interests of the state to establish |
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53 | | - | CONTINUE the Colorado student leaders |
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54 | | - | institute as a pilot program using the model of summer residential education |
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55 | | - | programs implemented in other states and to appropriate state money to |
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56 | | - | ensure the successful operations of the institute for the benefit of Colorado |
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57 | | - | high school students. |
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58 | | - | (3) The general assembly further finds that, for purposes of section |
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59 | | - | 17 of article IX of the state constitution, the Colorado student leaders |
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60 | | - | institute is an accountable program that assists students in meeting state |
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61 | | - | academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state |
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62 | | - | PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 23-086 education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state |
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63 | | - | constitution. |
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64 | | - | 22-106-102. [Formerly 23-77-102] Definitions. As used in this |
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65 | | - | article 77 ARTICLE 106, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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66 | | - | (1) "Executive board" means the executive board of the Colorado |
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67 | | - | student leaders institute established pursuant to section 23-77-104. |
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68 | | - | (2) (1) "Host institution" means the institution of higher education |
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69 | | - | that the department of higher education contracts with on behalf of the |
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70 | | - | executive STATE board OF EDUCATION pursuant to section 23-77-104 |
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71 | | - | SECTION 22-106-104 to operate the institute. |
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72 | | - | (3) (2) "Institute" means the Colorado student leaders institute |
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73 | | - | created in section 23-77-103 SECTION 22-106-103. |
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74 | | - | 22-106-103. [Formerly 23-77-103] Colorado student leaders |
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75 | | - | institute - applications. (1) There is created in the department of higher |
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76 | | - | education the Colorado student leaders institute. The year-long institute |
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77 | | - | shall operate a competitive residential summer academic program for |
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78 | | - | students who are entering tenth or eleventh grade in the coming fall |
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79 | | - | semester. The program operated by the institute must be for four weeks |
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80 | | - | each summer during which time students who are accepted to the institute |
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81 | | - | attend college-level classes, lectures, and seminars as well as enrichment |
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82 | | - | activities, including concerts and theatrical productions. Each student who |
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83 | | - | is accepted to the institute is encouraged to donate up to four hundred |
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84 | | - | dollars to the institute to assist in meeting operational costs. Subject to |
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85 | | - | available appropriations, up to one hundred students may annually |
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86 | | - | participate in the institute. |
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87 | | - | (2) (a) The institute shall annually offer classes in at least the |
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88 | | - | following two areas: |
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89 | | - | (I) Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and |
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90 | | - | (II) International social studies. |
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91 | | - | (b) The institute shall annually provide enrichment activities for |
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92 | | - | students who participate in the institute, which must include but need not |
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93 | | - | PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 23-086 be limited to activities relating to visual expression and music appreciation. |
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94 | | - | (c) In addition to participating in classes and enrichment activities, |
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95 | | - | students who participate in the institute must: |
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96 | | - | (I) Complete a history research project for a competition held during |
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97 | | - | the term of the institute; and |
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98 | | - | (II) Complete a public service practicum that includes a final report |
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99 | | - | of findings and recommendations to the general assembly for legislative |
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100 | | - | action. |
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101 | | - | (3) (a) (I) To apply to participate in the institute: |
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102 | | - | (A) A student who is enrolled in a public school that is not a charter |
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103 | | - | school must be nominated by the superintendent of the school district in |
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104 | | - | which the student is enrolled; and |
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105 | | - | (B) A student who is enrolled in a charter school or in a private |
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106 | | - | school must be nominated by the principal of the school. |
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107 | | - | (II) A student who is participating in a nonpublic home-based |
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108 | | - | educational program, as described in section 22-33-104.5, may apply |
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109 | | - | without having been nominated. |
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110 | | - | (b) To apply to participate in the institute, a student must submit an |
