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	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 24-1084.01 Jacob Baus x2173
1	8		HOUSE BILL 24-1393
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Taggart, Sirota, Amabile, Bradley,
3		-	Brown, Frizell, Herod, Joseph, Pugliese, Snyder, Young, McCluskie;
4		-	also SENATOR(S) Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Cutter, Exum,
5		-	Hinrichsen, Michaelson Jenet, Priola
6		-	.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
7	12		C
8		-	ONCERNING MEASURES TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE ACCELERATING
9		-	STUDENTS THROUGH CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
10		-	, AND, IN
11		-	CONNECTION THEREWITH
12		-	, MAKING AND REDUCING AN
13		-	APPROPRIATION
14		-	.
15		-
16		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
17		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-35-108, amend
18		-	(1)(a) introductory portion, (1)(b), (2)(a)(III), (3), and (4); and add
19		-	(2)(a)(V), (2)(a)(VI), (2)(c), and (7) as follows:
20		-	22-35-108. Accelerating students through concurrent enrollment
21		-	program - objectives - non-tuition expenses - rules. (1) (a) There is
22		-	established the accelerating students through concurrent enrollment
23		-	program, which is available to all
24		-	qualified students who are designated by
25		-	their enrolling local education providers pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this
26		-	section. The objectives of the ASCENT program are to:
27		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
28		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
29		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
30		-	history, or the Session Laws.
31		-	________
32		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
33		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
34		-	the act. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 35 to the contrary,
35		-	a qualified student who is designated by a THE STUDENT'S local education
36		-	provider to be an ASCENT program participant pursuant to subsection (2)
37		-	of this section may concurrently enroll in postsecondary courses, including
38		-	academic courses and career and technical education courses, in the year
39		-	directly following the year in which the qualified student was enrolled in the
40		-	twelfth grade of the local education provider.
41		-	(2) (a) A local education provider may designate a qualified student
42		-	as an ASCENT program participant if the qualified student:
43		-	(III) Has been accepted into a postsecondary degree program at an
44		-	institution of higher education; and
45		-	(V) HAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED A FREE APPLICATION FOR
46		-	FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR A
47		-	COLORADO APPLICATION FOR STATE FINANCIAL
48		-	AID
49		-	; AND
50		-	(VI) HAS SATISFIED ANY OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED
51		-	BY THE BOARD
52		-	'S GUIDELINES, PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS
53		-	SECTION
54		-	.
	13	+	ONCERNING MEASURES TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE ACCELERATING101
	14	+	STUDENTS THROUGH CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM ,102
	15	+	AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AND REDUCING AN103
	16	+	APPROPRIATION.104
	17	+	Bill Summary
	18	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	19	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	20	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	21	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	22	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	23	+	.)
	24	+	Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, the accelerating
	25	+	students through concurrent enrollment (ASCENT) program is available
	26	+	to all qualified students who are designated to participate by their local
	27	+	SENATE
	28	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	29	+	April 5, 2024
	30	+	SENATE
	31	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	32	+	April 4, 2024
	33	+	HOUSE
	34	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	35	+	April 1, 2024
	36	+	HOUSE
	37	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	38	+	March 28, 2024
	39	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	40	+	Bird and Taggart, Sirota, Amabile, Bradley, Brown, Frizell, Herod, Joseph, McCluskie,
	41	+	Pugliese, Snyder, Young
	42	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	43	+	Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Hinrichsen, Michaelson Jenet, Priola
	44	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	45	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	46	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. education provider. The bill:
	47	+	! Starting in the 2025-26 state fiscal year, caps the number of
	48	+	qualified students who participate in the ASCENT program
	49	+	at the number of qualified students who participated in the
	50	+	ASCENT program in the 2024-25 state fiscal year; and
	51	+	! Creates additional eligibility requirements to participate in
	52	+	the ASCENT program.
	53	+	The bill requires the department of education to submit a report to
	54	+	the education committees of the house and the senate and the joint budget
	55	+	committee regarding the ASCENT program.
	56	+	Under current law, the district's total program formula includes
	57	+	funding for a district's extended high school pupil enrollment, determined
	58	+	by the district's number of pupils who are concurrently enrolled in a
	59	+	postsecondary course multiplied by a dollar amount that annually
	60	+	increases. Starting in the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the bill amends the
	61	+	district's extended high school funding formula to cap the dollar amount
	62	+	that is multiplied by the district's ASCENT program students within the
	63	+	district's extended high school funding formula.
