First Regular Session Seventieth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 15-0994.01 Julie Pelegrin x2700 SENATE BILL 15-215 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hill and Kerr, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Buckner and Wilson, Senate Committees House Committees Education A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning assessments in public schools, and, in connection therewith, codifying the consensus recommendations of the standards and assessments task force created in House Bill 14-1202. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.) The bill prohibits the department of education (department) from requiring a school district, board of cooperative services, or charter school (local education provider) to administer any state assessments in eleventh or twelfth grade but allows a local education provider to administer a state assessment to eleventh- or twelfth-grade students. The department will continue administering the curriculum-based college entrance exam (ACT) to students in eleventh grade. The bill requires the department to administer a state assessment in a format that a student can complete using paper and pencil if requested by a local education provider or a student's parent. Each local education provider must adopt a written policy to allow a parent to choose to have his or her child take a state assessment using pen or pencil and paper. Under existing law, a local education provider must administer a literacy assessment and a school readiness assessment to kindergarten students. The bill clarifies that, if the local education provider administers the school readiness assessment, including the literacy component, during the first 60 days of the school year, the local education provider can wait until after the first 60 days to administer the literacy assessment. Under the bill, if a kindergarten or first-, second-, or third-grade student's score on a state-approved literacy assessment indicates that the student may have a significant reading deficiency, the teacher must assess the student again within 30 days to determine whether the student does have a significant reading deficiency. If a student's score on a state-approved literacy assessment indicates that the student is reading at grade-level competency, then the local education provider is not required to administer the reading assessment again during the same school year. The bill requires the department to ensure that all of the approved reading assessments can be completed using pen or pencil and paper. Under existing law, each local education provider must administer a school readiness assessment to students in kindergarten and prepare an individual school readiness plan for each student. The bill clarifies that the local education provider must administer the assessment during the fall semester. If a kindergarten student demonstrates a significant reading deficiency, the "Reading to Ensure Academic Development" (READ) plan that the local education provider creates for the student would be a component of the student's individual school readiness plan. The bill extends the standards and assessments task force for an additional year with new appointments. The bill directs the governor, rather than the chairman of the state board of education, to make some of the appointments. The bill repeals the existing statute that governs state assessments. The bill recreates the statutory provisions that relate to testing in languages other than English, testing children with disabilities, exempting from testing the children that participate in nonpublic, home-based educational programs and nonpublic schools, administering the ACT to eleventh-grade students, disseminating and using test results, allowing nonpublic schools to administer the state assessments, and appropriating moneys to fund the state assessments. The bill repeals references to the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments and clarifies that students' demonstration of postsecondary and workforce readiness is determined in part by scores on the state assessments administered in high school. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-7-1006.3 as follows: 22-7-1006.3. State assessments - administration - rules. (1) (a) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the department of education, in collaboration with local education providers, shall administer the state assessments in the instructional areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, as adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1006, as follows: (I) The department shall administer a state assessment in English language arts to all students enrolled in grades three through ten in public schools throughout the state. (II) The department shall administer a state assessment in mathematics to all students enrolled in grades three through eight in public schools throughout the state. The department shall also administer two state assessments in mathematics to students enrolled in public high schools throughout the state. (III) The department shall administer a state assessment in science to students enrolled in public elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the state. The department shall select the specific grades in which to administer the state science assessment, ensuring that students take the state science assessment once in elementary school, once in middle school, and once in high school. (IV) The department shall administer a state assessment in social studies to students enrolled in public elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the state. The department shall select the specific grades in which to administer the state social studies assessment, ensuring that students take the state social studies assessment once in elementary school, once in middle school, and once in high school. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) to the contrary, the department of education shall not require a local education provider to administer a state assessment to students enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade. A local education provider may choose to administer a state assessment to students enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade, in which case the department must pay the cost of administering the state assessment. (c) The department of education, in collaboration with local education providers, shall administer the state assessments on a schedule that the department annually sets. (d) Regardless of the format of a state assessment, if requested by a local education provider, on its own behalf or on behalf of a student's parent, the department of education must administer the state assessment in a format that a student may complete using pen or pencil and paper. Each local education provider shall report to the department the number of students enrolled by the local education provider who will take the state assessment in a paper-and-pencil format. (2) (a) In addition to any state assessments that a local education provider may choose to administer to students enrolled in eleventh grade, students enrolled in eleventh grade are required to take a standardized curriculum-based, achievement college entrance examination selected and administered by the department of education, which examination is administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education, referred to in this section as the "curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam". At a minimum, the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam must test in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science. The department shall pay all costs associated with administering the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam. (b) (I) The department of education shall annually schedule a day on which the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam is administered to all eleventh-grade students enrolled in public high schools throughout the state. (II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), a student who can show a need to take the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam on an alternate date on which the exam is administered throughout the country may take the exam on that alternate date, so long as the alternate date is before the date scheduled by the department pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b). The department shall pay all costs associated with a student taking the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam on an alternate date as provided in this subparagraph (II). (c) The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that the requirements of the administrator of the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam, such as a secure environment, are met and to identify the level of need that a student must demonstrate to take the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam on an alternate date as provided in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (2). (3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (3), each student enrolled in a public school is required to take the state assessments administered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section at the student's grade level, as determined by the enrolling local education provider. (b) A child who is enrolled in a nonpublic school or participating in a nonpublic home-based educational program pursuant to section 22-33-104.5 is not required to take a state assessment administered pursuant to this section, even though the child may also be attending a public school for a portion of the school day and therefore included in the