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CO Code § 23-71-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-703. Power to Issue Securities

  The committee of any district, pursuant to authorizing resolution and subject to the provisions and contractual limitations in resolutions authorizing outstanding revenue bonds and other securities of the district, may issue, without an election, securities to defray, in whole or in part, the cost of a project in the manner provided in and subject to the limitations imposed by this part 7.    The project may be the acquisition, by purchase, construction, or otherwise, the improvement, or the equipment, or any combination thereof, of any dormitory, faculty or student housing unit, dining hall, recreational center, student center, laboratory, classroom, classroom building, administrative office, administrative building, swimming pool, gymnasium, athletic field, stadium, and any other building, structure, or land necessary or desirable for use in connection with a local district college of a district.    The cost of the project may include, in the committee's discretion, all incidental costs pertaining to the project and the financing thereof, including, without limitation, contingencies and the capitalization with proceeds of securities of operation and maintenance expenses appertaining to facilities to be acquired and interest on the securities for any period not exceeding the period estimated by the committee to effect the project plus one year, of any discount on the securities and of any reserves for payment of principal of and interest on the securities.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 783, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-704 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-704. Interim Securities

 The committee may issue interim securities, which may be designated “bonds”, “notes”, or “warrants”, evidencing any emergency loans, construction loans, and other temporary loans of not exceeding three years, in supplementation of long-term financing, such interim securities to be funded with the proceeds of long-term securities, net pledged revenues, or further interim securities, or any combination thereof, as the committee may determine.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 783, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-705 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-705. Terms of Securities

  Except to the extent inconsistent with this part 7, any securities issued under this part 7 for any project shall be issued in the form and manner and with the effect provided in sections 11-54-111 and 11-54-112, C.R.S., for public securities issued under the “Refunding Revenue Securities Law”.    The authorizing resolution, trust indenture, or other instrument appertaining thereto may contain any of the covenants, and the committee may do such acts and things as are permitted in section 11-54-113, C.R.S., of the “Refunding Revenue Securities Law”.    Revenue obligations issued to refund revenue bonds of a district and to refund securities issued under this part 7 may be issued under the “Refunding Revenue Securities Law”.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For the “Refunding Revenue Securities Law”, see article 54 of title 11.
CO Code § 23-71-706 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-706. Payable From Special Fund

 The securities shall be payable and collectible, as to principal, interest, and any prior redemption premium, solely out of net pledged revenues; the holder thereof may not look to any general or other fund for such payment of such securities, except the net revenues pledged therefor; the securities shall not constitute an indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation, if any such provision or limitation appertains thereto; the securities shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the district but shall constitute its special obligations; and the full faith and credit of the district shall not be pledged for their payment. Such payment shall not be secured by an encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, except for its pledged revenues. No property of the district, subject to said exception, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of securities.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-707 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-707. Recital of Regularity

 A resolution providing for the issuance of bonds or other securities under this part 7 or an indenture or other proceedings appertaining thereto may provide that the securities contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this part 7, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and the regularity of their issuance.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-708 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-708. Committee Determination Conclusive

 The determination of the committee that the limitations imposed under this part 7 upon the issuance of securities under this part 7 have been met shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud or arbitrary and gross abuse of discretion, regardless of whether the authorizing resolution or the securities thereby authorized contain a recital as authorized by section 23-71-707 .   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-709 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-709. No Impairment of Contract

 Nothing in this part 7 or in any other law shall impair the existing obligations of contract embodied in outstanding revenue bonds validly issued under the statutes in force at the times of their issue prior to July 1, 1967.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-710 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-710. Tax Exemption

 Bonds and other securities issued under the provisions of this part 7, their transfer, and the income therefrom are exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-711 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-711. Construction

