SB 25-087

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 31, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Apr 18, 2025

Academic Adjustments in Higher Education

Abstract

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.)

Bill Sponsors (36)

Votes


Actions


Apr 18, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor Signed

Apr 09, 2025

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Apr 08, 2025

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

Mar 31, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Mar 28, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Mar 25, 2025

House

House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Mar 20, 2025

House

House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole Education

Mar 04, 2025

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

  • Introduction
Education

Senate

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Mar 03, 2025

Senate

Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Senate Committee of the Whole Education

Jan 28, 2025

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

  • Introduction
Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Signed Act (04/18/2025) PDF
Final Act (04/08/2025) PDF
Rerevised (03/31/2025) PDF
Revised (03/28/2025) PDF
Reengrossed (03/04/2025) PDF
Engrossed (03/03/2025) PDF
Introduced (01/28/2025) PDF
PA2 (03/21/2025) PDF
PA1 (02/27/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (02/10/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (03/12/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (08/05/2025) PDF

Sources

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