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111 | | - | application to the executive board |
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112 | | - | HOST INSTITUTION that is in the form and |
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113 | | - | meets the requirements established by the host institution. If the applying |
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114 | | - | student is enrolled in a public school, the student must submit a copy of his |
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115 | | - | or her THE STUDENT'S individual career and academic plan, as described in |
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116 | | - | section 22-2-136, with the application. |
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117 | | - | (4) The host institution shall award three hours of postsecondary |
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118 | | - | academic credit to each student who successfully completes the institute. |
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119 | | - | The school district or high school in which each student is enrolled is |
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120 | | - | encouraged to apply the academic credit hours that a student receives for |
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121 | | - | completing the institute toward academic credit hours earned in civics, to |
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122 | | - | apply toward the completion of the student's high school graduation |
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123 | | - | requirements. |
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124 | | - | PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 23-086 22-106-104. [Formerly 23-77-104] Colorado student leaders |
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125 | | - | institute - state board of education - duties. (1) An executive board |
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126 | | - | appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall oversee the |
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127 | | - | operations of the institute, including contracting through the department of |
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128 | | - | higher education with the host institution and annually selecting students to |
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129 | | - | participate in the institute. |
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130 | | - | (2) (a) The executive board consists of eleven members as follows: |
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131 | | - | (I) The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint eight |
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132 | | - | persons to serve as members of the executive board as follows: |
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133 | | - | (A) Two persons who are employed as educators in high schools in |
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134 | | - | Colorado, one of whom is employed in a rural school district; |
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135 | | - | (B) Two persons who are employed as teaching faculty or |
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136 | | - | administrators in an institution of higher education in Colorado; and |
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137 | | - | (C) Four persons from the community who have interest or |
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138 | | - | experience in education; and |
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139 | | - | (II) The commissioner of education or his or her designee, the |
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140 | | - | executive director of the department of higher education or his or her |
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141 | | - | designee, and the chief executive officer of the host institution or his or her |
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142 | | - | designee shall serve as members of the executive board. |
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143 | | - | (b) The appointed members of the executive board serve two-year |
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144 | | - | terms; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four |
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145 | | - | members' terms expire in the same year. Members may be appointed to |
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146 | | - | successive two-year terms. The appointed members of the executive board |
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147 | | - | serve at the pleasure of the governor. If a vacancy arises on the executive |
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148 | | - | board, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the |
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149 | | - | remainder of the term. |
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150 | | - | (c) The members of the executive board serve without compensation |
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151 | | - | and without reimbursement for expenses. |
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152 | | - | (d) In making appointments, the governor shall attempt to appoint |
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153 | | - | persons who are representative of the gender and racial diversity within the |
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154 | | - | state and who represent areas throughout the state. |
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155 | | - | PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 23-086 (e) Repealed. |
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156 | | - | (3) (1) The executive STATE board OF EDUCATION WHEN OPERATING |
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157 | | - | THE STUDENT LEADERS INSTITUTE |
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158 | | - | has the following duties and powers: |
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159 | | - | (a) The executive board shall |
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160 | | - | Oversee and direct the operations of |
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161 | | - | the institute; including reviewing the student applications received, annually |
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162 | | - | selecting students to participate in the institute, and annually selecting the |
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163 | | - | faculty and courses for the institute, taking into account the |
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164 | | - | recommendations of the host institution. In reviewing applications and |
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165 | | - | selecting students to participate in the institute, the executive board shall |
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166 | | - | ensure that: |
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167 | | - | (I) At least fifty percent of the students selected to attend the |
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168 | | - | institute each year: |
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169 | | - | (A) Are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch pursuant to the |
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170 | | - | federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. |
