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CO Code § 22-93-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 93 - School Bullying Prevention and Education Grant Program|§ 22-93-105. School Bullying Prevention and Education Cash Fund - Created

  There is hereby established in the state treasury the school bullying prevention and education cash fund. The cash fund shall consist of moneys transferred or appropriated thereto pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and any other moneys that may be made available by the general assembly. The moneys in the cash fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article. Any moneys not provided as grants may be invested by the state treasurer as provided in section 24-36-113, C.R.S. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the cash fund shall be credited to the cash fund. Any amount remaining in the cash fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the cash fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or to any other fund.    No more than five percent of the moneys annually expended from the cash fund may be used for the expenses incurred by the department in administering this article.      The general assembly may appropriate money to the bullying prevention and education cash fund from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501.    The department may seek, accept, and expend public or private gifts, grants, and donations from public and private sources to implement this article; except that the department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this article or any other law of the state. The department shall transfer all private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, and donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the cash fund.       Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require the department to solicit moneys for the purposes of this article.      History. Source: L. 2011: Entire article added,(HB 11-1254), ch. 173, p. 651, § 1, effective May 13. L. 2015: (1) and (3)(a) amended,(HB 15-1367), ch. 271, p. 1074, § 12, effective June 4. L. 2018: (3)(a) amended,(HB 18-1369), ch. 253, p. 1554, § 3, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1367, see section 1 of chapter 271, Session Laws of Colorado 2015. For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1369, see section 1 of chapter 253, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 22-93-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 93 - School Bullying Prevention and Education Grant Program|§ 22-93-106. School Bullying Prevention and Education - Availability of Best Practices and Other Resources

  On or before November 1, 2011, the department shall create a page on its public website at which the department shall continuously make publicly available evidence-based best practices and other resources for educators and other professionals engaged in bullying prevention and education.    The department shall solicit evidence-based best practices and other resources from the school safety resource center created in section 24-33.5-1803, C.R.S.; from school districts; from the state charter school institute established in section 22-30.5-503; and from other state and federal agencies that are concerned with school bullying prevention and education. The department shall review materials that it receives and, as may be appropriate, make such materials available to the public on the website described in subsection (1) of this section.     History. Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1254), ch. 173, p. 651, § 1, effective May 13.
CO Code § 22-94-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 94 - Quality Teacher Recruitment|§ 22-94-101. Definitions

 As used in this article 94, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.    “District” means a school district, a group of school districts, or a board of cooperative services as defined in section 22-5-103 (2).    “Licensed teacher” means a teacher licensed pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22.    “Program” means a quality teacher recruitment program created by a vendor through a contract with the department.    “Vendor” means a for-profit or nonprofit organization.     History. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (SB 13-260), ch. 236, p. 1145, § 12, effective May 17. L. 2021: IP and (3) amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1338, § 20, effective September 7.
CO Code § 22-94-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 94 - Quality Teacher Recruitment|§ 22-94-103. Annual Reports

