Colorado Code
Part 12 - Colorado Read Act
§ 22-7-1209. State Board - Rules - Department - Duties

(II.5) With regard to instructional programming, is evidence based or scientifically based and is aligned with the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards for reading adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1005;

(3.5) In designing and periodically updating the procedure and the rubric of criteria for reviewing assessments and materials and creating the advisory lists, the department shall consult with local education providers, including those with high enrollments of students who are English language learners as defined in section 22-24-103, and with third-party experts as necessary. The department shall ensure that the procedure for reviewing the assessments and materials and creating the advisory lists is inclusive and transparent.

Source: L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 658, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2)(a)(II)(C) and (2)(a)(II)(D) amended and (2)(a)(II)(E) added, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 714, § 5, effective May 20. L. 2018: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a)(I), (2)(a)(II)(A), IP(2)(b), (2)(b)(III), (2)(d), IP(3), (3)(a), and (3)(c) amended and (2)(b)(II.5) and (3.5) added, (HB 18-1393), ch. 275, p. 1738, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2019: (1)(d.5), (7), and (8) added and (2)(a)(I), (2)(b), (2)(c), IP(3), and (6) amended, (SB 19-199), ch. 154, p. 1827, § 7, effective May 10. L. 2021: (9) added, (SB 21-151), ch. 267, p. 1551, § 2, effective June 18.