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CO Code § 23-70-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 70 - Auraria Higher Education Center|§ 23-70-115. Directive - Master Plans

  In order to maximize economic and administrative efficiency at the Auraria center and to further the goals articulated in section 23-1-101, the general assembly finds it necessary that there be comprehensive academic and facilities master planning for the use and development of the Auraria center constituent institutions. Therefore, the governing boards of the constituent institutions and the Auraria board, in consultation with the Colorado commission on higher education, shall prepare comprehensive master plans according to the following requirements and schedule:   On or before a date to be set by the Colorado commission on higher education, and in accordance with commission policies and procedures, the commission shall coordinate, and the governing boards of the constituent institutions shall submit to the commission, academic master plans for the constituent institutions. The coordinated academic master plans shall address all Auraria multiinstitutional issues that the commission determines to be relevant to the role and mission of each institution and academic program requirements for fulfilling that role and mission.    The commission shall review the master plans and shall, after consultation with the governing boards, order revisions to the extent that the plans fail to maximize efficiency and academic program effectiveness. When approved by the commission, the academic master plans shall be submitted to the Auraria board which shall prepare a comprehensive facilities master plan for the Auraria constituent institutions. The facilities master plan shall be submitted to the commission at a date to be established by the commission.        History. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 869, § 4, effective April 7. L. 2000: (1)(b) amended, p. 2446, § 8, effective August 2.
CO Code § 23-70-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 70 - Auraria Higher Education Center|§ 23-70-116. Auraria Library - Economic Development Database

  The library located at the center, which is administered by the university of Colorado at Denver and which serves Metropolitan state university of Denver and the community college of Denver, is hereby designated and shall be the site of the state economic development database. The library shall compile data which is useful and relevant to persons concerned with economic development in the state, including but not limited to statistical and demographic profiles of Colorado communities, labor and market statistics, statutory and regulatory requirements for business formation, and such other information as will assist the creation, expansion, and relocation of business in Colorado. The library is authorized to receive and expend all moneys, public and private, tendered to it for the performance of its duties under this section. The department of local affairs shall assist the library in the performance of such duties.    No policy shall be established that would prevent equal access by any individual or organization in the state of Colorado to the database relating to economic development.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 870, § 1, effective April 20. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1156, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1) amended,(SB 12-148), ch. 125, p. 428, § 18, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
CO Code § 23-75-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 75 - Pilot Program for Inclusive Higher Education for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|§ 23-75-101. To 23-75-106.(repealed)

 History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added,(SB 16-196), ch. 226, p. 861, § 1, effective June 6.    Editor's note:    This article 75 was added in 2016. For amendments to this article 75 prior to its repeal in 2021, consult the 2020 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.    Section 23-75-106 provided for the repeal of this article 75, effective July 1, 2021. (SeeL. 2016, p. 865.)
CO Code § 23-76-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 76 - Teachers in Rural Colorado|§ 23-76-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   Teachers have a great impact on student achievement. Evidence shows that the quality of teachers can account for the majority of variances in student learning and test scores.    The teaching and learning conditions under which teachers practice their profession, though often overlooked, are essential elements to student achievement and retention. These conditions must be systematically studied and addressed for Colorado to develop a critical mass of teachers who are well prepared to teach and who will remain in hardest-to-staff schools long enough to make a significant difference for students and their families.    Research demonstrates that the negative effects of shortages of teachers and special services providers, as well as distribution challenges, have a disproportionate impact on geographic areas of the state that are classified as “rural”. As a result, children in rural areas are more likely to be taught by fewer teachers who must cover an increasingly larger number of subjects and have limited access to critical support services offered by special services providers.    Approved alternative teacher preparation programs are critical for filling teacher shortages in rural schools and school districts across Colorado. Rural school leaders are able to place qualified teacher candidates, including members of their own communities, in classrooms through these alternative teacher preparation programs. Such programs provide the necessary support and coaching to an individual during his or her year-long training and allow alternative teacher candidates to earn initial teacher licensure while serving in classrooms. By helping to fill immediate needs in hard-to-staff rural schools and school districts, and by receiving the necessary training, alternative teacher candidates are able to create a positive, longitudinal impact on students and their families.    Since the beginning of alternative teacher preparation pathways in Colorado, the number of alternative teacher candidates has increased steadily, with one out of every four alternative teacher candidates now completing an alternative teacher preparation program.       The general assembly further finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, implementation of measures designed to improve the quality, recruitment, and retention of teachers and special services providers in the rural areas of Colorado through this article 76 is a critical element of accountable education reform, accountable programs to meet state academic standards, and performance incentives for teachers and special services providers and, therefore, may receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (SB 16-104), ch. 234, p. 944, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-085), ch. 233, p. 1454, § 1, effective August 8.
CO Code § 23-76-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 76 - Teachers in Rural Colorado|§ 23-76-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 76, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Commission” means the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102.    “Educator preparation program” means an educator preparation program approved by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-121 and that upon completion leads to a recommendation for licensure by an accepted institution of higher education in Colorado.    “Institution of higher education” means a public, private, or proprietary postsecondary institution authorized by the commission to offer educator preparation programs.    “Rural school or school district” means a school or school district that the department of education has determined to be rural. “Rural school or school district” includes a charter school or institute charter school that falls within the geographic range of a rural school district, as determined by the department of education.    “Special services provider” means a person, other than a teacher, principal, or administrator, who provides professional services in direct support of an instructional program. “Special services providers” includes speech language pathologists, psychologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, counselors, nurses, and social workers.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (SB 16-104), ch. 234, p. 945, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2018: IP amended and (5) added, (SB 18-085), ch. 233, p. 1455, § 2, effective August 8.
CO Code § 23-76-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 76 - Teachers in Rural Colorado|§ 23-76-103. Rural Education Coordinator - Request for Proposals - Reporting Requirements