enrollment of a local education provider. (c) A student who has an individualized education program as provided in section 22-20-108, and who is eligible, according to the annual review of the student's individualized education program, for the state's alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities or another assessment approved by rule of the state board, is not required to take the state assessments administered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, but the student must take the alternate assessment or the other approved assessment. Each local education provider shall report to the department of education the results of the alternate assessments or other approved assessments administered to students enrolled by the local education provider. The department shall aggregate the results separately for each public school. (d) If a student has an individualized education program as provided in section 22-20-108 but is not eligible for the alternate assessment or other approved assessment, the enrolling local education provider shall assess the student in each instructional area for which there is a state test at the student's instructional level. If, as part of a student's individualized education program, the student attends part-time a school or program away from the school in which the student is enrolled, the local education provider that enrolls a student, or the administrative unit that the local education provider is a member of, may designate either the school of residency or the school of attendance as the school to which the department of education must assign the student's scores for purposes of measuring the levels of attainment on the performance indicators specified in section 22-11-204, determining accreditation categories pursuant to section 22-11-208, and measuring public school performance pursuant to section 22-11-210. (4) (a) The department of education in collaboration with local education providers shall administer the English versions of the state assessments and may administer an assessment adopted by the state board in languages other than English, as may be appropriate for English language learners; except that a student who has participated in an English language proficiency program, as provided in article 24 of this title, for more than a total of three school years is ineligible to take the state assessments in a language other than English. (b) The state board shall revise as necessary and the department of education shall administer reading and writing assessments in Spanish for students enrolled in the third and fourth grades. (5) The department of education, by policy, may determine whether the scores of one or more groups of students are not appropriate to be used in measuring the levels of attainment on the performance indicators, as defined in section 22-11-103. A policy that the department adopts pursuant to this subsection (5) must be in accordance with the requirements of federal statutes and regulations. (6) (a) The department of education shall provide to each local education provider the results of all of the state assessments that the local education provider administers and make available to local education providers the state assessment data of individual students that is required to measure academic progress over time. The department shall align the disaggregation of state assessment results with the exclusion of scores permitted by subsection (5) of this section. (b) The department of education shall release to the public only those state assessment results that the department deems valid. The department shall not rely on state assessment results that the department has deemed invalid in performance calculations when assigning accreditation levels or school plan types, as described in article 11 of this title, to a local education provider. At any time that the department releases state assessment results to the public, in addition to releasing the results of the English versions of the state assessments, the department shall release the results of any state assessments administered in languages other than English. (c) At the request of a local education provider, the entity that is responsible for developing a state assessment must return to the local education provider the student responses to the essay portion and appropriate paragraphs that are released from the English language arts portion of the state assessment and the results of all requested state assessments. The requesting local education provider must pay the entity for the actual cost of photocopying and mailing the English language arts portion of the state assessment. The requesting local education provider shall maintain the confidentiality of all state assessment results that it receives and may use the essay portion and appropriate paragraphs only to improve an individual student's writing skills. (d) Each local education provider shall include the results of the state assessments administered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on each student's final report card for the applicable school year and include the results in the student's permanent academic record; except that a local education provider may include state assessment data on a student's final report card only if the local education provider has sufficient time to process the state assessment results after they are released. (7) (a) Each local education provider shall ensure that appropriate personnel within each public school meet with and explain to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the public school the student's state assessment results and diagnostic reporting returned to the student's public school. (b) The department of education shall create, maintain, and make available to local education providers and parents or legal guardians, upon request, a list of resources and programs that public schools and parents or legal guardians may access to assist students in addressing specific learning issues identified by the state assessment results provided pursuant to this section. (8) (a) The department of education shall permit a nonpublic school to administer the state assessments required by subsection (1) of this section and shall provide to the nonpublic school the results of any state assessments administered, including diagnostic reporting for each student's performance on each state assessment. The nonpublic school must pay all costs associated with administering and providing results for the state assessments. (b) A local education provider, upon the request of the parent or legal guardian of a child who is participating in a nonpublic home-based educational program pursuant to section 22-33-104.5, must permit the child to take a state assessment required by subsection (1) of this section and must provide to the parent or legal guardian of the child the results of state assessments administered, including diagnostic reporting for the child's performance on each state assessment. The parent or legal guardian of the child must pay all costs associated with administering and providing results for the state assessments. (9) For each fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate moneys in the annual general appropriation act to the department of education to fund administration of the state assessments as described in this section, including state assessments administered to students in eleventh or twelfth grade at the request of a local education provider, and administration of the curriculum-based, achievement college entrance exam. SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1013, add (6) as follows: 22-7-1013. Local education provider - preschool through elementary and secondary education standards - adoption - academic acceleration. (6) Each local education provider shall adopt and implement a written policy to allow a parent to choose to have his or her child use pen or pencil and paper to take a state assessment administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 rather than taking the assessment on-line or on a computer. At a minimum, the policy must require the parent to notify the local education provider in writing of the parent's choice concerning the use of pen or pencil and paper state assessments and specify the deadlines and procedure by which a parent must submit the notice. Each year before the start of fall semester classes, the local education provider shall distribute copies of the policy to the parents of students enrolled in the local education provider and post a copy of the policy on the local education provider's web site. SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1205, amend (1) (b); and add (1) (a.5) and (1) (d) as follows: 22-7-1205. Reading competency - assessments - READ plan creation - parental involvement. (1) (a.5) Each local education provider is required to administer either a reading assessment or the school readiness assessment required in section 22-7-1014, including the literacy component, during the first sixty days of the school year to students enrolled in kindergarten. The local education provider may choose to administer both assessments during the first sixty days of the school year. If the local education provider does not administer a reading assessment during the first sixty days of the school year to students enrolled in kindergarten, the local education provider shall administer a reading assessment to students enrolled in kindergarten at least once before the end of the school year. (b) If a teacher finds, based on a student's scores on the approved reading assessments, that the student may have a significant reading deficiency, the teacher shall