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Colorado Senate Bill SB156

Colorado 2024 Regular Session

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11 Second Regular Session
22 Seventy-fourth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 24-0740.01 Jane Ritter x4342
88 SENATE BILL 24-156
99 Senate Committees House Committees
1010 Education
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE "COLORADO COLLEGE101
1414 P
1515 REPARATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM".102
1616 Bill Summary
1717 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
1818 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
1919 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
2020 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
2121 http://leg.colorado.gov
2222 .)
2323 The bill creates the "Colorado College Preparation and Enrichment
2424 Program" (program) in the department of higher education (department),
2525 to be administered by the office of educational equity (office). The
2626 purpose of the program is to create partnerships between local education
2727 providers (K-12 schools) and institutions of higher education (IHE). The
2828 goals of the program are to increase the number of students who graduate
2929 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
3030 Buckner and Coleman,
3131 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3232 (None),
3333 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
3434 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
3535 Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. from high school, matriculate to an IHE, and ultimately graduate from an
3636 IHE.
3737 The department shall appropriate $500,000 annually to each IHE
3838 that participates in the program. An IHE may opt out of the program at
3939 any time.
4040 Each participating IHE shall partner with eligible K-12 schools,
4141 beginning in eighth grade, to provide a number of services to encourage
4242 students to apply to an IHE, apply for financial aid, and ultimately be
4343 accepted at an IHE. Participating IHEs shall create guaranteed admissions
4444 pathways so participating students are provided with the exact steps
4545 necessary for admission.
4646 Once enrolled in an IHE, participating students will be identified,
4747 organized, and monitored in cohorts at each IHE. A primary contact
4848 person will be appointed to communicate with and coordinate services for
4949 students from participating K-12 schools. As part of the allowable uses
5050 for program funding, each IHE may provide a number of services to
5151 students, including targeted academic and financial advising, community
5252 building, initiatives focused on retention and on-time completion, and
5353 recruitment and outreach and multi-language marketing.
5454 Eligibility criteria are set forth for both the IHEs and K-12 schools.
5555 The office shall submit an annual report to the department on the
5656 overview of the program and the program's return on investment. The
5757 department shall include this report in its annual "SMART Act" hearing.
5858 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
5959 SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
6060 finds and declares that:3
6161 (a) The demand for qualified workers persists statewide, and4
6262 opportunities exist to equip Colorado workers and learners with the skills5
6363 they need to advance and meet the needs of businesses;6
6464 (b) Increasingly, the vast majority of top jobs in the state require7
6565 some type of postsecondary education. Although Colorado employers are8
6666 feeling the strain of labor shortages, they are simultaneously increasing9
6767 their reliance on postsecondary credentials and bachelor's degrees to fill10
6868 high-quality jobs.11
6969 (c) At the individual level, quality education is a path to greater12
7070 SB24-156-2- economic opportunity. Approximately one out of two of the children born1
7171 into poverty today will remain poor. With a college degree, that statistic2
7272 greatly improves to just one out of six.3
7373 (d) For African American males, the long-term impact of4
7474 credential completion is even starker: Among those who don't complete5
7575 high school, 68 percent will be incarcerated by the age of 34. With a high6
7676 school diploma, that rate falls to 21 percent; with a college degree, only7
7777 six percent of those men become incarcerated.8
7878 (2) The general assembly further finds that:9
7979 (a) Despite nearly 50 percent of high school student graduates10
8080 enrolling in postsecondary education in the fall semester after high school11
8181 graduation, the data suggests that equity gaps continue in higher12
8282 education for students of color, low-income students, and students from13
8383 rural communities;14
8484 (b) In addition, a January 2023 report published by the Center on15
8585 Children and Families at Brookings suggests college enrollment rates16
8686 vary greatly depending on the socioeconomic status of a student's family.17
8787 Approximately 89 percent of students from well-off families go to18
