Title 22, Education

(1) The state board of education consists of one member elected from each congressional district in the state and, if the total number of congressional districts of the state is an even number, one member elected from the state at large. The members of the state board of educatio…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Party congressional central committee" means the committee established pursuant to section 1-3-103 (3), C.R.S. (b) "State central committee" means the committee established pursuant to section 1-3-103 (2), C.R.S. (2) Any vacancy occurring on the …

(1) The state board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. It is the duty of the state board: (a) To exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state and the educational programs maintained and operated by all state governmental agencies for persons …

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 ensur…

(1) The state board has the power: (a) To perform all duties delegated to it by law; (b) To employ personnel, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, as may be necessary for the performance of powers and duties delegated to the state boar…

(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 anothe…

(1) The state board of education shall: (a) Repealed. (b) to (f) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.) (g) Adopt rules that prescribe standards of qualification, preparation, training, or experience that are required for the issuance of all licenses…

(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 m…

(1) The commissioner shall have an office at the seat of the government where he shall keep an official seal and all books and papers pertaining to the business affairs of his office. He shall be entitled to reimbursements for necessary travel and subsistence expenses, incurred e…

(1) Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner has the following duties: (a) To advise the state board concerning the current operation and status of the public schools and upon other educational matters; (b) To supply the state board with such information as…

(1) Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner has the following powers: (a) To perform all duties which may be required by law; (b) To issue instructions to school district officers and employees concerning the government of the public schools under their co…

(1) (a) 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…

(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 c…

(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 c…

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 th…

(1) (a) Upon application of the board of education of any school district, the state board, except as prohibited in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), may waive any of the requirements imposed by this title or by rule promulgated by the state board. The state board shall grant…

(1) When an inquiry is made by a board of education of a school district pursuant to the provisions of section 22-32-109.7 (1) or (1.5), by the governing board of a nonpublic school pursuant to the provisions of section 22-1-121, by the governing board of a charter school pursuan…

(1) A student requesting a criminal history record check must submit to the Colorado bureau of investigation a complete set of his or her fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, an authorized employee of the department and notarized, or any third party approved …

(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 repo…

(1) (a) In preparing the application forms to be submitted by school districts or public schools when applying for grant moneys, except as otherwise required by statute, the department shall not require information from public schools or school districts which has been previously…

(1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Capital improvement" means: (I) The acquisition or purchase of buildings or grounds; (II) The enlargement, improvement, remodeling, repairing, or making of additions to any school building; (III) The construction or erection of school buildi…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Colorado application for state financial aid" or "CASFA" means the application to determine student financial need and eligibility for state financial aid programs using federal FAFSA methodology, or any suc…

(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 mea…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Black historical and cultural studies" means an interdisciplinary program of elementary through secondary academic study that: (I) Represents Black historical experiences through truthful, inclusive, complex…

(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 …

(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 u…

(1) (a) The department shall create and maintain a resource bank of existing evidence-based, research-based scholarly articles and promising program materials and curricula pertaining to the mental and physical health impacts of social media use by youth, internet safety, and cyb…

(1) The department, with assistance from the office of suicide prevention created pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(w)(I), the Colorado youth advisory council created pursuant to section 2-2-1302, and the suicide prevention commission created pursuant to section 25-1.5-111, shal…

(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 ge…

(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Online education courses that are supplemental to the education program provided by a school district, charter school, or BOCES are a valuable resource for schools because they allow a school district, charter school, or BOCES to provide a…

(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,…

(1) On or before August 1, 2008, as part of its responsibility for education standards and practice, the department may make available technical assistance and training concerning issues faced by students with literacy challenges, including dyslexia, to school districts, administ…

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act". (2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "appropriate staff" means employees of a school whom the principal or equivalent e…

(1) (a) The state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, to establish standards for individual career and academic plans for students enrolled in the public schools in the state. (b) An individual career and acade…

(1) The general assembly finds that some states have created state and residential schools to provide educational programs and student support services for students who are at risk of academic failure. The general assembly further finds that early reports of results achieved by s…

(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 educat…

(1) On or before July 1, 2011, the state department of human services and the department of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the enrollment of students in the public school system from a state-licensed day treatment facility, facility school, or…

(1) (a) By October 1, 2012, the department shall issue a request for proposals for the purchase of an early literacy assessment tool that teachers may use to obtain real-time assessments of the reading skill levels of students enrolled in kindergarten and first, second, and third…

(1) The short title of this section is "Ashawnty's Law". (2) (a) The department shall research approaches, policies, and practices related to bullying prevention and education used by education providers in other states. On or before July 1, 2019, after consideration of the resea…

(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "media literacy" means the: (a) Ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act through the various forms of media; (b) Ability to analyze the reliability of information, claims, and sources presented …

(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Due to the public health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public schools in Colorado have had to cease in-person instruction for repeated and extended periods of time during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years; (b) Research suggests th…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Children with disabilities" has the same meaning as set forth in section 22-20-103. (b) "Evidence-informed" means a program or practice in mathematics that relies on peer-reviewed evidence to establish a bas…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Colorado academic accelerator grant program" or "grant program" means the Colorado academic accelerator grant program created in subsection (2) of this section. (b) "Community-based organization" means a pub…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Children with disabilities" has the same meaning as set forth in section 22-20-103. (b) "Colorado academic standards for science" means evidence-informed standards for student learning in science as adopted …

(1) There is created in the department the menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program in order to provide menstrual hygiene products at no expense to students. A grant recipient shall ensure that menstrual hygiene products are accessible to a student regardless of the…

(1) The department is the designated partner agency for the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program created in the department of human services pursuant to section 26-2-309. (2) To administer the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, the depar…