  A vendor that enters into a contract with the department to establish and operate a program pursuant to this article shall, for the duration of the contract, submit a report to the department that includes the data and performance metrics from the prior school year as specified in subsection (3) of this section.    In addition to the report required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall contract with a third party to evaluate and submit to the department a report after the first year of the program and a final report after the second year of the program regarding the progress of the vendor based on the data and performance metrics specified in subsection (3) of this section. The department may use up to two percent of the moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this article in the applicable fiscal year to contract for the report required in this subsection (2).    The reports required in subsections (1) and (2) of this section must include but need not be limited to:   The number of students in the state who are taught by teachers who are placed in public schools or districts in the state through a program;    The average length of time that teachers placed in districts through a program remain in the district in which they are placed;    The names of the public schools and districts in which teachers are placed through a program;    The subjects and grade levels taught by the teachers who are placed through the program; and    The effectiveness ratings of the teachers placed through the program pursuant to section 22-9-106.       Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall submit an annual report to the office of the governor, the state board of education, and the members of the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, summarizing the findings from the two reports submitted to the department pursuant to this section.     History. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (SB 13-260), ch. 236, p. 1147, § 12, effective May 17. L. 2017: (4) amended, (HB 17-1267), ch. 242, p. 999, § 23, effective August 9.
CO Code § 22-96-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 96 - Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program|§ 22-96-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:   Colorado ranks fortieth in the nation in the school nurse-to-student ratio;    The federal center for disease control's healthy people 2020 recommended one school nurse for every seven hundred fifty general education students, but many school nurses in Colorado are responsible for as many as six thousand students, making it difficult to provide the social-emotional support necessary to students and staff;    In 2011, prior to the legalization of retail marijuana, almost forty percent of students surveyed reported having tried marijuana one or more times, with nine percent reporting that they had tried marijuana before age thirteen;    In addition, twenty-two percent of students reported using marijuana one or more times in the last thirty days, with six percent reporting that they had used marijuana on school property one or more times;    The legalization of retail marijuana is anticipated to increase the availability of marijuana to underage youth;    Marijuana use by minors can have immediate and lasting health implications, and many youth who engage in substance abuse develop or have underlying behavioral health needs;    School health professionals have already started to experience the results of marijuana as a newly legalized substance in increased visits to the health office and referrals from school staff; and    School health professionals are in a unique position to educate, assess, and treat youth who have substance abuse or behavioral health issues.       The general assembly further finds and declares that a program to provide matching grants to education providers to enhance the presence of school health professionals in schools throughout the state will facilitate better screening, education, and referral care coordination for students with substance abuse and other behavioral health needs.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire article added,(SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1603, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2017: (2) amended,(SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 462, § 2, effective August 9.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 17-068, see section 1 of chapter 138, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
CO Code § 22-96-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 96 - Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program|§ 22-96-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 96, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Behavioral health care” means services to prevent, identify, and treat substance use disorders, substance misuse, and mental health disorders, including services to support social-emotional health. (1.5) “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115 .    “Education provider” means a school district, a board of cooperative services, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title, or a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title. (2.5) “School” means a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school.    “School health professional” means a state-licensed or state-certified school nurse, school psychologist, school social worker, school counselor, or other state-licensed or state-certified professional qualified under state law to provide support services to children and adolescents, including mental health professionals licensed pursuant to article 245 of title 12.    Repealed.    “State board” means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire article added,(SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1604, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP and (3) amended, (2.5) added, and (4) repealed,(SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 462, § 3, effective August 9. L. 2018: (3) amended,(HB 18-1309), ch. 269, p. 1663, § 8, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1) and (3) amended and (1.5) added,(SB 19-010), ch. 155, p. 1842, § 1, effective May 10.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 17-068, see section 1 of chapter 138, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
CO Code § 22-96-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 96 - Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program|§ 22-96-103. Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program - Created - Rules

     There is created in the department the behavioral health care professional matching grant program, referred to in this article 96 as the “program”, to provide funding to education providers for the following purposes:   To increase the presence of school health professionals in schools to provide behavioral health care to students who have mental health, substance use or misuse, or other behavioral health needs;    To provide training and resources for school staff on the implementation of evidence-based programming on behavioral health education for all students;    To allow school health professionals to connect students with services that are provided by community-based organizations for treatment and counseling for students who need behavioral health care; and    To provide behavioral health-care services at recipient schools, including but not limited to screenings, counseling, therapy, referrals to community organizations, and training for students and staff on behavioral health issues.       An education provider that receives a grant under the program shall use the money to increase the level of funding the education provider allocates to school health professionals to provide behavioral health care to students prior to receiving the grant and not to replace other funding sources allocated to provide school health professionals for students. The education provider may use the money to contract with a community partner for behavioral health-care services, including hiring private health-care professionals, training, screening, and preventive supports. Additionally, the education provider may use the money to provide direct services or consultation by a school health professional through telehealth technology. The department shall administer the program as provided in this article 96 and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.       The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for implementation of the program, including but not limited to rules regarding:   The timeline for submitting applications to the department;    The form of the grant application and any information in addition to that specified in section 22-96-104 (2) to be included in the application;    Any criteria for awarding grants in addition to those specified in section 22-96-104 (3); and    Any information to be included in the department's program report in addition to that required in section 22-96-105.        History. Source: L. 2014: Entire article added,(SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1605, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1) amended,(SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 462, § 4, effective August 9. L. 2019: (1) amended,(SB 19-010), ch. 155, p. 1843, § 2, effective May 10.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 17-068, see section 1 of chapter 138, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
CO Code § 22-96-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 96 - Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program|§ 22-96-105. Reporting

