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Enacted Education Legislation in Colorado

There is no enacted Education legislation for Colorado.

Pending Education Legislation in Colorado

Out of home Juvenile Transition Public School

Bill: HB 1274; Status: Pending

Summary: Determines that for children in out-of-home placements, the Department of Human Services shall provide notification to the child welfare educational liaison of the pending enrollment in a public school. Establishes that the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education shall enter a memorandum of understanding that includes a consistent and uniform approach to sharing medical, mental health, sociological, and scholastic achievement data about students between a school district, charter school, or institute charter school and the county department of social services to better facilitate the creation of transition plans for those students and ensure the safety of the people in the school community.

Sponsored by Representative Schaefer