CHAPTER 78

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EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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HOUSE BILL 01-1215 [Digest]

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) White, Bacon, Boyd, Hefley, Jahn, Mace, Snook, Spence, Tapia, and Williams S.;

also SENATOR(S) Anderson and Tupa.

AN ACT

Concerning a limitation on information in school reports concerning the percentage of teachers teaching in a subject in which the teacher received a degree.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  The introductory portion to 22-7-605 (6) (c) (I), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended, and the said 22-7-605 (6) (c) is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH, to read:

  22-7-605.  School report cards - format. (6)  Staff information. The report card shall contain a page clearly marked as the "About Our Staff" page in large font which shall contain the following information:

  (c)  Professional experience of teachers. The "About Our Staff" page shall also contain the subtitle, "Professional Experience of Teachers". Immediately underneath this subtitle shall be a table with three columns:

  (I)  For report cards for high schools, middle schools, and junior high schools, the first column shall contain the following seven lines:

  (I.5)  For report cards for elementary schools, the first column shall contain the following six lines:

  (A)  "Average years of teaching experience";

  (B)  "Teachers' average days absent";

  (C)  "Number of teachers who left the school and school district last year";

  (D)  "Teachers with tenure"; for purposes of this sub-subparagraph (D), the data used shall describe teachers who have obtained nonprobationary status pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 63 of this title;

  (E)  "Teachers without tenure"; for purposes of this sub-subparagraph (E), the data used shall reflect teachers who have not obtained nonprobationary status pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 63 of this title;

  (F)  "Number of professional development days";

  SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: March 28, 2001

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