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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 3 - INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-301 — 22-30.5-308) › Section 22-30.5-305 - Independent charter schools - selection

(1)
On or before the date specified by rule adopted by the state board in accordance with section
22-30.5-303(2)(b)
, the state board shall select an applicant to recommend to the local board of education. The state board may select the applicant without regard to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
On or before the date specified by rule adopted by the state board in accordance with section
22-30.5-303(2)(b)
, the commissioner shall forward to the local board of education a copy of the selected applicant's response to the request for proposals.
(3)
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall assist the selected applicant in negotiating an independent charter with the local board of education pursuant to section
22-30.5-306
.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 355, § 8, effective April 10. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 358, § 23, effective April 16.
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 3 - INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-301 — 22-30.5-308) › Section 22-30.5-306 - Independent charter schools - charter - term

(1)
The response to the request for proposals forwarded by the commissioner pursuant to section
22-30.5-305 (2)
shall constitute the application for a charter pursuant to section
22-30.5-106
. Notwithstanding the time limit established in section
22-30.5-107 (1)
, the local board of education shall consider the application for the upcoming school year.
(2)
With the assistance from the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the selected applicant and the local board of education shall negotiate the terms of the independent charter, which may be different from or in addition to the terms of the response to the request for proposals; except that:
(a)
The independent charter school shall be entitled to use the school building in which the public school that is subject to conversion was operated. The independent charter school and the local board of education shall negotiate an amount of rent to be paid, which shall be not more than twelve dollars per year, and all other costs for the operation and maintenance of the building and related facilities.
(b)
The term of the independent charter school's charter shall be four years.
(3)
(a)
On or before May 30 of the year in which the independent charter school is to open, all negotiations between the selected applicant and the local board of education shall be concluded and the local board of education shall accept the application following a public hearing held upon public notice.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), if, during the year prior to the year in which the independent charter school is to open, the school is required to implement a priority improvement plan, an improvement plan, or a performance plan pursuant to section
22-11-405
,
22-11-404
, or
22-11-403
, respectively, the local board of education and the applicant may jointly agree to allow the school to remain under the administration of the local board of education.
(4)
Except as specifically provided in this part 3, an independent charter school shall be entitled to all of the rights granted by and subject to the obligations imposed by section
22-30.5-104
.
(5)
(a)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-163), ch. 1538, p. 1538, § 32, effective May 21, 2009.)
(b)
Repealed.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 355, § 8, effective April 10. L. 2001: (3)(a) amended, p. 358, § 24, effective April 16; (2)(a), (3)(b), and (5) amended, p. 1499, § 25, effective June 8. L. 2002: (5)(b) repealed, p. 1019, § 29, effective June 1. L. 2003: (3)(a) amended, p. 730, § 4, effective March 20. L. 2009: (2)(a), (3)(b), and (5)(a) amended, (SB 09 -163), ch. 293, p. 1538, § 32, effective May 21.
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 3 - INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-301 — 22-30.5-308) › Section 22-30.5-307 - Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion

(1)
If an independent charter school is required pursuant to section
22-11-210
to implement a turnaround plan during the third year of the school's independent charter, the state board shall issue a new request for proposals pursuant to section
22-30.5-303(2)
, and a new independent charter school application process shall commence.
(2)
If an independent charter school is required to implement a priority improvement plan, improvement plan, or performance plan pursuant to section
22-11-405
,
22-11-404
, or
22-11-403
, respectively, during the third year of the school's independent charter, the parents and legal guardians of the students enrolled at the independent charter school shall decide by majority vote whether, at the expiration of the independent charter school's charter, the school shall apply for a renewal of the independent charter or shall seek to become a regular school of the school district in which the independent charter school is located.
(3)
The independent charter school shall arrange for an election to decide which of the options specified in subsection (2) of this section the school shall pursue. The election shall be conducted during the month of September of the fourth school year of the independent charter. All parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the independent charter school on the date of the election and for at least thirty days prior to the election shall be eligible to vote in the election conducted pursuant to this subsection (3).
(4)
If a majority of the parents and legal guardians vote in favor of renewing the independent charter application, the renewal process shall be governed by section
22-30.5-110
. If a majority of the parents and legal guardians vote in favor of becoming a regular school of the school district, the independent charter school's charter shall not be renewed, and the operation of the school shall return to the local board of education.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 356, § 8, effective April 10. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1500, § 26, effective June 8. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1538, §33, effective May 21.
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 3 - INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-301 — 22-30.5-308) › Section 22-30.5-308 - Independent charter schools - employee options - financing options - guidelines

(1)
The provisions of section
22-30.5-111
shall apply to employees of an independent charter school.
(2)
The provisions of section
22-30.5-112
shall govern the financing of independent charter schools.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 357, § 8, effective April 10.
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 4 - CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCING ACT (§§ 22-30.5-401 — 22-30.5-409) › Section 22-30.5-401 - Short title

This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Facilities Financing Act".
L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1753, § 31, effective June 7.
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 4 - CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCING ACT (§§ 22-30.5-401 — 22-30.5-409) › Section 22-30.5-402 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
The "Charter Schools Act", part 1 of this article, was enacted by the general assembly without providing a method for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools;
(b)
Since the enactment of the "Charter Schools Act", the general assembly has enacted legislation requiring a portion of the moneys in the state education fund to be distributed to charter schools for use in funding capital construction, but such moneys are not sufficient to fully meet the capital construction needs of charter schools;
(c)
Pursuant to Senate Bill 01-237, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-third general assembly, the general assembly declared its intent to establish a method for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools that is equitable, withstands constitutional challenge, and promotes cooperation between charter schools and their authorizing school districts and encouraged representatives of local boards of education, school district administrators, charter schools, the business community, and any other interested persons to meet and develop a comprehensive legislative proposal for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools for consideration by the sixty-third general assembly at the 2002 regular session.
(2)
The general assembly further finds and declares that this part 4 is the product of legislative examination and modification of a comprehensive legislative proposal that resulted from meetings of representatives of local boards of education, school district administrators, charter schools, the business community, and any other interested persons and represents a comprehensive legislative proposal for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools that is equitable, withstands constitutional challenge, and promotes cooperation between charter schools and their authorizing school districts.
L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1753, § 31, effective June 7.
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 4 - CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCING ACT (§§ 22-30.5-401 — 22-30.5-409) › Section 22-30.5-403 - Definitions

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board of education" or "board" means a school district board of education.
(2)
"Budget year" means the period beginning on July 1 of each year and ending on the following June 30 for which a budget for a district is adopted.
(3)
"Charter school" means a charter school as described in section
22-30.5-104
, and also includes a nonprofit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, that owns a facility used for occupancy by pupils enrolled or to be enrolled in a charter school on behalf of a charter school and that was created for the sole purpose of holding title to such facility.
(4)
"Charter school capital construction" or "capital construction" means constructing, demolishing, remodeling, financing, or refinancing the acquisition of land, buildings, or facilities used for occupancy by pupils enrolled in or to be enrolled in a charter school or an institute charter school. The term also includes actions taken to achieve the purposes set forth in section
22-42-102(2)(a)(I) to (2)(a)(V), (2)(a)(VII), and (2)(a)(VIII)
.
(5)
"Charter school per pupil facilities aid program moneys" means state education fund moneys to be distributed to charter schools and institute charter schools for capital construction pursuant to section
22-54-124
.
(5.5)
"Institute charter school" means a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of this article, and also includes a nonprofit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, that owns, on behalf of an institute charter school, a facility used for occupancy by pupils enrolled or to be enrolled in the institute charter school, which nonprofit corporation was created for the sole purpose of holding title to the facility.
(6)
"School district" or "district" means a school district organized and existing pursuant to law; except that the term does not include a local college district.
(7)
"Special mill levy" means a mill levy authorized by section
22-30.5-405
.
L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1754, § 31, effective June 7. L. 2009: (4) and (5) amended and (5.5) added, (SB 09-089), ch. 440, p. 2439, §6, effective June 4; (4) amended, (SB 09-176), ch. 247, p. 1113, §1, effective August 5.
Amendments to subsection (4) by Senate Bill 09-176 and Senate Bill 09-089 were harmonized.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-501 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:
(a)
There is a growing demand for more charter schools in the state;
(b)
There is an underserved population of at-risk students in the state, for whom innovative educational models are needed.
(2)
The intent of the general assembly in establishing the state charter school institute pursuant to this part 5 is to:
(a)
Provide an alternative mode of authorizing charter schools as a means to assist school districts in utilizing best practices for chartering schools and to approve and oversee charter schools in school districts not desiring to do so themselves; and
(b)
Preserve the authority of a school district to authorize charter schools, at the school district's option.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 1594, § 1, effective July 1.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-503.5 - School response framework