  In any fiscal year in which the general assembly makes an appropriation to the department for the purposes of the program, each education provider that receives a grant through the program shall report the following information to the department each year during the term of the grant:   The number of school health professionals hired using grant moneys;    A list and explanation of the services provided using grant moneys; and    Any additional information that the state board, by rule, may require.       On or before May 1, 2015, and on or before May 1 in each fiscal year thereafter in which the general assembly makes an appropriation to the department for the purposes of the program, the department shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report that, at a minimum, summarizes the information received by the department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The department shall also post the report to its website.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1607, § 3, effective July 1.
CO Code § 22-98-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 98 - Teacher Retention in Public Schools|§ 22-98-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   A recent study by the department of higher education and the department of education identified the existence of a teacher shortage in Colorado;    The study specifically found that the inability to retain teachers, either in a specific school district or public school or in the profession, is a significant cause of the teacher shortage. The four-year teacher attrition rate for public schools in Colorado is sixteen and four-tenths percent, about two percent higher than the national average. The percentage of teachers who plan to leave teaching in Colorado is also about two percent higher than the national average.    The Colorado teacher shortage study and other research have identified several strategies to address the issue of teacher retention, including providing robust induction programs and other significant supports for new teachers; providing peer review and mentorship programs both as support for new teachers and as career advancement opportunities for experienced teachers; allowing flexibility in work schedules to decrease teacher-student contact time and increase time for planning, collaborating, and mentoring; providing opportunities for professional development and recognition for experienced teachers; and creating career advancement pathways to help in retaining experienced teachers; and    Implementing these strategies requires funding, and a strategy that may be effective in addressing the issues in one school district or public school may not be effective in another school district or public school. Because each school district and public school faces different challenges, each school district and public school needs the opportunity to select a strategy that will best meet the needs of that school district or public school and to receive funding to implement that strategy.       The general assembly therefore finds that, to significantly decrease the teacher shortage in Colorado and support school districts and public schools that demonstrate both teacher shortages and the need for financial assistance to address the shortages, it is necessary to establish a grant program for school districts, public schools, and boards of cooperative services that operate public schools that will provide funding to them to implement a wide variety of locally appropriate options to improve their ability to successfully retain teachers.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1412), ch. 239, p. 1490, § 1, effective May 24.
CO Code § 22-98-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 98 - Teacher Retention in Public Schools|§ 22-98-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 98, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Board of cooperative services” means a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22.    “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115.    “Fund” means the retaining teachers fund created in section 22-98-104.    “Grant program” means the retaining teachers grant program created in section 22-98-103.    “Local education provider” means a school district, a board of cooperative services that operates a public school, a charter school that is authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, or an institute charter school that is authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.    “Postsecondary institution” means an area technical college, a local district college, or a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102.    “School district” means a school district in Colorado that is organized and existing pursuant to law but does not include a local college district.    “State board” means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1412), ch. 239, p. 1491, § 1, effective May 24.
CO Code § 22-98-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 98 - Teacher Retention in Public Schools|§ 22-98-104. Retaining Teachers Fund - Created

  The retaining teachers 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.    The money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department to implement the grant program. In each budget year, the department may use up to two percent of the amount appropriated to the fund for the direct costs incurred in implementing the grant program, including any costs incurred in providing technical support to local education providers as provided in section 22-98-103 (3)(b). (3.5) Repealed.    The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund on July 1, 2022, to the general fund.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added,(HB 18-1412), ch. 239, p. 1494, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2020: (3.5) added,(HB 20-1418), ch. 197, p. 948, § 26, effective June 30.    Editor's note:   Subsection (3.5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (3.5), effective July 1, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 948 .)   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1418, see section 1 of chapter 197, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
CO Code § 22-98-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 98 - Teacher Retention in Public Schools|§ 22-98-105. Report

  Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 15, 2019, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter, the department shall submit to the state board, the joint budget committee, and the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report concerning implementation of the grant program. At a minimum, the report must include:   The name of each grant recipient and the amount of each grant;    A description of the initiative to be implemented with each grant and a report of the progress made by each grant recipient in achieving the goals of the initiative;    For the reports submitted in 2021 and 2022, an evaluation of the effect of the grant program in improving teacher retention by local education providers and in reducing the overall teacher shortage in the state;    Any recommendations for legislative changes to improve the effectiveness of the grant program; and    For the report submitted in 2022, a recommendation concerning whether to continue the grant program.        History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1412), ch. 239, p. 1494, § 1, effective May 24.
CO Code § 22-98-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 98 - Teacher Retention in Public Schools|§ 22-98-106. Repeal of Article

 This article 98 is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (HB 18-1412), ch. 239, p. 1495, § 1, effective May 24.