Title 22, Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-402 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Approved facility school means an educational program that is operated by a facility to provide educational services to students placed in the facility and that, pursuant to section 22-2-407 (2), has been placed o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-403 Office of facility schools - created
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(1) There is created within the department the office of facility schools. The head of the office is the director of facility schools and is appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. (2) The office of facili…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-404 Facility schools board - created - membership
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(1) There is created the facility schools board to adopt curriculum standards and set graduation requirements for facility schools and to collaborate with and advise the office. The facility schools board consists of seven members appointed by the state board as set forth in this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-405 Facility schools office - duties
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(1) In addition to any other duties that may be required by law, the office shall: (a) Develop and maintain, as described in section 22-2-407, the list of approved facility schools and the list of approved facility schools that receive accreditation; (b) Make recommendations to t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-406 Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - report - rules
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(1) In addition to any other duties provided by law, the facility schools board shall: (a) Adopt curriculum to be provided by approved facility schools. At a minimum, the facility schools board shall align the curriculum for the core subjects of reading, writing, mathematics, sci…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-407 List of approved facility schools - application - criteria - rules
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(1) Pursuant to the State Administrative Procedure Act, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., the facility schools board shall promulgate rules for the creation and maintenance as provided in this section of a list of facility schools that are approved to receive reimbursement for provi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-407.5 Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding
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(1) (a) On or before July 1, 2021, the department shall convene a work group of the stakeholders described in subsection (1)(b) of this section. The purpose of the work group is to develop and implement a sustainable model with capacity to meet the educational needs of children a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-408 Approved facility schools - funding
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(1) For the 2008-09 budget year and for each budget year thereafter, each approved facility school shall submit its pupil enrollment to the department and receive funding from the department in accordance with the provisions of section 22-54-129. (2) (a) For the 2009-10 budget ye…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-409 Notification of risk
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(1) Beginning August 15, 2010, a state-licensed day treatment facility, facility school, or hospital licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-3-101 shall notify the appropriate child welfare education liaison, designated pursuant to section 22-32-138 (2)(a), of a student who:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-410 Administration - licensing - reports
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(1) On or before November 1, 2023, the department, in collaboration with the department of human services, department of health care policy and financing, and department of public health and environment, shall develop an interagency resource guide to assist facilities to become l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-411 Shared operational services grant program - creation - report - rules - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Agency” means an independent agency that oversees approved facility schools. (b) “Eligible applicant” means an approved facility school that applies to the grant program on behalf of itself and one or more o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-412 Technical assistance center - creation - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Administrative unit has the same meaning as set forth in section 22-20-103. (b) Board of cooperative services or BOCES means a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22 that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-501 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Teachers have a great impact in student achievement. Evidence shows that teacher quality can account for the majority of variances in student learning and test scores. (b) The teaching and learning conditions under which teachers pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-502 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. (1.5) Education support professional means a Colorado school district paraprofessional who may not be licensed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-503 Teaching and learning conditions survey
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(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey, referred to in this section as the survey, to all preschool teachers, elementary teachers, secondary teachers, and education support professionals in publi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-504 National certification compensation - definition - study
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(1) Beginning with the 2009-10 school year for teachers, school counselors, and principals who hold a certification from the national board for professional teaching standards, and school counselors who hold a certification from the national board for certified counselors, and be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-2-505 Minority teacher recruitment - short title - legislative declaration - study - report
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Diversity of teachers in K-12 classrooms is important not only because it helps provide positive role models for students but also because it offers a broader cultural understanding of learning strategies and needs; (b) The mo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-3-101 Duties regarding eye protective devices
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(1) It is the duty of the governing board of every school district, university, college, or other institution of higher education, and of every person, firm, or organization maintaining any private school, university, college, or other institution of higher education, in this sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-3-102 Courses in which devices to be used - substances and activities dangerous to eyes
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(1) Eye protective devices shall be worn in courses including, but not limited to, vocational or industrial art shops or laboratories and chemistry, physics, or combined chemistry-physics laboratories, at any time at which the individual is engaged in, or observing, an activity o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-3-103 Standards for devices
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For the purposes of this article, the eye protective devices utilized shall be industrial quality eye protective devices which meet the standards of the U.S.A. standard practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection, Z87.1-1968, and subsequent revisions thereof…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-3-104 Implementation
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The commissioner of education shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this article. Source: L. 69: p. 1039, � 4. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-36-4.
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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-7-1001 Short title
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This part 10 shall be known and may be cited as the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 740, � 1, effective May 14.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-7-1002 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Since 1993, implementation of standards-based education has resulted in significant increases in the ability of school districts and the state to measure what each student knows and is able to demonstrate at various levels in the st…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-7-1003 Definitions
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As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Assessment means the method used to collect evidence of what a student knows and is able to do and to measure a student's academic progress toward attaining a standard. (2) Board of cooperative services or BOCES …