(1) The department of higher education and the department of education shall establish a procedure that allows for the direct, electronic exchange of student unit record data for students enrolled in Colorado public high schools.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2-111 (3)(a), C.R.S., the department of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education, shall identify the student data relevant to high school students' transitions to the postsecondary system to which the department of education has access and that shall be shared with the department of higher education.
(3) The department of education shall collect student authorization for the transfer of data where necessary and practicable through existing systems for the collection of student data.
(4) The implementation of the data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section 22-7-1016.5, C.R.S., must utilize student unit record data collected and maintained by the department of education and must be administered at no charge to local education providers, public institutions of higher education, or students.
(5) The data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section 22-7-1016.5 must ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy of information, including but not limited to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith.
(6) In compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy of information, including but not limited to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith, the department of higher education shall share student unit record data with Colorado public institutions of higher education for recruitment, enrollment, and placement purposes.
(7) The department of higher education may use Colorado public high school students' student unit record data to provide students with relevant information concerning the transition from high school to colleges and universities.
(8) To the extent practicable and subject to available data and resources, the department of higher education may use the data obtained pursuant to this section for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of section 23-1-119.1 and 23-1-119.2, as well as in the admission of eligible students to public institutions of higher education.
Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-053), ch. 112, p. 386, � 3, effective April 8. L. 2017: (5) and (6) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1398, � 55, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 112, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
23-1-119.5. Online career platform - appropriations from state work force development council. Beginning on September 14, 2020, the department of higher education may receive and expend any money transferred to the department by the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101, for the purposes of implementing and maintaining the online platform created pursuant to section 24-46.3-106, disseminating information regarding the online platform, and providing training about the online platform.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1396), ch. 138, p. 600, � 6, effective September 14. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1450), ch. 490, p. 3416, � 43, effective August 7.
23-1-120. Commission directive - incentives for improvement initiative grants. (1) The general assembly finds that state encouragement would contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of the postsecondary education system in Colorado. Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that an incentives for improvement initiative grant program should be implemented to encourage initiatives at state institutions of higher education demonstrating innovative solutions and successful approaches to increasing efficiency, productivity, quality, and diversity in the Colorado postsecondary education system through a system of competitive matching grants to such institutions.
(2) The governing boards of state institutions of higher education, including local district community colleges, or a consortia of such institutions may apply for grants from the commission by submitting proposals for initiatives at their institutions to be designated as incentives for improvement. As used in this section, incentives for improvement initiative means any academic initiative of a state institution of higher education that, consistent with the statewide master plan for Colorado postsecondary education, is developed to achieve greater efficiency, productivity, quality, and diversity.
(3) The commission, after consultation with the governing boards and the education committees of both houses of the general assembly, shall identify areas of statewide interest in the postsecondary education system and develop criteria to be employed in evaluating proposals for incentives for improvement at state institutions of higher education. Such criteria shall be developed on or before August 1, 1992. The criteria developed by the commission to evaluate such proposals, designate recipients, and award grants shall take into account the following:
(a) The commitment by the governing board to provide matching funds pursuant to subsection (5) of this section for a period not to exceed five years;
(b) The level of institutional commitment to the initiative measured partially in terms of the reallocation of existing resources to the support of the initiative;
(c) Whether the initiative includes measures for performance evaluation that will assist and enhance existing methods of assessment and that demonstrate how the initiative improves efficiency, productivity, quality, and diversity;
(d) Consistency with the goals identified in the statewide master plan and institutional academic master plan;
(e) The degree of collaboration with business, industry, and other public entities in forming partnerships to enhance the quality of the educational experience; and
(f) Such additional criteria as the commission may determine to be appropriate.
(4) Grant applications and proposals by the governing boards shall be submitted to the commission by November 1, 1992. Employing the criteria established pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall designate an initial list of initiatives to be designated incentives for improvement and shall provide to the general assembly such list, an analysis of the projected funding requirements of the initiative, the proposed grants, and a plan for the support and enhancement of said initiatives. The list of initiatives and proposed grants shall be delivered to the general assembly annually, on or before January 1, commencing January 1, 1993. Initial grants may be awarded to the governing boards of such institutions for the implementation of such programs on or before July 1, 1993. Incentives for improvement designations shall be reviewed annually by the commission.
(5) (a) Any grant awarded pursuant to subsection (3) of this section shall be made annually for a period not to exceed five years, with receipt in any year of such a grant being dependent upon the state institution providing matching funds for such year from existing resources of such institution and any private contributions in the following amount:
(I) During the first three years of the initiative, an amount equaling forty to sixty percent of the annual grant; or
(II) During the fourth and fifth years of the initiative, an amount equaling sixty-five to eighty-five percent of the annual grant.
(b) In determining the precise matching fund requirements for each institution selected for an improvement initiative, the commission shall give consideration to the size of the institutional budget and the percentage of such budget that is state general fund moneys.
(6) The general assembly may make a separate annual appropriation to the commission, subject to available revenues, in an amount not to exceed one percent of the total annual department of higher education general fund appropriation to governing boards to be used to award incentives for improvement initiative grants. The total amount appropriated annually by the general assembly shall be allocated annually by the commission.
