Title 22, Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-124 Family literacy education grant program - rules - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-124Statutes 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. § 22-2-125 Loan program for capital improvements in growth school districts - use of public school fund
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-126 On-line education programs - study - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1781, � 46, effective June 7. Editor's note: Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2003. (See L. 2002, p. 1781.) 22-2-127. Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - ap…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127 Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - appropriation
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.1 Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-127.1Statutes 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. § 22-2-127.3 Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.4 Black historical and cultural studies - advisory committee - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.5 Computer science programs - resource bank
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.7 Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.8 Social media impacts on mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - reporting - definition
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-127.9 Mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-128 Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-129 Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-129Statutes 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. § 22-2-130 Supplemental online education grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - creation - eligibility - award - fund
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-131 Data technology system - comprehensive review - requirements - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-131Statutes 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. § 22-2-132 Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules
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(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,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-133 Assessment and identification of students with literacy challenges including dyslexia - training and technical assistance - collaboration with higher education - report
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-134 Unique student identifier - early childhood education - rules. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-134Statutes 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. § 22-2-134.5 Early childhood education programs - quality rating system - report. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-134.5Statutes 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. § 22-2-135 Food allergy and anaphylaxis management - rules
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(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 execu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-136 Additional duty - state board - individual career and academic plans - standards - rules
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-137 State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-138 State environmental education plan - fund created
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-139 Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-140 Digital learning study - legislative declaration - definitions - notice of funding through gifts, grants, and donations - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-140Statutes 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. § 22-2-141 Early literacy assessment tool - request for proposals - software - hardware - training - distribution - legislative declaration
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-142 (Reserved)
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22-2-143. Discipline strategies pilot program - created - reporting - rules - definitions - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed) Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1211), ch. 204, p. 755, � 1, effective May 18. Editor's note: Subsection (8) provided for the rep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-143 Discipline strategies pilot program - created - reporting - rules - definitions - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-143Statutes 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. § 22-2-144 Bullying prevention and education policies - short title - study
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(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 researc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-145 Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-146 Department of education - COVID-19-related education loss - strategies - resources - report - legislative declaration
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-146.5 Department of education - improving mathematics outcomes - training and technical assistance - report - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-146.6 Colorado academic accelerator grant program - report - rules - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-146.8 Department of education - improving science outcomes - teacher professional development - report - appropriation - legislative declaration - definitions
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-147 Menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program - eligibility - report - rules - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-148 Secondary school student substance use - committee - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-148Statutes 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. § 22-2-149 Summer electronic benefits transfer for children program - duties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-150 Department of education - implementation of oral health screening statewide - report - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Oral health screening” means a visual and manual inspection of the mouth that is performed to identify probable oral disease or other oral conditions or risk factors that may require management by oral healt…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-301 Short title
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This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the Data Reporting and Technology Act. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1059, � 1, effective May 23.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-302 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Pursuant to state statute and rules of the state board, school districts are required to submit extensive and duplicative data at different times throughout the year or to different divisions within the department of education; (b) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-303 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commissioner means the commissioner of education appointed pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution. (2) Current data technology system means the data technology system or systems in use by th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-304 Education data advisory committee - creation - duties - approval
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(1) The state board shall designate at least five volunteer school districts and two volunteer boards of cooperative services and a volunteer charter school, that are representative of the state as to pupil size and population, to send representatives to form a voluntary committe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-305 Data dictionary - legislative declaration - creation - contents - report
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that there is a need for consistency in electronic data submission protocols and requirements to allow school districts and public schools to submit data for multiple reports in one transaction. Under the existing data submission system, school …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-306 Advance notice - legislative declaration - data collection - data submission changes - website update - submission windows
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(1) The general assembly finds that it is imperative that school districts and public schools receive adequate advance notice of changes in data submission requirements to enable them to effectively comply with the new requirements. The general assembly further finds that the dep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-307 Data reporting requirements - interpretation of federal law - suspension
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(1) On or before October 1, 2009, and periodically thereafter, the state board shall review the rules for implementing the federal “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, and shall adopt an interpretation of said act that will facilitate the exc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-308 Data reporting requirements - office of legislative legal services
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-3-505, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services, created in section 2-3-501, C.R.S., shall notify EDAC of any legislation introduced that creates by specific language a new requirement for a local education agency to report data…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-309 Student data - accessibility - transparency - accountability - short title - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-2-309Statutes 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. § 22-2-310 Data reporting - instructional hours - report
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(1) (a) By the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, the department shall standardize the reporting method that schools of a school district, district charter schools, school districts, institute charter schools, and the state charter school institute use to collect and report da…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-311 Colorado statewide longitudinal data system - postsecondary workforce readiness programs
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(1) The department shall contribute education and workforce readiness data beginning in the 2025-26 budget year, as necessary, to the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system consistent with the governance practices established by the Colorado statewide longitudinal data syste…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-401 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) A significant number of children in Colorado are placed in day treatment centers, residential child care facilities, other out-of-home placement facilities, or hospitals and receive their education through programs provided by these…