§ 23-79-102 — Students with disabilities - report

(1) Beginning in 2024, and
every year thereafter, the department shall include as part of its State
Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government
Act hearing required by section 2-7-203 the following available data, gathered by
the department in collaboration with institutions of higher education:

(a) The number of students enrolled at an institution of higher education who
identify as having a disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each
institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(b) The number of students with a disability who receive a service, support,
or accommodation from the institution of higher education that is related to the
student's disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of
higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation
status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(c) The number of students with a disability who continued enrollment in an
institution of higher education in a subsequent academic year, reported for the
state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant
eligibility, and military status;

(d) The number of students with a disability who graduated from an
institution of higher education, reported for the state as a whole and for each
institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(e) The number of students with a disability who receive a service or support
from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and
employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's
disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher
education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status,
federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; and

(f) The number of students with a disability who received a service or support
from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and
employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's
disability and graduated from the institution of higher education, reported for the
state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant
eligibility, and military status.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added, (HB 22-1255), ch.117, p. 545, � 2, effective April 21.