HB 22-1255

HB 22-1255, titled "Improve Higher Education For Students With A Disability," requires the Colorado Department of Higher Education to report annually on how well students with disabilities are doing in college starting from 2024. The bill also sets up a committee that will advise colleges and lawmakers on ways to better support these students and help them succeed academically. This committee will submit reports each year until it is dissolved in June 2024. Since the bill has been signed, its requirements are now law and must be followed by educational institutions in Colorado.

Official Summary

Beginning in 2024, the act requires the department of higher education (department) to submit, as a part of its annual "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing, data related to postsecondary outcomes for students with a disability. The department shall gather the data in collaboration with institutions of higher education (institutions). The act creates the postsecondary services advisory committee (committee) in the department for the purpose of making recommendations to institutions and the general assembly concerning necessary services and best practices to improve successful outcomes for students with disabilities at institutions. The committee is required to complete and submit a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate by June 15, 2023, and June 14, 2024. The committee is repealed on June 30, 2024. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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