(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Charter school" means a charter school that enrolls pupils in any of grades ninethrough twelve and is authorized as a district charter school pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title or as an institute charter school pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title.
"Construction industry apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship programregistered with the office of apprenticeship in the United States department of labor that trains individuals for careers in the construction industry.
"Construction industry pre-apprenticeship program" means a program or set of strategies that:
Is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the construction industry by facilitating the entry of individuals into a registered construction industry apprenticeship program;
Has a documented relationship with at least one apprenticeship program registeredwith the office of apprenticeship in the United States department of labor; and
Meets the quality pre-apprenticeship program standards maintained by the employment and training administration of the United States department of labor.
"Institute" means the state charter school institute established in section 22-30.5-503.
"Nonparticipating district" means a district that chooses not to participate in the career development success program created in this section but that is the authorizer for a participating district charter school.
"Participating charter school" means a charter school that chooses to participate in thecareer development success program created in this section.
"Participating district" means a district that chooses to participate in the career development success program created in this section.
"Qualified advanced placement course" means a course in computer science that delivers a college-level curriculum and awards postsecondary course credit for pupils who achieve specified scores on the end-of-course examination.
"Qualified industry-credential program" means a career and technical education program that:
Upon completion, results in an industry-recognized credential and credits that applyto graduation from a school district, district charter school, or institute charter school, which credits may be earned through concurrent enrollment as provided in article 35 of this title; and
Is identified by the Colorado work force development council as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
"Qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program" means an internship program, a residency program, a construction industry apprenticeship program, or a construction industry pre-apprenticeship program, which program is identified by the Colorado work force development council as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
"Residency program" means a program defined by the work force development council or the department of labor and employment that:
Provides an individual with a set of well-defined occupational skills and abilities byteaching both theoretical and practical concepts primarily through on-the-job training and related instruction; and
Ensures the individual receives a form of compensation for the on-the-job training.
(l) "Work force development council" or "council" means the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101, C.R.S.
There is hereby created the career development success program in the department ofeducation to provide financial incentives for participating districts and participating charter schools to encourage pupils enrolled in grades nine through twelve to enroll in and successfully complete qualified industry-credential programs, qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, and qualified advanced placement courses. For the 2017-18 budget year and each budget year thereafter, each participating district and each participating charter school, as provided in subsection (5) of this section, may receive up to one thousand dollars for each pupil who, in the preceding budget year, successfully completes a qualified industry-credential program, qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program, or qualified advanced placement course.
(a) On or before August 15, 2016, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, the work force development council, in collaboration with the department of higher education, the department of education, the department of labor and employment, and the Colorado office of economic development, shall publish on the council's website a list of the qualified industrycredential programs and qualified internship, residency, or construction industry preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs for that school year. The council and its partners shall identify the qualified industry-credential programs and qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs by identifying the jobs included in the Colorado talent pipeline report, prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103, C.R.S., with the greatest regional and state demand, including jobs in in-demand industries, and identifying the programs that align with or are likely to lead to the identified jobs.
(b) The work force development council may identify an internship as a qualified internship program only if, in addition to meeting the requirements specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), the council finds that the internship:
Is aligned with a postsecondary education or employment opportunity;
Employs a sufficient number of internship case managers to monitor student participation in the internship;
Provides students with pre-internship training or course work that is designed toprepare the students for the internship; and
Implements adequate safety and supervisory safeguards for the students participating in the internship.
(4) (a) Each district and each charter school may decide annually whether to participate in the career development success program. If a district chooses not to participate in the program but a charter school that is authorized by the district chooses to participate in the program, the nonparticipating district shall report the participating charter school pupil enrollments to the department of education as provided in this subsection (4) on behalf of the participating charter school and distribute to the participating charter school one hundred percent of the money received on behalf of the pupils enrolled in the participating charter school as provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 each year thereafter, each participating district, each nonparticipating district on behalf of its participating charter schools, and the institute on behalf of each participating institute charter school, shall report to the department of education the total number of pupils enrolled in the participating district, the total number of pupils enrolled in the participating charter schools of the nonparticipating district, or the total number of pupils enrolled in the participating institute charter schools, who, during the school year that ends on that June 30:
Successfully earned an industry certificate by completing a qualified industrycredential program;
Successfully completed a qualified internship, residency, or construction industrypre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program; or
Completed a qualified advanced placement course and earned a score on the end-ofcourse exam that is eligible for college credit.
Each qualified internship and residency program shall determine whether a pupilsuccessfully completes the program.
A pupil successfully completes a qualified construction industry pre-apprenticeshipprogram if the student completes the course requirements of the program with a passing grade and is accepted into a construction industry apprenticeship program as a registered apprentice.
