Title 22, Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-54-206 Qualified industry credentials
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(1) On or before January 30, 2026, and on or before January 30 each year thereafter, the department and the work force development council, in collaboration with the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, the Colorado community college system, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-54-207 Gifts, grants, and donations
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The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 2. Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (SB 25-315), ch. 237, p. 1190, � 1, effective May 23.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-54-208 Postsecondary and workforce readiness program report
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(1) Beginning January 2028, and each January thereafter, the department of education shall report, at a minimum, findings regarding the effectiveness of having consolidated the postsecondary and workforce readiness programs that the department administered into the funding stream…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, which was approved by the registered electors of this state at the 2000 general election, requires the general assembly to increase funding for preschool through twelf…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-102 Definitions
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As used in this article 55, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Accountability reporting means any requirement established in law that mandates school districts to report or provide information relative to school improvement to the state board or the department, including,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-103 State education fund - creation - transfers to fund - use of money in fund - permitted investments - exempt from spending limitations - kids matter account - definition - repeal
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(1) In accordance with section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution, there is hereby created in the state treasury the state education fund. The fund shall consist of state education fund revenues, all interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of moneys i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-104 Procedures relating to state education fund revenue estimates - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Section 17 (4)(a) of article IX of the state constitution requires that a portion of state income tax revenues be deposited in the newly created state education fund; (b) Section 17 (4)(b) of article IX of the state constituti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-105 General fund appropriations requirements - maintenance of effort base - definition
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(1) (a) In accordance with section 17 (5) of article IX of the state constitution, for state fiscal years 2001-02 through 2010-11, the general assembly shall annually appropriate from the general fund for total program under the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-106 Statewide base per pupil funding - increases
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(1) (a) For school district budget years 2001-02 through 2010-11, the general assembly shall annually increase the statewide base per pupil funding for public education from preschool through the twelfth grade by at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year ending in the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-107 Categorical programs - increases in funding
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(1) (a) For school district budget years 2001-02 through 2010-11, the general assembly shall annually increase the total state funding for all categorical programs by at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year ending in the immediately preceding school district budget y…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-108 Accountability
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Each school district in the state shall adopt a continuous plan for the use of revenues distributed to the school district pursuant to sections 22-55-106 and 22-55-107. The plan shall be annually updated by the school district to reflect any changes in the use of the revenues dis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-61-101 Discrimination in employment prohibited
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(1) No person, agency, bureau, corporation, or association employed or maintained to obtain or aid in obtaining positions or teachers, principals, superintendents, clerks, or other employees in the public schools of the state of Colorado; no individuals conducting or employed by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-61-102 No group membership
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No contract or other employment arrangement executed or made by and between any school district and teacher shall require by inference or otherwise that said teacher become a member of or belong to any group or organization. Source: L. 51: p. 761, � 1. CSA: C. 146, � 234(1). CRS …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-61-103 Teacher's oath, affirmation, or pledge
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(1) A person now holding a license to teach in the public schools in the state of Colorado or who shall hereafter be issued a license to teach in such public schools within the state of Colorado, except a person employed to teach in a temporary capacity who is a citizen of a nati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-61-104 Oath, affirmation, or pledge - professors, instructors, and teachers in state institutions of higher education
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(1) Every person employed to teach in a state university, college, local district college, community college, or technical college in the state of Colorado, before entering upon or continuing the discharge of his or her duties, shall take or sign the following oath, affirmation, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-61-105 Penalty
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A person who, being in charge of a public school, state university, college, local district college, community college, or technical college within the state of Colorado, allows or permits a teacher to enter upon the discharge of his or her duties or give instruction therein, unl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Cooperative Teacher Education Act of 1973. Source: L. 73: p. 1317, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-45-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-102 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this article is to implement cooperative ventures in teacher education between public and private schools and institutions of higher education, to establish the legal status of student teachers, and to enable the release of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-103 Authority to enter into agreements
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(1) The board of education of each school district is authorized to enter into written, contractual agreements or arrangements with any college or university for the purpose of providing field experiences in teacher education. Field experiences shall include all activities incurr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-103.5 Record checks - definition
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(1) A school district or charter school that requires a fingerprint-based criminal history record check or a name-based judicial record check for a student enrolled in an educator preparation program who applies for field experiences within the school district or charter school m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-104 Payment of cost from public funds
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(1) The respective governing boards of state colleges and universities are authorized to pay the contracting boards of education for the services of teachers who supervise student teachers and, if an agreement has been entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, to s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-62-105 Authority and status of student teachers
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(1) Any student teacher, during the time that such student is assigned to a field experience within a public school, shall be deemed to be a public employee of the school district within the meaning of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S. The dut…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Teacher Employment, Compensation, and Dismissal Act of 1990. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1117, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 22-63-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-102 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby finds and declares that this article is enacted to ensure that the educational system of the state of Colorado is being served by the best teachers available while at the same time allowing such teachers the academic freedom necessary to provide the be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-103 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Academic year means that portion of the school year during which the public schools of a school district are in regular session, beginning about the first week in September and ending about the first week in June…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-104 Teacher employment and compensation committee - creation - issues to be studied. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-63-104Statutes 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. § 22-63-201 Employment - license required - exception