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171 | | - | 1751 et seq.; or |
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172 | | - | (B) Would be the first generation in their immediate families to |
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173 | | - | attend an institution of higher education; |
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174 | | - | (II) The students who are selected reside in areas throughout the |
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175 | | - | state; are representative of the gender, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic |
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176 | | - | diversity of the state; and are representative of the educational program |
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177 | | - | options available throughout the state; and |
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178 | | - | (III) The students who are selected demonstrate, through their |
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179 | | - | individual career and academic plans for students enrolled in public schools, |
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180 | | - | a commitment to continuing in postsecondary education after high school |
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181 | | - | graduation. |
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182 | | - | (b) (I) The department of higher education, on behalf of the |
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183 | | - | executive STATE board OF EDUCATION, shall issue a request for proposals |
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184 | | - | for a public or private institution of higher education to host the institute. |
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185 | | - | The department working with the executive board, shall select and enter |
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186 | | - | into a contract on behalf of the executive board and the institute with the |
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187 | | - | public or private institution of higher education in accordance with the |
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188 | | - | applicable provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title |
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189 | | - | PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 23-086 24 FOLLOW THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE "PROCUREMENT CODE", |
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190 | | - | ARTICLES 101 TO 112 OF TITLE 24, TO CHOOSE A HIGHER EDUCATION |
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191 | | - | INSTITUTION TO HOST THE INSTITUTE |
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192 | | - | . The department may enter into a |
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193 | | - | multi-year contract with a public or private institution of higher education, |
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194 | | - | subject to annual review and renewal. |
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195 | | - | (II) The contract to host the institute must require the host |
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196 | | - | institution, at a minimum, to provide the following services in managing the |
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197 | | - | institute: |
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198 | | - | (A) Establish requirements for and create the form of the |
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199 | | - | applications that students submit to participate in the institute and establish |
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200 | | - | the timelines for submitting applications and selecting participants; |
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| 15 | + | 101 |
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| 16 | + | CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AND REDUCING AN102 |
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| 17 | + | APPROPRIATION.103 |
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| 18 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 19 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 20 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 21 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 22 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 23 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 24 | + | .) |
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| 25 | + | The bill continues the Colorado student leaders institute program |
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| 26 | + | and changes responsibility for the program from the department of higher |
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| 27 | + | education to the department of education. The change shifts oversight of |
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| 28 | + | the program from a governor-appointed executive board to the state board |
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| 29 | + | of education. |
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| 30 | + | HOUSE |
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| 31 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 32 | + | April 17, 2023 |
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| 33 | + | HOUSE |
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| 34 | + | 2nd Reading Unamended |
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| 35 | + | April 14, 2023 |
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| 36 | + | SENATE |
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| 37 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 38 | + | February 22, 2023 |
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| 39 | + | SENATE |
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| 40 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 41 | + | February 21, 2023 |
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| 42 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 43 | + | Hansen, Bridges, Kolker, Marchman, Moreno, Rodriguez, Winter F. |
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| 44 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 45 | + | Hamrick and Soper, Amabile, Bacon, Bird, Brown, English, Froelich, Jodeh, Lieder, |
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| 46 | + | Lindsay, Lukens, McCluskie, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Ortiz, Ricks, Sharbini, Story, |
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| 47 | + | Titone, Velasco, Woodrow, Young |
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| 48 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 49 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 50 | + | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 51 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended2 |
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| 52 | + | and relocated provisions article 106 to title 22 as follows:3 |
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| 53 | + | 22-106-101. [Formerly 23-77-101] Legislative declaration.4 |
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| 54 | + | (1) The general assembly finds that:5 |
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| 55 | + | (a) The state is committed to increasing the number of students6 |
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| 56 | + | who graduate from a Colorado high school, enroll in a Colorado7 |
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| 57 | + | institution of higher education, and graduate with a postsecondary8 |
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| 58 | + | credential in two to four academic years;9 |
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| 59 | + | (b) Several states have implemented a summer residential10 |
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| 60 | + | education program for high school students who demonstrate exceptional11 |
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| 61 | + | intellectual curiosity, creativity, and maturity. While participating in the12 |
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| 62 | + | summer program, students attend classes, lectures, seminars, concerts, art13 |
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| 63 | + | exhibits, theatrical performances, and films and have the opportunity to14 |
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| 64 | + | learn independently and from distinguished faculty, staff members, and15 |
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| 65 | + | guest lecturers.16 |
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| 66 | + | (c) The summer residential education programs implemented in17 |
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| 67 | + | other states have:18 |
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| 68 | + | (I) Successfully developed a civic voice among the states' best19 |
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| 69 | + | students so that they graduate from high school as civic participants;20 |
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| 70 | + | (II) Prepared motivated students to participate in a competitive21 |
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| 71 | + | workforce;22 |
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| 72 | + | (III) Helped to create young leaders who are energized to find23 |
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| 73 | + | solutions for the pressing issues facing their states; and24 |
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| 74 | + | (IV) Motivated students to remain in their home states for their25 |
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| 75 | + | postsecondary education and careers; and26 |
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| 76 | + | 086-2- (d) A high percentage of the students who have participated in the1 |
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| 77 | + | summer residential education programs have subsequently enrolled in2 |
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| 78 | + | postsecondary education in their home states and earned a baccalaureate3 |
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| 79 | + | degree in four years.4 |
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| 80 | + | (2) The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best5 |
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| 81 | + | interests of the state to establish CONTINUE the Colorado student leaders6 |
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| 82 | + | institute as a pilot program using the model of summer residential7 |
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| 83 | + | education programs implemented in other states and to appropriate state8 |
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| 84 | + | money to ensure the successful operations of the institute for the benefit9 |
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| 85 | + | of Colorado high school students.10 |
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| 86 | + | (3) The general assembly further finds that, for purposes of11 |
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| 87 | + | section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, the Colorado student12 |
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| 88 | + | leaders institute is an accountable program that assists students in meeting13 |
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| 89 | + | state academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state14 |
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| 90 | + | education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state15 |
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| 91 | + | constitution.16 |
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| 92 | + | 22-106-102. [Formerly 23-77-102] Definitions. As used in this17 |
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| 93 | + | article 77 ARTICLE 106, unless the context otherwise requires:18 |
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| 94 | + | (1) "Executive board" means the executive board of the Colorado19 |
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| 95 | + | student leaders institute established pursuant to section 23-77-104.20 |
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| 96 | + | (2) (1) "Host institution" means the institution of higher21 |
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| 97 | + | education that the department of higher education contracts with on22 |
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| 98 | + | behalf of the executive STATE board OF EDUCATION pursuant to section23 |
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| 99 | + | 23-77-104 SECTION 22-106-104 to operate the institute.24 |
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| 100 | + | (3) (2) "Institute" means the Colorado student leaders institute25 |
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| 101 | + | created in section 23-77-103 SECTION 22-106-103.26 |
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| 102 | + | 22-106-103. [Formerly 23-77-103] Colorado student leaders27 |
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| 103 | + | 086 |
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| 104 | + | -3- institute - applications. (1) There is created in the department of higher1 |
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| 105 | + | education the Colorado student leaders institute. The year-long institute2 |
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| 106 | + | shall operate a competitive residential summer academic program for3 |
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| 107 | + | students who are entering tenth or eleventh grade in the coming fall4 |
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| 108 | + | semester. The program operated by the institute must be for four weeks5 |
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| 109 | + | each summer during which time students who are accepted to the institute6 |
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| 110 | + | attend college-level classes, lectures, and seminars as well as enrichment7 |
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| 111 | + | activities, including concerts and theatrical productions. Each student who8 |
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| 112 | + | is accepted to the institute is encouraged to donate up to four hundred9 |
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| 113 | + | dollars to the institute to assist in meeting operational costs. Subject to10 |
