Colorado § 22-7-1012 State plan - amendments - peer review - final adoption

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-7-1012 — State plan - amendments - peer review - final adoption

Colorado·Title 22 Education·Art. Educational Accountability

(1)Repealed.

(2)(a) As soon as practicable under federal law, based on information received by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1010 and on any information received from the regional educator meetings pursuant to section 22-7-1011, the department of education shall submit to the federal department of education amendments to the state plan for peer review and approval. The amendments, at a minimum, shall include:

(I)Amendments to incorporate the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1005; and

(II)Amendments to incorporate the system of assessments adopted pursuant to section 22-7-1006.

(b)Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, in order to preserve flexibility and ada

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(1) Repealed.

(2) (a) As soon as practicable under federal law, based on information
received by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1010 and on any information
received from the regional educator meetings pursuant to section 22-7-1011, the
department of education shall submit to the federal department of education
amendments to the state plan for peer review and approval. The amendments, at a
minimum, shall include:

(I) Amendments to incorporate the preschool through elementary and
secondary education standards adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1005; and

(II) Amendments to incorporate the system of assessments adopted
pursuant to section 22-7-1006.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, in order to
preserve flexibility and adaptability at the state level, the amended state plan shall
include only those components of the aligned preschool through postsecondary
public education systems that are required by or subject to approval under federal
law and shall not include any components of the aligned preschool through
postsecondary public education systems that are not required by or subject to
approval under federal law.

(c) The limitations on the contents of the state plan specified in paragraph
(b) of this subsection (2) shall not be construed to prohibit the state board and the
commission from adopting, and the state board and the commission are encouraged
to adopt, descriptions, standards, assessments, and other components of the
aligned preschool through postsecondary public education systems that exceed
the minimum requirements of federal law and that are comparable in scope,
relevance, and rigor to the highest national and international standards that have
been implemented successfully and are consistent with and relevant to
achievement of the goals specified in section 22-7-1002.

(3) The department of education shall provide public notice of the
amendments to the state plan, any comments and suggestions received through
the peer review process, and any changes made to the amendments in response to
the peer review comments.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 758, � 1, effective May 14. L. 2015: (1) repealed and IP(2)(a) and (2)(a)(I) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 731, � 51, effective May 20.