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Title 22, Education

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-112 Length of school year
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(1) An administrative unit may conduct special education programs as prescribed in this part 1 for any length of time; except that the administrative unit must meet the minimum length of time as established by law for school districts. (2) Each administrative unit, state-operated…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-114 Funding of programs - application for reimbursement - rules - legislative declaration - definition - repeal
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(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the total amount appropriated to the department for the payment of costs incurred by administrative units for the provision, or expenses related to the provision, of special education programs must be distributed to each administrati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-114.3 Agreements with administrative units for special education services - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that the requirements described in subsection (2) of this section are necessary as a matter of public policy. (2) No later than July 1, 2025, a district or institute charter school that is served by a multi-district administrative unit …
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-114.5

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Committee" means the Colorado special education fiscal advisory committee created in subsection (2) of this section. (b) "High costs" means the costs incurred by an administrative unit above a threshold amou…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-114.7 High-cost special education trust fund - creation - grants - eligibility - legislative declaration - annual report - definition - repeal

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (I) Providing equal access to high-quality public education for all students, including children with disabilities, is a top priority for the state; (II) Each administrative unit in the state is responsible for making availabl…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-116 Minimum standards for educational interpreters for the deaf in the public schools - committee to recommend standards - rules

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that interpreting services in administrative units, state-operated programs, and approved facility schools for students who are deaf or hard of hearing need to be improved and that the absence of state standards for evaluating educational int…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-118.5 Child find - responsibilities - interagency operating agreements

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(1) As of July 1, 2022, the department of early childhood shall administer part C child find pursuant to part 4 of article 3 of title 26.5; except that, beginning May 1, 2022, and continuing until July 1, 2022, the department of human services shall administer the referral intake…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-119 Implementation of change of disability categories for children with disabilities

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On or before November 1, 2011, the department shall develop guidelines and timelines to be used by administrative units and state-operated programs for developing local systems and infrastructure that incorporate the disability categories set forth in section 22-20-103 (5)(a). Th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-120 Parents encouraging parents conference - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Parents of children with disabilities often support their children until their death; (b) There are no resources that adequately prepare parents for the task of supporting children with disabilities; (c) Parents of chil…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-121 Medically necessary treatment in school setting - policy - report - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Medically necessary treatment" means treatment recommended or ordered by a Colorado licensed health-care provider acting within the scope of the health-care provider's license. (b) "Private health-care speci…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-122 Special education parents - training program - publish materials - legislative declaration - definition

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that: (I) In the 2017-18 school year, twenty-one thousand one hundred nine students in Colorado public schools were eligible to receive special education services pursuant to the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.; …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-123 Abbreviated school days - report - rules - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (I) In the 2017-18 school year, twenty-one thousand one hundred nine students in Colorado schools were eligible to receive special education services pursuant to section 504 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", 29 U.S.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-201 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly, recognizing the obligation of the state of Colorado to provide educational opportunities to all children that will enable them to lead fulfilling and productive lives, declares that the purpose of this part 2 is to provide means for identifying and educa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-202 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrative unit" means a school district, a board of cooperative services, a charter school network, a charter school collaborative, or the state charter school institute that is providing educational service…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-203 Administration - rules - state advisory committee

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(1) (a) The department shall administer this part 2, which includes recommending to the state board reasonable rules necessary to implement this part 2, including but not limited to: (I) Procedures regarding the identification of gifted children and the collection of data on thei…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-204 Gifted education - program plans - implementation - qualified personnel - local advisory committees

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(1) Each administrative unit shall provide a gifted education program in accordance with this part 2 and the rules of the state board. Each administrative unit shall adopt a gifted education program plan that the administrative unit can implement within the local, state, and fede…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-204.3 Identification of gifted children - advanced learning plans - creation - rules

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(1) Each administrative unit, through its program plan, shall use an identification assessment and review by a team, as described in state board rule, to identify gifted children. The team shall use a body of evidence upon which to base the determination of giftedness, which evid…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-204.5 Highly advanced gifted children - identification - rules - legislative declaration

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(1) (a) In adopting and implementing a program plan to identify and serve gifted children pursuant to section 22-20-204, each administrative unit may include in its program plan provisions to identify and serve highly advanced gifted children who are: (I) Four years of age and fo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-205 Gifted education - funding - legislative declaration

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(1) For each fiscal year, the appropriations that the general assembly makes to fund programs for gifted children must be designated by a separate line item in the annual general appropriation act. The moneys that the general assembly appropriates for gifted education programs mu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-20-206 Length of gifted education program

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An administrative unit shall ensure that its gifted education program provides programs and services for gifted children for at least the number of days calendared for the school year by each school district in which the administrative unit provides the gifted education program. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Migrant Children Educational Act". Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 1019, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-29-1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-102 Legislative declaration

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In order to facilitate the education of migrant children who are unable to receive continuous education during the regular school term and to develop fully the capacities and potentialities of migrant children for the benefit of themselves and society, a program for the education…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-103 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Migrant agricultural worker" means any person engaged in agricultural labor in this state who is residing in a school district which is not his regular domicile during the performance of such agricultural labor.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-104 Administration

