Colorado Senate Bill 70
Session 2024A
Remote Testing & Online Education Programs
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 5, 2024
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Paul Lundeen
Rachel Zenzinger
Barbara McLachlan
Rose Pugliese
First Action
Jan 22, 2024
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
70
State
Colorado
Session
2024A
checkPassed on March 13, 2024
Motion Text
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Summary
The act requires the department of education (department) to develop, review, and update state assessment administration and security policies (policies) for home-based, virtual administration of computer-based state assessments (assessments) for students enrolled full time in online schools or online programs. The policies must include, but are not limited to:
Testing personnel qualifications;
Maximum ratio of students to virtual administrator;
Tester verification;
Remote setting requirements, including restriction to other devices or people with or without internet capabilities;
Monitoring of the test-taker and testing environment;
Device and network requirements;
Parental consent agreements; and
Eligibility for schools to conduct assessments.
The department's policies must support the collection of evidence and evaluation of assessment results in order to administer assessments in the 2024-25 school year, with the expectation of full implementation of assessments no later than the 2025-26 school year that result in valid scores.
To establish the validity of assessments in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall conduct validation activities, gather data, and evaluate the comparability of home-based, virtual state assessments and school-based, in-person administered state assessments. To encourage student and educator participation in validation activities, the department may provide incentives.
The act appropriates $440,000 to the department from the state education fund to implement the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2024
EFFECTIVE June 5, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Signed Act (06/05/2024)
Final Act (05/10/2024)
Rerevised (05/04/2024)
Revised (05/03/2024)
Reengrossed (03/13/2024)
Engrossed (03/12/2024)
Introduced (01/22/2024)
PA2 (03/08/2024)
PA1 (02/06/2024)
Committee Amendment
Fiscal Note FN1 (01/30/2024)
Fiscal Note SA2 (04/30/2024)
Fiscal Note SA1 (03/06/2024)
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06/05/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/10/2024
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/10/2024
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/09/2024
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/04/2024
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/03/2024
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/01/2024
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/27/2024
House
House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/13/2024
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
03/13/2024
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/12/2024
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/08/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/05/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/22/2024
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Sources
CO Legislature
Record Created
Jan 23, 2024 12:49:37 AM
Record Updated
Jun 24, 2024 10:42:25 PM