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FirstSB068_H_ED.001 RegularNOT SessionAMENDED Seventy-firstHOUSE GeneralCOMMITTEE Assembly STATE OF COLORADOREFERENCE REENGROSSEDREPORT This_______________________________ VersionMarch Includes27, All2017 AmendmentsChairman Adoptedof inCommittee theDate HouseCommittee ofon IntroductionEducation LLS. NO.
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This** summary*** applies** to*** this** bill*SB068_H_ED.001* as introduced and does N g y E d a notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill S e b passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that R e F applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) d Under current law, a public school that includes any of grades 7 d 7 e 0 through12iseligibletoreceiveagrantthroughthebehavioralhealthcare E a , A U 2 N n r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
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S d u Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
e b Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
d F professional matching grant program.
Sections 2 to 5 of the bill add elementaryschools to the list of public schools eligible to receive a grant through the program.
Under current law, a public middle, junior, or high school is eligible to receive a grant through the school counselor corps grant program.
Sections 6to10 of the bill add elementaryschools to the list of public schools eligible to receive a grant through the program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION1.
Legislativedeclaration.(1) Thegeneralassembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Student behavioral health is important to creating successful and safe schools;
(b) Support provided by school nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors reduces the incidence of student bullying, substance abuse, and suicide, and helps foster nurturing and safe environments for learning;
and (c) The general assembly has previously created two successful grant programs to increase the number of school nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors in schools:
The behavioral health care professionalmatchinggrantprogram,createdinarticle96oftitle22;and theschoolcounselorcorpsgrantprogram,createdinarticle91oftitle22.
(2) The general assembly recognizes the benefits that these programscanoffertostudentsthroughoutthepublicschoolsystem,from kindergartenthroughhighschoolgraduation,and,therefore,declaresthat it is appropriate to expand the eligibility for these programs to all public schools.
SECTION 2.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-101, amend (2) as follows:
22-96-101.
Legislative declaration.
(2) The general assembly -2- 068 further finds and declares that a program to provide matching grants to education providers to enhance the presence of school health professionals in secondarychools throughout the state will facilitate better screening, education, and referral care coordination for secondary schoolstudents with substance abuse and other behavioral health needs.
SECTION 3.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-102, amend the introductory portion and (3);
repeal (4);
and add (2.5) as follows:
22-96-102.
Definitions.AsusedinthisarticleARTICLE 96,unless the context otherwise requires:
(2.5) "SCHOOL "MEANS A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY ,MIDDLE ,JUNIOR HIGH,OR HIGH SCHOOL .
(3) "School health professional" means a state-licensed or state-certifiedschoolnurPSYCHOLOGIST ,SOCIALWORKER COUNSELOR , or other state-licensed or state-certified health professional qualified under state law to provide support services to children and adolescents.
(4) "Secondary school" means a public school that includes any of grades seven through twelve.
SECTION 4.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-103, amend (1) as follows:
22-96-103.
Behavioralhealthcareprofessionalmatchinggrant program - created - rules.
(1) (a) There is hereby created in the department the behavioral health care professional matching grant program, referred to in this articleICLE 96 as the "program", to provide funding to education providers for the following purposes:
(I) To increase the presence of school health professionals in secondaryschools toprovidesubstanceabuse and behavioral health care to students who are enrolled in secondary schools andve substance -3- 068 abuse or other behavioral health needs;
(II) To provide training and resources for school staff on the implementation of evidence-based programming on substance abuse prevention education for all students;
who are enrolled in secondary schools;and (III) Toallowschoolhealthprofessionalstoconnectstudentswho are enrolled in secondary schoolsith services that are provided by community-basedorganizationsfortreatmentandcounselingforstudents who are at risk for substance abuse.
(b) Aneducationproviderthatreceivesagrantundertheprogram shall use the moneys MONEY to increase the level of funding the education provider allocates to secondschool health professionals to provide substance abuse and behavioral health care to students prior to receiving the grant and not to replace other funding sources allocated to provide school health professionals for students.
in secondary schools.