  This part 7, without reference to other statutes of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided in this part 7, constitutes full authority for the exercise of the incidental powers granted in this part 7 concerning the borrowing of money to defray wholly or in part the cost of any project and the issuance of securities to evidence such loans.    No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of securities or the exercise of any other power granted in this part 7 that requires an approval or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts authorized to be done in this part 7 shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken under this part 7 or acts done pursuant thereto, except as otherwise provided in this part 7.    The powers conferred by this part 7 shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this part 7 shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law.    Nothing in this part 7 shall prevent the exercise of any power granted to the committee or to a district acting by and through its committee, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, by any other law.    No part of this part 7 shall repeal or affect any other law or part thereof, it being intended that this part 7 provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives and not an exclusive one; and this part 7 shall not be construed as repealing, amending, or changing any such other law.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 784, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-712 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-712. Liberal Construction

 This part 7, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 785, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-713 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 7 - Local District Colleges - Revenue Securities Law|§ 23-71-713. Validation

 All pledges of pledged revenues (including but not necessarily limited to grants, appropriations, and other donations from the United States or its agencies and any other donor, except the state or its agencies or political subdivisions) made to the payment of revenue bonds of local college districts and community and technical colleges prior to April 5, 1973, and all revenue bonds of local college districts and community and technical colleges which were issued prior to said date are validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 785, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-78-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-78-101. Short Title

 The short title of this article 78 is the “Growing Great Teachers Act”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1806, § 1, effective May 10.
CO Code § 23-78-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-78-102. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   High-quality teaching is the linchpin for effective, high-quality education in the schools of the state. To be an excellent, effective educator, an individual must receive comprehensive, rigorous, and effective training in the art and science of teaching and in the skills and subjects that the individual will teach.    Local education providers who hire teachers who have not completed an adequate preparation program, including high-quality clinical practice, are likely to experience a high turnover rate because new teachers who are not well trained leave the profession in their first year of teaching at more than twice the rate of those who have had clinical practice and rigorous preparation;    Student achievement is likely to suffer when teachers are not well prepared for the challenges of the classroom and when teachers do not remain on the job for more than one or two years. In addition, schools with high teacher turnover rates struggle to make long-term improvement.    Research suggests that an effective teacher preparation program should include opportunities for teacher candidates to spend time in the classroom beginning in the first year of the program and continuing and increasing throughout the program, culminating in a full year of clinical practice using a classroom residency model in the final year of the program; and    To be effective, clinical practice must be directed and mentored by an experienced, high-quality master teacher who devotes significant time to working with the teacher candidate. These master teachers should receive training for the role of mentor teacher that results in a license endorsement as well as meaningful compensation for the time spent working with a teacher candidate and sufficient time within the daily work schedule to spend with the teacher candidate.       The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is appropriate to direct the department of education and the department of higher education to collaborate with local education providers, approved educator preparation programs, alternative teacher programs, and other interested parties to identify best practices in providing comprehensive, rigorous, and effective teacher preparation and guidelines for implementing these best practices. The general assembly further finds that it is in the best interests of the state to establish a grant program to provide funding for training and reimbursements for mentor teachers who provide guidance and oversight for teacher candidates while they participate in clinical practice.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1806, § 1, effective May 10.
CO Code § 23-78-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-78-103. 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.    “Approved educator preparation program” means an educator preparation program for teachers that the commission on higher education has reviewed pursuant to section 23-1-121 and determined meets the performance-based standards established by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-121 and the requirements of section 23-1-108.    “Clinical practice” means practical, field-based experience that a teacher candidate gains through working in a classroom under the direct supervision of a mentor teacher.    “Commission” means the Colorado commission on higher education established in section 23-1-102.    “Educator preparation program” or “program” means an alternative teacher program or an approved educator preparation program.    “Institution of higher education” or “institution” means a public, private, or proprietary postsecondary institution authorized by the commission on higher education to offer educator preparation programs.    “Local education provider” means a school district organized pursuant to article 30 of title 22; a board of cooperative services, created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, that operates a public school; or a charter school that is authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22 or by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22.    “Master certificate” means the certificate issued by the department of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-202 and the implementing rules of the state board of education, which recognizes professional teacher licensees who are involved in ongoing professional development and training and who have advanced competencies or expertise or who have demonstrated outstanding achievements.    “National-board certified” means that a teacher holds a certification from the national board for professional teaching standards.    “State board” means the state board of education created in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.    “Teacher candidate” means a person who is enrolled in an educator preparation program for teaching.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1807, § 1, effective May 10.
CO Code § 23-78-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-78-104. Educator Preparation Program - Best Practices - Guidelines - Report

