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CO HB1306

Bill

Status

Passed

6/1/2018

Primary Sponsor

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/3/2018
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs4/30/2018
Committee of the Whole4/27/2018
Appropriations4/10/2018
Public Health Care & Human Services3/20/2018

Full Bill Text

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