	64	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	65	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-35-108, amend2
	66	+	(1)(a) introductory portion, (1)(b), (2)(a)(III), (3), and (4); and add3
	67	+	(2)(a)(V), (2)(a)(VI), (2)(c), and (7) as follows:4
	68	+	22-35-108. Accelerating students through concurrent5
	69	+	enrollment program - objectives - non-tuition expenses - rules.6
	70	+	(1) (a) There is established the accelerating students through concurrent7
	71	+	enrollment program, which is available to all
	72	+	qualified students who are8
	73	+	designated by their enrolling local education providers pursuant to9
	74	+	subsection (2)(a) of this section. The objectives of the ASCENT program10
	75	+	are to:11
	76	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 35 to the12
	77	+	contrary, a qualified student who is designated by a THE STUDENT'S local13
	78	+	education provider to be an ASCENT program participant pursuant to14
	79	+	subsection (2) of this section may concurrently enroll in postsecondary15
	80	+	1393-2- courses, including academic courses and career and technical education1
	81	+	courses, in the year directly following the year in which the qualified2
	82	+	student was enrolled in the twelfth grade of the local education provider.3
	83	+	(2) (a) A local education provider may designate a qualified4
	84	+	student as an ASCENT program participant if the qualified student:5
	85	+	(III) Has been accepted into a postsecondary degree program at an6
	86	+	institution of higher education; and7
	87	+	(V) H
	88	+	AS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED A FREE APPLICATION FOR8
	89	+	FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR A COLORADO APPLICATION FOR STATE9
	90	+	FINANCIAL AID; AND10
	91	+	(VI) H
	92	+	AS SATISFIED ANY OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED11
	93	+	BY THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES, PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS12
	94	+	SECTION.13
55	95		(c) F
56		-	OR THE 2025-26 STATE FISCAL YEAR, AND EACH STATE FISCAL
57		-	YEAR THEREAFTER
58		-	, THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER SHALL NOT DESIGNATE
59		-	A TOTAL NUMBER OF
60		-	ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAT IS GREATER
61		-	THAN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
62		-	ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAT IT
63		-	DESIGNATED IN THE
64		-	2024-25 STATE FISCAL YEAR.
	96	+	OR THE 2025-26 STATE FISCAL YEAR, AND EACH STATE FISCAL14
	97	+	YEAR THEREAFTER, THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER SHALL NOT15
	98	+	DESIGNATE A TOTAL NUMBER OF ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAT16
	99	+	IS GREATER THAN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ASCENT PROGRAM17
	100	+	PARTICIPANTS THAT IT DESIGNATED IN THE 2024-25 STATE FISCAL YEAR.18
65	101		(3) A local education provider may include each qualified student
66		-	whom the local education provider designates to participate in the ASCENT
67		-	program pursuant to this section THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER OF A
68		-	QUALIFIED STUDENT WHO IS DESIGNATED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION
69		-	PROVIDER AS AN
70		-	ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MAY INCLUDE THE
71		-	STUDENT
72		-	in the district's funded pupil count, or, in the case of a qualified
73		-	student enrolled in an institute charter school, in the funded pupil count of
74		-	the school's accounting district, as provided in section 22-54-103 (7).