  The department of higher education and the department of education, in collaboration with the deans of the schools of education in Colorado institutions of higher education, or their designees, shall review research and practices from other states and other countries to identify best practices in providing educator preparation programs, including effective curricula, teaching teacher candidates the science of teaching reading and strategies to ensure all students learn to read, course scope and sequence, and timing of and effective practices in providing clinical practice. The departments and deans, or their designees, shall work with persons who implement alternative teacher programs, local education providers, teachers, and other interested parties in identifying the best practices. No later than January 1, 2020, the departments shall jointly adopt guidelines to assist educator preparation programs in adopting and implementing the best practices, including best practices to ensure that teacher candidates are well trained to teach students to read.    The department of higher education and the department of education shall jointly prepare a report concerning the identified best practices, the adopted guidelines, and regulatory and legislative recommendations to ensure that the policies and criteria for reviewing and approving educator preparation programs pursuant to sections 22-2-109 (5), 22-60.5-115 (2), 22-60.5-205 (3), and 23-1-121 align with the identified best practices and are designed to determine the degree to which educator preparation programs are implementing the best practices. On or before January 15, 2020, the departments shall submit the report to the commission, the state board, and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees. To the extent necessary, the commission shall amend its guidelines and the state board shall amend its rules to align with the best practices.    On or before March 1, 2020, each educator preparation program shall submit to the department of higher education and the department of education a plan demonstrating how the educator preparation program expects to phase in implementation of the identified best practices over the following three academic years.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1808, § 1, effective May 10.
CO Code § 23-78-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 2 - Collaborative Educator Preparation Grant Program|§ 23-78-201. To 23-78-204.(repealed)

 History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1811, § 1, effective May 10.    Editor's note:    This part 2 was added in 2019 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2021. For the text of this part 2 prior to 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 23-78-204 provided for the repeal of this part 2, effective July 1, 2021. (SeeL. 2019, p. 1813.)
CO Code § 23-78-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 3 - Teaching Fellowship Programs|§ 23-78-301. Short Title

 The short title of this part 3 is the “Rural Colorado Grow Your Own Educator Act”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1813, § 1, effective May 10.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 23-3.9-201 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 23-78-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 78 - Teacher Preparation Programs|Part 3 - Teaching Fellowship Programs|§ 23-78-302. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   A shortage in the availability of teachers to fill teaching positions in rural local education providers is causing a significant hardship for rural local education providers;    The shortage is due, in part, to the high rate of turnover of teachers entering and leaving the profession. Following graduation and initial employment, a high percentage of teachers leave the profession within five years.    The shortage in some rural local education providers also arises because teachers, after teaching in the rural local education provider for a few years, choose to relocate to a more urban area or to an area with a lower cost of living;    A program through which a rural local education provider and an institution of higher education enter into an agreement to provide a teaching fellowship in the rural local education provider for selected teacher candidates in their final year of an approved educator preparation program, which leads to employment by the rural local education provider upon graduation, will help to ensure that teachers are well prepared to meet the rural local education provider's needs and expectations, have met specific competencies the rural local education provider identified as being necessary, and are acclimated into the rural local education provider upon hiring. A teacher who receives this level of specific preparation for employment with a specific employer is more likely to remain in the profession and thereby help to reduce the teacher shortage.    In selecting teacher candidates to participate in a teaching fellowship program, a rural local education provider and an institution of higher education should give preference to applicants who resided within the area surrounding the rural local education provider before attending a higher education institution and are seeking the opportunity to return to the local education provider as a teacher.        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1813, § 1, effective May 10.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 23-3.9-202 as it existed prior to 2019.