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CO Code § 22-60.3-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   A recent report by the department of education and the department of higher education shows that the number of students who enroll in and graduate from teacher preparation programs in Colorado continues to decline;    School districts in Colorado, especially rural school districts, are facing a serious shortage in trained, licensed teachers in the areas of math, science, English language arts, special education, and early childhood education. This shortage is driven both by decreasing numbers of persons entering the profession and increasing numbers of persons leaving the profession after just two or three years of teaching. As a result, more school districts are hiring teachers from other states.    The growing shortage of teachers potentially jeopardizes the ability of every student in Colorado to have access to a high-quality teacher who is reflective of and responsive to the needs of the state's diverse student populations; and    Building partnerships between teacher preparation programs and local education providers will strengthen the pipeline of teacher candidates from high school to postsecondary teacher preparation to teaching in the classroom and increase the likelihood that Colorado's graduates will be employed to teach Colorado's students.       The general assembly further finds that:   Institutions of higher education, alternative teacher programs, school districts, and supporting nonprofit organizations and foundations have collaborated to create effective teacher residency programs that serve school districts and public schools in rural and urban areas of the state;    These teacher residency programs are specifically designed to meet the needs of the participating school districts and public schools and to achieve positive academic outcomes for students; and    Expanding the design of these teacher residency programs to enable more institutions of higher education, alternative teacher programs, and local education providers throughout the state to implement these teacher residency programs is necessary to increase the supply of effective teachers for employment by local education providers.       The general assembly finds, therefore, that, to address the growing teacher shortage in Colorado, it is necessary to create the teacher residency expansion program through which the department of education will review and evaluate teacher residency programs operating on a pilot basis to identify the best practices, effective strategies, and critical components of a teacher residency program that are appropriate for expansion by institutions of higher education, alternative teacher programs, and local education providers across the state.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1931, § 1, effective May 30.
CO Code § 22-60.3-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-102. Definitions

 As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Alternative teacher program” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-60.5-102.    “Board of cooperative services” means a regional educational service unit created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22.    “Charter school” means a charter school authorized by a school district as provided in part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute as provided in part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.    “Cultural competence” means the ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures, including understanding one's own cultural views and developing a positive attitude toward cultural differences.    “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115.    “Fund” means the teacher residency expansion program fund created in section 22-60.3-106.    “Institution of higher education” means a public, private, or proprietary postsecondary institution authorized by the Colorado commission on higher education to offer teacher preparation programs.    “Local education provider” means a school district, board of cooperative services, or charter school.    “Paraprofessional” means a person who is trained to assist a licensed teacher.    “Pilot program” means a teacher residency pilot expansion program that is implemented pursuant to section 22-60.3-104 as a component of the teacher residency expansion program.    “Program” means the teacher residency expansion program created in section 22-60.3-103.    “State board” means the state board of education created in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.    “Teacher residency program” means a type of teacher preparation program that, at a minimum, includes a full year of classroom apprenticeship that integrates theory and practice.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1932, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2021: IP amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1337, § 18, effective September 7.
CO Code § 22-60.3-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-103. Teacher Residency Expansion Program - Created - Rules

  There is created in the department of education the teacher residency expansion program to identify the best practices, effective strategies, and critical components of effective teacher residency programs, which practices, strategies, and components may be used by institutions of higher education, alternative teacher programs, and local education providers across the state to assist local education providers in hiring and retaining well-trained, effective teachers. A local education provider may also consider the identified practices, strategies, and components in designing and implementing an effective teacher induction program.    The program is designed to accomplish the following goals:   Developing teacher candidates who are prepared to be successful in the classroom when they begin teaching, including being prepared to improve academic outcomes for all students in their classrooms;    Supporting local education providers, alternative teacher programs, and institutions of higher education in collaborating to create a seamless, high-functioning, highly effective system of teacher preparation;    Addressing barriers to effective teacher preparation, which include insufficient support for effective field experiences for teaching candidates and insufficient support for new teachers when they transition to the classroom, due to a lack of communication, sharing of resources, and collaboration among local education providers, alternative teacher programs, institutions of higher education, and other teacher preparation program providers; and    Identifying the best practices, effective strategies, and critical components of effective teacher residency program models that can be used by local education providers across the state and that may inform state policy changes.       In implementing the program, the department shall provide to local education providers, alternative teacher programs, and institutions of higher education information concerning the outcomes of the pilot programs, the effectiveness of the methods and strategies implemented, and best practices and critical components identified to support expansion of teacher residency programs and how these strategies, practices, and components inform the design and implementation of teacher induction programs. The department shall provide the information using electronic methods, which may include posting information to the department website, e-mailing information, hosting electronic conversations among local education providers and institutions of higher education, and providing programming via the internet.    The state board may promulgate rules pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, as necessary to implement the program.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1933, § 1, effective May 30.
CO Code § 22-60.3-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-105. Reports

