NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/5/2015.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 15-281
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Hill, Cooke, Kefalas, Lambert, Marble,
      Martinez Humenik, Neville T., Roberts, Scott, Todd, Woods;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Kraft-Tharp, Rosenthal, Williams, Windholz.
      
      
      Concerning parent engagement in institute charter schools.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-520, amend
      (2) (c); and add (2) (d) as follows:
      
           22-30.5-520.  Parent engagement - policy - communications -
      incentives. (2) (c)  The institute charter school shall hold a public
      hearing after the plan is written to review the required plan prior to before
      final adoption. The institute charter school shall hold the public hearing
      within the geographic boundaries of the school district in which the
      institute charter school is located. The date of the public hearing must be
      at least thirty days after the date on which the institute charter school
      provides the written notice. A member of the school accountability
      committee is encouraged to attend the public hearing. 
      
           (d)  The institute shall ensure that the institute charter
      school complies with the requirements of this subsection (2).
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-402, amend (1)
      (g) as follows:
      
           22-11-402.  School accountability committee - powers and duties
      - meetings. (1)  Each school accountability committee has the following
      powers and duties:
      
           (g)  To publicize a public hearing held pursuant to section
      22-32-142 (2), or, if the school is an institute charter school, to
      publicize and hold a public hearing pursuant to section
      22-30.5-520 (2), to review a written public school priority improvement or
      turnaround plan. A member of the school accountability committee is
      encouraged to attend the public hearing.
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-405, amend (2)
      (b) as follows:
      
           22-11-405.  School priority improvement plan - contents.
      (2) (b)  The school accountability committee for the institute charter school
      shall hold a public meeting as required in section 22-30.5-520 (2) to receive
      input concerning possible strategies to be included in the school priority
      improvement plan, advise the institute concerning preparation of the school
      priority improvement plan, and make recommendations to the institute
      concerning the contents of the school priority improvement plan, taking
      into account recommendations received at the public meeting. The institute
      shall create and adopt the school priority improvement plan, taking into
      account the advice and recommendations of the school accountability
      committee. Before adopting the school priority improvement plan, the
      institute shall hold ensure that the institute charter school holds
      a public hearing to review the written plan as required in section
      22-30.5-520 (2).
      
           SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-406, amend (2)
      (b) as follows:
      
           22-11-406.  School turnaround plan - contents. (2) (b)  The school
      accountability committee for the institute charter school shall hold a public
      meeting as required in section 22-30.5-520 (2) to receive input concerning
      possible strategies to be included in the school turnaround plan, advise the
      institute concerning preparation of the school turnaround plan, and make
      recommendations to the institute concerning the contents of the school
      turnaround plan, taking into account recommendations received at the
      public meeting. The institute shall create and adopt the school turnaround
      plan, taking into account the advice and recommendations of the school
      accountability committee. Before adopting the school turnaround plan, the
      institute shall hold ensure that the institute charter school holds
      a public hearing to review the written plan as required in section
      22-30.5-520 (2).
      
           SECTION 5.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO