SIGNED! Bill to Prepare Students For Success Become Law

New laws will better support students with disabilities 

DENVER, CO – Governor Jared Polis today signed a bill into law that will help expand educational opportunities for Colorado students and set them up for success. HB22-1255, sponsored by Senators Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada and James Coleman, D-Denver, will help higher education institutions provide better support for students with disabilities. 

“Every Colorado student deserves a quality public education, and this legislation will help us turn that dream into a reality for more students by making higher education more accessible and accommodating for students with disabilities,” Zenzinger said. “This important measure will help us begin to address those issues and give every student, regardless of their background or ability, the support and opportunity they need to thrive.”

“We know that, right now, we don’t do enough to support our at-risk students, and that needs to change,” Coleman said. “More accurately identifying our at-risk students will allow us to do a better job allocating the critical resources school districts need to serve them. This bill will help us better prepare all of Colorado’s students for success.”

The new law creates an advisory committee that will guide higher education institutions on best practices, and make recommendations to the legislature on improving outcomes for students with disabilities attending state institutions.