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Colorado Statutes, Title 22

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Title 22, Education

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-101 Short title
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This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter Schools Act". Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1051, § 1, effective June 3. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 667, § 3, effective May 2. ANNOTATION Charter Schools Act does not violate the equal protection clause …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is the obligation of all Coloradans to provide all children with schools that reflect high expectations and create conditions in all schools where these expectations can be met; (b) Education reform is in the best in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-103 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Alternative administrative unit" means the state charter school institute acting in accordance with section 22-30.5-105.3 as the administrative unit, pursuant to section 22-20-106 (1)(b), for a charter school aut…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-104 Charter school - requirements - authority - rules - definitions

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(1) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, non-home-based school which operates within a public school district. (2) (a) A charter school applicant cannot apply to, or enter into a charter contract with, a school district unless a majority of the charter …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-104.7 Charter school networks - authority - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "charter school network" means a charter school pursuant to this part 1, an institute charter school pursuant to part 5 of this article, or a charter school authorized by the Colorado school for the deaf and the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-104.9 Charter schools - status as public entities - requirements - charter school boards of directors and school leaders - duties - conflicts - applicable law - definitions

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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Charter school" means a charter school created and operating pursuant to this part 1, an institute charter school created and operating pursuant to part 5 of this article 30.5, a charter school network created and operating pursuant to section 22…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-105 Charter schools - contract contents - regulations

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(1) (a) An approved charter application shall serve as the basis for a contract between a charter school and the chartering local board of education. (b) A local board of education may approve a charter school application submitted by a nonprofit entity and enter into a charter c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-105.3 Charter schools - alternative administrative units - process

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(1) A charter school that is part of a charter school network or a member of a charter school collaborative, which network or collaborative is authorized as an administrative unit pursuant to section 22-20-106, shall notify its authorizing school district of its intent to partici…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-106 Charter application - contents

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(1) The charter school application is a proposed agreement upon which the charter applicant and the chartering local board of education negotiate a charter contract. At a minimum, each charter school application includes: (a) An executive summary that outlines the elements of the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-107 Charter application - process

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(1) (a) A charter applicant cannot apply to, or enter into a charter contract with, a school district unless a majority of the proposed charter school's pupils, other than online pupils, will reside in the chartering school district or in school districts contiguous thereto. (b) …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-107.3 Optional charter school application timeline for rural school districts

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(1) A school district designated as rural or small rural by the department may either accept charter applications pursuant to section 22-30.5-107 or, upon notice to the department and the public through posting on the school district's website, the school district may accept char…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-107.5 Dispute resolution - governing policy provisions - appeal

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 22-30.5-108, any disputes that may arise between a charter school and its chartering school district concerning governing policy provisions of the school's charter contract shall be resolved pursuant to this section. (2) (a) A charter s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-108 Appeal - standard of review - procedures

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(1) Acting pursuant to its supervisory power as provided in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution, the state board, upon receipt of a notice of appeal or upon its own motion, may review decisions of any local board of education concerning the denial of a charter schoo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-109 Charter schools - reporting - publicizing - limits on enrollment - moratorium prohibited

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(1) Each local board of education that approves a charter application and enters into a charter contract with a charter school shall annually report to the department information that the department requests to evaluate the effectiveness of charter schools. The local boards of ed…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-110 Charter schools - term - renewal of charter - grounds for nonrenewal or revocation

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(1) (a) When a local board of education approves a new charter application, the charter is authorized for a period of at least four years. The local board of education and the charter school may renew the charter for successive periods as provided in this section. (b) During the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-110.3 Nonrenewal or revocation - qualified charter school - exceptions

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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22-30.5-108 and 22-30.5-110, the provisions of this section shall apply if: (a) A chartering local board of education determines that the charter of a qualified charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-408 (1)(c), will be revoke…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-110.5 Background investigation - charter school employees - information provided to department - definitions

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(1) A charter school shall conduct a background investigation of an applicant to whom an offer of employment is extended to determine whether the applicant is suitable to work in an environment with children. (2) The background investigation of an applicant, at a minimum, must in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-110.7 Fingerprint-based criminal history record checks - charter school employees - procedures - exceptions - definitions

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(1) A person applying for employment with a charter school to whom an offer of employment is extended shall submit to the charter school a complete set of his or her fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, an authorized employee of the charter school and notariz…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-111 Charter schools - employee options

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(1) During the first year that a teacher employed by a school district is employed by a charter school, such teacher shall be considered to be on a one-year leave of absence from the school district. Such leave of absence shall commence on the first day of services for the charte…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112 Charter schools - financing - guidelines - definitions - repeal

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(1) (a) (I) Repealed. (II) For purposes of the "Public School Finance Act of 2025", article 54 of this title 22, pupils enrolled in a charter school are included in the pupil enrollment or the online pupil enrollment, whichever is applicable, of the school district that granted i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112.3 Charter schools - additional aid from district

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(1) (a) and (a.5) Repealed. (a.7) (I) For the 2003-04 budget year and each budget year thereafter, a qualified charter school, as defined in section 22-54-124 (1)(f.6), shall receive state education fund moneys from the school district that granted its charter in an amount equal …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112.4 Charter school alignment with total program formula

