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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-1-147) › Section 22-1-146 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Recovery school grant program - created - eligibility - reporting - definitions - rules - repeal

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Department" means the department of education.
(b)
"Grant program" means the recovery school grant program created in subsection (2) of this section.
(c)
"Recovery school" means a school that:
(I)
Educates and supports students in recovery from substance use or co-occurring disorders, including self-harm and disordered eating;
(II)
Intends that all students enrolled are working in an active and abstinence-focused program of recovery as determined by the student and the school; and
(III)
Provides support for families learning how to live with, and provide support for, their teens who are entering into the recovery lifestyle.
(2)
(a)
The recovery school grant program is created within the Department. The purpose of the grant program is to provide grants to recovery schools for expenses related to assisting students who are living a life of sobriety.
(b)
Grant recipients may use the money received through the grant program for expenses related to assisting students who are living a life of sobriety.
(c)
Subject to available appropriations, the department shall administer the grant program and shall award grants as provided in this section. Grants must be paid out of money appropriated for the grant program as provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(d)
The department shall implement the grant program in accordance with this section. The commissioner of education may promulgate the rules required in this section and any additional rules necessary to implement the grant program.
(3)
(a)
To receive a grant, a recovery school must submit an application to the department in accordance with rules promulgated by the executive director of the department.
(b)
The department shall review the applications received pursuant to this section.
(c)
On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall award grants as provided in this section. The department shall distribute the grant money within fourteen days after awarding the grants.
(4)
On or before July 1, 2025, each recovery school that receives a grant through the grant program shall submit a report to the department detailing how the recovery school used the grant money.
(5)
For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to the department to implement the grant program.
(6)
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.
Added by 2024 Ch. 405,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 405, 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) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-101 - Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "State Department of Education Act of 1964".
L. 64: R&RE, p. 528, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-102 - Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner of education" or "commissioner" means the office of the commissioner of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(2)
"Department of education" or "department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(3)
"Nonpublic school" means a school organized and maintained by a recognized religious or independent association performing an academic function.
(4)
"Public school" means a school maintained and operated by a school district.
(4.5)
"Pupil enrollment count day" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-54-103
(10.5).
(5)
"State board of education" or "state board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
L. 64: R&RE, p. 528, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-2. L. 75: (4) amended, p. 786, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2012: (4.5) added, (HB 12-1090), ch. 44, p. 149, § 2, effective March 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-103 - Department of education

(1)
The department of education shall include the following:
(a)
The state board of education;
(b)
The commissioner of education, assistant commissioners of education, and other officers and employees of the department;
(c)
The state library, created in section
24-90-104
, C.R.S.;
(d)
The Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, as provided for in article
80
of this title;
(e)
The state charter school institute established in section
22-30.5-503
;
(f)
The division of online learning established in section
22-30.7-103
;
(g)
The office of facility schools created in section
22-2-403
;
(h)
The facility schools board created in section
22-2-404
;
(i)
The Colorado state advisory council for parent involvement in education created in section
22-7-303
;
(j)
The office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement created in section
22-14-103
; and
(k)
The concurrent enrollment advisory board created in section
22-35-107
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 88,§ 15, eff. 4/20/2023.
L. 64: R&RE, pp. 109, 529, §§ 3, 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-3. L. 68: p. 94, § 41. L. 2008: (1)(g) and (1)(h) added, p. 1382, § 3, effective May 27; entire section amended, p. 1894, § 68, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1)(g) and (1)(h) amended and (1)(j) added, (HB 09 -1243), ch. 290, p. 1424, § 6, effective May 21; (1)(g) and (1)(h) amended and (1)(k) added, (HB 09 -1319), ch. 286, p. 1317, § 3, effective May 21; (1)(g) and (1)(h) amended and (1)(i) added, (SB 09 - 09 0), ch. 291, p. 1444, § 19, effective August 5.
(1) Amendments to this section by House Bill 08-1204 and House Bill 08-1412 were harmonized.
(2) Amendments to subsections (1)(g) and (1)(h) by House Bill 09-1243, House Bill 09-1319, and Senate Bill 09-090 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-104 - Offices and positions - nature

