SB 103 — At-Risk Public School Program & Public School Accountability

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

26-0408.02This Owenbill Hatchhas x2698been SENATEprepared BILLfor 26-103the SENATEsignatures SPONSORSHIPof Kolkerthe andappropriate Marchman,legislative Benavidez,officers Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Bacon and Lukens,the Boesenecker,Governor. Carter, Duran, English, Froelich, Goldstein, Hamrick, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, McCluskie, Nguyen, Phillips, Ricks, Stewart K.

dTo ddetermine ewhether 6the aGovernor 0has Ssigned nthe ,bill Uor gtaken 1other Haction don yit, eplease aconsult Senatethe Committeeslegislative Housestatus Committeessheet, Rthe Mlegislative Educationhistory, Educationor 3the ASession BILLLaws. FOR AN ACT e n 6 C ONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , E m 2 U n 1 CREATING A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL POLICY FOR AT -RISK O g 1 H i a STUDENTS .

aSENATE MBILL R26-103 nBY BillSENATOR(S) SummaryKolker eand (Note:Marchman, Benavidez, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman;

Thisalso summaryREPRESENTATIVE(S) appliesBacon to this bill as introduced and doesLukens, nBoesenecker, notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.IfthisbillCarter, mDuran, 2English, TFroelich, nGoldstein, 0Hamrick, passesJackson, thirdLieder, readingLindsay, inNguyen, thePhillips, houseRicks, ofStewart introduction,K., aMcCluskie. bill summary that A U , applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E i i S a p http://leg.colorado.gov.) R A r The bill requires school districts and charter schools to adopt a policythatdirectsadditionalresourcesandsupportstowardat-riskpublic school students.

TheC policyONCERNINGPUBLICSCHOOLS may,AND implementINCONNECTIONTHEREWITH the,CREATING utilization of n community-school-based learning programs, as well as wraparound d e 6 services, after-school programs, and tutoring services, among other T R 0 A nSPECIALIZED ,SCHOOL EPOLICY dFOR iAT Shading-RISK denotesSTUDENTS HOUSE. amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

S e p Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n A Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

m A community-focused programs.

Subdivision regulations adopted by a board of county commissioners must include land set aside for public schools of a school district.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

Legislativedeclaration.(1)Legislative Thegeneralassemblydeclaration. finds and declares that:

(a)(1) ColoradoThe lawgeneral recognizesassembly communityfinds schools as evidence-based, democratic public-school models that integrate academics, family engagement, health services, and communitydeclares partnerships;that:

(b)(a) UnderColoradolawrecognizescommunityschoolsasevidence-based, currentdemocratic law,public-school themodels communitythat schoolintegrate modelacademics, appearsfamily primarilyasengagement, alast-resortaccountabilityintervention,becomingavailablehealth afterservices, schoolsand havecommunity enteredpartnerships; priority improvement or turnaround status;

(b) Under current law, the community school model appears primarily as a last-resort accountability intervention, becoming available after schools have entered priority improvement or turnaround status;

________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

and (e) School district contracting and metro-district land gifts have enabledprivatizationthatdivertspubliceducationdollarsandgovernanceenabled toprivateparties.Thesegapsmustbeaddressedtopreservetransparency,privatization oversight,that diverts public education dollars and equity.governance to private parties.

(2)These Thisactestablishesearlypathwaysforschoolstoadoptprovengaps -2-must 103be evidence-based,comprehensiveinterventions,likethecommunityschooladdressed model,to andpreserve supportstransparency, equitableoversight, schooland successequity. across Colorado.

(2) This act establishes early pathways for schools to adopt proven evidence-based, comprehensive interventions, like the community school model, and supports equitable school success across Colorado.

(1) A S USED IN THIS SECTI,UNLESSSECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES ,,"ACCESS "ACCESS POLICY "OR" "POLICY"MEANSOR "POLICY" MEANS A POLICY DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)OF THIS SECTIO.SECTION .

(2) (a) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027,EACH2027, EACH INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL ,DISTRICT,DISTRICTCHARTERSCHOOL CHARTER,ANDLOCALBOARDOFEDUCATION SCHOOL,FOR ,ANDITSSCHOOLSTHATARENOTDISTRICTCHARTERSCHOOLS LOCAL,SHALLADOPTAND BOARD OF EDUCATION , FOR ITS SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS ,SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AN ACHIEVING COMMUNITY COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE SCHOOL SUCCESS POLICY ,,TO TO BE KNOWN AS AN ACCESS POLICY ,THAT DIRECTSDIRECTSRESOURCESANDSUPPORTSTOAT RESOURCES-RISKSTUDENTS AND,ANDSHALLPOST SUPPORTS TO AT -RISK STUDENTS , AND SHALL POST THE POLICY ON THE SCHOOL S OR SCHOOL DISTRICT'SDISTRICT 'S WEBSITE.

(I) ARTNERSHIPSWITHCOMMUNITYORGANIZATIONSTOINCREASEPRTNERSHIPS ACCESSWITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HEALTHINCREASE CLINICS,PAGE LEGAL2-SENATE SERVICES,BILL AND26-103 COLLEGEACCESSTOHEALTHCLINICS OPPORTUNITIES,LEGALSERVICES ,ANDCOLLEGEOPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ;

(II) ITEGRATEDSTUDENTSUPPORTANDWRAPAROUNDSERVICESITEGRATED INFORMEDBYTHESTUDENT SUPPORT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES INFORMED BY THE ASSET ANDNEEDSASSESSMENTDESCRIBEDINSECTIONAND NEEDS ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 22-32.5-103 (1.5)(a),NCLUDING(1.5)(a)INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO ,INCREASING COUNSELORS , CASEWORKERSINCREASING ,COUNSELORS AND,CASEWORKERS OTHER,ANDOTHERMENTALHEALTHPROFESSIONALS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ;

(III) ETENDEDLEARNINGTIMEWITHAFTERETENDED -SCHOOLLEARNING TUTORINGTIME ,WITH -3-AFTER 103-SCHOOL ,TUTORING , AND OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS ;

(V) FAMILYF AMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT REFLECTREFLECTCULTURALANDLINGUISTICDIVERSITY CULTURAL,INCLUDINGBILINGUALAND AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSIT,INCLUDING BILINGUAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE-LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ,TRANSLATORS ,AND FAMILY LIAISONS;LIAISONS;AND (VI) THE AT-RISK MEASURE DESCRIBED IN SECTION22-54-104.6.

(c) AN INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL ,DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL , AND (VI)A THESCHOOL ATRISKOF MEASUREA DESCRIBEDLOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT IS NOT A DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN SECTIO22-54-104.6.A PERFORMANCE , IMPROVEMENT ,PRIORITYIMPROVEMENT ,ORTURNAROUNDPLANPURSUANT TOSECTION 22-11-210,WHICHPLANDIRECTSRESOURCESANDSUPPORTSTO AT-RISK STUDENTS , IS DEEMED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (2)(a)OF THIS SECTION,AND SHALL POST THE PLAN ON THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

(c) AN INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOO,DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL, ANDASCHOOLOFALOCALBOARDOFEDUCATIONTHATISNOTADISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN A PERFORMANCE , IMPROVEMENT , PRIORITY IMPROVEMENT , OR TURNAROUND PLAN PURSUANTTOSECTION 22-11-210,WHICHPLANDIRECTSRESOURCESAND SUPPORTS TO AT -RISK STUDENTS , IS DEEMED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (2)(aOF THIS SECTI,AND SHALL POST THE PLAN ON THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICS WEBSIT.

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 26-103 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-4-____________________________ 103____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 26-103