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| 114 | + | available appropriations, up to one hundred students may annually11 |
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| 115 | + | participate in the institute.12 |
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| 116 | + | (2) (a) The institute shall annually offer classes in at least the13 |
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| 117 | + | following two areas:14 |
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| 118 | + | (I) Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and15 |
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| 119 | + | (II) International social studies.16 |
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| 120 | + | (b) The institute shall annually provide enrichment activities for17 |
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| 121 | + | students who participate in the institute, which must include but need not18 |
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| 122 | + | be limited to activities relating to visual expression and music19 |
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| 123 | + | appreciation.20 |
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| 124 | + | (c) In addition to participating in classes and enrichment activities,21 |
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| 125 | + | students who participate in the institute must:22 |
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| 126 | + | (I) Complete a history research project for a competition held23 |
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| 127 | + | during the term of the institute; and24 |
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| 128 | + | (II) Complete a public service practicum that includes a final25 |
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| 129 | + | report of findings and recommendations to the general assembly for26 |
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| 130 | + | legislative action.27 |
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| 131 | + | 086 |
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| 132 | + | -4- (3) (a) (I) To apply to participate in the institute:1 |
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| 133 | + | (A) A student who is enrolled in a public school that is not a2 |
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| 134 | + | charter school must be nominated by the superintendent of the school3 |
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| 135 | + | district in which the student is enrolled; and4 |
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| 136 | + | (B) A student who is enrolled in a charter school or in a private5 |
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| 137 | + | school must be nominated by the principal of the school.6 |
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| 138 | + | (II) A student who is participating in a nonpublic home-based7 |
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| 139 | + | educational program, as described in section 22-33-104.5, may apply8 |
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| 140 | + | without having been nominated.9 |
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| 141 | + | (b) To apply to participate in the institute, a student must submit10 |
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| 142 | + | an application to the executive board HOST INSTITUTION that is in the form11 |
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| 143 | + | and meets the requirements established by the host institution. If the12 |
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| 144 | + | applying student is enrolled in a public school, the student must submit13 |
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| 145 | + | a copy of his or her THE STUDENT'S individual career and academic plan,14 |
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| 146 | + | as described in section 22-2-136, with the application.15 |
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| 147 | + | (4) The host institution shall award three hours of postsecondary16 |
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| 148 | + | academic credit to each student who successfully completes the institute.17 |
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| 149 | + | The school district or high school in which each student is enrolled is18 |
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| 150 | + | encouraged to apply the academic credit hours that a student receives for19 |
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| 151 | + | completing the institute toward academic credit hours earned in civics, to20 |
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| 152 | + | apply toward the completion of the student's high school graduation21 |
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| 153 | + | requirements.22 |
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| 154 | + | 22-106-104. [Formerly 23-77-104] Colorado student leaders23 |
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| 155 | + | institute - state board of education - duties. (1) An executive board24 |
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| 156 | + | appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall oversee the25 |
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| 157 | + | operations of the institute, including contracting through the department26 |
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| 158 | + | of higher education with the host institution and annually selecting27 |
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| 159 | + | 086 |
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| 160 | + | -5- students to participate in the institute.1 |
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| 161 | + | (2) (a) The executive board consists of eleven members as2 |
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| 162 | + | follows:3 |
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| 163 | + | (I) The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint4 |
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| 164 | + | eight persons to serve as members of the executive board as follows:5 |
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| 165 | + | (A) Two persons who are employed as educators in high schools6 |
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| 166 | + | in Colorado, one of whom is employed in a rural school district;7 |
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| 167 | + | (B) Two persons who are employed as teaching faculty or8 |
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| 168 | + | administrators in an institution of higher education in Colorado; and9 |
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| 169 | + | (C) Four persons from the community who have interest or10 |
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| 170 | + | experience in education; and11 |
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| 171 | + | (II) The commissioner of education or his or her designee, the12 |
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| 172 | + | executive director of the department of higher education or his or her13 |
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| 173 | + | designee, and the chief executive officer of the host institution or his or14 |
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| 174 | + | her designee shall serve as members of the executive board.15 |
