Colorado § 23-3.9-304 - Reporting requirements.

§ 23-3.9-304. Reporting requirements.

(1) The department shall include the following data concerning the student educator stipend program and the educator test stipend program in the annual report required in section 22-60.5-121 (5):

(a) The total number of eligible students receiving stipend money for the student educator stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(b) The total number of approved programs of preparation and eligible students receiving stipend money for the educator test stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(c) The total number of eligible students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender, participating in the student educator stipend program and educator test stipend program;

(d) The data correlation between the eligible students who receive stipends through the student educator stipend program and educator test stipend program and the subsequent placement and retention of those eligible students as educators, to the extent the data is available;

(e) The name of the approved program of preparation where each eligible student is enrolled;

(f) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each approved program of preparation;

(g) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each eligible student for the student educator stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(h) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each eligible student for the educator test stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(i) A summary of data collected from the eligible students and the approved program of preparation concerning the effectiveness of each stipend program, as described in sections 23-3.9-302 (1)(b) and 23-3.9-303 (1)(c);

(j) For the purposes of section 23-3.9-302, the name of the school- or community-based setting where each eligible student is completing the eligible student's academic residency;

(k) For the purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the total number of times each eligible student sits for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(l) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the assessment passage rate for each eligible student who sits for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(m) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the demographic data of eligible students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender, who sit for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(n) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the assessment passage rate for each approved program of preparation; and

(o) Recommendations, if any, for legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate the effective implementation of the student educator stipend program and the educator test stipend program.

(2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the reporting requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section continue indefinitely.

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1220), ch. 239, p. 1772, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2023: IP(1) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2012, § 17, effective August 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1220, see section 1 of chapter 239, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. For the legislative declaration in SB 23-258, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.

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Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1220, see section 1 of chapter 239, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.