75		-	(4) The board shall establish guidelines as necessary for the
	102	+	19
	103	+	whom the local education provider designates to participate in the20
	104	+	ASCENT program pursuant to this section THE LOCAL EDUCATION21
	105	+	PROVIDER OF A QUALIFIED STUDENT WHO IS DESIGNATED BY THE LOCAL22
	106	+	EDUCATION PROVIDER AS AN ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MAY23
	107	+	INCLUDE THE STUDENT in the district's funded pupil count, or, in the case24
	108	+	of a qualified student enrolled in an institute charter school, in the funded25
	109	+	pupil count of the school's accounting district, as provided in section26
	110	+	22-54-103 (7).27
	111	+	1393
	112	+	-3- (4) The board shall establish guidelines as necessary for the1
76	113		administration of the ASCENT program,
77		-	INCLUDING SELECTION CRITERIA
78		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1393 THAT THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER MAY USE TO DESIGNATE QUALIFIED
79		-	STUDENTS AS
80		-	ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
	114	+	INCLUDING SELECTION CRITERIA2
	115	+	THAT THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER MAY USE TO DESIGNATE3
	116	+	QUALIFIED STUDENTS AS ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.4
81	117		(7) O
82		-	N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
83		-	SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF
84		-	REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
85		-	, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES ,
86		-	AND THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE , CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS TO
87		-	IMPROVE THE
88		-	ASCENT PROGRAM. AT A MINIMUM, THE REPORT MUST
89		-	INCLUDE
90		-	:
	118	+	N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL5
	119	+	SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF6
	120	+	REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE , OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES,7
	121	+	AND THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE , CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS TO8
	122	+	IMPROVE THE ASCENT PROGRAM. AT A MINIMUM, THE REPORT MUST9
	123	+	INCLUDE:10
91	124		(a) A
92		-	SAMPLE-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURES REQUIRED OF
93		-	LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS TO OFFER THE
94		-	ASCENT PROGRAM,
95		-	INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMOUNT PAID FOR STUDENT
96		-	TUITION
97		-	; FEES; TEXTBOOKS; TRANSPORTATION; STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES,
98		-	INCLUDING COUNSELING; AND ANY OTHER EXPENDITURES REQUIRED OF
99		-	LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS FOR GENERAL OVERHEAD
100		-	. THE REPORT MUST
101		-	INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM A SAMPLE OF SCHOOLS THAT DESIGNATED
102		-	ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DURING THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR AND
103		-	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DATA COLLECTIONS REGARDING
104		-	ASCENT
105		-	PROGRAM EXPENDITURES .
	125	+	SAMPLE-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURES REQUIRED11
	126	+	OF LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS TO OFFER THE ASCENT PROGRAM,12
	127	+	INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMOUNT PAID FOR STUDENT13
	128	+	TUITION; FEES; TEXTBOOKS; TRANSPORTATION; STUDENT SUPPORT14
	129	+	SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING ; AND ANY OTHER EXPENDITURES15
	130	+	REQUIRED OF LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS FOR GENERAL OVERHEAD .16
	131	+	T
	132	+	HE REPORT MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM A SAMPLE OF SCHOOLS17
	133	+	THAT DESIGNATED ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DURING THE18
	134	+	2023-24
	135	+	BUDGET YEAR AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DATA19
	136	+	COLLECTIONS REGARDING ASCENT PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.20
106	137		(b) I
107		-	NFORMATION PROVIDED BY DISTRICTS TO THE DEPARTMENT
108		-	REGARDING
109		-	ASCENT PROGRAM SERVICES AND EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE
110		-	THE GREATEST EFFECT
111		-	; AND
112		-	(c) RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE ASCENT PROGRAM,
113		-	INCLUDING AN ESTIMATE OF HOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD IMPROVE
114		-	OUTCOMES BASED ON THE OBJECTIVES STATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
115		-	(1)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
116		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-104, amend
117		-	(4.7)(b); repeal (4.7)(c); and add (4.7)(d) as follows:
118		-	22-54-104. District total program - definitions - repeal.
119		-	(4.7) (b) (I) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subsection
120		-	(4.7), for FOR the 2010-11 budget year and budget years thereafter
121		-	THROUGH THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR, the dollar amount set forth in
122		-	paragraph (a) of this subsection (4.7) shall SUBSECTION (4.7)(a) OF THIS
123		-	SECTION MUST
124		-	be increased by the percentage by which the statewide base
125		-	per pupil funding for that budget year, as specified in paragraph (a) of
126		-	PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1393 subsection (5) SUBSECTION (5)(a) of this section, is increased over the
127		-	statewide base per pupil funding for the 2007-08 budget year, as specified
128		-	in subparagraph (XIV) of paragraph (a) of subsection (5)
129		-	SUBSECTION
130		-	(5)(a)(XIV) of this section. The amount shall MUST be rounded to the
131		-	nearest dollar.
