Amendments for SB24-069
Senate Journal, February 8
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB24-069 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with
favorable recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 4 and 5 and substitute:
"22-20-122. Special education advocates and parents - training
program - publish materials - legislative declaration - definition.
(1) (a) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT:
(I) IN THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR, TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED NINE STUDENTS IN COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL
"REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973", 29 U.S.C. SEC. 701 ET SEQ.;
(II) IN THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, TWELVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN
COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY THAT
QUALIFIED THOSE STUDENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PURSUANT TO
THE FEDERAL "INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT", 20 U.S.C.
SEC. 1400 ET SEQ. AND THIS ARTICLE 20;
(III) APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN COLORADO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CHILDREN WHO HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION
PROGRAM OR A SECTION 504 ACCOMMODATION; AND
(IV) FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, AND RELATED PROCESSES REGARDING
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS, ARE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING TO
NAVIGATE.
(b) THEREFORE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT IT IS AN
IMPORTANT PRIORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND
ADVOCATES TO HELP PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUALIZED
EDUCATION PLANS AND PARTICIPATION OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
(2) (a) ON OR BEFORE JULY".
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, strike lines 6 and 7 and substitute "1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
CREATE, DELIVER, AND MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE A TRAINING PROGRAM.
THE".
Page 2, lines 9 and 10, strike "TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATES AND
PARENTS".
Page 2, strike lines 14 through 18 and substitute:
"(b) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DELIVER THE TRAINING PROGRAM IN
PERSON AND MAKE THE TRAINING ACCESSIBLE ONLINE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ENCOURAGES ANYONE WHO WISHES TO PARTICIPATE TO".
Page 3, strike lines 7 through 9 and substitute:
"(I) A RECORDING OF THE TRAINING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION; AND".
Page 3, line 12, strike "SUBSECTION (1) OF".
Page 3, line 14, strike "(2)(a)" and substitute "(3)(a)".
Page 3, after line 15 insert:
"(3.5) SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE MONEY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION IN STATE FISCAL YEARS 2024-25 AND 2025-26. FOR STATE FISCAL
YEAR 2026-27, AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SHALL NOT APPROPRIATE MONEY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM ANY DUTIES REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES.".
Page 3, strike lines 16 through 25, and substitute:
"(4) UPON THE REQUEST OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL TRAINING TO
EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, OR AGENTS OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH, AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY ON ITS WEBSITE, THE
NAMES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS,
OR AGENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL TRAINING.
(5) UPON THE REQUEST OF ANY PERSON, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
PROVIDE ANY RESOURCES OR MATERIALS DEVELOPED TO ACCOMPANY THE
TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE LANGUAGE REQUESTED BY THE PERSON.
(6) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
REQUIRES, "TRAIN-THE-TRAINER" MEANS A TRAINING FRAMEWORK THAT
DEVELOPS TRAINING RECIPIENTS INTO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHO ARE THEN
QUALIFIED TO DELIVER A TRAINING.".
Page 1, line 102, strike "INFORMATION." and substitute "INFORMATION
THROUGH A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TRAINING PROGRAM.".
Senate Journal, April 16
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB24-069 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar.
Amend the Education Committee Report, dated February 7, 2024, page 1, line
2, strike "advocates and".
Page 1 of the report, line 19, strike "PLANS," and substitute "PROGRAMS,".
Page 1 of the report, lines 22 and 23, strike "PARENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND
ADVOCATES" and substitute "PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC".
Page 1 of the report, line 24, strike "PLANS" and substitute "PROGRAMS".
Page 2 of the report, strike lines 25 through 31 and substitute:
""(4) UPON THE REQUEST OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL, STATE OR
LOCAL SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OR COMMUNITY GROUP,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAM MATERIALS TO THE
REQUESTOR.".
Page 2 of the report, line 34, strike "PERSON." and substitute "PERSON.".".
Page 2 of the report, strike line 35.
Page 3 of the report, strike lines 1 through 3.
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 11, strike "PROGRAMS." and substitute
"PROGRAMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PARENT AND STUDENT RIGHTS.".
Page 3 of the bill, before line 26 insert:
"SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
$75,288 is appropriated to the department of education for use by student
learning. This appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an
assumption that the division will require an additional 0.4 FTE. To implement
this act, the division may use this appropriation for individualized education
plans training program. ".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 3 of the report, line 5, strike "PROGRAM."." and substitute "PROGRAM,
AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".".
Appro-
priations