Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB073 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0485.01 Alana Rosen x2606
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-073
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Education
11	11		A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12		C
13	13		ONCERNING ENHANCING SUPPORT FOR MILITARY -CONNECTED101
14	14		CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES WHO ENROLL IN COLORADO102
15	15		SCHOOLS.103
16	16		Bill Summary
17	17		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
18	18		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
19	19		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
20	20		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
21	21		http://leg.colorado.gov
22	22		.)
23	23		The bill clarifies the process and timeline for an administrative unit
24	24		or a state-operated program to provide special education services to a
25	25		military-connected child with disabilities (child) who transfers from one
26	26		administrative unit or state-operated program within Colorado to another,
27	27		or transfers from an out-of-state school district or private school to an
28	28		SENATE
29		-	3rd Reading Unamended
30		-	February 25, 2025
31		-	SENATE
32	29		Amended 2nd Reading
33	30		February 24, 2025
34	31		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
35		-	Liston and Marchman, Amabile, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp,
36		-	Kolker, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Roberts, Rodriguez, Snyder, Weissman, Winter
37		-	F.
	32	+	Liston and Marchman,
38	33		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
39	34		Keltie and Martinez,
40	35		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
41	36		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
42	37		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. administrative unit or a state-operated program within Colorado, as a
43	38		result of an inbound active duty military member's (member) order to
44	39		permanently change military stations.
45	40		For a child who transfers from an administrative unit or
46	41		state-approved program to a private school within Colorado, or transfers
47	42		from an out-of-state school district or private school to a private school
48	43		within Colorado, the administrative unit with jurisdiction over the
49	44		geographic boundary that the private school is located in shall review the
50	45		child's evaluation information and existing individualized education
51	46		program (IEP) or section 504 plan in consultation with the child's
52	47		member, parent, legal guardian, or custodian. The administrative unit
53	48		shall determine and provide equitable special education and related
54	49		services, an IEP, or a section 504 plan to the child enrolled in the private
55	50		school.
56	51		For a child who transfers from an out-of-state school district or
57	52		private school with an individualized family service plan, the
58	53		administrative unit or the state-operated program shall follow the process
59	54		to coordinate, in conjunction with the department of early childhood, the
60	55		transition of the child from an early intervention program for infants and
61	56		toddlers pursuant to part C of the federal "Individuals with Disabilities
62	57		Education Act" (IDEA) to a program component to serve children with
63	58		disabilities from 3 to 21 years of age pursuant to part B of the IDEA.
64	59		The bill requires an administrative unit, a state-operated program,
65	60		or an administrative unit with jurisdiction over the geographic boundary
66	61		that a private school is located in to receive informed consent from the
67	62		member, parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child before:
68	63		! There are revisions to the child's category of disability;
69	64		! There are revisions to the child's IEP or section 504 plan;
70	65		! There are changes to the child's eligibility for special
71	66		education and related services; or
72	67		! There is a partial or complete termination of special
73	68		education and related services, except if the child graduates
74	69		with a standard or advanced studies diploma.
75	70		In the event a dispute between an administrative unit or a
76	71		state-operated program and a member, parent, legal guardian, or
77	72		custodian of a child results in a due process hearing, the administrative
78	73		unit or the state-operated program has the burden of proof.
79	74		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
80	75		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-36-107, add (3)(f)
81	76		2
82	77		and (3)(g) as follows:3
83	78		22-36-107. Inbound active duty military families - school4
84	79		073-2- enrollment - registration - legislative declaration - definitions.1
85	80		(3) (f) C
86	81		ONSISTENT WITH EXISTING STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND
87	82		2
88	83		REGULATIONS, THE CHILD OF AN INBOUND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY3
89	84		MEMBER WHO HAS AN EXISTING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM ,4
90	85		AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-20-103, OR AN EXISTING SECTION 504 PLAN, AS5
91	86		DEFINED IN SECTION 22-20-123, IS ELIGIBLE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT AND6
92	87		GUARANTEED MATRICULATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION . THE SCHOOL7
93	88		DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENT ENROLLS SHALL8
94	89		ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVES THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND9
95	90		ACCOMMODATIONS , CONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD 'S EXISTING10
96	91		INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM OR SECTION 504 PLAN WITHOUT11
97	92		UNREASONABLE DELAY UPON ENROLLMENT .12
98	93		(g) E
99	94		ACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL TAKE
100	95		13
101	96		REASONABLE STEPS TO NOTIFY INBOUND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS14
102	97		AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THEIR RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ,15
103	98		INCLUDING PROVIDING INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL16
104	99		EDUCATION SERVICES TO PREVENT INADVERTENT EXCLUSION AND TO17
105	100		ENSURE INBOUND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES18
106	101		ARE FULLY INFORMED OF AVAILABLE SUPPORTS .19
107	102		SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act20
108	103		takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the21
109	104		ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except22
110	105		that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V23
111	106		of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this24
112	107		act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take25
113	108		effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in26
114	109		073
115	110		-3- November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the1
116	111		official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.2
117	112		073
118	113		-4-