(1)
As a matter of legislative determination, the offices of commissioner of education, assistant commissioners of education, and all positions of employment classified by the board as director, consultant, supervisor, or instructor are declared to be educational in nature and administrators of the department and not under the state personnel system in accordance with section 13 (2)(a)(VII) of article XII of the state constitution. The board may authorize the commissioner, as its designee, to classify positions of employment pursuant to this section.
(2)
Any employee holding a position that was exempt from the state personnel system prior to January 1, 2017, may remain exempt from the state personnel system so long as the employee continues to hold that position.
(3)
The board or the commissioner, as the designee of the board, shall determine which positions in the department meet the criteria set forth in subsection (1) of this section; except that a position shall not be determined to be exempt while it is held by an employee in the state personnel system.
(4)
No later than December 31, 2017, and no later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the state personnel director, in the form prescribed by the director, listing all positions in the department that are exempt from the state personnel system in accordance with this section.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 295,§ 1, eff. 6/2/2017.
L. 64: R&RE, p. 529, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-4. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1359), ch. 295, p. 1625, § 1, effective June 2.
For exemption of the commissioner from state personnel system, see § 1 of article IX of the state constitution; for exemption of faculty and administrators in educational institutions and departments not reformatory or charitable in character, see § 13 (2) of article XII of the state constitution.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-106.5 - State board - duties with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding

Notwithstanding the provisions of section
22-2-111(3)(a)
, the state board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on or before September 1, 2006, with the Colorado commission on higher education to adopt a policy to share student data. At a minimum, the policy shall ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in conformance with the requirements of the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", as amended,
20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g
, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith. The policy shall additionally require the state board, upon request, to share student data with qualified researchers. For purposes of this section, qualified researchers shall include, but need not be limited to, institutions of higher education, school districts, and public policy research and advocacy organizations.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 716, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-108 - Federal financial assistance

(1)
The state board of education is authorized to accept, use, and administer all moneys and properties granted or made available to the state or any agency thereof for an educational purpose, except those moneys and properties granted or made available for such purpose to another such agency specifically designated.
(2)
If it is necessary to execute a formal agreement with a federal agency or officer as a condition precedent to receiving federal moneys or property pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the state board is authorized to execute such an agreement, with the approval of the attorney general, provided such agreement shall not be inconsistent with law.
(3)
The state treasurer is authorized to receive any moneys accepted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section as official custodian thereof, and he shall disburse said moneys upon the order of the state board.
(4)
By July 1, 2005, and by July 1 of each year thereafter, the state board shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, detailing the total amount of federal funds received by the state board in the prior fiscal year, accounting how the funds were used, specifying the federal law or regulation that governs the use of the federal funds, if any, and providing information regarding any flexibility the state board has in using the federal funds.
L. 64: R&RE, p. 532, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-8. L. 2005: (4) added, p. 440, § 18, effective April 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-110 - Commissioner of education - oath - qualifications - tenure

(1)
The commissioner of education shall be the chief state school officer and executive officer of the department of education. He or she shall possess the professional qualifications described in subsection (4) of this section and such additional professional qualifications as may be deemed appropriate for the office by the state board.
(2)
The state board shall appoint the commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and receive such compensation as may be determined by the board. The commissioner is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(3)
Before entering upon his or her duties, the commissioner shall subscribe to an oath of office, which oath shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(4)
The person appointed to the office of commissioner of education by the state board pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall, at a minimum, satisfy the following professional qualifications:
(a)
The person shall have demonstrated personal and professional leadership success, preferably in the administration of public education; and
(b)
The person shall possess an earned advanced degree, preferably in education or educational administration awarded from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university.
(5)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, the state board shall annually review and evaluate the job performance of the commissioner, as provided in section
22-2-106(1)
(b.5), and report the results of its evaluation to the public and the education committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469,§20, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 242,§2, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 64: R&RE, p. 534, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-11. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 169, § 2, effective March 22. L. 2017: (5) amended, (HB 17-1267), ch. 242, p. 993, § 2, effective August 9.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For the constitutional oath of office, see § 8 of article XII of the state constitution. (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 48, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-113.5 - [Repealed]

L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1799, § 22, effective June 4.
Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1997. (See L. 96, p. 1799.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-113.8 - Department of education - additional local revenues - distribution to schools - annual report

(1)
For the 2014-15 budget year and each budget year thereafter, each school district shall report the total amount of additional local property tax revenues the district is authorized to collect in addition to the district's total program mill levy, but not including amounts authorized pursuant to section
22-40-110
, article
42
of this title, or article
43
of this title, and the amount of the additional local property tax revenues that the school district distributes directly to schools of the school district, stated as a dollar amount.
(2)
The department shall annually compile a report of the information received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section concerning the collection of additional local property tax revenues by each school district and the distribution of the revenues to the schools of the school district, including the charter schools. In addition to the compiled information, the report must include a comparison of the amount of additional local property tax revenues received by the school district and the amount distributed to the schools of the district, including the charter schools, at the district level and aggregated statewide.
(3)
(a)
The department shall allow each school district and each district charter school to review the report before publication. A school district or a charter school may request that the department compile an addendum to the report that is specific to the requesting school district or charter school and that examines the overall level of funding distributed by the school district to the charter schools of the district, including:
(I)
Capital construction and facilities funding;
(II)
Funding for technology; and
(III)
Any other funding that the school district distributes to the charter schools of the district.
(b)
The department shall simultaneously publish on the department website the report and any addenda prepared for the report in response to a school district or charter school request.
Added by 2014 Ch. 243,§ 13, eff. 5/21/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1292), ch. 243, p. 909, § 13, effective May 21.
For the short title ("Student Success Act") in HB 14-1292, see section 1 of chapter 243, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-114 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire section added, p. 720, § 1, effective July 1.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1987. (See L. 85, p. 720.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-114.1 - Dropout rates - collection of data on grades seven through twelve

(1)
The general assembly hereby declares that the dropout rate indicates a waste of economic and human potential. Therefore a correct assessment of the number of students who fail to complete high school in the typical length of time is necessary in order to fully recognize and correct the problem.
(2)
The state board of education shall develop and implement in cooperation with local boards of education a model student accounting method and data collection system on dropouts in grades seven through twelve, with results to be reported to the general assembly by January 1, 1988.
(2.5) to (3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1171), ch. 1933, p. 1933, § 1, effective August 11, 2010.)
L. 86: Entire section added, p. 799, § 1, effective April 3. L. 93: (3)(a) amended, p. 379, § 1, effective April 12. L. 94: Entire section amended and (2.7) added, pp. 615, 616, §§ 1, 2, effective July 1. L. 99: (3) amended, p. 1057, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2007: (3)(a) amended, p. 1087, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10 -1171), ch. 401, p. 1933, § 1, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-115 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire section added, p. 726, § 1, effective July 1.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1986. (See L. 85, p. 726.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-116 - Additional power - waiver of reporting requirements - review of reporting requirements

(1)
The commissioner may waive any requirements imposed by this title as to the reporting of data to the department or the state board by any school district which is eligible to receive the minimum amount of state moneys under the provisions of article
54
of this title, if the commissioner finds that any benefits from receiving such reports are outweighed by the district's increased administrative costs of reporting in light of its minimum share of state moneys.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 88: Entire section added, p. 809, § 3, effective 1/1/1989. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 810, § 18, effective April 27. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 998, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2007: (2) repealed, p. 1064, § 2, effective May 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-116.5 - Department of education - student-level course completion data

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, the department shall annually collect student-level course completion data, consistent with state and federal privacy laws, from each local education agency in the state. The department shall establish a definition of course completion that may be consistently understood and applied and that must be periodically revised as appropriate. In developing the definition, the department shall work with interested parties to consider issues, including but not limited to whether students should be included in the database if they have enrolled in a course after a specified date or dropped a course before a specified date and whether course completion must be determined based on the receipt of particular grades or other criteria.
Added by 2013 Ch. 104,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1219), ch. 104, p. 357, § 3, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-118 - [Repealed]

L. 89: Entire section added, p. 965, § 11, effective June 7.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective February 15, 1990. (See L. 89, p. 965.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-119.5 - Department of education - duty to report - convictions