8888 college, compared to 64 percent of students from middle-class families19
8989 and 51 percent of students from low-income families.20
9090 (c) However, data shows that every $1,000 in grants translates into21
9191 a 1.5 to 2 percentage point increase in degree completion, according to22
9292 the American Education Research Association; and23
9393 (d) The Hunt Institute states that effective wraparound services in24
9494 postsecondary education refer to holistic support to ensure a student's full25
9595 range of needs is addressed. This can include academic, health,26
9696 socioemotional, familial, financial, and logistical support.27
9797 SB24-156
9898 -3- (3) Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is in the best1
9999 interests of the people of the state of Colorado to create partnerships2
100100 between school districts and other local education providers and3
101101 institutions of higher education to deliver resources and programming to4
102102 increase high school and postsecondary credential completion to improve5
103103 Coloradans' economic mobility and fuel the state economy.6
104104 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 82 to title7
105105 23 as follows:8
106106 ARTICLE 829
107107 Colorado College Preparation and Enrichment Program10
108108 23-82-101. Short title. T
109109 HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS ARTICLE 82 IS11
110110 THE "COLORADO COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM".12
111111 23-82-102. Definitions. A
112112 S USED IN THIS ARTICLE 82, UNLESS THE13
113113 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :14
114114 (1) "D
115115 EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER15
116116 EDUCATION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-1-114.16
117117 (2) "I
118118 NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION " MEANS A TWO- OR17
119119 FOUR-YEAR STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN COLORADO.18
120120 (3) "L
121121 OCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER " MEANS:19
122122 (a) A
123123 SCHOOL DISTRICT;20
124124 (b) A
125125 CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT21
126126 PURSUANT TO PART 1 OF ARTICLE 30.5 OF TITLE 22;22
127127 (c) A
128128 CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE CHARTER23
129129 SCHOOL INSTITUTE PURSUANT TO PART 5 OF ARTICLE 30.5 OF TITLE 22;24
130130 (d) T
131131 HE STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE CREATED PURSUANT25
132132 TO SECTION 22-30.5-503;26
133133 (e) A
134134 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES CREATED AND OPERATING27
135135 SB24-156
136136 -4- PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5 OF TITLE 22 THAT OPERATES ONE OR MORE1
137137 PUBLIC SCHOOLS;2
138138 (f) A
139139 FACILITY SCHOOL APPROVED PURS UANT TO SECTION3
140140 22-2-407;
141141 OR4
142142 (g) A
143143 N INDIAN TRIBE OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION .5
144144 (4) "O
145145 FFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL EQUITY WITHIN6
146146 THE DEPARTMENT.7
147147 (5) "P
148148 ROGRAM" MEANS THE COLORADO COLLEGE PREPARATION8
149149 AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION9
150150 23-82-103.10
151151 23-82-103. Colorado college preparation and enrichment11
152152 program - established - purpose - goals - administration - services.12
153153 (1) T
154154 HE COLORADO COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM13
155155 IS ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE14
156156 OF EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CREATE15
157157 PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND INSTITUTIONS16
158158 OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH THE GOALS OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF17
159159 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL , MATRICULATE TO AN18
160160 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND ULTIMATELY GRADUATE FROM19
161161 AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION . SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF20
162162 THESE GOALS DRIVES ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND POSITIVE SOCIAL21
163163 OUTCOMES.22
164164 (2) T
165165 HE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE OFFICE, SHALL APPROPRIATE23
166166 FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO EACH INSTITUTION OF24
167167 HIGHER EDUCATION THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO25
168168 SECTION 23-82-104. EACH PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER26
169169 EDUCATION SHALL USE THE APPROPRIATION PURSUANT TO THIS27
170170 SB24-156
171171 -5- SUBSECTION (2) ONLY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM .1
172172 (3) I
173173 NSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL PARTNER WITH2
174174 LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS BEGINNING WITH THE EIGHTH GRADE AND3
175175 THROUGH THE TWELFTH GRADE TO PROVIDE , AT A MINIMUM, THE4
176176 FOLLOWING:5
177177 (a) T
178178 OOLS TO FOSTER A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE, INCLUDING6
