§ 22-91-103 — School counselor corps grant program - created - rules

Colorado § 22-91-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: School Counselor Corps Grant Program

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(1) (a)
There is created in the department the school counselor corps grant program to
provide funding to education providers. The goals of the program are to:

(I) Increase the availability of effective school-based counseling to help
increase the graduation rate within the state and increase the percentage of
students who appropriately prepare for, apply to, and continue into postsecondary
education; and

(II) Support work-based learning awareness and education for students at
the middle school and high school levels and work-based learning opportunities at
the high school level.

(b) An education provider that receives a grant under the program must use
the moneys to increase the level of funding the education provider allocated to
school-based counseling prior to receiving the grant and not to replace other
funding sources allocated to school-based counseling.

(c) The department shall administer the program as provided in this article
and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.

(d) An education provider that receives a grant through the program shall
use state guidelines and standards to implement a comprehensive counseling
model that includes a time and effort assessment, postsecondary workforce-ready
programming, and social and emotional counseling work.

(e) An education provider that receives a grant through the program shall
use state models for accountability. The education provider shall collect data on its
counseling program to demonstrate the impact of the school counseling program
on student achievement, attendance, and behavior. The education provider shall use
the data to analyze school counseling program assessments to guide future action
and improve future results for all students.

(2) The state board shall adopt rules, pursuant to the State Administrative
Procedure Act, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for implementation of the program,
including but not limited to rules regarding:

(a) The timeline for submitting applications to the department;

(b) The form of the grant application and any information in addition to that
specified in section 22-91-104 (2) to be included in the application;

(c) Any criteria for awarding grants in addition to those specified in section
22-91-104 (3); and

(d) Any information to be included in the department's program report in
addition to that required in section 22-91-105.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1355, � 1, effective May 27. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-150), ch. 214, p. 800, � 2, effective May 16. L. 2017: (1)(a) amended, (SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 464, � 8, effective August 9. L. 2022: (1)(a) amended, (SB 22-140), ch. 357, p. 2565, � 15, effective July 1.