Colorado § 22-91-103 - School counselor corps grant program - created - rules.

§ 22-91-103. School counselor corps grant program - created - rules.

(1) (a) There is created in the department the school counselor corps grant program to provide funding to education providers. The goals of the program are to:

(I) Increase the availability of effective school-based counseling to help increase the graduation rate within the state and increase the percentage of students who appropriately prepare for, apply to, and continue into postsecondary education; and

(II) Support work-based learning awareness and education for students at the middle school and high school levels and work-based learning opportunities at the high school level.

(b) An education provider that receives a grant under the program must use the moneys to increase the level of funding the education provider allocated to school-based counseling prior to receiving the grant and not to replace other funding sources allocated to school-based counseling.

(c) The department shall administer the program as provided in this article and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.

(d) An education provider that receives a grant through the program shall use state guidelines and standards to implement a comprehensive counseling model that includes a time and effort assessment, postsecondary workforce-ready programming, and social and emotional counseling work.

(e) An education provider that receives a grant through the program shall use state models for accountability. The education provider shall collect data on its counseling program to demonstrate the impact of the school counseling program on student achievement, attendance, and behavior. The education provider shall use the data to analyze school counseling program assessments to guide future action and improve future results for all students.

(2) The state board shall adopt rules, pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for implementation of the program, including but not limited to rules regarding:

(a) The timeline for submitting applications to the department;

(b) The form of the grant application and any information in addition to that specified in section 22-91-104 (2) to be included in the application;

(c) Any criteria for awarding grants in addition to those specified in section 22-91-104 (3); and

(d) Any information to be included in the department's program report in addition to that required in section 22-91-105.

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1355, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-150), ch. 214, p. 800, § 2, effective May 16. L. 2017: (1)(a) amended, (SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 464, § 8, effective August 9. L. 2022: (1)(a) amended, (SB 22-140), ch. 357, p. 2565, § 15, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-068, see section 1 of chapter 138, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 22-140, see section 1 of chapter 357, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.