179179 INTRODUCING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COURSE PLANNING FOR HIGH7
180180 SCHOOL;8
181181 (b) A
182182 SSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE9
183183 PATHWAYS, SUCH AS COURSE OFFERINGS, CORRESPONDING NON-ACADEMIC10
184184 SUPPORT, AND EXPLORATORY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COLLEGE TOURS ;11
185185 (c) A
186186 N INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY EXISTING12
187187 RESOURCES, GAPS IN COLLEGE-GOING SUPPORTS, AND REGIONAL TRENDS13
188188 THAT IMPACT POSTSECONDARY COMPLETION ;14
189189 (d) C
190190 OUNSELORS FROM AND TRAINED BY THE INSTITUTIONS OF15
191191 HIGHER EDUCATION WHO ARE PRESENT AT PARTNER MIDDLE AND HIGH16
192192 SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE COLLEGE ADVISING , INCLUDING EXPLORATION ,17
193193 APPLICATION, AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION SUPPORT; AND18
194194 (e) I
195195 NTENSIVE, COHORT-BASED WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR19
196196 STUDENTS WHEN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PARTNER DOES NOT HAVE20
197197 SUCH A PERSON ON STAFF , SUCH AS PROGRAMMING AND GUIDANCE21
198198 COUNSELORS.22
199199 (4) P
200200 ARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT23
201201 RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE PROGRAM SHALL CREATE24
202202 GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS PATHWAYS SO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE25
203203 PROVIDED WITH THE EXACT STEPS NECESSARY FOR ADMISSION .26
204204 (5) T
205205 HE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL IDENTIFY ,27
206206 SB24-156
207207 -6- ORGANIZE, AND MONITOR EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS AS A COHORT . THE1
208208 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ADDITIONALLY APPOINT A2
209209 PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING3
210210 WITH AND COORDINATING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING4
211211 LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS AS THEY ENROLL AND PROGRESS THROUGH5
212212 THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION . INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER6
213213 EDUCATION SHALL USE PROGRAM FUNDING TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING7
214214 SERVICES, AT A MINIMUM, TO STUDENTS WHO MATRICULATED TO A8
215215 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FROM A PARTNER LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER :9
216216 (a) S
217217 MALL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED10
218218 TO, BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMERGENCY FUNDS;11
219219 (b) T
220220 ARGETED ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL ADVISING , COMMUNITY12
221221 BUILDING, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING;13
222222 (c) O
223223 THER INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON RETENTION AND ON -TIME14
224224 COMPLETION;15
225225 (d) A
226226 DVISING SUPPORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ,16
227227 ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, HOLISTIC STUDENT SUCCESS ADVISING , AND17
228228 COHORT DEVELOPMENT ;18
229229 (e) P
230230 ROGRAM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ; AND19
231231 (f) R
232232 ECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH AND MULTI -LANGUAGE20
233233 MARKETING TO DRAW IN STUDENT PARTICIPANTS .21
234234 23-82-104. Eligibility - program resources - institutions of22
235235 higher education. (1) E
236236 ACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE23
237237 STATE IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND PARTNER WITH24
238238 ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS , ALTHOUGH AN INSTITUTION OF25
239239 HIGHER EDUCATION MAY OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME26
240240 THROUGH WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OFFICE .27
241241 SB24-156
242242 -7- (2) A PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL1
243243 PROVIDE RESOURCES TO PARTNER LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS .2
244244 R
245245 ESOURCES MAY INCLUDE AND MAY BE USED FOR , BUT ARE NOT LIMITED3
246246 TO, SUPPORT STAFFING, FINANCIAL AID EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY,4
247247 COLLEGE PREPARATION PROGRAMS WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT , PEER5
248248 MENTORS, ACADEMIC COACHES, AND COLLEGE PLANNING.6
249249 23-82-105. Eligibility - local education providers. (1) T
250250 O BE7
251251 ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND PARTNER WITH AN8
252252 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, A LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER MUST9
253253 DEMONSTRATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR EIGHTH THROUGH TWELFTH10
254254 GRADE STUDENTS INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO:11
255255 (a) L
256256 OW FAFSA COMPLETION RATES;12
257257 (b) H
258258 IGH PERCENTAGE OF FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS;13
