HB 26-1028

HB 26-1028, a Colorado bill that has been signed into law, introduces a new diploma endorsement for high school students who are bilingual. This means graduating seniors can earn recognition for their proficiency in two languages. The bill also updates the requirements for schools to offer this program and allows students from districts without such programs to participate through certified entities like community colleges or universities. This change aims to make biliteracy opportunities more accessible to all high school students across Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill creates a diploma endorsement for bilingualism for graduating high school students.     The bill changes educational requirements for the biliteracy endorsement program. The bill allows students in school districts that do not offer the biliteracy or the bilingualism program to access the program through department-certified entities. The department of education is required to set educational requirements to certify entities. other local education providers or a state institution of higher education.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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