administer to the student one or more diagnostic assessments within thirty days after the previous assessment to determine the student's specific reading skill deficiencies. Each local education provider shall select from the list of approved assessments adopted by rule of the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1209 (1) those assessments it shall use uses to determine a student's specific reading skill deficiencies. A local education provider may choose to use other diagnostic reading assessments in addition to but not in lieu of the approved assessments. (d) If, based on a student's scores on the approved reading assessments in a specific school year, a teacher finds that a student demonstrates reading competency appropriate for his or her grade level, the local education provider is not required to administer the approved interim reading assessments to the student for the remainder of the specific school year. SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1209, amend (2) (a) (II) (C) and (2) (a) (II) (D); and add (2) (a) (II) (E) as follows: 22-7-1209. State board - rules - department - duties. (2) (a) (II) The department shall ensure that: (C) Each of the recommended reading diagnostics is proven to accurately identify students' specific reading skill deficiencies; and (D) At least one of the recommended reading assessments for kindergarten and first, second, and third grades is normed for the performance of students who speak Spanish as their native language, which assessment is available in both English and Spanish; and (E) Each of the recommended reading assessments and recommended reading diagnostics is available in a format that a student can complete using pen or pencil and paper. SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1014, amend (1) (a) and (2) (a) as follows: 22-7-1014. Preschool individualized readiness plans - school readiness - assessments. (1) (a) Beginning in the fall semester of 2013, each local education provider that provides a preschool or kindergarten program shall ensure that each student enrolled in a preschool or kindergarten program operated by the local education provider receives an individualized readiness plan that addresses the preschool standards or kindergarten standards, as appropriate, knowledge and skill areas in which a student needs assistance to make progress toward school readiness. If a student is identified as having a significant reading deficiency as provided in section 22-7-1205, the local education provider shall include the student's READ plan created pursuant to section 22-7-1206 as a component of the student's individualized readiness plan. (2) (a) Beginning with students who enter kindergarten in the fall semester of 2013, each local education provider shall ensure that each student enrolled in a kindergarten program operated by the local education provider progresses toward demonstrating school readiness. Each local education provider shall administer the school readiness assessment during the fall semester to each student enrolled in a kindergarten program operated by the local education provider to measure each student's progress toward demonstrating level of school readiness. SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1803, amend (1), (2) introductory portion, and (3) (a); and add (2.5) as follows: 2-2-1803. Standards and assessments task force - appointments - meetings. (1) (a) There is created the standards and assessments task force to study the implementation of statewide assessments and local assessments, the feasibility of waiving certain statewide assessment requirements, and accountability for school districts that may receive waivers of certain assessment requirements. No later than July 1, 2014, the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and the minority leader of the senate, and the chairman of the state board of education shall appoint the initial members of the task force as provided in subsection (2) of this section to serve until July 1, 2015. No later than July 1, 2015, the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and the minority leader of the senate, and the governor shall appoint members of the task force as provided in subsection (2.5) of this section to serve until July 1, 2016. (b) The appointing authorities shall ensure that the members of the task force represent: (a) (I) School districts and charter schools that are geographically and demographically diverse; (b) (II) Public schools that serve various grade levels and operate with various models and missions; and (c) (III) Differing education philosophies, expertise, and understanding regarding implementation of educational standards and assessments. (c) In appointing members to serve on the task force starting July 1, 2015, the appointing authorities shall, to the extent practicable, include persons from diverse political, racial, cultural, economic, and ability groups and representation from urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state. (2) The task force, as appointed July 1, 2014, consists of fifteen members appointed as follows: (2.5) The task force, as appointed by July 1, 2015, consists of fourteen members appointed as follows: (a) Three representatives of school district administrators employed in the state, appointed one each by the speaker, the president, and the governor. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph (a) must include at least one member who represents a statewide organization of school district administrators and at least one member who represents a school district that serves a student population of which at least sixty percent are at-risk students. (b) Two representatives of directors serving on school district boards of education in the state, including but not limited to at least one member who represents a statewide organization of school district boards of education, appointed one each by the president and the governor; (c) Two representatives of teachers employed in public schools in the state, including but not limited to at least one member who represents a statewide organization of teachers, appointed one each by the president and the house majority leader; (d) Two representatives of charter schools within the state, one of whom represents a statewide organization of charter schools and one of whom represents the governing board of the state charter school institute, appointed one each by the senate majority leader and the governor; (e) Two representatives of parents of children who are enrolled in public schools in the state, including but not limited to at least one member who represents a statewide organization of parents of children enrolled in public schools, appointed one each by the speaker and the senate majority leader; (f) Two representatives of the business community in the state, including but not limited to at least one member who represents an organization of businesses, appointed by the governor; and (g) One representative of an organization that represents the interests of the student groups that the department has identified as chronically low-performing on statewide assessments, appointed by the speaker. (3) (a) The speaker shall convene the first meeting of the task force no later than July 15, 2014, at which meeting the task force members shall select from among the membership a person to serve as chair of the task force. The president shall convene the first meeting of the task force, as appointed July 1, 2015, no later than July 15, 2015, at which meeting the task force members shall select from among the membership a person to serve as chair of the task force. The task force shall meet upon the call of the chair as often as necessary to complete the duties specified in this part 18. The task force may meet within the committee hearing rooms of the state capitol, subject to availability. SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1804, amend (3) as follows: 2-2-1804. Standards and assessments task force - duties - report. (3) (a) The task force, as appointed July 1, 2014, with assistance from the department, shall prepare a final report of its findings, including legislative recommendations, if any. The task force may prepare a majority report and one or more minority reports. The task force shall present the majority report and minority reports, if any, at a joint hearing of the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, which is held no later than January 31, 2015. (b) The task force, as appointed July 1, 2015, with assistance from the department, shall prepare a final report of its findings, including legislative recommendations, if any, with regard to any issues identified in subsection (1) of this section that were not fully addressed in the final report prepared pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3). The task force may prepare a majority report and one or more minority reports. The task force shall present the majority report and minority reports, if any, at a joint hearing of the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, which is held no later than January 31, 2016. SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 2-2-1805 as follows: 2-2-1805. Repeal of part. This part 18 is repealed, effective July 1, 2015 2016. SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal part 4 of article 7 of title 22. SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1801, amend (1) (d) as follows: 2-2-1801. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that: (d) At a minimum, the study should examine how the statewide assessments required in sections 22-7-409, 22-7-1006 and 22-7-1013 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S., and in part 12 of article 7 of title 22, C.R.S., are administered, how the data obtained from the assessments are used, and the impact of the statewide assessments on local assessment systems, instructional time, and administrative workload; SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1802, amend (6) and (10) as follows: 2-2-1802. Definitions. As used in this part 18, unless the context otherwise requires: (6) "Local assessments" means assessments that a school district or charter school adopts and administers pursuant to section 22-7-407, 22-7-1013 or 22-7-1205, C.R.S. (10) "Statewide assessments" means the assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-409, 22-7-1006, 22-7-1006.3 or 22-7-1205, C.R.S. SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-407, amend (3.4) (c) as follows: 18-1.3-407. Sentences - youthful offenders - legislative declaration - powers and duties of district court - authorization for youthful offender system - powers and duties of department of corrections - definitions. (3.4) In addition to the powers granted to the department of corrections in subsection (3.3) of this section, the department of corrections may: (c) Contract with any public or private entity, including but not limited to a school district, for provision or certification of educational services. Offenders receiving educational services or diplomas from a school district under an agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall not be included in computing the school district's student performance on statewide assessments pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S., or the school district's levels of attainment of the performance indicators pursuant to article 11 of title 22, C.R.S. SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-1-104, amend (4) (a) as follows: 22-1-104. Teaching of history, culture, and civil government. (4) (a) In an effort to increase civic participation among young people, each school district board of education shall convene a community forum on a periodic basis, but not less than once every ten years, for all interested persons to discuss adopted content standards in civics, including the subjects described in subsection (2) of this section. and in conformance with the plan to reexamine acceptable performance levels described in section 22-7-407 (2). SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-1-123, amend (5) (b) as follows: 22-1-123. Protection of student data - parental or legal guardian consent for surveys. (5) (b) The requirement of written consent pursuant to this subsection (5) applies throughout a public school's curriculum and other school activities; except that the requirement of written consent does not apply to a student's participation in an assessment administered pursuant to section 22-7-407 or 22-7-409 or part 10 of article 7 of this title. In implementing this subsection (5), the school or school district and employees shall ensure that their first responsibility is to students and their parents and shall allow only minimal use of students' academic time by institutions, agencies, or organizations outside the school or school district to gather information from students. SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-106, amend (1) (a.5) introductory portion and (1) (a.5) (V) as follows: 22-2-106. State board - duties. (1) It is the duty of the state board: (a.5) To adopt, on or before May 15, 2013, a comprehensive set of guidelines for the establishment of high school graduation requirements to be used by each school district board of education in developing local high school graduation requirements. Each school district board of education shall retain retains the authority to develop its own unique high school graduation requirements, so long as those local high school graduation requirements meet or exceed any minimum standards or basic core competencies or skills identified in the comprehensive set of guidelines for high school graduation developed by the state board pursuant to this paragraph (a.5). In developing the guidelines for high school graduation, the state board shall utilize the recommendations of the state graduation guidelines development council established in section 22-7-414, as it existed prior to July 1, 2008, and shall: (V) Utilize standards-based education, as described in section 22-7-402, and as revised pursuant to part 10 of article 7 of this title, as the framework for the development of the guidelines for high school graduation and consider how high school graduation requirements can be articulated in a standards-based education system. In the process of developing the guidelines for high school graduation, the state board shall ensure that the state model content standards, adopted pursuant to section 22-7-406, are sufficiently rigorous, particularly in the core academic subject areas of mathematics, science, reading, and writing so that students are exposed to subject matter that research indicates will adequately prepare them for entrance into the workforce or the postsecondary education system. On or before August 1, 2007, the state board shall begin to receive public comment on the adequacy of the existing state model content standards. As part of receiving public comment, the state board is encouraged to form a stakeholder group of parents, teachers, administrators, and others to develop recommendations related to modernizing the state model content standards in mathematics, science, reading, and writing. On or before February 1, 2008, the state board shall report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, on the adequacy of the existing state model content standards in these subject matters. SECTION 16. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-109, amend (6) (a) introductory portion and (6) (a) (II) as follows: 22-2-109. State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards. (6) (a) On or before January 1, 2003, the state board of education by rule shall adopt performance-based principal licensure standards to guide the development of principal preparation programs offered by institutions of higher education. The state board of education shall develop said standards in collaboration with institutions of higher education that offer principal preparation programs, superintendents and local boards of education, and the commission on higher education. The state board of education shall ensure that said standards are consistent with national standards for principal preparation. Said standards shall must include, but need not be limited to, the following: (II) Instructional skills and knowledge and the use of data necessary to lead and organize a standards-based school that is characterized by student proficiency in literacy and the state model content standards as described in section 22-7-406 section 22-7-1005. SECTION 17. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-117, amend (1.5) as follows: 22-2-117. Additional power - state board - waiver of requirements - rules. (1.5) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any other provision of law, the state board shall not waive requirements contained in article 11 of this title or sections 22-7-409 sections 22-7-1006.3, 22-32-105, 22-32-109 (1) (bb) (I) and (2), 22-32-109.1 (2) (a), 22-32-146, and 22-33-104 (4). SECTION 18. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-406, amend (1) (a) as follows: 22-2-406. Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - rules. (1) In addition to any other duties provided by law, the facility schools board shall: (a) Adopt curriculum to be provided by approved facility schools. At a minimum, the facility schools board shall align the curriculum for the core subjects of reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, and geography with the state model content standards adopted pursuant to section 22-7-406 section 22-7-1005 and the state assessments administered through the Colorado student assessment program pursuant to section 22-7-409 as provided in section 22-7-1006.3. The curriculum shall must include a range of course work from which an approved facility school may select courses that meet the needs of the students who are placed at the facility. SECTION 19. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-5-115, amend (4) as follows: 22-5-115. Financing boards of cooperative services. (4) For budget years commencing on or after July 1, 1996, any amount received by a board of cooperative services pursuant to this section shall must be used to fund professional educator development in standards-based education, pursuant to the plan adopted by each school district pursuant to section 22-7-407 (2) as implemented through part 10 of article 7 of this title, in each school district that is a member of such board and in any nonmember school district that chooses to participate in a professional educator development program with any board of cooperative services. SECTION 20. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-604.5, amend (1) introductory portion, (1) (a) (VI) (A), (1) (a) (VI) (C), and (3) (a) as follows: 22-7-604.5. Alternative education campuses - criteria - application - rule-making. (1) A public school may apply to the state board for designation as an alternative education campus. The state board shall adopt rules specifying the criteria and application process for a public school to be designated an alternative education campus. The rules shall must include but need not be limited to: (a) Criteria that a public school must meet to be designated an alternative education campus, including but not limited to the following: (VI) (A) Serving students who have severe limitations that preclude appropriate administration of the assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3; (C) Serving students who attend on a part-time basis and who come from other public schools where the part-time students are counted in the enrollment of the other public school; except that the results of the assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 of section 22-7-1006.3 to all part-time students and high-risk students as defined in subsection (1.5) of this section shall must be used in determining the levels of attainment on the performance indicators for the public school for which the student is counted for enrollment purposes; (3) (a) Except as excluded pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3, the results of the assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 for section 22-7-1006.3 to all part-time students attending a school or a program that is designated an alternative education campus pursuant to this section shall must be included in determining the levels of attainment on the performance indicators achieved by the school to which the student is assigned for enrollment purposes. SECTION 21. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-802, amend (3); and repeal (1) as follows: 22-7-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "CSAP" means the Colorado student assessment program administered pursuant to section 22-7-409. (3) "Eligible student" means a student who will begin fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth grade in the next academic year and who has received an unsatisfactory proficiency level score on the state reading, writing, or mathematics assessment administered through the CSAP pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 for the preceding academic year. SECTION 22. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-103, amend (33) as follows: 22-11-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (33) "Statewide assessments" means the assessments administered pursuant to the Colorado student assessment program created in section 22-7-409 or as part of the system of assessments adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1006 section 22-7-1006.3. SECTION 23. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-24-106, amend (1) (c) and (1) (h) as follows: 22-24-106. Department of education - powers - duties - state board of education - rules. (1) The department shall: (c) Establish, by guidelines, any accommodations that a local education provider must allow and the circumstances in which a local education provider must allow the accommodations for English language learners who are taking assessments pursuant to section 22-7-409 or 22-7-1006 section 22-7-1006.3; (h) Disaggregate the data received through the statewide state assessment program pursuant to section 22-7-409 or 22-7-1006 section 22-7-1006.3 and report the English language proficiency and academic achievement of English language learners, while they are receiving services through the English language proficiency program and after they exit the English language proficiency program through high school graduation, as provided in part 5 of article 11 of this title; and SECTION 24. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-104, amend (6) (c) (II) as follows: 22-30.5-104. Charter school - requirements - authority. (6) (c) A school district, on behalf of a charter school, may apply to the state board for a waiver of a state statute or state rule that is not an automatic waiver. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (6) to the contrary, the state board may not waive any statute or rule relating to: (II) The assessments required to be administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3; SECTION 25. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-303, amend (2) (b) introductory portion, (2) (b) (III), and (2) (b) (IV) as follows: 22-30.5-303. Independent charter schools - request for proposals - response contents. (2) (b) The state board shall adopt rules specifying a schedule for receipt of the responses to the request for proposals pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the formation of a review committee and receipt of the recommendations of said committee pursuant to section 22-30.5-304, and the selection of an applicant and notification to the local board of education pursuant to section 22-30.5-305. Said schedule shall must ensure the completion of negotiations on the independent charter no later than May 30 of the year in which the independent charter school is to open. The rules shall must also specify the information that an independent charter proposal shall must include in order to be eligible for consideration. Such information shall must include, but need not be limited to, the following: (III) A description of the independent charter school's educational program, student performance standards, annual targets for the measures used to determine the levels of attainment of the performance indicators specified in section 22-11-204, and curriculum, which shall must meet or exceed the state model content preschool through elementary and secondary education standards adopted pursuant to part 4 or part 10 of article 7 of this title and shall must be designed to enable each student to achieve such standards and targets; (IV) A description of the independent charter school's plan for evaluating student performance, the types of assessments that shall must be used to measure student progress toward achievement of the school's student performance standards and the targets for the measures used to determine the levels of attainment of the performance indicators, including but not limited to the statewide state assessments administered under the Colorado student assessment program pursuant to section 22-7-409 pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3, the timeline for achievement of the school's student performance standards and the targets, and the procedures for taking corrective action in the event that student performance at the independent charter school fails to meet such standards and targets; SECTION 26. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-505, amend (8) as follows: 22-30.5-505. State charter school institute - institute board - appointment - powers and duties - rules. (8) The institute shall ensure that each institute charter school adopts content standards in a manner consistent with that required of school districts pursuant to section 22-7-407 as required in section 22-7-1013. SECTION 27. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-507, amend (7) (b) (II) as follows: 22-30.5-507. Institute charter school - requirements - authority - rules. (7) (b) An institute charter school may apply to the state board, through the institute, for a waiver of state statutes and state rules that are not automatic waivers. The state board may waive state statutory requirements or rules promulgated by the state board; except that the state board may not waive any statute or rule relating to: (II) The assessments required to be administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3; SECTION 28. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.7-105, amend (2) introductory portion and (2) (b) as follows: 22-30.7-105. Program criteria - guidelines - quality standards - records - rules. (2) The following guidelines apply to each on-line program or on-line school that is created or overseen pursuant to the provisions of this article: (b) Each student participating in an on-line program or on-line school shall be is subject to the statewide state assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3. SECTION 29. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-109, amend (1) (aa) as follows: 22-32-109. Board of education - specific duties. (1) In addition to any other duty required to be performed by law, each board of education shall have and perform the following specific duties: (aa) To adopt content standards and a plan for implementation of such content standards pursuant to the provisions of section 22-7-407 and implement preschool through elementary and secondary education standards as required in part 10 of article 7 of this title; SECTION 30. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-109.6, amend (2) (a) as follows: 22-32-109.6. Board of education - specific duties - class size reduction plans - alternative student achievement plans - definitions. (2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Class" means a non-elective class in kindergarten or the first, second, or third grade or any combination of kindergarten or the first, second, or third grades in a public school, which class provides instruction in one or more of the first priority state model content standards areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, or geography. as described in section 22-7-406 (1) (a). SECTION 31. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32.5-108, amend (2) introductory portion and (2) (a) as follows: 22-32.5-108. District of innovation - waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements. (2) Each district of innovation shall continue continues to be subject to all statutes and rules that are not waived by the state board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, including but not limited to all statutes and rules concerning implementation of: (a) The Colorado student assessment program created in section 22-7-409 state assessment requirements specified in section 22-7-1006.3; SECTION 32. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-43.7-111, amend (1) introductory portion and (1) (c) as follows: 22-43.7-111. Reporting requirements - auditing by state auditor. (1) No later than February 15, 2010, and no later than each February 15 thereafter, the board shall present a written report to the education and finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate and the capital development committee, or any successor committees, regarding the provision of financial assistance to applicants pursuant to this article. The report shall must include, at a minimum: (c) A summary of any differences between the common physical design elements and characteristics of the highest performing schools in the state and the lowest performing schools in the state as measured by academic productivity measures such as the Colorado student assessment program created in part 4 of article 7 of this title state assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 or Colorado ACT results; and SECTION 33. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-103, amend (1.5) (b) (IV) as follows: 22-54-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1.5) (b) For purposes of this subsection (1.5): (IV) "District pupils who are English language learners" means the number of pupils included in the district pupil enrollment for the preceding budget year who were not eligible for free lunch pursuant to the provisions of the federal "National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq., and who are English language learners, as defined in section 22-24-103 (3), and: (A) Whose scores were not included in calculating school academic performance grades as provided in section 22-7-409 (1.2) (d) (I) (C) section 22-7-1006.3; or (B) Who took an assessment administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 section 22-7-1006.3 in a language other than English. SECTION 34. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-55-102, amend (1) (b), (2) (a) (II), and (3) introductory portion as follows: 22-55-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Accountability reporting" means any requirement established in law that mandates school districts to report or provide information relative to school improvement to the state board or the department, including, but not limited to: (b) Reporting requirements in connection with the administration and implementation of the Colorado student assessment program developed pursuant to part 4 of article 7 of this title state assessments pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3; or (2) (a) "Accountable education reform" means any program or plan for reforming preschool through twelfth-grade education in the state that complies with accountability standards imposed by law on school districts in the state, including, but not limited to, the requirements set forth in: (II) Part 4 of article 7 of this title relating to the Colorado student assessment program Part 10 of article 7 of this title. (3) "Accountable programs to meet state academic standards" include, but are not limited to, programs designed to assist students in demonstrating improved academic achievement on student state assessments administered under the Colorado student assessment program developed pursuant to part 4 of article 7 of this title pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3. "Accountable programs to meet state academic standards" include, but are not limited to, programs: SECTION 35. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-110, amend (3) (c) (I) as follows: 22-60.5-110. Renewal of licenses. (3) (c) In selecting professional development activities for the renewal of a professional license pursuant to this section, each licensee shall choose those activities that will aid the licensee in meeting the standards for a professional educator, including but not limited to the following goals: (I) Knowledge of subject matter content and learning, including knowledge and application of standards-based education pursuant to part 4 part 10 of article 7 of this title; SECTION 36. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-203, amend (2) as follows: 22-60.5-203. Assessment of professional competencies - rules. (2) The state board by rule shall identify the professional competencies required of the applicants described in subsection (3) of this section specifically in the context of the requirements of standards-based education pursuant to the requirements of part 4 part 10 of article 7 of this title. Such professional competencies shall apply to an applicant only within the scope of the subject matter to be taught by the applicant. SECTION 37. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-303, amend (2) (h) as follows: 22-60.5-303. Assessment of professional competencies. (2) The following list of areas of knowledge is a guideline to be used by the state board of education and shall not be construed as inclusive or prescriptive: (h) Knowledge and application of standards-based education pursuant to part 4 part 10 of article 7 of this title. SECTION 38. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-308, amend (2) (h) as follows: 22-60.5-308. Assessment of professional competencies. (2) The following list of areas of knowledge is a guideline to be used by the state board of education and shall not be construed as inclusive or prescriptive: (h) Knowledge and application of standards-based education pursuant to part 4 part 10 of article 7 of this title. SECTION 39. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-119.2, amend (1) (a) and (1) (b) introductory portion as follows: 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 administrator for the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance exam administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 (1.5) (a), C.R.S., and the precollegiate exam administrators the names and mailing addresses of all students enrolled in Colorado public schools who take either 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 the a standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance exam administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 (1.5) (a), C.R.S., or the or a precollegiate exam. The commission shall send the notice shall be sent 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. At a minimum, the notice shall must include: SECTION 40. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-121, amend (2) introductory portion and (2) (c) as follows: 23-1-121. Commission directive - approval of educator preparation programs - review. (2) The commission shall adopt policies establishing the requirements for educator preparation programs offered by institutions of higher education. The department shall work in cooperation with the state board of education in developing the requirements for educator preparation programs. At a minimum, the requirements shall must ensure that each educator preparation program complies with section 23-1-125, is designed on a performance-based model, and includes: (c) Course work and field-based training that integrates theory and practice and educates candidates in the methodologies, practices, and procedures of standards-based education, as described in parts 4 and part 10 of article 7 of title 22, C.R.S., and specifically in teaching to the state academic standards adopted pursuant to section 22-7-406, C.R.S., or, beginning December 15, 2012, teaching to the state preschool through elementary and secondary education standards adopted pursuant to section 22-7-1005, C.R.S.; SECTION 41. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-6.5-101.5, repeal (4) as follows: 26-6.5-101.5. Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (4) "CSAP" means the Colorado student assessment program implemented pursuant to section 22-7-409, C.R.S. SECTION 42. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1003, repeal (12), (13), (14), and (16) as follows: 22-7-1003. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (12) "Pilot program" means the pilot program for administration of postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments implemented pursuant to section 22-7-1007. (13) "Postsecondary and workforce planning assessment" means an assessment or battery of assessments administered to students in eighth or ninth grade that, at a minimum, tests in the areas of reading, mathematics, and science, provides guidance regarding a student's level of academic preparation for entry into postsecondary education or the workforce, and is relevant to the student for purposes of postsecondary planning. (14) "Postsecondary and workforce preparation assessment" means an assessment or battery of assessments administered to students in tenth grade that, at a minimum, tests in the areas of reading, mathematics, and science, provides guidance regarding a student's level of academic preparation for entry into postsecondary education or the workforce, and is relevant to college admission determinations. (16) "Postsecondary and workforce readiness assessment" means an assessment or battery of assessments administered to students in eleventh grade that, at a minimum, tests in the areas of reading, mathematics, and science and is relevant to college admission determinations by institutions of higher education throughout the United States. SECTION 43. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1005, repeal (4) as follows: 22-7-1005. Preschool through elementary and secondary education - aligned standards - adoption - revisions. (4) In adopting the standards for preschool through elementary and secondary education pursuant to this section, the state board shall ensure that it includes standards for grades nine through twelve that are aligned with the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments adopted by the state board and the commission pursuant to section 22-7-1008. SECTION 44. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1006, amend (2) and (5) as follows: 22-7-1006. Preschool through elementary and secondary education - aligned assessments - adoption - revisions. (2) In adopting the system of assessments, the state board shall ensure that it includes the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments adopted by the state board and the commission pursuant to section 22-7-1008 the assessments it adopts that are administered in grades nine through twelve are designed to enable a student to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness by the time the student graduates from high school. (5) (a) Every six years after the adoption of the system of assessments pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, the state board shall review and adopt any appropriate revisions to such system of assessments. The state board may adopt revisions to an assessment or adopt additional assessments, regardless of whether it adopts any revision to the standards with which the assessment is aligned. In adopting revisions to the system of assessments, the state board shall ensure that the system of assessments continues to meet the requirements specified in this section. (b) In reviewing the assessments administered to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, the state board shall adopt any revisions that may be necessary to ensure that the assessments are aligned with any revisions to the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness adopted by the state board and the commission pursuant to section 22-7-1008 (3) (a). SECTION 45. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 22-7-1007. SECTION 46. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1008, amend (1) (b) and (2); and repeal (3) (b) as follows: 22-7-1008. Postsecondary and workforce readiness description - adoption - revision. (1) (b) Based on the data received by the department of education from the operation of the pilot program pursuant to section 22-7-1007, the state board and the commission may modify the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness as appropriate to ensure alignment of the standards for grades nine through twelve, the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments, and the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness. The state board and the commission may further modify the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness as necessary based on the recommendations received through the peer review process on the amended state plan pursuant to section 22-7-1012 to ensure alignment of the postsecondary and workforce readiness description with the standards and assessments. (2) (a) On or before December 15, 2010, or as soon thereafter as fiscally practicable, the state board and the commission shall negotiate a consensus and adopt one or more postsecondary and workforce planning assessments, postsecondary and workforce preparation assessments, and postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments that local education providers shall administer pursuant to section 22-7-1016. The state board and the commission shall base the selection of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments on the information received through the operation of the pilot program, ensuring that the selected assessments are aligned with the standards for grades nine through twelve and with the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness. The state board, in adopting state assessments pursuant to section 22-7-1006, shall ensure that the state assessments administered to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve are sufficient to enable a student to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness by the time the student graduates from high school. (b) Following adoption of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments, the state board and the commission shall negotiate a consensus and adopt scoring criteria for the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments to indicate a student's level of postsecondary and workforce readiness, based on the student's level of performance on the assessments. The state board and the commission shall ensure that the scoring criteria for the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments are aligned with the scoring criteria that apply to the system of assessments for preschool through elementary and secondary education standards. (c) The state board and the commission shall negotiate a consensus and modify the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments adopted pursuant to this section as necessary in response to comments received through the peer review process and to reflect the contents of the state plan approved pursuant to section 22-7-1012. (3) (b) Every six years after the adoption of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, the state board and the commission shall review, negotiate a consensus, and adopt any appropriate revisions to such assessments. The state board and the commission may adopt revisions to the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments, regardless of whether they adopt any revisions to the postsecondary and workforce readiness description. In adopting revisions to the assessments, the state board and the commission shall ensure that the assessments continue to meet the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The state board and the commission shall also review and adopt any appropriate revisions to the scoring criteria. SECTION 47. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1012, amend (2) (a) introductory portion and (2) (a) (I); and repeal (1) as follows: 22-7-1012. State plan - amendments - peer review - final adoption. (1) The department of education shall solicit information from local education providers that began administering postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments prior to implementation of the pilot program and from local education providers and assessment vendors that are participating in the pilot program. The department of education may contract with an independent, nationally recognized third party to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the information received and, based on the evaluation, to make recommendations to the department and the state board concerning amendments to the state plan. (2) (a) As soon as practicable under federal law, based on the evaluation of information received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and on information received by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1010 and on any information received from the regional educator meetings pursuant to section 22-7-1011, the department of education shall submit to the federal department of education amendments to the state plan for peer review and approval. The amendments, at a minimum, shall include: (I) Amendments to incorporate the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1005; including the standards for grades nine through twelve that are aligned with the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments adopted pursuant to section 22-7-1008; and SECTION 48. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1015, amend (3) (b) as follows: 22-7-1015. Postsecondary and workforce readiness program - technical assistance. (3) (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), a local education provider may allow a student who is receiving special education services to demonstrate attainment of postsecondary and workforce readiness through a differentiated plan for purposes of the postsecondary and workforce readiness program, and the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments, if required in the student's individualized education program. SECTION 49. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1016, amend (1), (2) (b), and (4) (a) as follows: 22-7-1016. Assessments in grades nine through twelve - transcripts. (1) Each local education provider shall administer the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments adopted by the state board and the commission pursuant to section 22-7-1008 within two years of the adoption of such assessments. Upon receiving the results following administration of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, the local education provider shall provide to each student a printed copy of the student's assessment results, and a teacher or counselor shall review each student's results with the student and, to the extent practicable, with the student's parent or legal guardian and determine the areas in which the student continues to need instruction in order to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness prior to or upon attaining a high school diploma. (2) Each high school student's final transcript shall describe the student's level of postsecondary and workforce readiness by: (b) Indicating the student's level of performance on the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments administered to the student pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 in grades nine through twelve. (4) (a) A local education provider shall not apply a student's level of performance in the postsecondary and workforce readiness program or on the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments administered to the student pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 in grades nine through twelve to prohibit the student from participating in any program operated by the local education provider through which the student may earn postsecondary or career and technical education course credits while enrolled in high school. SECTION 50. