Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 24-48.5-504 - Postsecondary and career advising(1) The office shall contract with one or more vendors to provide postsecondary and career advising to Colorado high school students who may be less likely to pursue a postsecondary education.(2) The office shall identify schools to receive postsecondary advising support. The office may use multiple criteria to identify schools, including declines in postsecondary participation by high school graduates, student population size, economic need, geographic location, or any other criteria as determined by the office. The office shall make efforts to identify a diversity of schools in rural and urban areas of the state to receive postsecondary advising support. The office shall contact schools eligible for advising pursuant to the program and with the school's, and in if applicable, the school district's, permission, designate vendors to provide advising in the school.(3) A vendor shall provide one-on-one advising to students, including those who intend to pursue a two-year or four-year degree, workforce or technical training, or a military pathway. The advising must include informing students about in-demand or high-priority pathways, including in-demand occupations by region.Added by 2023 Ch. 200,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.2023 Ch. 200, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).