Colorado § 22-32.5-112 - Achieving community commitment to equitable school success policy - required - definition.

§ 22-32.5-112. Achieving community commitment to equitable school success policy - required - definition.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "ACCESS policy" or "policy" means a policy described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) On or before July 1, 2027, each institute charter school, district charter school, and local board of education, for its schools that are not district charter schools, shall adopt and implement an achieving community commitment to equitable school success policy, to be known as an ACCESS policy, that directs resources and supports to at-risk students, and shall post the policy on the school's or school district's website.

(b) The policy may include:

(I) Partnerships with community organizations to increase access to health clinics, legal services, and college opportunities for students and the community;

(II) Integrated student support and wraparound services informed by the asset and needs assessment described in section 22-32.5-103 (1.5)(a), including, but not limited to, increasing counselors, caseworkers, and other mental health professionals;

(III) Extended learning time with after-school, tutoring, and other summer programs;

(IV) Strategies to support teacher retention and pay, including increasing planning time and opportunities to collaborate meaningfully with colleagues and funding professional development advancement opportunities;

(V) Family and community engagement strategies that reflect cultural and linguistic diversity, including bilingual and dual-language supports, translators, and family liaisons; and

(VI) The at-risk measure described in section 22-54-104.6.

(c) An institute charter school, district charter school, and a school of a local board of education that is not a district charter school that is participating in a performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan pursuant to section 22-11-210, which plan directs resources and supports to at-risk students, is deemed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section, and shall post the plan on the school or school district's website.

Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (SB 26-103), ch. 306, p. 1754, § 2, effective June 2.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 26-103, see section 1 of chapter 306, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.

ARTICLE 33

School Attendance Law of 1963

PART 1

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW OF 1963

22-33-101. Short title.

22-33-102. Definitions.

22-33-103. Free education - tuition may be charged, when.

22-33-103.5. Attendance of homeless children and youth - definitions.

22-33-104. Compulsory school attendance.

22-33-104.3. Part-time programs for homeschool students - rules - definitions - repeal.

22-33-104.5. Home-based education - guidelines - legislative declaration - definitions.

22-33-104.6. On-line program - legislative declaration - authorized - definitions. (Repealed)

22-33-104.7. Eligibility for the general educational development tests.

22-33-105. Suspension, expulsion, and denial of admission.

22-33-106. Grounds for suspension, expulsion, and denial of admission.

22-33-106.1. Suspension - expulsion - preschool through second grade - definitions.

22-33-106.3. Disciplinary investigations - parental presence - student statements - definition.

22-33-106.5. Information concerning offenses committed by students.

22-33-107. Enforcement of compulsory school attendance - definitions.

22-33-107.1. Parental notice of dropout status. (Repealed)

22-33-107.5. Notice of failure to attend.

22-33-108. Judicial proceedings.

22-33-109. Regulations.

22-33-110. Jurisdiction - board of education.

22-33-111. School discipline study - legislative declaration - task force appointed - report - repeal. (Repealed)

22-33-112. Addressing disproportionate discipline - task force - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)

PART 2

EXPULSION PREVENTION PROGRAMS

22-33-201. Legislative declaration.

22-33-201.5. Definitions.

22-33-202. Identification of at-risk students - attendance issues - disproportionate discipline practices.

22-33-203. Educational alternatives for expelled students.

22-33-204. Services for at-risk students - agreements with state agencies and community organizations.

22-33-204.5. Legislative declaration.

22-33-205. Services for expelled and at-risk students - grants - criteria - rules.

PART 1

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW OF 1963