	138	+	NFORMATION PROVIDED BY DISTRICTS TO THE DEPARTMENT21
	139	+	REGARDING ASCENT PROGRAM SERVICES AND EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE22
	140	+	THE GREATEST EFFECT; AND23
	141	+	(c) R
	142	+	ECOMMENDED CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE ASCENT24
	143	+	PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATE OF HOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS25
	144	+	WOULD IMPROVE OUTCOMES BASED ON THE OBJECTIVES STATED26
	145	+	PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION.27
	146	+	1393
	147	+	-4- SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-104, amend1
	148	+	(4.7)(b); repeal (4.7)(c); and add (4.7)(d) as follows:2
	149	+	22-54-104. District total program - definitions - repeal.3
	150	+	(4.7) (b) (I) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subsection4
	151	+	(4.7), for FOR the 2010-11 budget year and budget years thereafter5
	152	+	THROUGH THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR, the dollar amount set forth in6
	153	+	paragraph (a) of this subsection (4.7) shall SUBSECTION (4.7)(a) OF THIS7
	154	+	SECTION MUST be increased by the percentage by which the statewide base8
	155	+	per pupil funding for that budget year, as specified in paragraph (a) of9
	156	+	subsection (5) SUBSECTION (5)(a) of this section, is increased over the10
	157	+	statewide base per pupil funding for the 2007-08 budget year, as specified11
	158	+	in subparagraph (XIV) of paragraph (a) of subsection (5) SUBSECTION12
	159	+	(5)(a)(XIV) of this section. The amount shall MUST be rounded to the13
	160	+	nearest dollar.14
132	161		(II) T
133		-	HIS SUBSECTION (4.7)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.
	162	+	HIS SUBSECTION (4.7)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,15
	163	+	2026.16
134	164		(c) In any budget year in which the provisions of subsection (5)(g)
135		-	of this section apply, the department of education shall calculate a district's
136		-	reduction amount for extended high school funding by multiplying the
137		-	budget stabilization factor calculated for the applicable budget year
138		-	pursuant to subsection (5)(g)(II)(A) of this section by the amount of the
139		-	district's extended high school funding calculated pursuant to subsection
140		-	(4.7)(b) of this section for the applicable budget year. A district's extended
141		-	high school funding for the applicable budget year shall be the greater of:
142		-	(I) The district's extended high school funding calculated for the
143		-	applicable budget year pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (4.7)
144		-	minus the district's reduction amount calculated for the applicable budget
145		-	year pursuant to this paragraph (c) for extended high school funding; or
146		-	(II) An amount equal to the base per pupil funding amount specified
147		-	in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section for the applicable budget
148		-	year multiplied by the district's extended high school pupil enrollment for
149		-	the applicable budget year.
150		-	(d) FOR THE 2024-25 BUDGET YEAR AND EACH BUDGET YEAR
151		-	THEREAFTER
152		-	, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (4.7)(a) OF
153		-	THIS SECTION MUST BE INCREASED BY THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE
154		-	STATEWIDE BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR THAT BUDGET YEAR
155		-	, AS SPECIFIED
156		-	IN SUBSECTION
157		-	(5)(a) OF THIS SECTION, IS INCREASED OVER THE STATEWIDE
158		-	BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR THE
159		-	2007-08 BUDGET YEAR, AS SPECIFIED IN
160		-	SUBSECTION
161		-	(5)(a)(XIV) OF THIS SECTION; EXCEPT THAT THE DOLLAR
162		-	AMOUNT THAT IS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF FULL
163		-	-TIME EQUIVALENT
164		-	STUDENTS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT
165		-	'S EXTENDED HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL
166		-	ENROLLMENT WHO ARE THE DISTRICT
167		-	'S ASCENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
168		-	MUST NOT INCREASE OR EXCEED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT DURING THE
169		-	2023-24
170		-	BUDGET YEAR. THE AMOUNT MUST BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR .
171		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 24-1393 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-104, amend
172		-	(4.7)(a) as follows:
173		-	22-54-104. District total program - definitions - repeal.
174		-	(4.7) (a) For the 2009-10 2024-25 budget year and budget years thereafter,
175		-	a district's extended high school funding shall be determined in accordance
176		-	with the following formula:
177		-	(District extended high school pupil enrollment x $6,135, or
178		-	an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
179		-	subsection (4.7) SUBSECTION (4)(d) OF THIS SECTION).
180		-	SECTION 4. Appropriation - adjustments to 2024 long bill. (1)
181		-	To implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the state education
182		-	fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution made
183		-	in the annual general appropriation act for the 2024-25 fiscal year to the
184		-	department of education for extended high school is decreased by
185		-	$1,081,762.
