C.R.S. tit. 23, art. 79 — Improve Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities | Colorado Revised Statutes (2024 edition) — Colorado

C.R.S. § 23-79-101 Definitions

23-79-101. Definitions. As used in this article 79, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114. (2) "Disability" has the same meaning as set forth in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations. (3) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), or an accredited campus of a state institution of higher education; a participating private institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (8); a local district college, as defined in section 23-71-102 (1)(a); and an area technical college, as defined in section 23-60-103 (1).

C.R.S. § 23-79-102 Students with disabilities - report

23-79-102. Students with disabilities - report. (1) Beginning in 2024, and every year thereafter, the department shall include as part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing required by section 2-7-203 the following available data, gathered by the department in collaboration with institutions of higher education: (a) The number of students enrolled at an institution of higher education who identify as having a disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; (b) The number of students with a disability who receive a service, support, or accommodation from the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; (c) The number of students with a disability who continued enrollment in an institution of higher education in a subsequent academic year, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; (d) The number of students with a disability who graduated from an institution of higher education, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; (e) The number of students with a disability who receive a service or support from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; and (f) The number of students with a disability who received a service or support from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability and graduated from the institution of higher education, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status.

C.R.S. § 23-79-103 Postsecondary services advisory committee - creation - appointment - duties - report - repeal

23-79-103. Postsecondary services advisory committee - creation - appointment - duties - report - repeal. (Repealed)