     On or before July 1, 2017, the department of higher education shall establish one rural education coordinator to represent a rural region of the state. The rural education coordinator must be based in an institution of higher education. The purpose of the rural education coordinator is to:   Provide an emphasis on access to teacher preparation programs that focus on rural education;    Increase rural teacher recruitment;    Develop an educator pipeline to rural schools and school districts; and    Provide support mechanisms for rural schools and school districts, boards of cooperative services, and alternative educator preparation providers.       On or before September 1, 2016, the department of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education, the commission, and interested representatives from the education community and rural areas of Colorado, shall develop and release a request for proposals to fund a rural education coordinator. The request for proposals must include criteria for selection, timelines, data collection requirements, and reporting requirements.    On or before January 1, 2017, the department of higher education shall select an institution of higher education to house a rural education coordinator for five years, based on available appropriations. An institution of higher education that has an existing rural education coordinator is eligible to be selected by the department of higher education for funding pursuant to this section.       The selected institution of higher education shall collect data on the work of the rural education coordinator, as required per the request for proposals, and provide a written summary report annually to the department of higher education. Prior to the completion of the five-year funding period, the department of higher education and the department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of the funded rural education coordinator and make recommendations for continued funding.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (SB 16-104), ch. 234, p. 945, § 1, effective June 6.
CO Code § 23-76-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 76 - Teachers in Rural Colorado|§ 23-76-104. Student Teachers in Rural Areas - Financial Incentives

  Subject to available appropriations, the department of higher education shall provide financial stipends annually, not to exceed four thousand dollars per student, to offset tuition costs for individuals in approved educator preparation programs who agree to student teach in a rural school or rural school district of the student teacher's choice. The financial stipends awarded should, to the extent practicable, include persons with disabilities and take into consideration the geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state. Money for the stipends must be allocated from the department of higher education to the institution of higher education to be credited to the student's account and does not constitute student financial assistance. A student teacher who receives a financial stipend pursuant to this section must agree to work in a rural school or rural school district for at least two years, unless he or she can demonstrate extenuating circumstances that such employment would impose a hardship on him or her. If a recipient of a financial stipend awarded pursuant to this section does not accept an offer of employment to teach in a rural school or rural school district after the completion of his or her student teaching, he or she may, as determined by the department of education on a case-by-case basis, reimburse the department of higher education for two-thirds of the amount of the financial stipend that he or she received. If a recipient of a financial stipend awarded pursuant to this section accepts an offer of employment to teach in a rural school or rural school district but only teaches in a rural school or rural school district for one year and not the required two years, he or she may, as determined by the department of education on a case-by-case basis, reimburse the department of higher education for one-third of the amount of the financial stipend he or she received.    For the 2020-21 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, of the total amount appropriated to fund the programs described in this article 76 and the teaching fellowship programs described in part 3 of article 78 of this title 23, the department of higher education shall allocate to the stipends described in subsection (1) of this section twenty-five percent of the amount remaining after the teaching fellowship programs described in part 3 of article 78 of this title 23 are fully funded for the applicable fiscal year; except that the department may adjust the percentage allocated based on the demand for the stipends described in subsection (1) of this section and for the stipends described in section 23-76-106 and on input received from representatives of rural schools or school districts.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (SB 16-104), ch. 234, p. 946, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-009), ch. 48, p. 160, § 1, effective March 25. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-158), ch. 198, p. 969, § 3, effective June 30.
CO Code § 23-76-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 76 - Teachers in Rural Colorado|§ 23-76-105. Teacher Cadet Program