A pupil may be reported as successfully completing a qualified construction industryapprenticeship if the pupil is accepted as a registered apprentice in a construction industry apprenticeship program and employed by a construction industry contractor.
(5) (a) Beginning in the 2017-18 budget year and each budget year thereafter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate at least one million dollars to the department of education for the career development success program. The department shall distribute the money as provided in this subsection (5).
(b) (I) For each budget year, the department of education shall first distribute to each district and to the institute an amount equal to one thousand dollars multiplied by the number of pupils reported by the district or the institute as successfully earning an industry certificate by completing a qualified industry-credential program; except that a participating district or participating charter school shall not receive a distribution for more than ten percent of the total number of completed industry certificates reported by districts and the institute.
(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5)(b)(I) of this section, if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund the total number of completed industry certificates eligible for distribution under subsection (5)(b)(I) of this section, the department of education shall reduce the amount distributed to each district and to the institute by the same percentage that the deficit bears to the amount required to fully fund the total number of completed industry certificates eligible for distribution under subsection (5)(b)(I) of this section.
In a budget year in which there is money remaining in the appropriation made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) after distributing the money as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (5), the department of education shall distribute to each district and to the institute an amount equal to one thousand dollars multiplied by the number of pupils reported by the district or the institute as successfully completing a qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program; except that, if the amount remaining is insufficient to fully fund the total number of reported pupils, the department of education shall reduce the amount distributed to each district and to the institute by the same percentage that the deficit bears to the amount required to fully fund the total number of pupils reported as successfully completing a qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program.
In a budget year in which there is money remaining in the appropriation made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) after distributing the money as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (5), the department of education shall distribute to each district and to the institute an amount equal to one thousand dollars multiplied by the number of pupils reported by the district or the institute as successfully completing a qualified advanced placement course; except that, if the amount remaining is insufficient to fully fund the total number of reported pupils, the department of education shall reduce the amount distributed to each district and to the institute by the same percentage that the deficit bears to the amount required to fully fund the total number of pupils reported as successfully completing a qualified advanced placement course.
(6) (a) Each district that authorizes a charter school shall forward to the charter school one hundred percent of the amount that the district receives pursuant to subsection (5) of this section for students enrolled in the charter school.
(b) The institute shall forward to each institute charter school one hundred percent of the amount that the institute receives pursuant to subsection (5) of this section for students enrolled in the institute charter school.
Each participating district and each participating charter school shall regularly communicate to all high school students the availability of qualified industry-credential programs, qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, and qualified advanced placement courses and the benefits a student receives as a result of successfully completing one of these programs or courses. The participating district and participating charter school shall design the communications with students with the goal of increasing participation in these programs and courses across all student subgroups.
(7.5) The department of education shall at least annually provide to each district and charter school that does not participate in the career development success program information explaining the program, including the credentials and advanced placement courses for which a participating district or participating charter school may receive a distribution, the amounts of the distributions, and the requirements and procedures for participating in the program.
At the hearing with the joint education committee of the general assembly held inaccordance with section 2-7-203 in November or December 2017, and at the hearing held each year thereafter, the department of education shall provide a report that describes the outcomes achieved by the career development success program. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:
The number of districts and charter schools that participated in the program;
The number of students in each year of the program that the participating districtsand participating charter schools reported as earning an industry certificate by completing a qualified industry-credential program, successfully completing a qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program, or completing a qualified advanced placement course and earning a score on the end-of-course exam that is eligible for college credit. The department shall report the student numbers in totals and disaggregated based on student demographics, including eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. (c) The specific industry certificates earned;
The total amount appropriated for the program and the amounts distributed pursuantto each of subsections (5)(b), (5)(c), and (5)(d) of this section, in total and to each participating district and participating charter school;
Whether in any year of the program the department was required to make a pro ratareduction in the amounts distributed pursuant to subsection (5)(b), (5)(c), or (5)(d) of this section in accordance with the provisions of said subsections;
To the extent information is available, whether more students met the requirementsfor funding under the program after the program was enacted as compared to before the program was enacted and the likelihood that a higher level of funding for the program would increase the number of students who meet the requirements for funding under the program; and
Whether the students participating in the qualified industry-credential programs, qualified internship, residency, or construction industry pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, and qualified advanced placement courses graduated from high school and whether after graduation they enrolled in postsecondary education.
(9) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.
Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1289), ch. 196, p. 688, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2018: (1)(e) to (1)(g), (2), (4)(a), (5)(a), (5)(b), and (7) to (9) amended and (7.5) added, (HB 18-1266), ch. 374, p. 2273, § 1, effective August 8.