Title 22, Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Boards of Cooperative Services Act of 1965. Source: L. 65: p. 1027, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-34-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-102 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly declares that this article is enacted for the general improvement and expansion of educational services of the public schools in the state of Colorado; for the creation of boards of cooperative services where feasible for purposes of enabling two or more scho…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-103 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the board of education of a school district or the governing board or governing agency of a postsecondary institution. (2) Board of cooperative services or BOCES means a regional educational service u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-104 Creation of board of cooperative services - meetings
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(1) Whenever the boards of education of two or more school districts or the board of education of a school district and the governing board or governing agency of a postsecondary institution desire to establish a board of cooperative services for the purpose of providing cooperat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-105 Organization of board of cooperative services - meetings
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(1) (a) At its first meeting, the members of the board of cooperative services elected as set forth in section 22-5-104 shall elect from their membership a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose terms of office are for two years, unless their terms of of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-105.5 Regional education and support services plan - submittal - recommendations. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-5-105.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-106 Financing, budgeting, and accounting
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(1) (a) Financing of the services performed under the direction of the board of cooperative services shall be by contributions from available moneys in any funds, which may be legally expended for such services, of the participating members on the basis of a proportionality agree…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-106.5 Short-term loans
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A board of cooperative services may, upon approval of its members, negotiate or contract with any person, corporation, association, or company for a loan not to exceed the difference between the anticipated revenues for the current fiscal year for the budget of the board of coope…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-107 Duties of board of cooperative services
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In addition to any other duty required to be performed by law, the board of cooperative services shall have the same duties as those for boards of education as set forth in section 22-32-109 (1)(a) to (1)(m), (1)(q), (1)(r), and (1)(pp) and section 22-9-106. Source: L. 65: p. 102…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-108 Powers of board of cooperative services
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(1) In addition to any other powers granted by law, the board of cooperative services shall have the following specific powers, to be exercised in its judgment: (a) Those powers set forth for boards of education in section 22-32-110 (1)(b) to (1)(k), (1)(n) to (1)(q), (1)(s) to (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-109 Matching power
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The board of cooperative services shall be authorized to use the contributions from the participating members to match state and federal funds, or funds from any other agencies when applicable, when the acceptance of financial assistance from such other agencies requires matching…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-110 State and federal payments
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Any state or federal financial assistance which would accrue to an individual school district if it were performing a service performed under the direction of a board of cooperative services shall be apportioned by the appropriate state or federal agency to the participating scho…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-111 Buildings and facilities
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(1) A school district which is participating in a cooperative service agreement, when authorized by a vote of the eligible electors as provided in article 42 of this title, may contract for bonded indebtedness for the purpose of purchasing sites, constructing buildings or other s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-112 Veto power and dissolution
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(1) A participating board may refrain from participating in a specific activity proposed by the board of cooperative services by giving due notice through a board resolution as may be provided in the bylaws of the board of cooperative services. (2) A participating board may withd…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-113 Approval for postsecondary occupational programs
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No board of cooperative services shall establish a new postsecondary program of occupational education without first obtaining approval from the state board for community colleges and occupational education. Source: L. 67: p. 447, � 24. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-34-12. Cross references:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-114 Eligibility for funds
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(1) (a) Any board of cooperative services organized under the provisions of this article shall be eligible to receive such state moneys as may be available upon receiving approval by the state board. (b) Approval to receive state moneys under this subsection (1) does not constitu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-114.5 Designation as local education agency - rules
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(1) Any board of cooperative services may act as a local education agency for a participating member or consortium of members that chooses to apply for, receive, or administer a grant through a grant program created by a federal or state statute or program. The provisions of this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-115 Financing boards of cooperative services
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(1) (a) No later than July 1, 1973, and July 1 of each year thereafter prior to July 1, 2007, the state board shall determine the number of eligible boards of cooperative services and, subject to available appropriations, award a ten-thousand-dollar grant to each such eligible bo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-116 Corporate status of boards of cooperative services
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Each regularly organized board of cooperative services formed at any time is hereby declared to be a body corporate and in its name may hold title to personal property for any purpose authorized by law, sue, and be a party to contracts for any purpose authorized by law. Source: L…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-117 Employment of teacher transferred from school district
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Any teacher transferred from employment in a school district which is a member of a board of cooperative services to employment in said board of cooperative services shall retain the employment status he had attained prior to his transfer to the board of cooperative services, inc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-118 Implementation and financing of regional education and support services - plan - annual report
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(1) The general assembly recognizes that the increasing number of students, the desire to reduce school districts’ reliance on property taxes, the need to consolidate services rather than schools, and the limitations on state revenues require the boards of cooperative services to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-119 Statewide supplemental online and blended learning program - contract - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The short title of this section is the “Empowering Digital Learning for All Act”. (2) (a) (I) The general assembly finds that: (A) The overwhelming influence of the rapidly evolving use of technology and the internet will render high-quality remote digital educational content…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-120 School food authority operations - contracts for provision of food and beverages
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(1) Each board of cooperative services is authorized to maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility as a school food authority, as defined in section 22-32-120 (8). (2) Each board of cooperative services that elects to operate as a school food authority is encouraged to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-121 BOCES healthy food grant program - application process - fund - rules - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-5-121Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-122 Assistance for implementing and meeting state educational priorities - financing
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(1) (a) For the 2012-13 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a BOCES may receive state moneys in addition to any other moneys received pursuant to this article by submitting a plan to the state board, in a form and manner specified by rule of the state board, that details…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-5-123 BOCES - HVAC infrastructure improvements
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On and after August 6, 2025, if a BOCES undertakes HVAC infrastructure improvements using money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act cash fund created in section 24-75-232 (3), the BOCES shall comply with the requirements described in section 22-32-153 in implementing …