(1)
Upon receiving a report from a court pursuant to section
13-1-130
, C.R.S., that a person has been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or received a deferred sentence for an offense specified in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall immediately report such fact to the school district that is the current employer or the last known employer of the person.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall apply to the following offenses:
(a)
A felony;
(b)
A misdemeanor offense specified in section
18-7-302(2)(b)
, C.R.S., or part 4 of article 3, part 4 of article 6, or part 4 of article
7
of title
18
, C.R.S., or any counterpart municipal law of this state;
(c)
A misdemeanor, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to involve domestic violence, as defined in section
18-6-800.3(1)
, C.R.S.
L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2515, § 5, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-120 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1085, § 48, effective May 31.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 1992. (See L. 90, p. 1085.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-121 - [Repealed]

L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1058, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 596, § 5, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-121.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2015 Ch. 259,§43, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-218), ch. 151, p. 525, §1, effective May 5. L. 2015: Entire section repealed, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 953, § 43, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-123 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 907, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2003: (3) amended, p. 2006, § 81, effective May 22.
Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2004. (See L. 2002, p. 907.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-124 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2014 Ch. 343, § 2, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 814, § 2, effective May 30. L. 2003: (9) amended, p. 2166, § 1, effective June 3. L. 2006: (9)(b)(I) amended, p. 597, § 6, effective August 7; (2)(c)(I) amended, p. 1213, § 6, effective 7/1/2007. L. 2007: (7)(c) repealed, p. 756, § 3, effective May 10; (9)(a)(I) repealed, p. 1038, § 10, effective May 22; (9) amended, p. 1406, § 2, effective May 30. L. 2012: (2)(i)(XI) and (2)(i)(XII) amended, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 107, § 21, effective June 1. L. 2014: (10) added, (HB 14-1085), ch. 343, p. 1534, § 2, effective June 5.
Subsection (10) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2014. (See L. 2014, p. 1534.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-126 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1781, § 46, effective June 7.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2003. (See L. 2002, p. 1781.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-127.1 - Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Eligible participant" means an educator who successfully completes training in financial aid information approved by the department.
(b)
"Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article
30.5
of this title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article
30.5
of this title 22, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article
5
of this title 22 that operates one or more public schools.
(c)
"Training to improve financial aid information available to students and families" or "training" means a training conducted by the department of higher education and approved by the department with an emphasis on improving the completion rate of students completing the free application for federal student aid and the Colorado application for state financial aid.
(2)
Beginning with the 2022-23 state fiscal year, for eligible participants who successfully complete training to improve financial aid information available to students and families, the department, subject to available appropriations, shall award to the eligible participant a one-time stipend in the amount of five hundred dollars.
(3)
For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department two hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to be used for the stipends pursuant to this section. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2022-23 state fiscal year from this appropriation:
(a)
Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;
(b)
May be used by the department in the 2023-24 or 2024-25 state fiscal years without further appropriation; and
(c)
Must not be used for any other purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.
(4)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
Added by 2022 Ch. 244,§5, eff. 5/26/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-127.3 - Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Genocide" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-1-104.7 (1)(a)
.
(b)
"Holocaust" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-1-104.7 (1)(b)
.
(c)
"Holocaust and genocide studies" has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-1-104.7 (1)(c)
.
(2)
(a)
The department shall create and maintain a publicly available resource bank of materials pertaining to Holocaust and genocide courses and programs. At a minimum, the resource bank must include:
(I)
Sample academic content standards for Holocaust and genocide studies;
(II)
Sample programs of instruction for Holocaust and genocide studies;
(III)
Samples of Holocaust and genocide studies learning resources, including first-person testimony;
(IV)
Sample materials for professional educator development in teaching Holocaust and genocide studies; and
(V)
Case studies on the Holocaust and genocides, including but not limited to the Armenian Genocide.
(b)
The department shall ensure that the materials included in the resource bank represent the best practices in teaching Holocaust and genocide studies, and the department shall seek input from experts in the area of Holocaust and genocide studies in compiling the materials.
(c)
The department shall ensure that the resource bank is available for access by school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative services, and the public by July 1, 2021.
(3)
To the extent such resources and tools are readily available to the department, the resource bank may also:
(a)
Identify existing resources and tools that provide opportunities for experts in Holocaust and genocide studies to be paired with a teacher in the classroom to co-teach courses in Holocaust and genocide studies; and
(b)
Include a listing of schools and school districts that are interested in finding experts who wish to volunteer to co-teach courses in Holocaust and genocide studies and a listing of experts who are interested in volunteering to co-teach such courses.
(4)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
Added by 2020 Ch. 252, § 3, eff. 7/8/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1336), ch. 1228, p. 1228, § 3, effective July 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-127.5 - Computer science programs - resource bank

