C.R.S.
Section 23-1-113.3
Commission directive
- developmental education courses
- report
(II)
On or before August 1, 2021, each state institution of higher education authorized pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section to offer developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), shall have a plan in place to meet the requirements described in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section. The commission’s standards and procedures must allow an institution of higher education to request an extension from the commission of up to two years to meet the requirements described in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section, upon demonstrating exceptional circumstances.(III)
The commission’s standards and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section must allow state institutions of higher education serving groups of students who are not successful in supplemental academic instruction to pilot different approaches that are more successful for those students and to request a waiver from the commission’s standards and procedures in order to duplicate or expand successful approaches.(2)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Subject to the provisions of this section, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Western Colorado university in Chaffee and Gunnison counties, any local community college, and any community college governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education may offer developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), and receive stipend payments from the state on behalf of eligible undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-102 (5).(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section, any state institution of higher education not specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section is prohibited from offering a developmental education course, unless the course is offered by contract through any of the institutions of higher education specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section.(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(b) of this section, Metropolitan state university of Denver and the university of Colorado at Denver are prohibited from offering developmental education courses.(3)
Each state institution of higher education shall track all students who are identified as needing additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English or mathematics pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5) in order to determine whether those students successfully complete requirements for graduation.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the department shall transmit annually to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, the joint budget committee, the commission, and the department of education an analysis of the data:(I)
Regarding students who are identified as needing additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics, pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5), and who receive supplemental academic instruction or are enrolled in developmental education courses; and(II)
Regarding the costs of providing supplemental academic instruction or developmental education courses pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5) and whether students who receive supplemental academic instruction or complete developmental education courses successfully complete the requirements for graduation.(5.5)
The institution and the department shall report the information specified in subsections (3) and (4) of this section on an individual student basis, using each student’s unique student identifier.(6)
For purposes of this section, “local community college” includes Aims community college and Colorado mountain college.
Source:
Section 23-1-113.3 — Commission directive - developmental education courses - report, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-23.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).