2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 23 - Postsecondary Education
Article 60. Community Colleges and Occupational Education
Section 23-60-109. Career pathways - design - legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that:
The board developed the manufacturing career pathway pursuant to part 10 of thisarticle after consulting with local district colleges and area technical colleges, and in collaboration with the department of labor and employment, the department of higher education, the department of education, and the state work force development council, created in section 24-46.3-101, C.R.S.;
The manufacturing career pathway was based upon guidelines endorsed by the statework force development council; and
The knowledge and experience gained through the process of designing and implementing the manufacturing career pathway should inform the design and implementation of additional career pathways pursuant to section 24-46.3-104, C.R.S.
(2) The board shall collaborate with the state work force development council to design career pathways pursuant to the provisions of section 24-46.3-104, C.R.S. The state work force development council is responsible for coordinating the design of the career pathways. Career pathways designed pursuant to section 24-46.3-104, C.R.S., must use the model developed to create the manufacturing career pathway pursuant to section 23-60-1003, including any improvements to the model based upon the implementation of the manufacturing career pathway. Career pathways created pursuant to section 24-46.3-104, C.R.S., must have the components described in section 23-60-1003 (2), as they relate to the specific career pathway being created.
Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1274), ch. 196, p. 665, § 3, effective August 5. L. 2016: (1)(a) amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 148, § 27, effective August 10.
