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CO Code § 22-10-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 10 - Adult Education and Literacy|§ 22-10-107. Adult Education and Literacy Grant Fund - Created

     There is created in the state treasury the adult education and literacy grant fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, consisting of any moneys received by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.    The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article.    Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the department, the office, and the state board are not required to implement the provisions of this article unless the general assembly appropriates sufficient state moneys to the fund to offset the costs of implementing the article.    The state treasurer may invest, as provided by law, any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.    Repealed.       The department may receive and expend gifts, donations, or grants of any kind from any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this article, subject to the terms and conditions under which given; except that the department shall not accept a gift, donation, or grant if the conditions attached to the gift, donation, or grant require the use or expenditure of the gift, donation, or grant in a manner contrary to law. The department shall transmit to the state treasurer any gifts, donations, or grants received pursuant to this subsection (2), and the state treasurer shall credit these amounts to the fund. Implementation of the grant program is not conditioned on the receipt of gifts, donations, or grants pursuant to this subsection (2).     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire article RC&RE,(HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1533, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2015: (1)(a) amended and (1)(e) added,(SB 15-108), ch. 12, p. 27, § 2, effective March 13.    Editor's note:   Subsection (1)(e)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(e), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2015, p. 27 .)
CO Code § 22-10.3-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 10.3 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|§ 22-10.3-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds and declares that:   In Colorado, approximately three hundred fifty thousand adults do not have a high school credential;    Research shows that as many as eighty percent of the individuals who left high school without a diploma did so for nonacademic reasons, including the need to work to support themselves or their families; becoming parents; bullying or social anxiety; or falling too far behind to graduate on time;    Education is a significant economic driver; according to Columbia university economist, Henry Levin, the average cost to the state for a student who drops out of high school is two hundred fifty-eight thousand two hundred forty dollars in social services, incarceration expenses, and lost income from taxes over the individual's lifetime; and    When combined with lost wages, the total opportunity cost for one high school dropout is seven hundred fifty-five thousand nine hundred dollars.       Therefore, the general assembly declares that by creating a workforce diploma pilot program that provides Colorado adults with the opportunity to complete a high school diploma, while transferring the risk to providers who receive performance payments only when those students meet performance milestones, the state can better meet its workforce goals for future economic growth.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1236), ch. 410, p. 3609, § 1, effective June 1.
CO Code § 22-10.3-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 10.3 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|§ 22-10.3-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 10.3, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115.    “Eligible student” means a student who:   Is at least twenty-one years of age;    Is a resident of the state of Colorado; and    Lacks a high school diploma.       “Program” means the workforce diploma pilot program created in section 22-10.3-103.    “Qualified provider” means a provider that meets the criteria set forth in section 22-10.3-103 (3) and that:   Is a public, nonprofit, or private accredited, diploma-granting institution with at least two years of experience providing adult dropout recovery services, including recruitment, learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring; or    Is an adult education provider, as defined in section 22-10-103 (1.5).        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1236), ch. 410, p. 3610, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2020: (4)(b) amended, (SB 20-009), ch. 253, p. 1237, § 7, effective July 8.
CO Code § 22-10.3-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 10.3 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|§ 22-10.3-104. Pilot Program Reporting

  On or before August 15 of each year in which program payments were disbursed for the prior state fiscal year, each qualified provider that received payments pursuant to section 22-10.3-103 under the pilot program for the preceding state fiscal year shall report the following information to the department:   The total number of eligible students for whom the qualified provider has received payments;    The total number of credits earned by eligible students for whom the qualified provider is receiving payments;    The total number of employability skills certifications issued to eligible students for whom the qualified provider is receiving payments;    The total number of industry-recognized credentials earned for each tier of funding described in section 22-10.3-103 (5)(a) by eligible students for whom the qualified provider is receiving payments; and    The total number of eligible students for whom the qualified provider is receiving payments who receive high school diplomas.       On or before October 15 of each year in which program payments were disbursed for the prior state fiscal year, the department shall submit to the education and the business affairs and labor committees of the house of representatives, or any successor committees; and to the education and the business, labor, and technology committees of the senate, or any successor committees, a report listing program qualified providers and summarizing the information received from qualified providers pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and other workforce and postsecondary outcomes, including employment and college enrollment.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1236), ch. 410, p. 3613, § 1, effective June 1.
CO Code § 22-10.3-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 10.3 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|§ 22-10.3-105. Repeal of Article

 This article 10.3 is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1236), ch. 410, p. 3614, § 1, effective June 1.
CO Code § 22-12-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act”.   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1216, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-102. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds that:   Promoting the quality of primary and secondary public education is a compelling state interest;    Maintaining a safe environment is an important component of learning. At times, educators may feel they lack the authority to maintain safety and discipline in the public school classroom or they may hesitate to exercise this authority because of the threat of a lawsuit resulting from their actions.    The filing of meritless lawsuits against school districts, teachers, administrators, and other school district employees interferes with attempts to ensure the quality of public education, particularly where the lawsuits arise out of the good-faith efforts of educators to maintain classroom discipline or address threats to student safety;    Meritless litigation also diverts financial and personnel resources to litigation defense activities and reduces the availability of these resources for educational opportunities for students.       The general assembly finds that legislation to deter meritless lawsuits and sanction deliberately false reports against educators is a rational and appropriate method to address the compelling public interest in protecting school districts and school district employees from unnecessary and harmful litigation.    It is the intent of the general assembly that the provisions of this article and those of the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S., be read together and harmonized to give the greatest protection from liability in tort possible for educational entities and their employees. If the provisions of this article and those of the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act” are interpreted as being in conflict, the provision that grants the greatest immunity and protection to an educational entity and its employees shall prevail.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1216, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-103. Definitions

 As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Educational entity” means the state board of education, a school district board of education, and a governing body of a charter school.    “Employee” means an individual elected or appointed to an educational entity and an individual who is an employee of an educational entity or who provides student-related services to an educational entity on a contractual basis. “Employee” includes an authorized volunteer who provides student-related services to an educational entity.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1217, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-104. Liability

  An educational entity and its employees are immune from suit for taking an action regarding the supervision, grading, suspension, expulsion, or discipline of a student while the student is on the property of the educational entity or under the supervision of the educational entity or its employees; except that immunity shall not apply if the action is committed willfully and wantonly and violates a statute, rule, or regulation or a clearly articulated policy of the educational entity. The burden of proving the violation shall rest with the plaintiff and must be established by clear and convincing evidence to the court as part of a summary proceeding. If at the summary proceeding the court finds a violation exists, the educational entity and its employee may raise immunity at trial under the provisions of this article and the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.    An educational entity and its employees are immune from suit for making a report consistent with federal law to the appropriate law enforcement authorities or officials of an educational entity if the individual making the report has reasonable grounds to suspect that a student is:   Under the influence of alcoholic beverages or of a controlled substance not lawfully prescribed to the student;    In possession of a firearm or alcoholic beverages or of a controlled substance not lawfully prescribed to the student;    Involved in the illegal solicitation, sale, or distribution of firearms or alcoholic beverages or of a controlled substance.       A person claiming to have suffered an injury by an educational entity or an employee, whether or not by a violation of a statute, rule, or regulation or a clearly articulated policy of the educational entity, shall file a written notice as provided in section 24-10-109, C.R.S., within one hundred eighty days after the date of discovery of the injury, regardless of whether the person then knew all of the elements of a claim or of a cause of action for the injury. Compliance with the provisions of this subsection (3) shall be a jurisdictional prerequisite to any action brought under the provisions of this article, and failure of compliance shall forever bar any such action.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1217, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-105. False Reports - Misdemeanor

  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person eighteen years of age or older who intentionally makes a false accusation of criminal activity against an employee of an educational entity to law enforcement authorities, school district officials or personnel, or both commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined up to two thousand dollars.    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a student enrolled in a public school who is at least ten years of age but younger than eighteen years of age who intentionally makes a false accusation of criminal activity against an employee of an educational entity to law enforcement authorities, school district officials or personnel, or both may, at the discretion of the court and in accordance with the provisions of the federal “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., be subject to any of the following penalties:   Community service of a type and for a period of time to be determined by the court;    Any other sanction as the court in its discretion may deem appropriate.       A school district may expel or suspend a student who intentionally makes a false accusation of criminal activity against an employee of an educational entity to law enforcement authorities, school district officials or personnel, or both.    The provisions of this section do not apply to statements regarding individuals elected or appointed to a school board.    This section is in addition to and does not limit the civil or criminal liability of persons who make false statements alleging criminal activity by others.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1218, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-106. Frivolous Actions - Attorney Fees - Costs

  In a civil action or proceeding against an educational entity or its employee in which the court finds the educational entity or its employee is immune from suit or from liability pursuant to the provisions of section 22-12-104, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the defendant or defendants. The court in its discretion may determine whether such fees and costs are to be borne by the plaintiff's attorney, the plaintiff, or both.    Expert witness fees may be included as part of the costs awarded under this section.    The provisions of this section shall be deemed to be substantive state law.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1219, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-107. Insurance

 Unless otherwise provided by statute, the existence of a policy of insurance indemnifying an educational entity against liability for damages is not a waiver of a defense otherwise available to the educational entity or its employees in the defense of a claim.   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1219, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-108. Applicability

 This article shall be supplemental to the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S. An action that is barred under the provisions of the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, including but not limited to section 24-10-109 , C.R.S., shall be barred under the provisions of this article.   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1219, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-12-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 12 - Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act|§ 22-12-109. Special Rule

 This article shall not infringe on any right provided under the federal “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq.   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1219, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-14-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 14 - Dropout Prevention and Student Re-Engagement|§ 22-14-104. Report of Effective Policies and Strategies - Creation - Use

  On or before December 31, 2009, the office shall review the existing research and data from this state and other states and compile a report of effective dropout prevention and student engagement and re-engagement policies and strategies implemented by local education providers within this state and in other states. The office may use the findings and recommendations in the report to provide technical assistance to high priority and priority local education providers, to assist high priority and priority local education providers in creating student graduation and completion plans, and to recommend to the state board and the general assembly state policies concerning dropout prevention and student engagement and re-engagement. High priority and priority local education providers may use the report to review their policies, to formulate new policies and strategies, and to create and evaluate their student graduation and completion plans.    In preparing the report of effective policies and strategies, the office, at a minimum, shall consult, share information, and coordinate efforts with:   The governor's office;    The P-20 education coordinating council appointed by the governor pursuant to executive order B 003 07;    Local education providers within Colorado that have maintained low student dropout rates and high rates of student engagement and re-engagement in previous years;    State and national experts in dropout rate reduction and student engagement and re-engagement strategies who are knowledgeable about successful policies and practices from other states and local governments in other states; and    Federal government officials who administer dropout rate reduction and student engagement and re-engagement initiatives and programs.       The office shall periodically review and revise the report of effective policies and strategies as necessary to maintain the report's relevance and applicability. The office shall post the initial report of effective strategies and subsequent revisions on the department's website.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1412, § 1, effective May 21.
CO Code § 22-14-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 14 - Dropout Prevention and Student Re-Engagement|§ 22-14-105. Assessment of Statewide Student Attendance Data - Report

 Beginning in the 2009-10 academic year, the office, with assistance from other divisions within the department, shall annually analyze data collected by the department from local education providers throughout the state concerning student attendance and the implementation of school attendance policies and practices and shall assess the overall incidence, causes, and effects of student dropout, engagement, and re-engagement in Colorado. On or before February 15, 2010, and on or before February 15 each year thereafter, the office shall provide to local education providers, the state board, the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and the governor's office the assessment and any recommended strategies to address student dropout, engagement, and re-engagement in Colorado. The office may combine this assessment and recommendation with the report required by section 22-14-111 .   History. Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1413, § 1, effective May 21.
CO Code § 22-14-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 14 - Dropout Prevention and Student Re-Engagement|§ 22-14-108. Local Education Provider - Notice to Parent of Dropout Status

  Each local education provider shall adopt and implement policies and procedures pursuant to which the local education provider or the public school in which the student was enrolled shall notify a student's parent if the student drops out of school, even if the student is not subject to the compulsory attendance requirement specified in section 22-33-104. The local education provider shall develop the policies and procedures with the goal of encouraging the student to re-enroll in school and of conveying to the student's parent the long-term ramifications to the student of dropping out of school.    At a minimum, the policies and procedures shall specify the time frames by which the local education provider or the public school in which the student was enrolled shall notify the student and his or her parent and shall require the personnel at the public school to attempt to meet in person with the student and his or her parent.    At a minimum, the notice shall include written notification of the student's dropout status and an explanation of the educational alternatives available to the student to assist him or her in re-engaging in school.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1418, § 1, effective May 21.
CO Code § 22-14-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 14 - Dropout Prevention and Student Re-Engagement|§ 22-14-110. State Board - Rules

  The state board shall promulgate, pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, such rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this article 14. At a minimum, the rules must include:   The rules required pursuant to section 22-14-103 (4) to establish criteria for identifying high priority and priority local education providers;    The rules required pursuant to section 22-14-109 for the student re-engagement grant program;  (b.5) The rules required pursuant to section 22-14-109.5 for the ninth-grade success grant program; and     Rules to define and calculate the following rates:   The student dropout rate;    The graduation rate;    The completion rate;    The student re-engagement rate;    The truancy rate;    The student mobility rate;    The student suspension rate; and    The student expulsion rate.          To the extent the state board, as of May 21, 2009, has already promulgated any of the rules specified in subsection (1) of this section, the state board shall review said rules and determine whether they should be revised based on the provisions of this article.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire article added,(HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1421, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2019: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended and (1)(b.5) added,(SB 19-246), ch. 151, p. 1794, § 9, effective May 10.    Editor's note:   Section 20(4) of chapter 151 (SB 19-246), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section takes effect only if HB 19-1276 does not become law. HB 19-1276 did not become law.