Colorado § 22-30.5-525 - Individual career and academic plans.

§ 22-30.5-525. Individual career and academic plans.

(1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2027.] Each institute charter school shall assist each student and the student's parent or legal guardian to develop and maintain the student's individual career and academic plan, referred to in this section as an "ICAP", no later than the beginning of ninth grade but may assist the student and the student's parent or legal guardian to develop and maintain the student's ICAP in any grade prior to ninth grade. In assisting a student and his or her parent or legal guardian in creating and maintaining the ICAP, the institute charter school shall, at a minimum, discuss with the student and parent or legal guardian the various career pathways created pursuant to sections 23-60-110 and 24-46.3-104 and the types of certificates and jobs to which each pathway leads and discuss the skills and educational opportunities available through military enlistment. In discussing the teaching career pathway described in section 23-60-110, each institute charter school is encouraged to provide to the student information concerning the TREP program created in section 22-35-108.5. In discussing military enlistment with a student and the student's parent, each institute charter school is encouraged to provide to the student information concerning the military enlistment test. Each student's ICAP must comply with the requirements specified in section 22-2-136 and the rules promulgated by the state board of education pursuant to said section. As part of the process of establishing the individual career and academic plan, the student and the student's parents must be made aware of the importance of completing the free application for federal student aid or the Colorado application for state financial aid, or successor forms for accessing federal and state financial aid, and be provided help in completing the forms, if requested.

(1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective July 1, 2027.] Each institute charter school shall assist each student and the student's parent or legal guardian to develop and maintain the student's individual career and academic plan, referred to in this section as an "ICAP", no later than the beginning of ninth grade but may assist the student and the student's parent or legal guardian to develop and maintain the student's ICAP in any grade prior to ninth grade. In assisting a student and his or her parent or legal guardian in creating and maintaining the ICAP, the institute charter school shall, at a minimum, discuss with the student and parent or legal guardian the various career pathways created pursuant to sections 23-60-110 and 24-46.3-104 and the types of certificates and jobs to which each pathway leads and discuss the skills and educational opportunities available through military enlistment. In discussing military enlistment with a student and the student's parent, each institute charter school is encouraged to provide to the student information concerning the military enlistment test. Each student's ICAP must comply with the requirements specified in section 22-2-136 and the rules promulgated by the state board of education pursuant to said section. As part of the process of establishing the individual career and academic plan, the student and the student's parents must be made aware of the importance of completing the free application for federal student aid or the Colorado application for state financial aid, or successor forms for accessing federal and state financial aid, and be provided help in completing the forms, if requested.

(2) Each institute charter school shall assist each student who is enrolled in the school and has an ICAP to use the plan effectively to direct the student's course selections and performance expectations in at least grades nine through twelve; to assist the student in meeting his or her academic and career goals as described in the ICAP; and to enable the student to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness prior to or upon graduation from high school at a level that allows the student to progress toward his or her postsecondary education goals, if any, without requiring remedial educational services or courses.

Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 727, § 15, effective May 19. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1041), ch. 51, p. 161, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1334, § 9, effective September 7; (1) amended, (HB 21-1200), ch. 284, p. 1688, § 6, effective September 7. L. 2026: (1) amended, (HB 26-1357), ch. 392, p. 2462, § 6, effective July 1, 2027.

Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 21-185 and HB 21-1200 were harmonized.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 11 of chapter 188, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1200, see section 1 of chapter 284, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.