The state charter school institute shall establish a school response framework that complies with the provisions of section
22-32-109.1(4)
for each state charter school.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 804, § 4, effective May 14.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 215, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-511.5 - Background investigation - prohibition against employing persons - institute charter school employees' information provided to department

(1)
An institute charter school shall conduct a background investigation, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record check, as described in sections
22-30.5-110.5
and
22-30.5-110.7
, of an applicant to whom an offer of employment is extended by the institute charter school to determine whether the applicant is suitable to work in an environment with children. An applicant who applies for a position of employment with an institute charter school shall submit to a background investigation, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record check, and, as necessary, a name-based judicial record check, as described in sections
22-30.5-110.5
and
22-30.5-110.7
.
(2)
When an institute charter school finds good cause to believe that a person employed by the institute charter school has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, other than a misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction subsequent to such employment, the institute charter school shall require the person to submit to the institute charter school a complete set of the person's fingerprints for a fingerprint-based criminal history record check and, as necessary, a name-based judicial record check, as described in section
22-30.5-110.7(6)
.
(2.5)
An employee or an applicant for employment with an institute charter school is disqualified from employment if the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check or a name-based judicial record check completed on or after August 10, 2011, disclose a conviction for an offense described in section
22-32-109.8
(6.5). Nothing in this section or in section
22-32-109.8
creates for a person a property right in or entitlement to employment or continued employment with an institute charter school or impairs an institute charter school's right to terminate employment for a nondiscriminatory reason.
(3)
Each institute charter school shall comply with the reporting requirements specified in section
22-30.5-110.5
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 114,§25, eff. 4/21/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 125,§24, eff. 4/18/2019.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1664, § 4, effective May 29. L. 2011: (2.5) added, (HB 11-1121), ch. 1055, p. 1055, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2019: (1), (2), and (2.5) amended, (HB 19-1166), ch. 547, p. 547, § 24, effective April 18.
In 2011, subsection (2.5) was added by the "Safer Schools Act of 2011". For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 242, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-512 - Institute charter schools - employee retirement funds

A local board of education shall determine by policy or by negotiated agreement, if one exists, the employment status of school district employees employed by an institute charter school who seek to return to employment with public schools in the school district. Employees of an institute charter school shall be members of the public employees' retirement association. The institute charter school and the employee shall contribute the appropriate respective amounts as required by the funds of such association.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 1610, § 1, effective July 1.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-515 - Institute charter school - additional aid

(1)
(a)
For the 2004-05 budget year and each budget year thereafter, a qualified charter school, as that term is defined in section
22-54-124
, that is an institute charter school shall receive state education fund moneys from the department in an amount equal to the percentage of the total qualified charter school pupil enrollment that is attributable to pupils expected to be enrolled in the institute charter school multiplied by the total amount of state education fund moneys distributed for the same budget year pursuant to section
22-54-124(3)
.
(b)
As used in this subsection (1), "pupils" means pupils other than pupils enrolled in an online program or online school, as defined in sections
22-30.7-102(9)
and
22-30.7-102
(9.5), who are enrolled in a qualified charter school.
(2)
Funding received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be in addition to any funding provided pursuant to section
22-30.5-513
.
(3)
The department shall provide funding to each qualified charter school that is an institute charter school by making a monthly payment to the institute as soon as possible after the department receives a monthly payment of state education fund moneys pursuant to section
22-54-124
. The institute shall promptly remit the appropriate amount to each eligible institute charter school and shall not withhold any portion of the amount.
(4)
An institute charter school shall use moneys it receives pursuant to subsection (1) of this section solely for capital construction, as defined in section
22-54-124(1)(a)
.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 1617, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(b) amended, p. 1091, § 23, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3) amended, (HB 10-1013), ch. 399, p. 1896, §2, effective June 10. L. 2012: (1)(b) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, p. 1318, § 34, effective June 4.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-516 - Notice of precollegiate admission guidelines - report to Colorado commission on higher education

(1)
The state charter school institute board shall adopt a policy on or before October 1, 2005, to:
(a)
Provide on or before December 31 of each school year the names and mailing addresses of students enrolled in the eighth grade in institute charter schools to the Colorado commission on higher education for use in mailing the notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines as required in section
23-1-119.1
, C.R.S.
(b)
Include a provision in any contract entered into by an institute charter school with a college preparation program that the college preparation program shall provide to the Colorado commission on higher education, on or before December 31 of each school year, a report specifying each student, by unique identifying number, to the extent permissible by federal law, who was enrolled in the program during the previous school year; who completed the program during the previous school year; and who enrolled in an institution of higher education within six months after completing the program. The provisions of this paragraph (b) shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after August 10, 2005.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 446, § 3, effective August 8.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-517 - Institute charter school nutritional beverage policy

(1)
On or before July 1, 2009, the state charter school institute shall adopt and implement a policy that prohibits, except as described in subsection (2) of this section, an institute charter school from permitting the sale of beverages to students from any source, including but not limited to:
(a)
School cafeterias;
(b)
Vending machines;
(c)
School stores; and
(d)
Fund-raising activities conducted on school campuses.
(2)
(a)
On or before November 15, 2008, the institute board shall promulgate rules describing beverages that institute charter schools may permit to be sold to students. Each beverage described by the rules shall satisfy minimum nutritional standards for beverages, which standards are science-based and established by a national organization that:
(I)
Establishes and promotes minimum nutritional standards for beverages served to students in schools; and
(II)
Has set forth a memorandum of understanding between various interested entities, including representatives of the beverage industry, which memorandum of understanding sets forth guidelines for policies concerning beverages that school districts and schools may permit to be sold to students.
(b)
On or before November 15, 2008, the institute board shall promulgate rules describing specific events occurring outside of the regular and extended school day, including but not limited to extracurricular competitions and performances, at which an institute charter school may permit to be sold to students beverages other than the beverages described by the rules promulgated by the institute board pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).
(3)
(a)
The policy adopted by the state charter school institute pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall apply to all beverages sold on institute charter school campuses during regular and extended school days.
(b)
For the purposes of this subsection (3), "extended school day" means the regular hours of operation for an institute charter school plus any time spent by students after such regular hours of operation for any purpose, including but not limited to participation in extracurricular activities or childcare programs.
(4)
The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed by the state charter school institute or an institute charter school on or after July 1, 2009.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 643, § 6, effective August 5.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-518 - Institute charter school food allergy and anaphylaxis management policy required

(1)
On or before July 1, 2010, the state charter school institute shall adopt and implement a policy for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among students enrolled in institute charter schools. The policy shall include, at a minimum, measures that satisfy the rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section
22-2-135
.
(2)
(a)
The policy adopted by the state charter school institute pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall ensure that, prior to the beginning of each school year, each institute charter school provide notice to a parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the institute charter school of the policy. The notice shall include the standard form developed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section
25-1.5-109
, C.R.S., to allow the parent or legal guardian of a student with a known food allergy to provide to the institute charter school's administration the information that is described in section
22-2-135(3)(b)
.
(b)
The notice required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall include language that encourages parents and legal guardians of students for whom medication has been prescribed for treatment of a food allergy or anaphylaxis to give to the school nurse or other administrator of the student's school a supply of the medication.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-226), ch. 245, p. 1105, §4, effective August 5. L. 2011: (2)(b) amended, (SB 11-012), ch. 62, p. 163, §4, effective March 25.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 245, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-519 - Institute charter school standardized immunization information policy