The department shall administer the program as provided in this article ARTICLE 96 and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.
SECTION 5.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-104, amend (2) introductory portion, (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d), and (3)(a) as follows:
22-96-104.
Behavioralhealthcareprofessionalmatchinggrant program - application - criteria - grant awards.
(2) At a minimum, each grant application shallT specify:
(a) Theintendedrecipientsecondaryschools,thenumberofhealth professionals employed by the education provider in secondary schools prior to receipt of a grant, and the ratio of students to school health providersinthesecondaryschoolsoperatedbyorreceivingservicesfrom -4- 068 the education provider;
(b) The education provider's plan for use of the grant moneys MONEY , including the extent to which the grant moneMONEY will be used to increase the number of school health professionals at recipient secondaryschools and to provide substance abuse and behavioral health care services at recipient secondaryschools, including screenings, COUNSELING , referrals to community organizations, and training for students and staff on substance abuse issues;
(c) The education provider's plan for involving leaders at the recipient secondarychools and in the surrounding community and the faculty at recipient secondarychools in increasing the capacity and effectiveness of the substance abuse and behavioral health care services providedtosecondaryschool studentsenrolledinorreceivingeducational services from the education provider;
(d) The extent to which the education provider has developed or plans to develop community partnerships to serve substance abuse and behavioral health care needs of all of the secondarynts enrolled in or receiving educational services from the education provider;
(3) In reviewing applications and making recommendations, the department shall prioritize applications based on the following criteria and any other criteria adopted by rule of the state board:
(a) The education provider's need for additional school health professionalsinsecondaryschools,demonstratedbythelocalschooland community data regarding marijuana and the number of marijuana establishments located within the boundaries of a school district;
SECTION 6.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-91-101, amend (1)(k) as follows:
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Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds that:
(k) Reducing the student-to-counselor ratio in Colorado's public secondary schools is a positive move toward achieving the goals of closing the achievement gap, decreasing the dropout rate, and increasing the number of students who matriculate into postsecondary education without the need for remediation.
SECTION 7.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-91-102, amend the introductory portion and (5);
repeal (7);
and add (5.5) as follows:
22-91-102.
Definitions.Asusedinthisarticle ARTICLE 91,unless the context otherwise requires:
(5) "Recipient secondary school" means a secondary school at which an education provider will use moneysONEY received from the program to either increase the number of school counselors or otherwise raise the level of school counseling provided.
(5.5) "SCHOOL " MEANS A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY ,MIDDLE ,JUNIOR HIGH,OR HIGH SCHOOL .
(7) "Secondary school" means a public middle, junior, or high school.
SECTION 8.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-91-103, amend (1)(a) as follows:
22-91-103.
School counselor corps grant program - created - rules.
(1) (a) There is hereby created in the department the school counselorcorpsgrantprogramtoprovidefundingtoeducationproviders.
The goal of the program is to increase the availability of effective school-based counseling within secondary schoolsto help increase the graduation rate within the state and increase the percentage of students -6- 068 whoappropriatelyprepare for, applyto, andcontinueintopostsecondary education.
SECTION 9.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-91-104, amend (2)introductoryportion,(2)(a),(2)(c),(2)(d),(2)(e),(2)(f),(2)(g),(3)(a), (3)(a.5), (3)(b), (3)(c), (3)(c.5), (4.5), and (8) as follows:
22-91-104.
Schoolcounselorcorpsgrantprogram-application - criteria - grant awards - rules.
