C.R.S. Section 22-2-407.5
Facility schools

  • sustainable model of education for facility students
  • work group
  • created
  • membership
  • duties
  • reporting requirements
  • funding

(1)

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(a)

On or before July 1, 2021, the department shall convene a work group of the stakeholders described in subsection (1)(b) of this section. The purpose of the work group is to develop and implement a sustainable model with capacity to meet the educational needs of children and youth in or at risk of out-of-home placement and children and youth who are at risk of educational failure due to challenging behavior, mental or behavioral health needs, or disabilities, regardless of the child’s or youth’s eligibility for special education services.

(b)

The work group shall obtain input from parents and students who reflect the diversity of the state with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, income, and disability. The work group must include the following representatives:

(I)

School districts;

(II)

Boards of cooperative services;

(III)

Special education directors;

(IV)

Facility schools and facility school board members;

(V)

The department of health care policy and financing;

(VI)

The department of education;

(VII)

The department of human services, including the division of youth services;

(VIII)

County departments of human or social services;

(IX)

Parents, guardians, and legal custodians of students with exceptionally severe or specialized needs; and

(X)

Therapeutic facilities for students with exceptionally severe or specialized needs that are not approved facility schools.

(2)

The work group shall:

(a)

Define the target population of facility students;

(b)

Analyze data to determine the educational needs of students in the target population;

(c)

Analyze cost data for providing educational services to students in the target population;

(d)

Evaluate existing capacity within the state, including, but not limited to, the location and number of desks in each facility school and other programs that currently serve students in the target population in Colorado;

(e)

Evaluate other effective evidence-based options that currently exist in Colorado or in other states and that may be incorporated into the model to ensure the necessary capacity to serve students in the target population in the state;

(f)

Identify barriers and develop solutions to address the development of additional capacity in educational programs in meeting the needs of students in the target population;

(g)

Identify and analyze:

(I)

The state’s current capacity to provide appropriate instruction, support, and services to students in the target population;

(II)

The current funding methodology for facility schools;

(III)

The federal, state, local, and other sources of funding available to support the current educational options for serving students in the target population, including the restrictions on use of each type of funding;

(IV)

The capacity and funding necessary to adequately serve and support students in the target population who will receive educational services through the model developed pursuant to this section; and

(V)

The funding methodology and necessary resources to ensure long-term viability;

(h)

Identify the outcomes that are to be evaluated pursuant to subsection (3) of this section; and

(i)

Develop short-term strategies to address the lost capacity in facility schools.

(3)

The educational options for the model must clearly define the roles of the department of education, the department of human services, the department of health care policy and financing, and the department of public health and environment in the model’s continuum, which includes, but is not limited to, residential treatment, day treatment, and hospitals. The model must include a means by which to evaluate appropriate outcomes of the target population served in the continuum.

(4)

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(a)

After analyzing the data required pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and no later than October 1, 2022, the work group shall develop the model through which educational services will be made available to the target population. On or before October 1, 2022, the work group shall develop the implementation plan, including the deadlines for identified deliverables within the plan to ensure that implementation of the model can begin on or before July 1, 2023, and be fully implemented on or before July 1, 2027. Additionally, the work group shall develop a report identifying any necessary statutory changes for full implementation of the model, as well as any fiscal impact of the model’s implementation.

(b)

The work group shall submit the information required by this subsection (4) to the department on or before October 1, 2022. On or before November 1, 2022, the department shall submit a written report summarizing the work group’s work, as required pursuant to this subsection (4), to the joint budget committee.

(c)

The department may contract with an independent facilitator to support the work group and write the report required pursuant to this subsection (4), and an independent entity to perform the financial analysis required pursuant to subsection (2)(g) of this section.

(d)

On or before December 31, 2022, the commissioner of education, as defined in section 22-2-102, shall present the report compiled pursuant to subsection (4)(b) of this section to the joint budget committee, including details of the model, the implementation plan and timeline, any fiscal impact of implementing the model, any necessary statutory changes, and any recommendations to increase Colorado’s system to serve and its capacity to support students in the target population, including short-term strategies developed to address lost facility school capacity.

(e)

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(I)

On or before October 1, 2023, and on or before each October 1 during the implementation phase of the model, the department shall submit a written report concerning the progress of the model’s implementation, including, but not limited to, the status of each deliverable identified in the implementation plan, any modifications to the implementation plan, and any statutory changes and funding necessary in the upcoming fiscal year in order to successfully implement each phase of the model. The department shall draft the report with ongoing input from the work group. The department shall submit the reports to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, the joint budget committee, and the state board. The office shall post the reports on the office’s website.

(II)

As part of the October 1, 2023, report required pursuant to subsection (4)(e)(I) of this section, the office shall include recommendations to change the method used for calculating tuition costs for approved facility schools as described in section 22-2-405 (5) of this section and identify next steps. The department shall state whether statutory or rule updates are required to implement changes to the methods for calculating tuition costs.

(III)

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(A)

As part of the October 1, 2024, report required pursuant to subsection (4)(e)(I) of this section, the department shall include an update describing the tuition changes described in subsection (4)(e)(II) of this section that are adopted as of July 1, 2024, pursuant to section 22-2-405 (5).