On or before July 1, 2011, the state charter school institute shall annually provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the institute charter school the standardized immunization document developed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section
25-4-902(4)
, C.R.S. For purposes of this section, an institute charter school shall have the discretion to determine the method of distribution of the standardized immunization document, including but not limited to providing a copy to parents and legal guardians, providing the standardized immunization document in a newsletter or handbook, or providing to parents and legal guardians an electronic copy of the standardized immunization document. For purposes of this section, solely posting a copy of the standardized immunization document on a website or in a central area of the school is not sufficient to satisfy the notice requirements of this section; however, the institute is encouraged to post a copy of the standardized immunization document on its website.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-056), ch. 50, p. 191, §2, effective August 11.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-521 - Institute charter schools - school bullying policies required

On or before October 1, 2011, each institute charter school shall implement the policy of the institute concerning bullying prevention and education, which policy is adopted by the institute pursuant to section
22-30.5-505(19)
.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1254), ch. 173, p. 654, §6, effective May 13.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-522 - Restorative justice practices

The state charter school institute is encouraged to develop and utilize restorative justice practices, as defined in section
22-32-144(3)
, that are part of the disciplinary program of each institute charter school.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1032), ch. 296, p. 1408, §18, effective August 10.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-523 - Intervention strategies - students at risk of dropping out

(1)
Each institute charter school that includes any of grades six through nine shall consider adopting procedures to review the relevant data for students in those grades and identify students who are demonstrating behaviors that indicate the student is at greater risk of dropping out of school. The behaviors may include, but need not be limited to, low academic achievement, truancy, insubordinate behavior, and disengagement.
(2)
The procedures may specify that, after an institute charter school identifies a student as being at increased risk of dropping out of school, the school shall provide appropriate interventions that are designed to assist the student in improving his or her academic performance and behavior and in increasing his or her overall level of engagement in school. Interventions may include, but need not be limited to, counseling, tutoring, parent engagement, and developmental education services.
(3)
If an institute charter school adopts procedures pursuant to this section, the institute charter school shall notify a student's parents as soon as possible after the institute charter school identifies the student as being at greater risk of dropping out of school. The institute charter school shall provide to the student's parents a description of the interventions that the institute charter school intends to implement for the student, if any. The parent may approve or reject the described interventions. If the parent rejects the interventions, the institute charter school shall not implement the interventions. The parent may terminate the interventions at any time after the institute charter school begins providing the interventions.
(4)
A parent may contact the institute charter school in which his or her student is enrolled to request interventions pursuant to this section if the parent determines that the student is at greater risk of dropping out of school.
L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1013), ch. 23, p. 60, § 2, effective August 8.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-524 - Institute charter schools - children's nutrition - no trans fats in school foods - definitions - rules

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Extended school day" means the school day, plus any additional time that a student spends on school grounds before or after the school day for the purpose of participating in a school-sanctioned extracurricular activity or child care program.
(b)
"Industrially produced trans fat" means vegetable shortening, margarine, or any type of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil that contains more than zero grams of trans fat per serving.
(c)
"School day" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-32-136
.
(2)
On and after September 1, 2013, neither the state charter school institute nor any institute charter school shall:
(a)
Make available to a student any food that contains any amount of industrially produced trans fat; or
(b)
Use a food that contains any amount of industrially produced trans fat in the preparation of a food item that is intended for consumption by a student.
(3)
The prohibition described in subsection (2) of this section applies to all food and beverages made available to a student on school grounds during each school day and extended school day, including but not limited to any food or beverage item made available to a student in a school cafeteria, school store, vending machine, or other food service entity existing upon school grounds.
(4)
The prohibition described in subsection (2) of this section does not apply to:
(a)
Any food or beverage that is made available to a student as part of a meal program of the United States department of agriculture;
(b)
Any food or beverage that is made available to a student as part of a fundraising effort conducted by one or more students, teachers, or parents; or
(c)
Any food or beverage that is donated to the school to be given to a student for consumption off of school premises and not during the school day.
(5)
The state charter school institute may promulgate such rules as are necessary for the administration of this section.
L. 2012: Entire section added, (SB 12-068), ch. 256, p. 1303, § 3, effective August 8.
For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 256, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-526 - Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans

