HOUSE Amended 2nd Reading February 7, 2005First Regular Session Sixty-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO. 05-0194.01 Jane Ritter HOUSE BILL 05-1027 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Jahn SENATE SPONSORSHIP Groff House Committees Senate Committees Education A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning college preparatory courses in high schools. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.) Requires each school district board of education to adopt a policy providing for:  Notice to a student's parent or legal guardian of the student's likely need for additional college preparation based on the results of the eleventh-grade ACT; and  An adequate supply of courses in high school to permit a student who needs additional preparation to receive it prior to high school graduation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. Article 1 of title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read: 23-1-119.1. 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 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 pre-collegiate exam the names and mailing addresses of all students enrolled in Colorado public schools who take either 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 standardized, curriculum-based, achievement, college entrance exam administered pursuant to section 22-7-409 (1.5) (a), C.R.S., or the pre-collegiate exam. 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 pre-collegiate exam. At a minimum, the notice shall include: (I) A detailed description of what constitutes an inadequate score in mathematics, writing, or reading, based on the pre-collegiate curriculum guidelines established by the commission; (II) Information regarding a student's ability to take basic, pre-collegiate 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 pre-collegiate curriculum guidelines adopted by the commission. SECTION 2. 22-32-109 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read: 22-32-109. Board of education - specific duties - repeal. (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: (ff) To provide the opportunity for a student enrolled in a public school of the district to take a basic, pre-collegiate skills course or develop a plan for academic remediation upon the request of the student's parent or legal guardian. SECTION 3. 22-30.5-505 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read: 22-30.5-505. State charter school institute - institute board - appointment - powers and duties - rules. (3) The mission of the institute board shall be to foster high-quality public school choices offered through institute charter schools, including particularly schools for at-risk students. In discharging its duties pursuant to this part 5, the institute shall: (l) Provide the opportunity for a student enrolled in an institute charter school to take a basic, pre-collegiate skills course or develop a plan for academic remediation upon the request of the student's parent or legal guardian. SECTION 4. 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.