{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-35.3-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 22-35.3-101","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly finds that:\n\n(a) The pathways in technology early college high school model (p-tech) allows students to graduate from high school with a high school diploma and an industry-recognized associate degree. Students in a p-tech school may also earn pre-apprenticeship certificates and other industry-recognized certificates in addition to an associate degree.\n\n(b) The success of p-tech schools depends upon close collaboration between a local education provider, a community college, and one or more local high-growth industry employers;\n\n(c) The p-tech school model has been recently established in other states, including New York, Connecticut, and Illinois, and is showing promise; and\n\n(d) Graduating more high school students with career-ready skills to meet Colorado's workforce needs is part of the state's education and economic development goals.\n\n(2) The general assembly therefore declares that establishing a limited number of p-tech schools in the state will benefit students and industry in Colorado.","path":["Title 22 - EDUCATION","Article 35.3 - Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-22.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e78b170f2660ca42d4ae6926a94f3dfd1fcb10eadebd9656ecbdcb2c17da1e6b","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-35-116","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-35.3-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}