(B)

As part of the October 1, 2024, report required pursuant to subsection (4)(e)(I) of this section, the department shall include the report summarizing the implementation of the interagency resource guide described in section 22-2-410 (2).

(IV)

As part of the October 1, 2025, report required pursuant to subsection (4)(e)(I) of this section, the department shall include the report summarizing the evaluation measures and recommendations described in section 22-2-405 (4).

(V)

As part of the October 1, 2025, and October 1, 2026, reports required pursuant to subsection (4)(e)(I) of this section, the department shall include the report summarizing information submitted to the department, as described in section 22-2-411 (7), by eligible applicants who received grant money from the shared operational services grant program created in section 22-2-411 (2).

(5)

The work group shall consult with the department of health care policy and financing pursuant to section 25.5-1-104 (6) on a plan to provide guidance to approved facility schools on the eligibility standards required to request and receive medicaid reimbursement funding for therapeutic services to the maximum extent possible to reduce reliance on school district revenue for therapeutic services.

Source: Section 22-2-407.5 — Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑2‑101
Short title 22‑2‑102
Definitions 22‑2‑103
Department of education 22‑2‑104
Offices and positions - nature 22‑2‑105
State board of education - composition 22‑2‑105.5
State board of education - definitions - vacancies - procedure for filling 22‑2‑106
State board - duties - rules 22‑2‑106.5
State board - duties with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding 22‑2‑107
State board - power 22‑2‑108
Federal financial assistance 22‑2‑109
State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards - rules 22‑2‑110
Commissioner of education - oath - qualifications - tenure 22‑2‑111
Commissioner of education - office - records - confidential nature 22‑2‑112
Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration 22‑2‑113
Commissioner - powers 22‑2‑113.8
Department of education - additional local revenues - distribution to schools - annual report 22‑2‑114.1
Dropout rates - collection of data on grades seven through twelve 22‑2‑116
Additional power - waiver of reporting requirements - review of reporting requirements 22‑2‑116.5
Department of education - student-level course completion data 22‑2‑117
Additional power - state board - waiver of requirements - rules 22‑2‑119
Department of education - inquiries concerning prospective employees - background investigation fee 22‑2‑119.3
Department of education - educator preparation program students - record check - fee - definitions 22‑2‑119.5
Department of education - duty to report - convictions 22‑2‑122
Grants to schools and school districts 22‑2‑122.5
COVID-19 learning impacts - extended learning opportunities - funding - combined application, reporting, and evaluation process - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 22‑2‑125
Loan program for capital improvements in growth school districts - use of public school fund 22‑2‑127
Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - appropriation - repeal 22‑2‑127.1
Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal 22‑2‑127.3
Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions 22‑2‑127.5
Computer science programs - resource bank 22‑2‑127.7
Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance 22‑2‑127.9
Mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance 22‑2‑128
Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report 22‑2‑129
Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list 22‑2‑130
Supplemental online education grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - creation - eligibility - award - fund 22‑2‑132
Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules 22‑2‑133
Assessment and identification of students with literacy challenges including dyslexia - training and technical assistance - collaboration with higher education - report 22‑2‑135
Food allergy and anaphylaxis management - rules 22‑2‑136
Additional duty - state board - individual career and academic plans - standards - rules 22‑2‑137
State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding 22‑2‑138
State environmental education plan - fund created 22‑2‑139
Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules 22‑2‑141
Early literacy assessment tool - request for proposals - software - hardware - training - distribution - legislative declaration 22‑2‑144
Bullying prevention and education policies - short title - study 22‑2‑145
Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules 22‑2‑146
Department of education - COVID-19-related education loss - strategies - resources - report - legislative declaration 22‑2‑146.5
Department of education - improving mathematics outcomes - training and technical assistance - report - definitions 22‑2‑146.6
Colorado academic accelerator grant program - report - rules - definitions 22‑2‑147
Menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program - eligibility - rules - report - definitions 22‑2‑148
Secondary school student substance use - committee - definitions - repeal 22‑2‑301
Short title 22‑2‑302
Legislative declaration 22‑2‑303
Definitions 22‑2‑304
Education data advisory committee - creation - duties - approval 22‑2‑305
Data dictionary - legislative declaration - creation - contents - report 22‑2‑306
Advance notice - legislative declaration - data collection - data submission changes - website update - submission windows 22‑2‑307
Data reporting requirements - interpretation of federal law - suspension 22‑2‑308
Data reporting requirements - office of legislative legal services 22‑2‑401
Legislative declaration 22‑2‑402
Definitions 22‑2‑403
Office of facility schools - created 22‑2‑404
Facility schools board - created - membership 22‑2‑405
Facility schools office - duties 22‑2‑406
Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - report - rules 22‑2‑407
List of approved facility schools - application - criteria - rules 22‑2‑407.5
Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding 22‑2‑408
Approved facility schools - funding 22‑2‑409
Notification of risk 22‑2‑410
Administration - licensing - reports 22‑2‑411
Shared operational services grant program - creation - report - rules - definitions - repeal 22‑2‑412
Technical assistance center - creation - definitions 22‑2‑501
Legislative declaration 22‑2‑502
Definitions 22‑2‑503
Teaching and learning conditions survey 22‑2‑504
National certification compensation - definition - study 22‑2‑505
Minority teacher recruitment - short title - legislative declaration - study - report
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