  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by January 15, 2020, and by January 15 each year thereafter, the department shall prepare a progress report on implementing the program. At a minimum, the report must include:   A summary of the data collected from each pilot program concerning the effectiveness of the pilot programs as described in section 22-60.3-104 (3);    Recommendations, if any, for legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate the effective implementation of the pilot programs; and    Recommendations for continued funding.       The department shall submit the report to the state board, the Colorado commission on higher education, the executive director of the department of higher education, the governor, and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees. The department shall also post the report on the department website for public access.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1936, § 1, effective May 30.
CO Code § 22-60.3-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-106. Teacher Residency Expansion Program Fund - Created

  The teacher residency expansion program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.    Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for use in implementing the program.    The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund on July 1, 2023, to the general fund.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1936, § 1, effective May 30.
CO Code § 22-60.3-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.3 - Teacher Residency Expansion Program|Part 2 - Educator Recruitment and Retention Program|§ 22-60.3-107. Repeal of Part

 This part 1 is repealed, effective July 1, 2023.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1189), ch. 323, p. 1936, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1338, § 19, effective September 7.
CO Code § 22-60.5-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Educator Licensing Act of 1991”.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 468, § 1, effective June 6.
CO Code § 22-60.5-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-104. Applicants for Initial Licensure - Statement of Completion of Approved Program of Preparation

  Each applicant for any initial license issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be required to submit a statement from the designated recommending official of the accepted institution of higher education. Such statement shall certify that the applicant has completed the approved program of preparation appropriate to the initial license being applied for in a satisfactory manner and is in good standing. Such statement shall not be required for the renewal of such license.    If an applicant for an initial principal license or an initial administrator license is required to submit a statement from the designated recommending official of an accepted institution of higher education pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, he shall be provided with an opportunity to submit statements from two or more such designated recommending officials at different accepted institutions of higher education, each of which statements certifies partial completion of an approved program of preparation appropriate to the initial license being applied for in a satisfactory manner. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state board of education, the department of education shall provide a procedure through which such statements of partial completion of an approved program may be combined to certify regular completion of an approved program of preparation. The combination of such statements shall result in a combined approved program of preparation when it is, in the judgment of the department of education, at least the equivalent of the regular approved program of preparation at any one of the accepted institutions of higher education of attendance. Any reference in this article to completion of an approved program shall be deemed to include reference to partial completion of two or more approved programs combined pursuant to this subsection (2).     History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 473, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 175, § 8, effective April 7.
CO Code § 22-60.5-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-105. Applicants for Licensure or Authorization - Moral Qualifications

 In determining the moral qualifications of applicants for licensure or authorization, the department of education shall be governed by the provisions of section 24-5-101 , C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 474, § 1, effective June 6.
CO Code § 22-60.5-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-106. Endorsement of License - Effect - Rules

  The department of education is authorized to cause a license to be endorsed. Any such endorsement shall identify the grade, age, or developmental level or levels, subject matter area or areas, or other specialization appropriate to an applicant's preparation, training, or experience. Any endorsement made pursuant to this section shall be subject to review at the expiration of the license so endorsed. The state board of education may establish, by rule and regulation, appropriate endorsements and the criteria for such endorsements.    Notwithstanding the discretionary authority granted in subsection (1) of this section, the department of education shall issue a special education teacher endorsement to an applicant who completes course work and assessments, as specified by rule of the state board of education, in a program in special education offered by an accepted institution of higher education, which program has been approved by the state board of education.    The department of education shall collaborate with the department of higher education to create a mentor teacher endorsement for teachers who provide mentoring and oversight for teacher candidates in accordance with the standards adopted by the department of higher education pursuant to section 23-78-105 (3). The state board of education by rule shall establish the criteria for the endorsement, which must, at a minimum, include successfully completing training provided by an educator preparation program, as defined in section 23-78-103, and at least one full school year of successful experience serving as a mentor teacher for a teacher candidate who is participating in clinical practice, as defined in section 23-78-103.     History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 474, § 1, effective June 6. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1785, § 1, effective June 3. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 172, § 1, effective April 7. L. 2019: (3) added, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1819, § 2, effective May 10.
CO Code § 22-60.5-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-108. Procedure - Denial, Suspension, Annulment, or Revocation - License, Certificate, Endorsement, or Authorization