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the board of a school district shall not enter into an employment contract with any person as a teacher, except in a local college district or in an adult education program, unless such person holds an initial or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-202 Employment contracts - contracts to be in writing - duration - damage provision
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(1) Except for a part-time or substitute teacher, every employment contract entered into by any teacher or chief administrative officer for the performance of services for a school district shall be in writing. (2) (a) A teacher or chief administrative officer and the board may m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-203 Probationary teachers - renewal and nonrenewal of employment contract
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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) For any school district that has implemented the performance evaluation system based on quality standards pursuant to section 22-9-106 and the rules adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5, the provisions of this section shall apply only to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-203.5 Nonprobationary portability
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Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, a nonprobationary teacher, except for a nonprobationary teacher who has had two consecutive performance evaluations with an ineffective rating, who is employed by a school district and is subsequently hired by a different school district ma…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-204 Interest prohibited
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(1) It is unlawful for any teacher of a school district to take or receive any part or portion of moneys from the sale, proceeds, profit, or items in lieu thereof of any book, musical instrument, school supplies, school apparatus, or other materials, including custodial, office, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-205 Exchange of teachers - exchange educator interim authorization
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(1) The board of a school district has authority to provide for the exchange of teachers with a school district in this state or in another state or with a foreign government or agency thereof. The department of education and boards are authorized and urged to effect such exchang…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-206 Transfer - compensation - definitions
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(1) (a) A teacher may be transferred upon the recommendation of the chief administrative officer of a school district from one school, position, or grade level to another within the school district, if the transfer does not result in the assignment of the teacher to a position of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-301 Grounds for dismissal
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A teacher may be dismissed for physical or mental disability, incompetency, neglect of duty, immorality, unsatisfactory performance, insubordination, the conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a guilty plea, a plea of nolo contendere, or a deferred sentence for a felony, or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-302 Procedure for dismissal - judicial review
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (11) of this section, a teacher shall be dismissed in the manner prescribed by subsections (2) to (10) of this section. (2) The chief administrative officer of the employing school district may recommend that the board dismiss a teac…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-401 Salary schedule - adoption - changes
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(1) The board of a school district shall adopt by resolution a salary schedule that may be by job description and job definition, a teacher salary policy based on the level of performance demonstrated by each teacher, or a combination of the salary schedule and salary policy. Suc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-402 Services - disbursements
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No order or warrant for the disbursement of school district moneys shall be drawn in favor of any person for services as a teacher, except for services performed for a local college district or in an adult education program, unless the person holds a valid teacher's license or au…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-403 Payment of salaries
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Upon the termination of employment of a teacher prior to the end of the employment contract and prior to receiving all salary installments, said teacher is entitled to a pro rata share of the salary installments due and payable pursuant to said contract for the period during whic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alternative Teacher Compensation Plan Act. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1219, � 34, effective May 22.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Teachers are a key component in the academic success of children; (b) To support teachers, school districts should encourage innovative, creative, and high-quality teaching practices, and teachers who follow these practices and who …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-103 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the department of education, created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. (2) Grant program means the alternative teacher compensation plan grant program created pursuant to section …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-104 Alternative teacher compensation plan grant program - created - applications
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(1) There is hereby created in the department the alternative teacher compensation plan grant program to provide funding to school districts to support the design and development of an alternative teacher compensation plan that is tailored to the particular school district. (2) (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-105 Alternative teacher compensation plan grant program - rules - awarding grants
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(1) The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for implementation of the grant program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the procedures and time frames for applying for the grant, the for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-69-106 Alternative teacher compensation plan grant program - report
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(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 15, 2010, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter, so long as grant money was awarded to at least one school district pursuant to the grant program during the preceding calendar year, the department sh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-80-101 School located at Colorado Springs - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1090, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) added by revision, pp. 1577, 1586, �� 1, 20. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2004. (See L. 2003, pp. 1577, 1586.)
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-80-101.5 Definitions
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For purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board of trustees means the governing board of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind established in section 22-80-103. (2) School means the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind described in se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-80-102 Educational institution
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(1) (a) There shall be permanently maintained in the city of Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, an institution for the support and education of deaf and blind children residing within the state of Colorado, to be known as the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-80-103 Board of trustees - appointments - powers - duties - fund created
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(1) (a) There is created in the department of education a board of trustees for the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. The board of trustees is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the depar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-80-104 Advisory board created - terms - compensation - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-80-104Statutes 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. § 22-80-105 Superintendent and officers - appointment - compensation
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(1) The board of trustees shall have charge of the general interests of the school and, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, shall set appropriate qualifications for a superintendent and shall appoint and fix the compensation of the superintendent. (2)…