 On or before July 1, 2017, the department of higher education shall establish teacher cadet programs in identified rural schools and school districts. Money may be provided to local school districts, charter schools, or the charter school institute, any of which may contract with a board of cooperative services, to identify and support high school students who are interested in pursuing teaching careers in rural Colorado, including early childhood education. Teacher cadet programs are encouraged to identify students, including students with disabilities, who reflect the geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state. The department of higher education and the department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of the teacher cadet program every five years.   History. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (SB 16-104), ch. 234, p. 947, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1137), ch. 57, p. 197, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 23-77-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 77 - Colorado Student Leaders Institute Pilot Program|§ 23-77-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   The state is committed to increasing the number of students who graduate from a Colorado high school, enroll in a Colorado institution of higher education, and graduate with a postsecondary credential in two to four academic years;    Several states have implemented a summer residential education program for high school students who demonstrate exceptional intellectual curiosity, creativity, and maturity. While participating in the summer program, students attend classes, lectures, seminars, concerts, art exhibits, theatrical performances, and films and have the opportunity to learn independently and from distinguished faculty, staff members, and guest lecturers.    The summer residential education programs implemented in other states have:   Successfully developed a civic voice among the states' best students so that they graduate from high school as civic participants;    Prepared motivated students to participate in a competitive workforce;    Helped to create young leaders who are energized to find solutions for the pressing issues facing their states; and    Motivated students to remain in their home states for their postsecondary education and careers; and       A high percentage of the students who have participated in the summer residential education programs have subsequently enrolled in postsecondary education in their home states and earned a baccalaureate degree in four years.       The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best interests of the state to establish the Colorado student leaders institute as a pilot program using the model of summer residential education programs implemented in other states and to appropriate state money to ensure the successful operations of the institute for the benefit of Colorado high school students.    The general assembly further finds that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, the Colorado student leaders institute is an accountable program that assists students in meeting state academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 17-060), ch. 54, p. 167, § 1, effective March 20.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 24-44.3-101 as it existed prior to 2017.
CO Code § 23-77-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 77 - Colorado Student Leaders Institute Pilot Program|§ 23-77-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 77, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Executive board” means the executive board of the Colorado student leaders institute established pursuant to section 23-77-104.    “Host institution” means the institution of higher education that the department of higher education contracts with on behalf of the executive board pursuant to section 23-77-104 to operate the institute.    “Institute” means the Colorado student leaders institute created in section 23-77-103.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 17-060), ch. 54, p. 168, § 1, effective March 20.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 24-44.3-102 as it existed prior to 2017.
CO Code § 23-77-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 77 - Colorado Student Leaders Institute Pilot Program|§ 23-77-105. Colorado Student Leaders Institute - Funding - Cash Fund Created

  The general assembly shall annually appropriate money to the department of higher education for the institute to pay the direct and indirect costs that the executive board incurs in operating the institute, including costs relating to the host institution and stipends for the institute faculty members.      In addition to the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the executive board, with the assistance of an advisory board if appointed, may solicit, accept, and expend public or private gifts, grants, or donations to implement the institute. The executive board shall transmit any money that it receives pursuant to this subsection (2)(a) and any money it receives from participating students to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the money in the Colorado student leaders institute cash fund, referred to in this section as the “cash fund”, which is created in the state treasury. Annual operation of the institute is conditional upon receiving at least forty thousand dollars in gifts, grants, or donations by June 1 of each year.    The money in the cash fund is continuously appropriated to the executive board for the direct and indirect costs incurred in implementing the institute. The state treasurer may invest as provided by law any money in the cash fund that is not expended for the purposes of this article 77. The state treasurer shall credit to the cash fund all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the cash fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the cash fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the cash fund and shall not be credited to another fund; except that the state treasurer shall credit any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund as of June 30, 2024, to the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.         History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 17-060), ch. 54, p. 172, § 1, effective March 20. L. 2019: (2)(b) amended,(SB 19-137), ch. 152, p. 1805, § 2, effective May 10.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 24-44.3-105 as it existed prior to 2017.
CO Code § 23-77-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 77 - Colorado Student Leaders Institute Pilot Program|§ 23-77-106. Repeal of Article

 This article 77 is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.   History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 17-060), ch. 54, p. 172, § 1, effective March 20. L. 2019: Entire section amended,(SB 19-137), ch. 152, p. 1805, § 3, effective May 10.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 24-44.3-106 as it existed prior to 2017.
CO Code § 24-1-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968|§ 24-1-101. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly declares that this article is necessary to create a structure of state government which will be responsive to the needs of the people of this state and sufficiently flexible to meet changing conditions; to strengthen the powers of the governor and provide a reasonable span of administrative and budgetary controls within an orderly organizational structure of state government; to strengthen the role of the general assembly in state government; to encourage greater participation of the public in state government; to effect the grouping of state agencies into a limited number of principal departments primarily according to function; and to eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide for an orderly transfer of powers, duties, and functions of the various state agencies to such principal departments with a minimum of disruption of governmental services and functions and with a minimum of expense. To the ends stated in this section, this article shall be liberally construed.   Source: L. 68: p. 73, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-1.   ANNOTATION   Applied in Dodge v. Dept. of Soc. Servs., 657 P.2d 969 (Colo. App. 1982).
CO Code § 24-1-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968|§ 24-1-102. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968".   Source: L. 68: p. 73, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-2.
CO Code § 24-1-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968|§ 24-1-103. Head of Department Defined

 When the term "head of a principal department" is used in this article, it means the head of one of the principal departments created by this article. Unless the head of a principal department is a state elected official, he shall have the title of executive director of the department or such other title as specifically designated by this article.   Source: L. 68: p. 73, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-3.