SB 18-012

Senate Bill 18-012, now signed into law, adds military enlistment as a measure of success for Colorado high schools alongside college enrollment. This means that when evaluating how well schools are preparing students for life after graduation, the state will consider both those who go to college and those who join the military immediately after finishing high school. The bill affects all public high schools in Colorado and aims to give equal recognition to different paths students might take after graduating. Since it has been signed into law, this change is now official and being implemented by the Department of Education.

Official Summary

For purposes of determining the level of attainment of each public high school, each school district, the state charter school institute, and the state as a whole on the postsecondary and workforce readiness performance indicator for accreditation, the bill adds enlistment in the military within a year of graduation as a measure of performance. The department of education shall weight military enlistment equally with enrollment in postsecondary institutions for purposes of determining the level of attainment on the performance indicator. The bill makes conforming amendments to the performance indicator relating to closing the achievement gap to reflect the addition of military enlistment. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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