(1) On or before February 1, 2010, the state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., to establish standards for individual career and academic plans for students enrolled in the public schools in the state. An individual career and academic plan shall be designed to assist a student and his or her parent or legal guardian in exploring the postsecondary career and educational opportunities available to the student, aligning course work and curriculum, applying to postsecondary education institutions, securing financial aid, and ultimately entering the workforce.
(2) In establishing the standards for individual career and academic plans, the state board shall ensure, at a minimum, that:
(a) Each individual career and academic plan includes a career planning and guidance component and a portfolio that reflects, at a minimum:
The student's efforts in exploring careers, including interest surveys that the studentcompletes;
The student's academic progress, including the courses taken, any remediation orcredit recovery, and any concurrent enrollment credits earned;
For school districts and charter schools that choose to administer the developmentaleducation placement or assessment tests, the student's scores on the developmental education placement or assessment tests administered pursuant to section 22-30.5-117, 22-30.5-526, or 2232-109.5 (4), any intervention plan created for the student pursuant to those sections, and the student's progress in meeting the intervention plan;
The student's progress in visual arts and performing arts courses;
The student's experiences in contextual and service learning;
The student's college applications and resume, as they are prepared and submitted;and
The student's postsecondary studies as the student progresses;
Each individual career and academic plan is accessible to educators, students, andparents; and
Each public school, in assisting students and parents in creating and maintaining theindividual career and academic plans, is in compliance with the requirements of the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-256), ch. 294, p. 1557, § 17, effective May 21. L. 2010: (2)(a)(II.5) added, (HB 10-1273), ch. 233, p. 1021, § 4, effective May 18. L. 2012: (2)(a) amended, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 728, § 17, effective May 19. L. 2019: (2)(a)(III) amended, (HB 19-1206), ch. 133, p. 599, § 5, effective April 25.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding subsection (2)(a)(II.5), see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 2010. For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (2)(a), see section 11 of chapter 188, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1206, see section 1 of chapter 133, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.