259259 (c) H
260260 IGH PERCENTAGE OF FREE- AND REDUCED-LUNCH STUDENTS;14
261261 (d) I
262262 NCOME METRICS SUCH AS TITLE I DESIGNATION;15
263263 (e) D
264264 EMONSTRATED COLLEGE APPLICATION OR MATRICULATION16
265265 GAPS, EITHER IN-SCHOOL COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE OR WITHIN17
266266 DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AT THE SCHOOL ;18
267267 (f) L
268268 OW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ;19
269269 (g) H
270270 IGH TRUANCY RATES;20
271271 (h) "T
272272 URNAROUND", "PRIORITY IMPROVEMENT ", OR21
273273 "
274274 IMPROVEMENT" DESIGNATIONS ON THE DISTRICT PERFORMANCE22
275275 FRAMEWORK; OR23
276276 (i) R
277277 ELATIVELY HIGH POPULATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION OR24
278278 E
279279 NGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS .25
280280 23-82-106. Reporting requirements. (1) O
281281 N OR BEFORE26
282282 O
283283 CTOBER 1, 2025, AND EVERY OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE27
284284 SB24-156
285285 -8- SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT . THE REPORT MUST1
286286 PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM 'S RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND2
287287 INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:3
288288 (a) A
289289 LIST OF PARTICIPATING LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS BY4
290290 NAME AND LOCATION AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT EACH LOCAL5
291291 EDUCATION PROVIDER THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM FOR THAT6
292292 ACADEMIC YEAR;7
293293 (b) F
294294 OR PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS, THE GRADUATION RATE,8
295295 THE COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATE , AND, AS APPROPRIATE, THE NUMBER9
296296 OF STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER10
297297 EDUCATION;11
298298 (c) R
299299 ECRUITMENT RATES AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION12
300300 DISAGGREGATED BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP , INCOME, GENDER, AND FIRST13
301301 GENERATION STUDENTS;14
302302 (d) M
303303 ATRICULATION PIPELINE RATES BY LOCAL EDUCATION15
304304 PROVIDERS;16
305305 (e) R
306306 ETENTION RATES PER ACADEMIC YEAR , PERSISTENCE, AND17
307307 CREDITS TO ON-TIME GRADUATION;18
308308 (f) P
309309 ARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM , INCLUDING ADVISING19
310310 APPOINTMENTS, FAFSA COMPLETION ASSISTANCE, AND INTERNSHIPS;20
311311 (g) I
312312 NCENTIVES TO DUAL COLLEGE CREDITS AND CREDENTIAL21
313313 COMPLETION; AND22
314314 (h) O
315315 VERALL STUDENT PERCEPTION OF ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION23
316316 OF HIGHER EDUCATION.24
317317 (2) B
318318 EGINNING IN JANUARY 2026, AND IN JANUARY EVERY YEAR25
319319 THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE , AS PART OF ITS26
320320 PRESENTATION DURING ITS"SMART ACT" HEARING REQUIRED BY SECTION27
321321 SB24-156
322322 -9- 2-7-203, INFORMATION CONCERNING PROGRAM OUTCOMES BASED ON THE1
323323 ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS2
324324 SECTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-1363
325325 (11)(a)(I),
326326 THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS4
327327 SUBSECTION (2) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.5
328328 23-82-107. Funding. (1) S
329329 UBJECT TO AVAILABLE6
330330 APPROPRIATIONS, FOR THE 2024-25 STATE FISCAL YEAR, AND EACH STATE7
331331 FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE8
332332 82
333333 MUST BE BASED ON THE ONGOING ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMPONENTS9
334334 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 23-18-303.5 (2) FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE10
335335 RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS .11
336336 (2) I
337337 N DETERMINING THE FUNDING FOR SPECIALTY EDUCATION12
338338 PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO LOCAL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND AREA TECHNICAL13
339339 COLLEGES, THE FUNDING MUST BE AN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF14
340340 THE FUNDING RECEIVED BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION15
341341 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE 82 THROUGH ONGOING16
342342 ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMPONENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION17
343343 23-18-303.5
344344 (2).18
345345 SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act19
346346 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the20
347347 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except21
348348 that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V22
349349 of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this23
350350 act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take24
351351 effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in25
352352 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the26
353353 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.27
354354 SB24-156
355355 -10-