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CO HB1306
Bill
Status
6/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
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AI Summary
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Establishes that students in foster care must have the opportunity to remain in their school of origin unless a county department determines it is not in the student's best interest, with transportation provided as necessary.
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Requires school districts and the state charter school institute to immediately enroll students in out-of-home placement and transfer educational records within five school days, regardless of missing immunization records or other documentation.
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Mandates education providers waive all fees for students in out-of-home placement and accept certified coursework from previous schools toward graduation requirements, including waiving course prerequisites.
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Creates a full-time foster care education coordinator position within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, and serve as a liaison between education and child welfare systems beginning in fiscal year 2019-20.
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Establishes the Educational Stability Grant Program to provide funding to schools serving highly mobile students, including those experiencing homelessness, foster care, kinship care, or migrant status, with appropriation of $2,817,327 for fiscal year 2018-19.
Legislative Description
Improving Educational Stability For Foster Youth
Last Action
Governor Signed
6/1/2018