(1) As part of the policy adopted by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5)(a), the commission shall adopt and the governing boards shall implement standards and procedures whereby state institutions of higher education may offer basic skills courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), pursuant to this section.

(2) (a) Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Western state Colorado university in Chaffee and Gunnison counties, any local community college, and any community college governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education may offer basic skills courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), and receive stipend payments from the state on behalf of eligible undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-102 (5), enrolled in basic skills courses.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section, any state institution of higher education not specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is prohibited from offering a basic skills course, unless the course is offered by contract through any of the institutions of higher education specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), Metropolitan state university of Denver and the university of Colorado at Denver are prohibited from offering basic skills courses either directly or through contract with an institution specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(3) The state board for community colleges and occupational education, local community colleges, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, and Western state Colorado university shall:

(a) Track all students who are required to take basic skills courses pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5) in order to determine whether those students successfully complete requirements for graduation;

(b) Compile data regarding student performance that describes with regard to students who take basic skills courses pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5):

(I) The school districts from which said students graduated;

(II) The number of said students graduating from each school district; and

(III) The basic skills for which said students require remediation; and

(c) Report annually to the department the data compiled pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (3).

(4) (a) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall transmit annually to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, the joint budget committee, the commission, and the department of education an analysis of the data:

(I) Regarding students who take basic skills courses pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5); and

(II) Regarding the costs of providing basic skills courses pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5) and whether students who complete said basic skills courses successfully complete the requirements for graduation.

(b) The department shall disseminate the analysis to each school district and to public high schools within each district.

(5) Any state institution of higher education not specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section offering a basic skills course on a cash-funded basis shall report annually to the department the same data that is required to be compiled and reported pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of this section.

(5.5) The institution and the department shall report the information specified in subsections (3) and (4) of this section on an individual student basis, using each student's unique student identifier.

(6) For purposes of this section, "local community college" shall include Aims community college and Colorado mountain college.