2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 22-30-101 — 22-38-115) › Article 30.5 - Charter Schools (§§ 22-30.5-101 — 22-30.5-704) › Part 1 - CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT (§§ 22-30.5-101 — 22-30.5-120) › Section 22-30.5-103 - Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Alternative administrative unit" means the state charter school institute acting in accordance with section
22-30.5-105.3
as the administrative unit, pursuant to section
22-20-106 (1)(b)
, for a charter school authorized by a school district, a charter school network authorized and acting as an administrative unit pursuant to section
22-20-106 (1)(b)
, or a charter school collaborative authorized and acting as an administrative unit pursuant to section
22-20-106 (1)(b)
.
(1.3)
"At-risk pupil" means a pupil who, because of physical, emotional, socioeconomic, or cultural factors, is less likely to succeed in a conventional educational environment.
(1.5)
"Automatic waiver" means the waiver of a state statute or state board rule:
(a)
That is included on the list of automatic waivers adopted by rule of the state board;
(b)
That is available to each charter school, including an institute charter school, and is valid for the initial, or subsequent renewal, term of the charter contract; and
(c)
For which a charter school, including an institute charter school, is not required to submit a statement that specifies the manner in which the charter school intends to comply with the intent of the automatically waived state statute or state board rule.
(2)
"Charter school" means a public school that enters into a charter contract pursuant to the provisions of this part 1.
(3)
"Department" means the department of education created pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(3.5)
"Education management provider" means a nonprofit, not-for-profit, or for-profit entity that contracts with a charter school to provide, manage, or oversee all or substantially all of the educational services provided by the charter school. Education management provider does not include a charter school collaborative established pursuant to part 6 of article
30.5
of this title.
(4)
"Local board of education" means the school district board of education.
(5)
"Moratorium" means a school district's official policy of refusing to authorize charter schools and an ongoing pattern or practice of refusing to accept or review charter school applications.
(6)
"Online pupil" means:
(a)
For the 2007-08 budget year, a child who receives educational services predominantly through an online program or online school created pursuant to article
30.7
of this title.
(b)
For the 2008-09 budget year, and for each budget year thereafter, a child who receives educational services predominantly through a multi-district online school, as defined in section
22-30.7-102
(9.5), created pursuant to article
30.7
of this title.
(6.5)
"Private school" means a primary or secondary educational institution for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade or any portion thereof that may or may not have attained nonprofit status, that does not receive state funding through the "Public School Finance Act of 2025", article 54 of this title 22, and that is supported in whole or in part by tuition payments or private donations.
(6.6)
"Pupil enrollment count day" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-54-103
(10.5).
(6.7)
"School food authority" means:
(a)
A school district or the state charter school institute;
(a.3)
A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section
22-30.5-603
;
(a.5)
A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article
5
of this title that elects to operate as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-5-120
; or
(b)
A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
(I)
The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120 (6)
; or
(II)
The department of education authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120 (5)
.
(7)
"State board" means the state board of education.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 236,§ 33, eff. 5/23/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 242, § 6, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 243, § 3, eff. 5/21/2014.
L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1052, § 1, effective June 3. L. 96: IP(1) amended, p. 668, § 5, effective May 2. L. 2002: (1)(b.5) added, p. 1749, § 21, effective June 7. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1570, § 2, effective June 3. L. 2006: (6.5) added, p. 669, § 9, effective April 28. L. 2007: (6) amended, p. 1085, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2009: (6.7) added, (SB 09 -230), ch. 227, p. 1033, § 2, effective May 4. L. 2010: (6.7)(a) amended and (6.7)(a.5) added, (HB 10 -1335), ch. 326, p. 1512, § 3, effective August 11; (6.7)(b)(I) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2076, § 40, effective August 11. L. 2011: (6.7)(a.3) added, (HB 11 -1277), ch. 306, p. 1504, § 31, effective August 10. L. 2012: (6.6) added, (HB 12-1090), ch. 44, p. 150, § 6, effective March 22; (3.5) added, (SB 12-061), ch. 109, p. 375, § 2, effective April 13; (3.5) and (6) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, pp. 1333, 1316, §§ 53, 25, effective June 4; (3.5) added, (SB 12-067), ch. 131, p. 450, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2014: (1.5) added, (HB 14-1292), ch. 243, p. 902, § 3, effective May 21.
2022 Ch. 242, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the short title ("Student Success Act") in HB 14-1292, see section 1 of chapter 243, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.