(1)
Each institute charter school that includes any of grades nine through twelve may administer to students enrolled in those grades the developmental education placement or assessment tests that are administered to matriculated first-time freshman students pursuant to section
23-1-113
. The institute charter school may administer the tests to a student at any time and as often as it deems necessary while the student is enrolled in any of grades nine through twelve, but the department of education shall allocate money to each institute charter school to offset the costs incurred in administering each of the test units only once per student while he or she is enrolled in those grades.
(2)
If an institute charter school chooses to administer the developmental education placement or assessment tests, each student's individual career and academic plan must include the scores achieved by the student on the developmental education placement or assessment tests and, based on an analysis of the scores, the student's level of postsecondary and workforce readiness at the time he or she takes the tests. If a student's scores indicate that he or she is at risk of being unable to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness prior to or upon graduating from high school, school personnel shall work with the student and the student's parent or legal guardian to create an intervention plan that identifies the necessary courses and education support services the student requires to be able to achieve postsecondary and workforce readiness prior to or upon graduating from high school and to be prepared to continue into the postsecondary education option, if any, selected by the student in his or her individual career and academic plan without need for remedial educational services. If appropriate, the school, the student, and the student's parent or legal guardian may choose to enroll the student in gateway courses in English or mathematics, as defined in section
23-1-113(11)
(b.5), with additional supports through supplemental academic instruction, as defined in section
23-1-113(11)(e)
, at an institution of higher education through the "Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act", article
35
of this title 22.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 133,§ 9, eff. 4/25/2019.
L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 727, § 15, effective May 19.
For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 11 of chapter 188, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1206, see section 1 of chapter 133, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-526.5 - Intervention strategies - improving mathematics outcomes - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Train-the-parent" means a training framework to help a parent, guardian, or legal custodian assist the parent's child in understanding mathematics concepts.
(b)
"Train-the-trainer" means a training framework that develops educators into subject matter experts who can teach other educators about mathematics.
(2)
Each institute charter school is strongly encouraged to adopt procedures by which the institute charter school provides supports to students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and students' families to improve mathematics outcomes. Procedures may include:
(a)
Identifying students who are below grade level or struggling in mathematics based on academic assessments administered pursuant to section
22-7-1006.3
;
(b)
Notifying the parents, guardians, or legal custodians if a student is below grade level or struggling in mathematics;
(c)
Providing parents, guardians, or legal custodians with a list of interventions and acceleration strategies to assist with mathematics at home, including a state-advisory list of curricula options described in section
22-2-146.5
, referrals for mathematics tutoring, or other intervention opportunities, when applicable;
(d)
Publishing mathematics curricula annually, including supplemental curricula or interventions; and
(e)
Implementing train-the-trainer or train-the-parent plans to improve mathematics achievements for students who are below grade level or struggling in mathematics; children with disabilities, as defined in section
22-20-103
; or students who are English language learners.
(3)
If an institute charter school adopts procedures pursuant to this section, a parent, guardian, or legal custodian may contact the institute charter school in which the parent's, guardian's, or legal custodian's student is enrolled to request additional mathematics interventions created by the department pursuant to section
22-2-146.5
if the parent, guardian, or legal custodian determines the student needs additional intervention support.
Added by 2023 Ch. 190,§ 3, eff. 5/15/2023.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-527 - Institute charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan

(1)
Each institute charter school is encouraged to adopt a child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan. Each institute charter school is encouraged to include in the plan delivery of a comprehensive, age-appropriate curricula for each grade level that the institute charter school serves regarding child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention. The curricula may address, but need not be limited to:
(a)
The skills to recognize:
(I)
Child sexual abuse and assault;
(II)
Boundary violations and unwanted forms of touching and contact; and
(III)
Behaviors that an offender uses to groom or desensitize a victim; and
(b)
Strategies to:
(I)
Promote disclosure;
(II)
Reduce self-blame; and
(III)
Mobilize bystanders.
(2)
Each institute charter school is encouraged to include in the child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan professional development for school personnel and parents in preventing, identifying, and responding to child sexual abuse and assault. Professional development may include providing training in preventing, identifying, and responding to child sexual abuse and assault, including using the child abuse reporting hotline system created pursuant to section
26-5-111
, C.R.S., and distributing resources to raise the awareness of school personnel and parents regarding child sexual abuse and assault and preventing child sexual abuse and assault.
(3)
An institute charter school is encouraged to use curricula and professional development materials, training, and other resources available from the school safety resource center pursuant to section
24-33.5-1809
, C.R.S.
(4)
As used in this section, "school personnel" includes teachers, administrators, school resource officers, and other employees of an institute charter school.
Added by 2015 Ch. 277,§ 5, eff. 6/5/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-020), ch. 277, p. 1135, § 5, effective June 5.
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-529 - Contracting for facial recognition service by institute charter schools prohibited - definition - repeal

(1)
Except as described in subsection (2) of this section, an institute charter school shall not execute a contract with any vendor for the purchase of, or for services related to, any facial recognition service.
(2)
The prohibition described in subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a)
A contract that was executed before August 10, 2022, including such a contract that is renewed after August 10, 2022; or
(b)
A contract for the purchase of, or for services related to, a generally available consumer product, including a tablet or smartphone, that allows for the analysis of facial features in order to facilitate the user's ability to manage an address book or still or video images for personal or household use.
(3)
As used in this section, "facial recognition service" has the meaning set forth in section
24-18-301 (5)
.
(4)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
Added by 2022 Ch. 463, § 6, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 463, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
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 5 - INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS (§§ 22-30.5-501 — 22-30.5-530) › Section 22-30.5-530 - Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in eligible schools - compliance with public health requirements - repeal

(1)
Each institute charter school that is an eligible school, as defined in section
25-8-901 (4)
, shall comply with the requirements of part 9 of article
8
of title
25
concerning testing of water in child care centers, family child care homes, and eligible schools.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2026.
Added by 2022 Ch. 382, § 3, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 382, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
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 6 - CHARTER SCHOOL COLLABORATIVES (§§ 22-30.5-601 — 22-30.5-605) › Section 22-30.5-601 - Short title

This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Collaborative Act".
L. 2010: Entire part added, (SB 10-161), ch. 250, p. 1117, §7, effective August 11.
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 6 - CHARTER SCHOOL COLLABORATIVES (§§ 22-30.5-601 — 22-30.5-605) › Section 22-30.5-602 - Definitions

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authorizer" means a school district board of education that authorizes a district charter school pursuant to part 1 of this article or the state charter school institute board created in section
22-30.5-505
.
(2)
"Charter school" means a district charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of this article or an institute charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of this article.
L. 2010: Entire part added, (SB 10-161), ch. 250, p. 1117, §7, effective August 11.
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 6 - CHARTER SCHOOL COLLABORATIVES (§§ 22-30.5-601 — 22-30.5-605) › Section 22-30.5-604 - Charter school collaborative - nonexclusive

Nothing in this part 6 shall prohibit a charter school from participating as a member in an organization formed for the purpose of mutual support, contracting for services, participating in intergovernmental agreements otherwise authorized by law, or participating in any other form of organization authorized by law and appropriate to Colorado public or nonprofit organizations.
L. 2010: Entire part added, (SB 10-161), ch. 250, p. 1119, §7, effective August 11.
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 6 - CHARTER SCHOOL COLLABORATIVES (§§ 22-30.5-601 — 22-30.5-605) › Section 22-30.5-605 - Administration fee

The state board of education, by rule, may establish a fee to be paid by each charter school collaborative to offset any direct costs that the department of education may incur in collecting data from or regulating the charter school collaborative. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the amount of said direct costs. Any amount in fees received by the department of education pursuant to this section is continuously appropriated to the department for said direct costs.
L. 2010: Entire part added, (SB 10-161), ch. 250, p. 1119, §7, effective August 11.
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 7 - EMERGENCY POWERS (§§ 22-30.5-701 — 22-30.5-704) › Section 22-30.5-701 - Short title

This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Emergency Powers Act".
L. 2010: Entire part added, (HB 10-1345), ch. 245, p. 1087, §2, effective May 21.