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An Act

HOUSE BILL 98­1393

BY REPRESENTATIVES Allen, Bacon, Gordon, Gotlieb, and Pfiffner;

also SENATOR B. Alexander.

CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION RELATED TO THE CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCH AGENCIES UNDER ARTICLES 1 TO 60 OF TITLE 22, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  Repeal.  22­5­118 (6) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­5­118.  Implementation and financing of regional education and support services ­ plan ­ annual report. (6) (b)  On or before January 1, 1998, and by January 1 of each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives a summary of the reports received pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (6).

SECTION 2.  Repeal.  22­20­104 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­20­104.  Administration. (3)  The department shall submit to the governor and the education committees and the joint budget committee of the general assembly an annual report of the data required by the federal government concerning special education programs.

SECTION 3.  Repeal.  22­20­106 (10), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­20­106.  Special educational programs. (10)  The department of education shall conduct a study comparing school district total dropout rates to those obtained for children receiving services pursuant to this article and emotional or behavior disordered students. A report shall be submitted to the health, environment, welfare, and institutions committees of the house of representatives and the senate and to the joint budget committee no later than January 15, 1992.

SECTION 4.  Repeal.  22­25­107 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­25­107.  Reports required. (2)  With the assistance of the department of public health and environment, participating school districts and boards of cooperative services, and other appropriate entities, the department of education shall develop an evaluation of the Colorado comprehensive health education program. The commissioner shall annually prepare a written report describing the results of such evaluation which shall include, but shall not be limited to, a review of the program's compliance with the expressed intent of this article and any evidence of changed outcomes and behaviors as a result of this article. The commissioner shall transmit such report to the governor, to the members of the general assembly, and to the chairmen of the senate and house committees on education and the senate and house committees on health, environment, welfare, and institutions.

SECTION 5.  Repeal.  22­27­107 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­27­107.  Additional requirements for educational clinics. (4)  The department of education shall prepare a report to the joint budget committee and to the house and senate committees on education before each regular session, analyzing the effectiveness, cost impact, and fiscal benefits of the several certified educational clinics receiving reimbursements from the state or school districts pursuant to the provisions of this article. The department of education shall require clinics, school districts, and the commissioner to furnish the information it deems reasonably necessary to meet the requirements of this subsection (4). The department shall include in its report the number of students served, the cost per student, student backgrounds, student achievements, and comparisons with educational alternatives and other alternatives utilized by dropouts.

SECTION 6.  Repeal.  22­30.5­113 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­30.5­113.  Charter schools ­ evaluation ­ report. (2)  The state board shall issue a report to the general assembly on its findings no later than January 1, 1997.

SECTION 7. Repeal.  22­41­107 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­41­107.  Reports. (2)  On or before January 10 of each year, the state treasurer shall transmit to the governor, to the general assembly, to each member of the state board of education, and to each member of the state board of land commissioners a report showing the investments of the public school fund at the end of the preceding fiscal year and the amount of income realized from such investments during said fiscal year. The market value of each investment of the public school fund shall be compared to the book value as of the close of said fiscal year and individual and aggregate potential gains and losses reported in the report required by this subsection (2). Such report may be made in the form of an appendix to the annual report of the state treasurer required by the provisions of section 24­22­107 (3), C.R.S.

SECTION 8.  Repeal.  22­60­117 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:

22­60­117.  Department ­ report to general assembly. (1)  The department of education shall submit an oral and written report to the house and senate education committees of the general assembly in January of 1992 and each January thereafter on the implementation and effectiveness of alternative teacher certificates and alternative teacher programs. Such annual report shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:

(a)  The number of school districts, boards of cooperative services, and accredited independent schools which have alternative teacher programs;

(b)  The number of persons who applied for employment as alternative teachers with school districts, boards of cooperative services, and accredited independent schools having alternative teacher programs and the number of such applicants actually employed as alternative teachers in such alternative teacher programs;

(c)  The number of alternative teacher certificates issued by the department;

(d)  The number of alternative teachers who successfully completed alternative teacher programs, who were recommended for certification by a school district, a board of cooperative services, or an accredited independent school, and to whom a general teacher certificate was issued by the department;

(e)  The quality of alternative teachers specified in paragraph (d) of this subsection (1), as indicated by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state board of education;

(f)  The rate of attrition of alternative teachers to whom a general teacher certificate has been issued by the department as compared to the rate of attrition of teachers who were not alternative teachers to whom a general teacher certificate has been issued;

(g)  The costs incurred by the state of Colorado in the preparation of individuals to be eligible to become alternative teachers and to become qualified for issuance of general teacher certificates and the costs incurred by the state of Colorado in the preparation of individuals, other than alternative teachers, to become qualified for issuance of general teacher certificates; such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, the costs incurred in providing curriculum, approved programs of teacher preparation, and approved alternative programs of teacher preparation at accepted institutions of higher education;

(h)  The results of any recruitment of minority persons to become alternative teachers, including, but not limited to, the manner in which such minority recruitment occurred and the number of persons successfully recruited;

(i)  Repealed.

SECTION 9.  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.



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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE





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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE



APPROVED________________________________________




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Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO