SB 25-087 CO Became Law
Academic Adjustments in Higher Education
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Summary
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. 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.)
Sponsors (3)
- Janice Marchman Democratic · primary
- Rebekah Stewart Democratic · primary
- Max Brooks Republican · primary
33 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Danielson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- D. Roberts Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · cosponsor
- F. Winter · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Lieder Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lukens Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Paschal Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Soper Republican · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Apr 18, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 9, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 4, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
- Mar 31, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 28, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- Mar 25, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 20, 2025 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Mar 4, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
- Mar 4, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 3, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Feb 26, 2025 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Jan 28, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
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