Bill > SB070

This bill aims to allow online education programs in Colorado to offer remote state assessment testing to their students. Currently, students enrolled in online programs must travel to remote testing locations to participate in state assessments, which can be costly and time-consuming for families. The bill directs the Colorado Department of Education to develop policies and procedures for the secure, home-based, virtual administration of computer-based state assessments for students enrolled full-time in online schools or programs. These policies must address testing personnel qualifications, student-to-virtual administrator ratios, verification of test-takers, remote setting requirements, monitoring of the testing environment, and other technical specifications. The bill also provides an appropriation of $440,000 for the 2024-25 school year to the Department of Education to implement the new remote testing practices and conduct validation activities to ensure the comparability of scores between home-based and in-person state assessments.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-070