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| 175 | + | (b) The appointed members of the executive board serve two-year16 |
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| 176 | + | terms; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four17 |
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| 177 | + | members' terms expire in the same year. Members may be appointed to18 |
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| 178 | + | successive two-year terms. The appointed members of the executive19 |
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| 179 | + | board serve at the pleasure of the governor. If a vacancy arises on the20 |
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| 180 | + | executive board, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy21 |
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| 181 | + | for the remainder of the term.22 |
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| 182 | + | (c) The members of the executive board serve without23 |
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| 183 | + | compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.24 |
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| 184 | + | (d) In making appointments, the governor shall attempt to appoint25 |
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| 185 | + | persons who are representative of the gender and racial diversity within26 |
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| 186 | + | the state and who represent areas throughout the state.27 |
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| 187 | + | 086 |
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| 188 | + | -6- (e) Repealed.1 |
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| 189 | + | (3) (1) The executive STATE board OF EDUCATION WHEN2 |
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| 190 | + | OPERATING THE STUDENT LEADERS INSTITUTE has the following duties and3 |
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| 191 | + | powers:4 |
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| 192 | + | (a) The executive board shall Oversee and direct the operations of5 |
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| 193 | + | the institute; including reviewing the student applications received,6 |
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| 194 | + | annually selecting students to participate in the institute, and annually7 |
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| 195 | + | selecting the faculty and courses for the institute, taking into account the8 |
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| 196 | + | recommendations of the host institution. In reviewing applications and9 |
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| 197 | + | selecting students to participate in the institute, the executive board shall10 |
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| 198 | + | ensure that:11 |
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| 199 | + | (I) At least fifty percent of the students selected to attend the12 |
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| 200 | + | institute each year:13 |
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| 201 | + | (A) Are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch pursuant to the14 |
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| 202 | + | federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec.15 |
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| 203 | + | 1751 et seq.; or16 |
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| 204 | + | (B) Would be the first generation in their immediate families to17 |
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| 205 | + | attend an institution of higher education;18 |
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| 206 | + | (II) The students who are selected reside in areas throughout the19 |
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| 207 | + | state; are representative of the gender, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic20 |
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| 208 | + | diversity of the state; and are representative of the educational program21 |
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| 209 | + | options available throughout the state; and22 |
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| 210 | + | (III) The students who are selected demonstrate, through their23 |
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| 211 | + | individual career and academic plans for students enrolled in public24 |
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| 212 | + | schools, a commitment to continuing in postsecondary education after25 |
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| 213 | + | high school graduation.26 |
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| 214 | + | (b) (I) The department of higher education, on behalf of the27 |
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| 215 | + | 086 |
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| 216 | + | -7- executive STATE board OF EDUCATION, shall issue a request for proposals1 |
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| 217 | + | for a public or private institution of higher education to host the institute.2 |
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| 218 | + | The department working with the executive board, shall select and enter3 |
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| 219 | + | into a contract on behalf of the executive board and the institute with the4 |
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| 220 | + | public or private institution of higher education in accordance with the5 |
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| 221 | + | applicable provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of6 |
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| 222 | + | title 24 FOLLOW THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE "PROCUREMENT7 |
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| 223 | + | C |
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| 224 | + | ODE", ARTICLES 101 TO 112 OF TITLE 24, TO CHOOSE A HIGHER8 |
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| 225 | + | EDUCATION INSTITUTION TO HOST THE INSTITUTE . The department may9 |
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| 226 | + | enter into a multi-year contract with a public or private institution of10 |
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| 227 | + | higher education, subject to annual review and renewal.11 |
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| 228 | + | (II) The contract to host the institute must require the host12 |
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| 229 | + | institution, at a minimum, to provide the following services in managing13 |
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| 230 | + | the institute:14 |
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| 231 | + | (A) Establish requirements for and create the form of the15 |
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| 232 | + | applications that students submit to participate in the institute and16 |
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| 233 | + | establish the timelines for submitting applications and selecting17 |
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| 234 | + | participants;18 |
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