     Procedures for the denial, suspension, revocation, or annulment of any license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 24-4-102 to 24-4-107, C.R.S.; except that, where judicial review is pending or the time in which to seek judicial review has not elapsed, the department of education may take emergency action relating to the annulment, suspension, or revocation of any license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization, and the expiration date of any license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization shall not be extended, even though judicial review is pending or the time for seeking such review has not elapsed.    If the department of education seeks to contact a crime victim for the purposes of a licensure hearing, the department shall contact the victim's advocate in the law enforcement agency or district attorney's office of the jurisdiction in which the offense was prosecuted or the victim's advocate in the attorney general's office, if applicable. The victim's advocate shall make reasonable efforts to contact the victim, advise the victim of the hearing, and invite the victim to participate in the licensure hearing. A victim shall not be required to participate in a licensure hearing.       If the department of education denies, annuls, suspends, or revokes a license, authorization, or endorsement pursuant to this section, the department, as soon as practicable, shall notify the board of education of the employing school district or the governing board of the employing charter school or institute charter school, if any, of the action taken.    When the department of education denies, annuls, suspends, or revokes a license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization because the applicant or holder was convicted of felony child abuse or a felony offense involving unlawful sexual behavior pursuant to section 22-60.5-107 (2.5), the department shall release the name of that individual to the public.    When the department of education denies, annuls, or revokes a license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization because the applicant or holder was convicted of felony child abuse or a felony offense involving unlawful sexual behavior pursuant to section 22-60.5-107 (2.5), the department shall enter into a settlement agreement with that individual that prohibits the individual from ever teaching at a public or nonpublic school in the United States.     History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 476, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1667, § 9, effective May 29; entire section amended, p. 2227, § 6, effective June 5. L. 2009: (4) amended,(SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1965, § 68, effective August 5. L. 2019: (4) amended,(SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 122, § 2, effective August 2.    Editor's note:   Amendments to this section by House Bill 08-1344 and Senate Bill 08-208 were harmonized.
CO Code § 22-60.5-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-109. Hearing Commissioner - Duties

 The state board of education is authorized to appoint a hearing commissioner, who may preside at hearings on the denial, annulment, suspension, or revocation of any license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization. When so appointed, he shall reduce his findings to written form and submit them to the state board of education, and he shall not participate in the deliberations of said board.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 476, § 1, effective June 6.
CO Code § 22-60.5-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-60.5-114. State Board of Education - Waivers

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and upon application of any institution of higher education, school district, board of cooperative services, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school, the state board of education is authorized to waive any requirement imposed by this article 60.5 in regard to alternative teacher programs or approved induction programs. Such waiver may be granted only upon a majority vote of the members of the state board of education and upon a sufficient showing that such waiver is necessary to allow innovative programs intended to improve the quality of such educators. The state board of education shall promulgate rules regarding such procedures and criteria necessary for the implementation of this section.    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the state board of education may grant a waiver of the induction program requirement upon a two-thirds majority vote of the board members and upon a sufficient showing that implementation of an induction program would cause extreme hardship to the school district, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school. An application for waiver of the induction program requirement shall include a plan for the support, assistance, and training of initially licensed educators.    Upon application by a school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services, the state board may grant a waiver of the requirement that a person applying for an initial license demonstrate professional competencies. Such a waiver may be granted only by a two-thirds majority vote of the board members following a demonstration that:   The license applicant is employed by the school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services under an authorization issued pursuant to section 22-60.5-111;    Enforcement of the requirement would cause extreme hardship to the school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services or to the license applicant; and    The skill level of the license applicant is comparable to the skill level of an applicant who has successfully demonstrated professional competencies. The school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services shall provide documentary evidence of the skill level of the license applicant.        History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 480, § 1, effective June 6. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 269, § 2, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1658, § 8, effective June 5. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 1192, § 8, effective June 1. L. 2000: (3) added, p. 1114, § 3, effective May 26. L. 2005: (2) and IP(3) amended, p. 177, § 11, effective April 7. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 18-160), ch. 97, p. 760, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 123, § 4, effective August 2.