(1) In addition to any other duties that may be required by law, the unit shall:

(a) Develop and maintain, as provided in section 22-2-407, the list of approved facility schools;

(b) Make recommendations to the facility schools board regarding the curriculum for use in the approved facility schools;

(c) Make recommendations to the facility schools board regarding graduation requirements for students in approved facility schools. The unit's recommendations shall follow the comprehensive guidelines for high school graduation requirements specified by the state board pursuant to section 22-2-106 (1)(a.5);

(d) Maintain, and make available as provided by law, student information and records for the students who receive educational services from approved facility schools;

(e) Ensure that each student who receives educational services from an approved facility school and who, upon leaving the facility, will reside in Colorado receives a unique identifying number, as provided in rules adopted pursuant to section 22-11-104, if the student has not already been assigned a number by the department; and

(f) Communicate and collaborate with the state department of human services, the county departments of human or social services, and referring agencies regarding the placement and transfer of students in facilities, including but not limited to communication concerning academic testing prior to and following placement and other academic and achievement testing.

(2) In complying with the duties specified in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section, the unit shall:

(a) Adopt data reporting protocols and records transfer procedures for use by approved facility schools; and

(b) In purchasing a data system to maintain the records of students who are receiving educational services from approved facility schools, ensure that the data system selected is compatible with the system used by school districts in serving a majority of the students enrolled in public schools of the state.