(1)
(a)
The department shall create and maintain a publicly available resource bank of materials pertaining to computer science courses and programs. At a minimum, the resource bank must include sample academic content standards for computer science education, sample programs of instruction for computer science, samples of computer science learning resources, and sample materials for professional educator development in teaching computer science. The department shall ensure that the materials included in the resource bank represent the best practices in teaching computer science and shall seek input from experts in the area of computer science in creating and compiling the materials.
(b)
The department shall ensure that the resource bank is available for access by school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative services, and the public by July 1, 2018.
(c)
The department shall implement the provisions of this section to the fullest degree possible within existing resources. The department may contract with one or more entities in implementing this section.
(2)
A school district, charter school, or board of cooperative services may choose whether to provide classes in computer science and whether to use the materials in the resource bank to provide those classes.
(3)
The resource bank may also identify existing resources and tools that provide opportunities for industry experts in computer science and technology to be paired with a teacher in the classroom to co-teach courses in computer science. The resource bank may also include a listing of schools and school districts that are interested in finding industry experts who wish to volunteer to co-teach computer science courses, and a listing of industry experts who are interested in volunteering to co-teach computer science courses.
(4)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The department shall not create the resource bank pursuant to this section unless the department receives sufficient gifts, grants, or donations to implement this section.
Added by 2017 Ch. 145,§ 3, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1184), ch. 145, p. 487, § 3, effective August 9.
For the legislative declaration in HB 17-1184, see section 1 of chapter 145, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-127.7 - Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance

(1)
(a)
The department, with assistance from the department of public health and environment, shall create and maintain a resource bank of evidence-based, research-based, and promising program materials and curricula pertaining to marijuana, which materials and curricula may be used in elementary and secondary schools in the state. In creating the resource bank and curricula, the department, with the marijuana educational oversight committee established pursuant to section
24-20-112(4)
, shall solicit input from persons both inside and outside of the marijuana industry. Subject to available appropriations, the department shall solicit requests for information and may contract for:
(I)
The organization and enhancement of the resource bank, including materials on the prevention of marijuana use and education on medical and retail marijuana;
(II)
The development of marijuana curricula for schools and providing such curricula to schools; and
(III)
Training for educators and school staff concerning marijuana.
(b)
The resource bank created pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section may be known as the "Jack Splitt Memorial Marijuana Resource Bank".
(2)
On and after July 1, 2017, the department shall make material in the resource bank available without charge to school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services. At the request of a school district, charter school, or board of cooperative services, the department shall provide technical assistance to the school district, charter school, or board of cooperative services in designing age-appropriate curricula pertaining to marijuana use.
(3)
After the resource bank and curricula are available, school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services are encouraged to report to the department on the effectiveness of the resource bank and curricula and to recommend changes to improve the resource bank or curricula. The department is encouraged to update the resource bank and curricula based on recommendations from school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services.
Added by 2017 Ch. 306,§ 1, eff. 6/2/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (SB 17-025), ch. 306, p. 1661, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-128 - Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report

