NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/19/2013.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 13-071
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Hudak, Newell;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fields, Buckner, Ginal, Hullinghorst, Labuda,
      Rosenthal, Schafer, Young.
      
      
      Concerning uniquely identifying student numbers for persons
           enrolled in adult education programs.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-703.5, amend
      (5) (e) and (5) (f); and add (5) (g) as follows:
      
           24-37.5-703.5.  Education data subcommittee - created - duties
      - repeal. (5)  The education data subcommittee shall have the following
      duties:
      
           (e)  To recommend the design and continuing development of a
      statewide comprehensive P-20 education data system that may include, but
      need not be limited to, implementation of an interoperability data
      framework and protocols and standards for data input and for making and
      responding to data requests to ensure that preschool through postsecondary
      education entities throughout the state can share education data; and
      
           (f)  Upon request by the chief information officer, to advise the chief
      information officer on other issues pertaining to education data sharing;
      and
      
           (g)  To identify a method or methods, if feasible, for
      assigning a unique student identifier as part of the department of
      education record integration tracking system or an alternative
      tracking system employing interagency data-sharing, for each
      person enrolled in an adult basic education program or high
      school general equivalency diploma program.
      
           SECTION 2.  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
      7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); 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 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      John P. Morse                         Mark Ferrandino
      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