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1018, amend (1) (c) (V), (1) (c) (VI), (1) (c) (VII), and (2) (b) as follows: 22-7-1018. Cost study. (1) (c) At a minimum, the cost study shall address the costs associated with: (V) Aligning the preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education curricula with the postsecondary and workforce readiness description; and administering and reviewing the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments; (VI) Making changes to the postsecondary admissions processes and publications to take into account the postsecondary and workforce readiness description and the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve; and (VII) Reviewing, adopting, and implementing standards in educator preparation programs to incorporate the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards, the school readiness description, the system of assessments, the individualized readiness plans, and the postsecondary and workforce readiness description. and the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments. (2) The entity selected to conduct the cost study shall submit reports to the department of education and the department of higher education in accordance with the following timeline: (b) On or before October 1, 2011, a report of the costs pertaining to implementation of the school readiness assessments and the system of assessments that is aligned with the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards; and the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments; and SECTION 51. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-302, amend (2) as follows: 22-7-302. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (2) "Close the achievement and growth gap" means to lessen the variance in academic achievement and growth among student groups, as reflected in statewide state assessment scores or performance on postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments and in calculations of students' longitudinal academic growth, by improving the academic achievement and growth of students in those groups that are underperforming. SECTION 52. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-103, repeal (26) as follows: 22-11-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (26) "Postsecondary and workforce readiness assessment" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-7-1003 (16). SECTION 53. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-202, repeal (1) (c) as follows: 22-11-202. Colorado growth model - technical advisory panel - rules. (1) (c) Within ninety days after receiving the information from the 2009-10 administration of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments pursuant to section 22-7-1007, the department shall recommend to the state board for adoption by rule any necessary adjustments to the Colorado growth model to ensure that it measures student academic growth over time toward attainment of the standards adopted pursuant to section 22-7-1005 and attainment of postsecondary and workforce readiness as described pursuant to section 22-7-1008. In recommending adjustments to the Colorado growth model, the department shall consult with the technical advisory panel appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. SECTION 54. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-204, amend (4) (a) (I), (4) (b) (I), (4) (c) (I), (5) (a) (I) (F), (5) (b) (I) (F), (5) (c) (I) (F), and (6) (c) as follows: 22-11-204. Performance indicators - measures. (4) The department shall determine the level of attainment of each public high school, each school district, the institute, and the state as a whole on the postsecondary and workforce readiness indicator by using, at a minimum, the following measures: (a) For each public high school, the department shall calculate: (I) The percentages of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in the public high school who score at each achievement level on the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination administered as a statewide assessment or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high school who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 by the public high school; (b) For each school district and the institute, the department shall calculate: (I) The overall percentages of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in all of the district public high schools or all institute charter high schools who score at each achievement level on the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination administered as a statewide assessment or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high schools who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 by the public high schools; (c) For the state, the department shall calculate: (I) The percentages of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in public high schools statewide who score at each achievement level on the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination administered as a statewide assessment or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high schools statewide who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 by the public high schools; (5) The department shall determine the level of attainment of each public school, each school district, the institute, and the state as a whole on the performance indicator that concerns the progress made in closing the achievement and growth gaps by using the following measures: (a) (I) For each public school, the department shall disaggregate by student group: (F) For each public high school, the percentage of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in the public high school who score at each achievement level of the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high school who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 by the public high school; the percentages of students graduating from the public high school who receive a diploma that includes a postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsement or an endorsement for exemplary demonstration of postsecondary and workforce readiness; and the graduation and dropout rates. (b) (I) For each school district and the institute, the department shall disaggregate by student group: (F) The overall percentage of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in the district public high schools or the institute charter high schools who score at each achievement level of the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high schools who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 assessments administered by the public high schools; the overall percentages of students graduating from the district public high schools, or the institute charter high schools, who receive a diploma that includes a postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsement or an endorsement for exemplary demonstration of postsecondary and workforce readiness; and the overall graduation and dropout rates for the district public high schools or the institute charter high schools. (c) (I) For the state, the department shall disaggregate by student group: (F) The percentage of students enrolled in the eleventh grade in the public high schools in the state who score at each achievement level of the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination or the percentages of students enrolled in each of the grade levels included in the public high schools in the state who score at each achievement level on the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 by the public high schools; the overall percentages of students graduating from the public high schools in the state who receive diplomas that include postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsements or endorsements for exemplary demonstration of postsecondary and workforce readiness; and the overall graduation and dropout rates for the public high schools in the state. (6) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary: (c) The department may adjust the calculations specified in this section as necessary to take into account students for whom no score is recorded on the statewide assessments or the standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance examination. or the postsecondary and workforce readiness assessments. SECTION 55. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-113, repeal (6) as follows: 23-1-113. Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy - definitions. (6) (a) On or before December 15, 2010, Pursuant to section 22-7-1008, C.R.S., the commission and the state board of education shall negotiate a consensus and adopt one or more postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments for use by school districts, boards of cooperative services, district charter high schools, and institute charter high schools. The commission and the state board of education also shall negotiate a consensus and adopt scoring criteria to indicate a student's level of postsecondary and workforce readiness, as provided in section 22-7-1008, C.R.S. (b) Every six years after the adoption of the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments pursuant to section 22-7-1008, C.R.S., the commission and the state board of education may negotiate a consensus and adopt revisions to such assessments. The commission and the state board of education may also revise the scoring criteria for the postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments, as necessary. SECTION 56. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.