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(1) The state board may employ necessary personnel, pay necessary travel expenses of such personnel, and purchase supplies and equipment as may be needed to carry out the administration of the program for the education of migrant children as provided in this article, and may make…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-105 Regular school session requirements

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(1) The following standards shall apply during the regular terms of school and shall be applicable equally in every school district: (a) The residence of a migrant child, for purposes of education, shall be the school district where the migrant child is receiving shelter and the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-106 Summer schools

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(1) The program established by this section shall be under the general supervision of the state board. An educational program for migrant children may be operated within the period from the termination of the regular school term in the spring until the regular school term convene…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-23-107 Computation for reimbursement

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(1) Classroom unit (CU) formula. A classroom unit (CU) shall consist of fifteen children in average daily attendance. The number of classroom units and fractions thereof shall be multiplied by the number of school days in the term plus one day in order to determine the number of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "English Language Proficiency Act". Source: L. 2014: Entire article R&RE, (HB 14-1298), ch. 244, p. 926, § 13, effective May 21.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) There is a substantial number of students in Colorado who are English language learners; (b) Local education providers must provide evidence-based English language proficiency programs for English language learners to enable them to develo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-103 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Charter school" means a charter school authorized by a district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-104 English language proficiency program established - funding

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(1) There is established the state English language proficiency program to assist local education providers in administering and implementing English language proficiency programs for English language learners in kindergarten and grades one through twelve. (2) (a) A student who i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-105 Local education provider - duties

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(1) Each local education provider shall provide an English language proficiency program for all English language learners who are enrolled in the public schools of the local education provider. (2) Each local education provider shall identify English language learners who are enr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-106 Department of education - powers - duties - state board of education - rules

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(1) The department shall: (a) Identify the English language proficiency assessments that local education providers must use to identify students who are eligible for inclusion in English language proficiency programs, which may include the assessments in use prior to May 21, 2014…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-107 English language proficiency act excellence award program - created - rules - legislative declaration

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(1) There is created in the department the English language proficiency act excellence award program to award grants to local education providers and charter schools that achieve the highest English language and academic growth among English language learners and the highest acad…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-24-108 Professional development and student support program - created - rules

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(1) There is created in the department the professional development and student support program, referred to in this section as the "support program", to provide moneys to local education providers to: (a) Offset the costs incurred in complying with the requirements specified in …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act". Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1093, § 62, effective May 31.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that comprehensive health education is an essential element of public education in the state of Colorado. The school system is a logical vehicle for conveying to children and parents significant health information, developing an …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-103 Definitions

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As used in this article 25, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Colorado comprehensive health education program" means the program created by section 22-25-104 (1) for the purpose of encouraging the teaching of comprehensive health education for the students of the school…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-104 Colorado comprehensive health education program - role of department of education - recommended curriculum guidelines - allocation of funds - rules

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(1) There is hereby created the Colorado comprehensive health education program, which shall be a voluntary program in which school districts, boards of cooperative services, and facility schools may participate through the creation of local comprehensive health education program…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-104.5 Law-related education program - creation

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(1) (a) There is hereby created, within the Colorado department of education prevention initiatives unit, the Colorado law-related education program for the purpose of promoting behavior which will reduce through education the incidence of gang or other antisocial behavior and su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-105 Review of local comprehensive health education programs and local student wellness programs - allocation of funds by the state board of education

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(1) A school district, facility school, or board of cooperative services that is seeking funding for a local comprehensive health education program or a local student wellness program under this article shall file an application with the department of education in such form as th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-106 Local comprehensive health education programs - local student wellness programs - establishment of comprehensive health education advisory councils

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(1) (a) Each school district and board of cooperative services may and is encouraged to establish a local comprehensive health education program. To ensure that a local comprehensive health education program reflects the health issues and values of the community, each school dist…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-107 Reports required

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(1) Each school district, facility school, or board of cooperative services that receives funding for a local comprehensive health education program or a local student wellness program pursuant to this article shall annually file a written report with the department of education …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-108 Participation of nonpublic school personnel

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Teachers, school nurses, or school administrators employed by a nonpublic school may participate as students in in-service education institutes or curriculum development programs conducted by school districts or boards of cooperative services pursuant to this article. At the disc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-25-110 Funding of existing programs - operation of other health education programs

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(1) Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to prevent a school district or board of cooperative services currently offering health education programs from being eligible to receive funding pursuant to this article. (2) Nothing in this article 25 requires a school district o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-29-101 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly finds and declares that, while parents are the primary and most important moral educators of their children, such efforts should be reinforced in the school and community environments. The general assembly further finds that research indicating that core char…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-29-102 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board of cooperative services" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-5-103 (2). (2) "Department" means the state department of education created pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. (3) "School d…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-29-103 Character education - development - resource

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(1) Each school district, either individually or through a board of cooperative services, is strongly encouraged to establish a character education program designed to help students cultivate honesty, respect, responsibility, courtesy, respect for and compliance with the law, int…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "School District Organization Act of 1992". Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 496, § 1, effective June 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby declares that this article is enacted for the general improvement of the public schools in the state of Colorado; for the equalization of the benefits of education throughout the state; for the organization of public school districts in the state a…