BY REPRESENTATIVES Allen, Anderson, Dean, Agler, K. Alexander, Gotlieb, Reeser, Salaz, Schwarz, and Taylor;
also SENATORS B. Alexander, Arnold, Congrove,
Mutzebaugh, Powers, Schroeder, and Tebedo.
CONCERNING THE ABOLITION OF THE COLORADO COMMISSION
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Repeal.
Part 3 of article 53 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995
Repl. Vol., as amended, is repealed.
SECTION 2. 225103 (2.5),
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is repealed as follows:
225103. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(2.5) "Colorado
commission for achievement in education" means the "Colorado
commission for achievement in education" created pursuant
to section 2253301 (1).
SECTION 3. The
introductory portion to 2244105 (1) and 2244105
(1) (d), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., are amended
to read:
2244105. Budget
contents mandatory. (1) The
budget shall be presented in the format established by the state
board of education by rule and regulation In
establishing the format, the state board shall consult annually
with the advisory committee specified in paragraph (d) of this
subsection (1) and shall adhere to
the following guidelines:
(d) Effective
July 1, 1993, the Colorado commission for achievement in education
in consultation with the financial policy and procedures advisory
committee shall advise the state board of education in developing
the budget format pursuant to this section.
SECTION 4. 2313108,
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., as amended, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
2313108. Enrollment statewide
plan. (2) THE STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT
PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A STUDY OF ISSUES CONCERNING COLORADO'S NEEDS
AND PRIORITIES WITH REGARD TO GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
CONDUCTED BY INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE THAT OFFER GRADUATE AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. THE GRADUATE EDUCATION STUDY SHALL CONSIDER,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
(a) THE ROLE OF GRADUATE RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION IN STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
(b) THE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
NEEDS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY; AND
(c) METHODS OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS AND THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING STATE
POLICYMAKERS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CONCERNING RESEARCH PROJECTS
THAT ARE BEING OR SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS OF SUCH
RESEARCH.
SECTION 5. 2253402 (3),
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:
2253402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3) "Commission" means the Colorado
commission for achievement in education created in section 2253301
AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION (3),
AS AMENDED.
SECTION 6. 2253405 (1) (c)
and the introductory portion to 2253405 (1) (d),
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., are amended to read:
2253405. Powers and duties
of the state standards and assessments development and implementation
council. (1) (c) In developing
state model content standards, the council, in collaboration with
the commission
BOARD, shall, following appropriate public notice, hold a series
of at least six public meetings throughout the state at which
it shall hear testimony regarding such state model content standards.
The council shall also specifically seek recommendations from
and shall work in cooperation with districts, educators, parents,
students, representatives from postsecondary education, business
persons, members of the general community who are representative
of the cultural diversity of the state, the
standards and assessments task force appointed by the commission,
and the state advisory accountability committee created in section
227103 (3). In addition, in developing the state
model content standards, the council shall consider national content
standards, such as those adopted by the national council of teachers
of mathematics, the national council for geographic education
and the national geographic society, and the national science
foundation, the national academy of science, and the national
science teachers association, and content standards adopted in
other states.
(d) In recommending state model content
standards for adoption by the board, the council shall also recommend
to the board, the commission,
the joint budget committee, and the house and senate education
committees a plan for the implementation of standardsbased
education which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
following:
SECTION 7. 2253406 (1) (a),
(1) (b), and (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol.,
are amended to read:
2253406. Adoption of state
model content standards, state assessments, and timelines
resource bank. (1) (a) On
or before September 15, 1995, the board, after careful consideration
of the recommendations of the council, and in consultation with
the commission, shall adopt first priority state model content
standards in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science,
history, and geography. As a second priority, the board, after
careful consideration of the recommendations of the council, and
in consultation with the commission,
shall adopt state model content standards in the areas of art,
music, physical education, foreign languages, economics, and civics.
(b) Following adoption of the state model
content standards pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection
(1), the board, after careful consideration of the recommendations
of the council, and in consultation
with the commission, shall adopt
revised state model content standards and revised state assessments
as necessary to maintain the effectiveness of such state model
content standards and state assessments.
(4) The board the
commission, and the joint budget
committee may, with written comments, refer any recommendations
received pursuant to section 2253405 back to the council
for further review.
SECTION 8. 2253409 (4) (a),
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:
2253409. Assessments.
(4) (a) The department shall prepare an annual
report of the results of statewide assessments which shall be
delivered to the council, to the board, to
the commission, to the education
committees of the house of representatives and the senate, to
the district accountability committees, and to the districts and
which shall be available to the public. The first report shall
be available on or before January 1, 1998. Such report shall include
the percentage of students achieving each of the performance levels
specified by the board and shall be reported for the state as
a whole as well as by gender, race, separate disabling condition,
and ethnicity of students and by district and district size.
SECTION 9. 2253410,
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:
2253410. Annual public
meeting. The commission
BOARD shall hold an annual public meeting in conjunction with
the board,
the council and the department to discuss the effectiveness of
standardsbased education as implemented by this part 4 and
the annual report of assessments prepared by the department pursuant
to section 2253409. Notice of such meeting shall be
posted in every public school in the state no later than thirty
days prior to such meeting. Members of the general public shall
have opportunity to present testimony at such hearing regarding
the annual report and the effectiveness of standardsbased
education as implemented by the districts, the board, and the
department.
SECTION 10. 231119 (1),
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:
231119. Commission directive
transition between K12 education system and postsecondary
education system. (1) The general
assembly hereby finds and declares that, in order for students
to succeed at statesupported institutions of higher education,
the Colorado public system of elementary and secondary education
must have provided such students with the skills and abilities
necessary to make the transition to the postsecondary system.
The general assembly further recognizes that the establishment
of goals and standards for providing such skills and abilities
is the prerogative of the elementary and secondary public education
system. The general assembly recognizes that, in establishing
such goals and standards, the elementary and secondary education
system should be in communication with the postsecondary education
system regarding the skills and abilities that are needed to succeed
in higher education. It is therefore the intent of the general
assembly that the commission, in consultation with the
Colorado commission for achievement in education created pursuant
to section 2253301, C.R.S., and
the state board of education and appropriate school district boards,
adopt necessary policies and procedures to facilitate the transition
for students between the two systems.
SECTION 11. 231121,
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:
231121. Commission directive
education in standardsbased education.
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, in order
to implement standardsbased education in the public schools
of this state pursuant to part 4 of article 53 of title 22, C.R.S.,
statesupported institutions of higher education must ensure
that persons who are preparing to enter the education profession
learn to practice their profession in accordance with the principles
of standardsbased education, as defined in section 2253402 (11),
C.R.S. It is therefore the intent of the general assembly that,
in consultation with the Colorado
commission for achievement in education created pursuant to section
2253301, C.R.S., the
state board of education, the state standards and assessments
adoption and implementation council created pursuant to section
2253404, C.R.S., and appropriate school district boards
of education, the commission adopt the necessary policies and
procedures to ensure that institutions of higher education include
the precepts of standardsbased education, as outlined in
part 4 of article 53 of title 22, C.R.S., in the curriculum for
persons who are preparing to enter the teaching profession. Such
policies and procedures shall not limit the authority of the state
board of education to evaluate and approve the programs of teacher
preparation offered at Colorado institutions of higher education
pursuant to section 222109, C.R.S.
SECTION 12. Effective date. This
act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration
of the ninetyday period after final adjournment of the general
assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition
pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution;
except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act
or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then
the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall
take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
thereon by proclamation of the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO