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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-102 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) "Authorizer" means an entity that authorizes an online program or online school. "Authorizer" shall include a school district, any group of two or more school districts, a board of cooperative servi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-103 Division of online learning - created - duties - report
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(1) Creation. (a) There is hereby created within the department the division of online learning. The head of the division shall be the director of online learning and shall be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state con…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-105 Program criteria - guidelines - quality standards - records - rules - definition
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(1) (a) A school district and the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503 are hereby authorized to create or oversee single-district online programs or single-district online schools. (b) A school district, a group of two or more school district…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-106 Certification of multi-district online schools - criteria - rules

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(1) If a school district, a group of two or more school districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, or the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503 chooses to authorize a multi-district online school, the scho…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-107 Funding

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(1) Repealed. (2) For purposes of determining total program funding pursuant to article 54 of this title 22: (a) (I) A school district that is providing a single-district online program or online school, or a school district in which a district charter school is providing a singl…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-108 Extracurricular and interscholastic activities

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(1) A student who is participating in an online program or an online school, other than a student who is participating in the online program or online school after having been expelled from a public school, may participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular or interscholast…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-109.5 Online programs and online schools - report to authorizer and department

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Each online program and online school shall annually submit to its authorizer and to the department information, pursuant to state board rules, concerning sound financial and accounting practices and resources. A multi-district online school shall notify its authorizer and the de…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-111 Learning centers - memoranda of understanding - rules - appeal process

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(1) (a) A multi-district online school that intends to provide instruction to students within one or more learning centers shall, before providing such instruction, seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with each school district in which the multi-district online schoo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30.7-113 Online pilot programs - interim reports - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Several challenges exist in providing online programs, online schools, and supplemental programs that effectively and successfully meet the educational needs of students and their families; (b) Colorado's elementary and secondary education…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Innovation Schools Act of 2008". Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1420, § 1, effective May 28.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) The constitutional provisions regarding the public education system direct the general assembly to establish a thorough and uniform statewide system of public education, but they also recognize the importance of preserving local fle…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-103 Definitions

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As used in this article 32.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education appointed by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-2-110. (1.5) "Community school" means a public school that implements the following: (a) An…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-104 Innovation plans - submission - contents

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(1) (a) A public school of a school district may submit to its local school board an innovation plan as described in subsection (3) of this section. A group of public schools of a school district that share common interests, such as geographical location or educational focus, or …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-105 Suggested innovations

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(1) In considering or creating an innovation plan or a plan for creating an innovation school zone, each local school board is strongly encouraged to consider innovations in the following areas: (a) Curriculum and academic standards and assessments; (b) Accountability measures, i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-106 Innovation planning - financial support

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Each public school and each local school board is authorized and encouraged to seek and accept public and private gifts, grants, and donations to offset the costs of developing and implementing innovation plans and plans for creating innovation school zones. Source: L. 2008: Enti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-107 District of innovation - designation

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(1) Each local school board may seek for its school district designation by the state board as a district of innovation. A local school board may seek the designation on the basis of innovation plans or plans for creating innovation school zones approved or collaboratively create…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-108 District of innovation - waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements

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(1) Upon designation of a district of innovation, the state board shall waive any statutes or rules specified in the school district's innovation plan as they pertain to the innovation schools or innovation school zones of the district of innovation; except that the state board s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-109 District of innovation - collective bargaining agreements

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(1) (a) On and after the date on which the state board designates a school district as a district of innovation, any collective bargaining agreement initially entered into or renewed by the local school board of the district of innovation shall include a term that allows each inn…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-110 District of innovation - review of innovation schools and innovation school zones

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(1) (a) Three years after the local school board of a district of innovation approves an innovation plan or a plan for creating an innovation school zone, and every three years thereafter, the local school board shall review the level of performance of the innovation school and e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-110.5 Dispute resolution - innovation school zones with alternative governance

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(1) The local school board and an innovation school zone with alternative governance as a whole, or a school within the innovation school zone with alternative governance, shall use a dispute resolution process to resolve disagreements regarding the administration of the innovati…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-111 Reporting

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(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before March 1, 2010, and on or before March 1 each year thereafter, the commissioner and the state board shall submit to the governor and to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any suc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32.5-112 Achieving community commitment to equitable school success policy - required - definition

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "ACCESS policy" or "policy" means a policy described in subsection (2) of this section. (2) (a) On or before July 1, 2027, each institute charter school, district charter school, and local board of education, for…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-35.3-101 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) The pathways in technology early college high school model (p-tech) allows students to graduate from high school with a high school diploma and an industry-recognized associate degree. Students in a p-tech school may also earn pre-apprenti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-35.3-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 35.3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Accounting district" has the same meaning as provided in section 22-54-103 (1.3). (2) "Certified center of learning" means an employer that enters into an agreement with a p-tech school and undergoes a thir…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-35.3-103 Pathways in technology early college high schools - design - requirements - approval

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(1) A pathways in technology early college high school, or p-tech school, is a public school that includes grades nine through fourteen and is designed to prepare students for high-potential careers in industry, including the major industry categories identified in the Colorado t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-35.3-104 P-tech schools - funding

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(1) (a) To calculate district total program pursuant to article 54 of this title 22, a school district that is approved to operate a p-tech school pursuant to section 22-35.3-103, including a p-tech school that is a district charter school, may include the students who are enroll…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-35.3-105 Notice to revisor - repeal of article

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(1) The commissioner of education shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing if the commissioner of education and the executive director of the department of higher education have jointly approved a local education provider's application for a p-tech school by January 1, 201…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-41.5-101 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) In performing its duties under sections 2 and 15 of article IX, section 20 of article X, and section 6 of article XI of the state constitution, the general assembly must balance the interests of achieving a thorough and…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-41.5-102 Voter approval - weakening of limits on school district debt

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(1) Whenever any provision of this title imposes a limitation on the debt of school districts and the voters of a school district are required by law to approve any change in debt subject to the limitation, the general assembly shall not be required to seek statewide voter approv…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Building Excellent Schools Today Act". Source: L. 2008: Entire article R&RE, p. 1040, § 1, effective May 22.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-102 Legislative findings and declarations

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Colorado school districts, boards of cooperative services, and charter schools have differing financial abilities to meet students' fundamental educational needs, including the need for new public schools and renovation…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-103 Definitions

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As used in this article 43.7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Applicant" means any entity that may directly or indirectly submit an application for financial assistance to the board if the entity submits such an application, including: (a) A school district; (b) A boa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-104 Public school capital construction assistance fund - creation - crediting of money to fund - use of fund - emergency reserve - creation - reserve account - creation and use - definition - report

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(1) (a) The public school capital construction assistance fund is created in the state treasury. Subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section, the principal of the assistance fund consists of all money transferred or credited to the assistance fund …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-105 Division of public school capital construction assistance - creation - director - function - powers and duties

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(1) (a) There is hereby created within the department a division of state government to be known and designated as the division of public school capital construction assistance, the head of which shall be the director of the division of public school capital construction assistan…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-106 Public school capital construction assistance board - creation - general powers and duties - rules

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(1) (a) There is created in the department the public school capital construction assistance board. The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department. The board consists of nine appoin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-107 Public school facility construction guidelines - establishment by board - use

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(1) (a) The board shall establish public school facility construction guidelines for use by the board in assessing and prioritizing public school capital construction needs throughout the state as required by section 22-43.7-108, reviewing applications for financial assistance, a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-108 Statewide financial assistance priority assessment - public school facilities

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(1) (a) As soon as possible following the establishment of the public school facility construction guidelines pursuant to section 22-43.7-107, the board shall conduct with the assistance of the division, or contract for, a financial assistance priority assessment of public school…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-109 Financial assistance for public school capital construction - application requirements - evaluation criteria - local match requirements - technology grants - career and technical education capital construction grants - rules - definitions - repeal

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(1) For fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2008, the board, with the support of the division and subject to the approval of the state board and, in the case of financial assistance that involves financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements, su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-110 Financial assistance - grants - financed purchase of an asset agreements

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(1) The board may provide financial assistance for those public school facility capital construction projects for which the state board has authorized the provision of financial assistance pursuant to section 22-43.7-109 (7) by providing matching grants from the assistance fund. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-110.3 Department - charter school facilities assistance account - distribution - definitions

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(1) Subject to annual appropriations, the department shall distribute the moneys credited to the charter school facilities assistance account created in section 22-43.7-104 (2)(d) as provided in this section. A qualified charter school may use moneys received from the charter sch…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-110.5 Charter school matching moneys loan program - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Eligible charter school" means a charter school that is: (I) A qualified charter school as defined in section 22-30.5-408 (1)(c); and (II) Authorized to receive financial assistance pursuant to section 22-43…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-111 Reporting requirements - auditing by state auditor

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(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), no later than February 15, 2010, and no later than each February 15 thereafter, the board shall present a written report to the education and finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate and the capital develop…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-112 Attorney general as legal advisor

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The attorney general shall act as legal advisor for the board, and with the consent of the attorney general, the board may employ additional legal counsel. Source: L. 2008: Entire article R&RE, p. 1062, § 1, effective May 22.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-113 Colorado school for the deaf and blind - special rules

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Except to the extent otherwise provided by the board in rules promulgated in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., in order to account for any revenue-raising limitations of the Colorado school for the deaf and blind created and existing pursuant to section 22-80-102 (1)…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-114 Capital construction assistance awarded for fiscal year 2007-08 - continued payment

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Any capital construction assistance awarded to school districts or charter schools prior to the end of the 2007-08 fiscal year pursuant to this article, as it existed prior to May 22, 2008, shall continue to be paid. Source: L. 2008: Entire article R&RE, p. 1062, § 1, effective M…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-115 Tax increases not required

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Nothing in this article shall be deemed to require a school district to increase taxes. Source: L. 2008: Entire article R&RE, p. 1062, § 1, effective May 22.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-116 Open record and open meetings

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In exercising their powers and duties pursuant to this article, the board and the division shall be subject to the open meetings provisions of the "Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972", article 6 of title 24, C.R.S., as set forth in part 4 of said article, and the open records provisio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-200.3 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Fund" means the full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund created in section 22-43.7-201 (1). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2048, § 86, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-201 Full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund - creation - grants - definitions

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(1) The full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the de…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-43.7-202 Applications for grants and matching grants - rules

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(1) Each applicant for a grant or matching grant pursuant to this part 2 shall submit an application to the board no later than July 1 for the budget year commencing on that July 1. An individual school of a school district, including a district charter school, may apply for a gr…