HB 23-1089

House Bill 23-1089 ensures that students in foster care can remain residents of the school district where their original school is located, even if they move to a different area. This means they don’t have to switch schools and lose continuity in their education. The bill also sets up a working group within the Department of Human Services to address issues related to transportation, stability, and education for foster youth, with recommendations due by 2025. Governor Jared Polis signed this bill into law on April 25, 2023, making it effective immediately.

Official Summary

Current law designates that a student in an out-of-home placement is a resident of the school district where the placement is located, even if that student continues to attend a school in another school district. The act designates students in out-of-home placements as residents of the school district of their school of origin as long as the student attends the school of origin, other than an approved facility school, or a state-licensed day treatment facility. The act requires the state department of human services (department) to organize a working group to identify and address issues related to foster youth education, transportation, and stability and requires the department to provide written recommendations to the general assembly before the 2025 regular legislative session. APPROVED by Governor April 25, 2023 EFFECTIVE April 25, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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