ColoradoAcademic Adjustments in Higher Education
What it does
The act requires each institution of higher education (institution) in Colorado to create and adopt a policy and a process to support the ability of an admitted or enrolled student with a disability (student) to voluntarily self-disclose the student's disability and to engage in an interactive process with the institution to receive an academic adjustment.
More detail
The adopted policy must, at a minimum, include information that:
Describes the institution's process to determine whether a student is eligible for an academic adjustment; Outlines documentation that the institution may request to determine whether a student is eligible for an academic adjustment; Provides information on the available disability resources and academic adjustments provided to students with disabilities; and Describes an appeals process for academic adjustment decisions that focuses on documentary review.
Each institution shall publish the policy on the institution's website in an accessible format.
The act describes the type of documentation that an institution may request to determine whether a student is eligible for an academic adjustment. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 18Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 9Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 8Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 8Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 4Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 25House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 20House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 4Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Introduced In House - Assigned to EducationMinor
- Mar 3Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Feb 26Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 28Introduced In Senate - Assigned to EducationIntroduced