Colorado § 23-1-119.2 - Commission directive - notice of college preparatory courses for high school students.

§ 23-1-119.2. Commission directive - notice of college preparatory courses for high school students.

(1) The commission shall adopt a policy on or before October 1, 2005, to:

(a) Obtain, on or before June 1 of each school year, from the appropriate test administrators the names and mailing addresses of all students enrolled in Colorado public schools who take a standardized, curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam or a precollegiate exam;

(b) Beginning in the spring of 2006, send an annual notice concerning college preparatory courses to the parent or legal guardian of each student who takes a standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance exam or a precollegiate exam. The commission shall send the notice to the parent or legal guardian prior to the start of a student's twelfth-grade year if the student took the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance exam, or prior to the start of a student's eleventh-grade year if the student took the precollegiate exam. Beginning January 1, 2021, the department shall provide such notice and disseminate related information through the free online career, education, and training resource created pursuant to section 24-46.3-106, if available. Otherwise, such notice is subject to available appropriation. At a minimum, the notice must include:

(I) A detailed description of what constitutes an inadequate score in mathematics, writing, or reading, based on the higher education admission guidelines established by the commission;

(II) Information regarding a student's ability to take basic, precollegiate skills courses while enrolled in a public high school; and

(III) Notice that a student's parent or legal guardian may contact the school in which the student is enrolled if he or she desires to develop a plan for the student to address the course work needed to meet the higher education admission guidelines adopted by the commission.

Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 519, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2015: (1)(a) and IP(1)(b) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 727, § 43, effective May 20. L. 2020: IP(1) amended, (HB 20-1396), ch. 138, p. 600, § 5, effective September 14.