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 22-30.5-502 - Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Alternative administrative unit" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-30.5-103(1)
.
(1.3)
"At-risk student" means a student:
(a)
Who is eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch pursuant to the provisions of the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1751
et seq.; or
(b)
Who has performed below the level of meeting expectations, as identified by rule of the state board, on a statewide English language arts or mathematics assessment.
(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 each 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)
"Board of cooperative services" means a board of cooperative services as defined in section
22-5-103(2)
.
(2.5)
"Bullying" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section
22-32-109.1(1)(b)
.
(3)
"Commissioner" means the office of the commissioner of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(4)
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(4.5)
"Education management provider" means a nonprofit, not-for-profit, or for-profit entity that contracts with an institute charter school to provide, manage, or oversee all or substantially all of the educational services provided by the institute charter school.
(5)
"Institute board" means the governing board of the state charter school institute that is appointed pursuant to section
22-30.5-505(2)
.
(6)
"Institute charter school" means a charter school authorized pursuant to this part 5.
(7)
"Local board of education" or "local board" means a school district board of education.
(8)
"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.
(9)
"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(6)
, created pursuant to article
30.7
of this title.
(9.5)
"Pupil enrollment count day" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-54-103
(10.5).
(10)
"School district" means a school district organized and existing under the laws of Colorado, except a local college district.
(10.5)
"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 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)
.
(11)
"State board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(12)
"State charter school institute" or "institute" means the entity created pursuant to section
22-30.5-503
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 242,§8, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 324,§24, eff. 5/30/2018.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 243,§7, eff. 5/21/2014.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 1595, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2006: (10) amended, p. 573, § 2, effective April 24. L. 2007: (9) amended, p. 1088, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2009: (10.5) added, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1033, §4, effective May 4. L. 2010: (10.5)(a) amended and (10.5)(a.5) added, (HB 10-1335), ch. 326, p. 1513, §4, effective August 11. L. 2011: (2.5) added, (HB 11-1254), ch. 173, p. 654, §4, effective May 13; (10.5)(a.3) added, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1504, §33, effective August 10. L. 2012: (9.5) added, (HB 12-1090), ch. 44, p. 151, § 8, effective March 22; (4.5) added, (SB 12-061), ch. 109, p. 381, § 6, effective April 13; (1) amended, (HB 12-121), ch. 177, p. 638, § 6, effective May 11; (2.5) amended, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 747, § 36, effective May 19; (9) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, p. 1317, § 30, effective June 4; (4.5) added, (SB 12-067), ch. 131, p. 451, § 5, effective August 8. L. 2014: (1.5) added, (HB 14-1292), ch. 243, p. 904, § 7, effective May 21. L. 2018: (1)(b) amended, (HB 18-1355), ch. 324, p. 1958, § 24, effective May 30.
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.