SB 26-69

Senate Bill 26-69, also known as the Colorado Domestic Exchange Program, creates a summer exchange program for high school seniors who have just graduated. These students will spend one week in another state and host visiting students from that state for one week back home in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Education will manage this program through a coordinating entity, but it can only start if the department receives $45,000 in funding by June 30, 2027. Since the bill has been signed into law, the next step is for the Department of Education to begin planning and securing the necessary funds to launch the program.

Official Summary

The bill establishes the Colorado domestic exchange program (program) in the Colorado department of education (department). The program facilitates a 2-week exchange program for high school seniors the summer after their high school graduation. The students participating in the program spend one week in another state and one week hosting recently graduated high school seniors from another state in the students' hometown. The bill requires the department to contract with a coordinating entity to facilitate the program. The program is contingent on the department receiving $45,000 of gifts, grants, or donations for the program by June 30, 2027.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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