(7) The commission, in consultation with the governing boards, shall adopt policies necessary to carry out the direction of this section and may, in furtherance of such policies, establish and implement:
(a) A peer review process involving representation of the governing boards;
(b) A schedule for directing grants to areas of statewide interest within the postsecondary education system;
(c) A method for incorporating the cost of a successful incentives for improvement initiative into the annual appropriation to the governing board of an institution implementing such initiative upon completion of the five years of matching grants for such initiative; and
(d) A system for the dissemination of information on successful and unsuccessful incentives for improvement initiatives as well as information on applying for grants under this section.
(8) Repealed.
(9) The commission shall promulgate such policies as may be necessary for the implementation of this section.
Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 564, � 1, effective May 14. L. 96: (3)(c) amended, p. 790, � 3, effective May 23; (8) repealed, p. 1835, � 15, effective June 5.
23-1-120.9. Department directive - collaborative educator preparation grant program - created - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1003), ch. 220, p. 852, � 1, effective August 9. L. 2018: Entire section R&RE, (HB 18-1332), ch. 185, p. 1248, � 1, effective April 30. L. 2019: Entire section repealed, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1821, � 5, effective May 10.
Editor's note: This section was relocated to part 2 of article 78 of this title 23 in 2019.
23-1-121. Commission directive - approval of educator preparation programs - review - report - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1049, � 11, effective June 3. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 462, � 14, effective August 6; entire section amended, p. 951, � 11, effective August 6. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 993, � 18, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section R&RE, p. 1183, � 1, effective June 1. L. 2000: (5) and (6) amended, p. 1115, � 4, effective May 26; (1)(a) and (4)(b) amended, p. 1546, � 7, effective August 2. L. 2005: (6) amended, p. 189, � 33, effective April 7; (6) amended, p. 861, � 3, effective June 1. L. 2007: (4)(a)(II) amended, p. 116, � 1, effective August 3. L. 2008: (2)(c) amended, p. 771, � 6, effective May 14; IP(2), IP(3), (4)(a), (4)(b), (4)(c), and (6) amended, p. 1476, � 16, effective May 28. L. 2009: (6) amended, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1457, � 12, effective May 21. L. 2011: (1)(a) and (4)(b) amended, (SB 11-052), ch. 232, p. 1000, � 8, effective May 27; entire section amended, (SB 11-245), ch. 201, p. 842, � 2, effective August 10. L. 2013: (3)(b), (6), and (8) amended, (HB 13-1219), ch. 104, p. 365, � 19, effective August 7. L. 2015: IP(2) and (2)(c) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 728, � 44, effective May 20. L. 2019: (2)(c.5) added and (2)(d) amended, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1820, � 4, effective May 10. L. 2020: (2)(c.7) added, (HB 20-1128), ch. 86, p. 346, � 6, effective March 24; (2), (4)(a)(I), (4)(a)(III), (4)(b), (4)(d), and (6) amended, (4)(a)(I.5) added, and (8) repealed, (SB 20-158), ch. 198, p. 972, � 8, effective June 30; (2)(d.5) added, (HB 20-1312), ch. 258, p. 1251, � 2, effective July 8. L. 2021: (6) amended, (HB 21-1010), ch. 375, p. 2480, � 2, effective September 7. L. 2023: (2)(g) added, (HB 23-1231), ch. 190, p. 949, � 12, effective May 15; entire section, IP(2), and (2)(g) repealed, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, pp. 2013, 2014, �� 24, 25, effective August 7.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to this section by House Bill 97-1219 and House Bill 97-1253 were harmonized.
(2) Amendments to subsection (6) by House Bill 05-1026 and Senate Bill 05-213 were harmonized.
(3) Amendments to subsections (1)(a) and (4)(b) by Senate Bill 11-052 and Senate Bill 11-245 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending subsections (1)(a) and (4)(b), see section 1 of chapter 232, Session Laws of Colorado 2011. For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 201, Session Laws of Colorado 2011. For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1128, see section 1 of chapter 86, Session Laws of Colorado 2020. For the legislative declaration in SB 23-258, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.
23-1-121.1. Commission directive - approval of principal preparation programs - repeal. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1350, � 1, effective June 7.
Editor's note: Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2005. (See L. 2002, p. 1350.)
23-1-121.2. Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information. By October 1, 2020, the department shall post on the department website a description of each of the existing programs and pathways that lead to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher preparation programs and teacher preparation programs approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, teacher residency programs, student teacher programs, concurrent enrollment programs, teacher cadet programs, and the teaching fellowship programs created pursuant to part 3 of article 78 of this title 23. The department shall annually update the descriptions of programs and pathways.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-158), ch. 198, p. 976, � 9, effective June 30. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2974, � 45, effective August 10. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2010, � 11, effective August 7; entire section amended, (HB 23-1301), ch. 303, p. 1824, � 28, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section by SB 23-258 and HB 23-1301 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 23-258, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.
23-1-121.3. Commission directive - principal and administrator preparation programs. (Repealed)
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 43, � 2, effective March 20. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-245), ch. 201, p. 846, � 3, effective August 10.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 201, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
23-1-121.5. Commission directive - education in special education. (Repealed)
Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1786, � 3, effective June 3. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-245), ch. 201, p. 850, � 14, effective August 10.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 201, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.