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To ensure the general assembly's continued commitment to implementing the new school finance formula, the general assembly shall consult a statewide association that represents school districts and a statewide association that represents charter schools regarding the alignment of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112.5 Charter schools - transportation plans

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If a charter school's charter or contract includes provision of transportation services by the school district, the charter school and the school district shall collaborate in developing a transportation plan to use school district equipment to transport students enrolled in the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112.6 Charter school funding - 2025-26 budget year - repeal

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(1) (a) A district's one-year incremental funding is: Fifteen percent x (the difference between the district's total program calculation pursuant to section 22-54-103.5 and the district's total program calculation pursuant to section 22-54-104). (b) A district's adjusted one-ye…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-112.7 Charter school funding - greater than minimum

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An authorizing district or accounting district may provide funding that is greater than the minimum amount determined pursuant to section 22-30.5-112, 22-30.5-112.6, or 22-30.5-513. Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1320), ch. 236, p. 1156, § 6, effective May 23. L. 2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-113 State board - department of education - duties - charter schools - evaluation - report

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(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), beginning in the 2004-05 budget year, and at least every three years thereafter through the 2021-22 budget year, the department shall prepare a report and evaluation for the governor and the house and senate committees on education…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-115 Construction of article - severability

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If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-116 Charter schools - school bullying policies required

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(1) On or before October 1, 2011, each charter school shall adopt and implement a policy concerning bullying prevention and education. Each charter school's policy, at a minimum, shall set forth appropriate disciplinary consequences for students who bully other students and for a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-117 Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans

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(1) Each 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. T…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-118 Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in school district mill levy elections - eligibility - allocation of additional local revenues - definitions

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(1) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to respect the principle of school district local control and to encourage school districts and charter schools to work together to ensure that charter schools' needs for operating revenues can be met. Accordi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-119 Mill levy for charter school operating revenues

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(1) With the agreement of all charter schools that will receive the revenues generated by a mill levy to collect additional local revenues, the local board of education may, at any time at which a ballot issue arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution may be…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-120 Charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan

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(1) Each charter school is encouraged to adopt a child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan. Each charter school is encouraged to include in the plan delivery of a comprehensive, age-appropriate curricula for each grade level that the charter school serves regarding child sex…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-121 Charter schools - HVAC infrastructure improvements

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On and after August 6, 2025, if a charter school undertakes HVAC infrastructure improvements using money from the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" cash fund created in section 24-75-232 (3), the charter school shall comply with the requirements described in section 22-32-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-301 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that section 2 of article IX of the state constitution requires the general assembly to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a thorough and uniform system of free public schools. The state therefore has an obligation to ensure tha…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-302 Definitions

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Applicant" means the person or group of persons submitting a proposal for an independent charter to operate an independent charter school pursuant to the provisions of this part 3. An "applicant" may include, but…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-303 Independent charter schools - request for proposals - response contents

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(1) Whenever the state board determines that it is necessary to recommend conversion of a public school to an independent charter school to a local board of education pursuant to the provisions of section 22-11-210 (5), the state board shall issue a request for proposals pursuant…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-304 Review committee - membership - recommendations

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(1) Whenever an independent charter school is to be organized pursuant to this part 3, 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 cause a review committee to be formed. The review commit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-305 Independent charter schools - selection

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(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 …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-306 Independent charter schools - charter - term

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(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 o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-307 Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion

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(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 independ…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-308 Independent charter schools - employee options - financing options - guidelines

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(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. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 357, § 8, effective April 10.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-401 Short title

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This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Facilities Financing Act". Source: L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1753, § 31, effective June 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-402 Legislative declaration

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(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 Sc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-403 Definitions

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Additional mill levy" means a mill levy authorized by section 22-54-108.7. (1.5) "Board of education" or "board" means a school district board of education. (2) "Budget year" means the period beginning on July 1 …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-404 Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in district bond elections - eligibility - allocation of bond revenues

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(1) (a) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to respect the principle of school district local control and to encourage school districts and charter schools to work together to ensure that the capital construction needs of charter schools can be met.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-404.5 Discretionary inclusion of institute charter schools in district bond elections - authority - security - legislative intent

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(1) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to respect the principle of school district local control and to permit, but not require, school districts to act in their sole discretion and best interest by using their best judgment in managing the relatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-405 Mill levy for charter school capital construction

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(1) With the agreement of all charter schools that will receive the revenues generated by a special mill levy, the board of education of any school district shall, at any time at which a ballot issue arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution may be decided, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-406 Direct payment of charter school bonds by the state treasurer and school districts

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(1) (a) For the purpose of enhancing the ability of a charter school or an institute charter school to obtain favorable financing terms on bonds issued on behalf of the charter school or institute charter school by a governmental entity other than a school district for the purpos…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-407 State charter school debt reserve fund - creation - use of fund moneys - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The state charter school debt reserve fund created by this section is intended to enhance the ability of any qualified charter school that chooses to finance capital construction with revenues from bonds issued on behal…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.5-408 Replenishment of qualified charter school debt service reserve funds - additional responsibilities - state treasurer - qualified charter schools - definitions

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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Charter school debt service reserve fund" means a reasonably required debt service reserve fund or account that has been funded with proceeds derived from the issuance of qualified charter school bonds or other moneys of the qualified charter sch…