186		-	(2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $45,600 is appropriated to the
187		-	department of education. This appropriation is from the general fund. To
188		-	implement this act, the department may use this appropriation for an
189		-	ASCENT program study.
190		-	SECTION 5. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;
191		-	except that section 3 of this act takes effect July 1, 2024.
192		-	SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
193		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
194		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
195		-	PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 24-1393 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
196		-	institutions.
197		-	____________________________ ____________________________
198		-	Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
199		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
200		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
201		-	____________________________ ____________________________
202		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
203		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
204		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
205		-	APPROVED________________________________________
206		-	(Date and Time)
207		-	_________________________________________
208		-	Jared S. Polis
209		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
210		-	PAGE 6-HOUSE BILL 24-1393
	165	+	17
	166	+	of this section apply, the department of education shall calculate a18
	167	+	district's reduction amount for extended high school funding by19
	168	+	multiplying the budget stabilization factor calculated for the applicable20
	169	+	budget year pursuant to subsection (5)(g)(II)(A) of this section by the21
	170	+	amount of the district's extended high school funding calculated pursuant22
	171	+	to subsection (4.7)(b) of this section for the applicable budget year. A23
	172	+	district's extended high school funding for the applicable budget year24
	173	+	shall be the greater of:25
	174	+	(I) The district's extended high school funding calculated for the26
	175	+	applicable budget year pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (4.7)27
	176	+	1393
	177	+	-5- minus the district's reduction amount calculated for the applicable budget1
	178	+	year pursuant to this paragraph (c) for extended high school funding; or2
	179	+	(II) An amount equal to the base per pupil funding amount3
	180	+	specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section for the4
	181	+	applicable budget year multiplied by the district's extended high school5
	182	+	pupil enrollment for the applicable budget year.6
	183	+	(d) F
	184	+	OR THE 2024-25 BUDGET YEAR AND EACH BUDGET YEAR7
	185	+	THEREAFTER, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (4.7)(a) OF8
	186	+	THIS SECTION MUST BE INCREASED BY THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE9
	187	+	STATEWIDE BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR THAT BUDGET YEAR , AS10
	188	+	SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (5)(a) OF THIS SECTION, IS INCREASED OVER THE11
	189	+	STATEWIDE BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR THE 2007-08 BUDGET YEAR, AS12
	190	+	SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (5)(a)(XIV) OF THIS SECTION; EXCEPT THAT THE13
	191	+	DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF FULL -TIME14
	192	+	EQUIVALENT STUDENTS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT 'S EXTENDED HIGH15
	193	+	SCHOOL PUPIL ENROLLMENT WHO ARE THE DISTRICT 'S ASCENT PROGRAM16
	194	+	PARTICIPANTS MUST NOT INCREASE OR EXCEED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT17
	195	+	DURING THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR. THE AMOUNT MUST BE ROUNDED TO18
	196	+	THE NEAREST DOLLAR.19
	197	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-104, amend20
	198	+	(4.7)(a) as follows:21
	199	+	22-54-104. District total program - definitions - repeal.22
	200	+	(4.7) (a) For the 2009-10
	201	+	2024-25 budget year and budget years23
	202	+	thereafter, a district's extended high school funding shall be determined24
	203	+	in accordance with the following formula:25
	204	+	(District extended high school pupil enrollment x $6,135,26
	205	+	or an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (b) of this27
	206	+	1393
	207	+	-6- subsection (4.7) SUBSECTION (4)(d) OF THIS SECTION).1
	208	+	SECTION 4. Appropriation - adjustments to 2024 long bill.2
	209	+	(1) To implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the state3
	210	+	education fund created in section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state4
	211	+	constitution made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2024-255
	212	+	fiscal year to the department of education for extended high school is6
	213	+	decreased by $1,081,762.7
	214	+	(2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $45,600 is appropriated to8
	215	+	the department of education. This appropriation is from the general fund.9
	216	+	To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation for an10
	217	+	ASCENT program study.11
	218	+	SECTION 5. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;12
	219	+	except that section 3 of this act takes effect July 1, 2024.13
	220	+	SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,14
	221	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
	222	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for16
	223	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state17
	224	+	institutions.18
	225	+	1393
	226	+	-7-