(2) At a minimum, each grant application shallST specify:
(a) The intended recipient secondary schools, the number of secondaryschoolcounselorsemployedbytheeducationproviderpriorto receipt of a grant, and the ratio of students to school counselors in the secondaryschools operated by or receiving services from the education provider;
(c) Whether the education provider has entered into, or has committed to establishing, one or more partnerships with institutions of higher education or postsecondary service providers in Colorado to supportandincreasethecapacityandeffectivenessofthecounselingand postsecondarypreparationservicesprovidedtosecondaryschoolstudents enrolledinorreceivingeducationalservicesfromtheeducationprovider;
(d) The education provider's plan for use of the grant moneys MONEY , including the extent to which the grant monMONEY will be used to increase the number of school counselors at recipient secondary schools and to provide professional development for school counselors andprofessionaldevelopmenttoenableotherfacultymemberstoprovide counselingandpostsecondarypreparationservicesatrecipientsecondary schools;
(e) The education provider's plan for involving leaders at the -7- 068 recipient secondary schools and in the surrounding community and the faculty at recipient secondarychools in increasing the capacity and effectiveness of the counseling and postsecondary preparation services providedtosecondaryschool studentsenrolledinorreceivingeducational services from the education provider;
(f) The extent to which the education provider has developed or plans to develop partnerships to serve the postsecondary needs of all of thesecondary studentsenrolledinorreceivingeducationalservicesfrom the education provider;
(g) The education provider's use of district-level, or school-level if the education provider is a charter school, needs assessments that identify challenging issues in the district or school in terms of student learning and success and identification of any programs initiated or services provided by the education provider to secondarytudents that have helped to increase graduation rates and the level of postsecondary success among graduates;
(3) Inreviewingapplicationsandmakingrecommendationstothe department and state board, the school counselor corps advisory board shall consider the following criteria, in addition to any other criteria adopted by rule of the state board:
(a) The dropout rate attheintendedrecipientsecondaryschool or schools and, if the education provider is a school district, at all of the secondary schools within the school district.
The school counselor corps advisory board, department, and state board shall give priority to education providers that intend to use the grant moneysEY to assist secondary schools at which the dropout rate exceeds the statewide average.
-8- 068 (a.5) The remediation rate at the intended recipient secondary school or schools and, if the education provider is a school district, all of the secondary schools within the school district.
The school counselor corps advisory board, department, and state board shall give priority to education providers that intend to use the grant moneysEY to assist secondary schools at which the remediation rate is greater than the statewide average.
(b) The percentage of students enrolled in the intended recipient secondary school or schools, and, if the education provider is a school district, all of the secondaryools within the school district, who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch or who are considered at-risk students.
The school counselor corps advisory board, department, and stateboardshallgiveprioritytoeducationprovidersthatidentifyintended recipient secondaryschools with a high percentage of said students.
(c) The percentage of students enrolled in the intended recipient secondary school or schools and, if the education provider is a school district, all of the secondaryols in the school district, who graduate and enroll in postsecondary education within two years after graduating from high school;
(c.5) The number of students enrolled in the intended recipient secondary school or schools and, if the education provider is a school district, all of the secondaryools in the school district, who apply to and enroll in postsecondary education within two years after graduating from high school and who are first-generation college students.
The schoolcounselorcorps advisoryboard, department, and state board shall give priority to education providers that identify intended recipient secondary schools with a high percentage of first-generation college -9- 068 students.
(4.5) The department shall provide support to secondaryls to train principals on the most effective use of the program.
(8) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, awarding grants to education providers to use in increasing the availability of schoolcounselorsandthelevelofschoolcounselingservicesprovidedin secondary schools and to thereby increase the graduation and matriculation rates and decrease the need for remediation in postsecondary education is an important element of accountable education reform and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
SECTION10.
In Colorado RevisedStatutes,22-91-105,amend (1)(d) and (1)(e) as follows:
22-91-105.
Reporting.(1) Eacheducationproviderthatreceives a grant through the program shall report the following information to the department each year during the term of the grant:
(d) A comparison of the dropout rates, and the college matriculation and remediation rates, if applicable, at the recipient secondaryschools for the years prior to receipt of the grant and the years for which the education provider receives the grant;
(e) Information indicating an increase in the level of postsecondary preparation services provided to secondarydents at recipient secondarychools, such as the use of individual career and academic plans or enrollment in pre-collegiate preparation programs or postsecondary or vocational preparation programs;
and -10- 068 SECTION 11.
Act subject to petition - effective date.
This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m.
on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(August 9, 2017, if adjournment sine die is on May 10, 2017);
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 2018 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
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