(1)
The department shall, to the extent that each state that is adjacent to Colorado is agreeable, negotiate a reciprocal agreement with each such state to allow a child who is a resident of one state to attend a public school in the other state without paying tuition when the geographic conditions or distances are such that it would be impracticable for the child to attend the schools of his or her own state.
(2)
On or before January 31, 2007, the department shall submit to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, a report that includes but need not be limited to a list of the states that are adjacent to Colorado that have entered into a reciprocal agreement with Colorado pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 662, § 5, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-129 - [Repealed Effective 8/7/2024] Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "supplemental education services" means tutoring services and other academic enrichment services required to be provided to eligible students pursuant to
20 U.S.C. sec. 6316 (e)
and that are provided to students in addition to the standard curriculum of instruction provided during the school day.
(2)
The department shall annually issue a request for proposals through which providers of supplemental education services may apply to the department to be included on the list of approved supplemental education services providers. The department shall review the applications and include on the list the applying providers that meet the criteria specified in subsection (3) of this section. The department shall annually post on its website the list of approved supplemental education services providers for use by school districts in selecting providers of supplemental education services to meet the requirements of
20 U.S.C. sec. 6316 (e)
.
(3)
To be included on the list of approved providers of supplemental education services, a provider shall:
(a)
Demonstrate that each tutor employed by the provider meets the requirements specified for paraprofessionals under
20 U.S.C. sec. 6319 (c)
;
(b)
Ensure that all personnel employed by the provider who interact with students comply with the fingerprinting and criminal history record check requirements specified for educator licensees in section
22-60.5-103
;
(c)
In providing advertising and informational materials to parents and students, refrain from making any representations as to whether a school district shall pay all or any portion of the cost of the supplemental education services provided by the provider; and
(d)
Comply with any additional requirements specified by the department in the annual request for proposals.
Repealed by 2024 Ch. 490,§ 32, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 408, § 1, effective August 3.
2024 Ch. 490, 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) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-131 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1056, § 2, effective July 1.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2008. (See L. 2007, p. 1056.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-132 - Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules

(1)
In accordance with the state plans for occupational education that the state board for community colleges and occupational education adopts pursuant to section
23-60-304
, C.R.S., the department shall issue authorizations to teachers of occupational subjects, teacher-trainers, supervisors, directors, occupational counseling specialists, and others who have responsibilities in connection with occupational education at the secondary level. Before issuing an authorization pursuant to this section, the department shall determine that the person applying for the authorization meets the minimum qualifications that the state board for community colleges and occupational education establishes pursuant to section
23-60-304(3)(a)
, C.R.S. A person who is required by law to obtain an educator license or authorization pursuant to article
60.5
of this title may obtain a career and technical education authorization pursuant to section
22-60.5-111(9)
rather than an authorization pursuant to this section.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2015.)
(3)
The state board of education shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to implement this section. At a minimum, the rules must establish the amount of and procedures for the department to collect a fee for issuing an authorization pursuant to this section and section
22-60.5-112
.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 224,§ 4, eff. 5/26/2015.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 909, § 1, effective May 20. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1170), ch. 224, p. 823, § 4, effective May 26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-134 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ch. 123, § 134, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 59, § 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 244, § 9, eff. 5/21/2014.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 783, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2014: (5) added, (HB 14-1298), ch. 244, p. 924, § 9, effective May 21. L. 2018: (2) amended, (HB 18-1141), ch. 59, p. 601, § 2, effective August 8.
For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1141, see section 1 of chapter 59, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-134.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ch. 123, § 134, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2014 Ch. 244, § 7, eff. 5/21/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1298), ch. 244, p. 923, § 7, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-138 - State environmental education plan - fund created

(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the department, in consultation with the department of natural resources, shall develop and the state board shall adopt a state plan for environmental education. At a minimum, the state plan for environmental education shall address strengthening the reach and coordination of environmental education in public schools and providing to educators professional development in environmental education. The department shall ensure that the state plan for environmental education complies with any requirements imposed by federal law or by regulations adopted by the federal department of education.
(2)
(a)
The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend public or private gifts, grants, or donations for the implementation of this section; except that the department may not accept a gift, grant, or donation for the implementation of this section that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. The department shall transmit all private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state environmental education fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.
(b)
Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(3)
The department shall implement the provisions of subsection (1) of this section only if the department receives public or private gifts, grants, or donations in an amount it deems sufficient to offset the costs incurred in creating and adopting the state plan for environmental education.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1131), ch. 332, p. 1532, §4, effective May 27.
For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 332, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 2 - DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-505) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMMISSIONER (§§ 22-2-101 — 22-2-150) › Section 22-2-140 - [Repealed]

L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1124), ch. 211, p. 909, § 1, effective May 24.
Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2013. (See L. 2012, p. 909.)