(1.5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. sec. 7961, a student who is determined to have brought a firearm to a school, or to have possessed a firearm at a school, shall be expelled for a period of not less than one year; except that the superintendent of the student's school district may modify this requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis if such modification is in writing.
Source: L. 63: p. 864, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-20-7. L. 73: p. 1280 § 2. L. 78: (3)(e) added, p. 429, § 2, effective April 4. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 788, § 1, effective June 16; (1)(c) amended, p. 787, § 1, effective July 1; (3)(a) amended, p. 789, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(d) amended, p. 598, § 3, effective April 5. L. 93: (1)(c), (1)(d), and (3)(c) amended and (1)(e) and (3)(f) added, p. 459, §§ 4, 5, effective April 19; (1)(c) amended, p. 2111, § 1, effective June 9; (1)(c.5) added and (1)(d) amended, p. 453, § 5, effective July 1. L. 94: (3)(d) amended, p. 560, § 6, effective April 6; (1)(c) amended, p. 1633, § 40, effective May 31; (1)(d) amended, p. 447, § 2, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(c.5) and (1)(d) amended, p. 1806, § 3, effective July 1. L. 98: (1)(d)(II)(A) amended and (1)(d)(III) added, p. 460, § 1, effective April 21; (1)(c.5)(IV) amended, p. 572, § 7, effective April 30. L. 99: (4) added, p. 394, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(c.5) amended, p. 1971, § 12, effective June 2. L. 2007: (1)(c) amended, p. 1568, § 14, effective May 31. L. 2009: (1)(d)(II)(A) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 09-237), ch. 154, p. 666, §§ 1, 2, effective April 21; (1)(c.5)(I) and (1)(c.5)(III) amended, (HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1424, § 4, effective May 21. L. 2010: (1)(c.5)(II) amended, (HB 10-1232), ch. 163, p. 571, § 8, effective April 28; (1)(c) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2077, § 43, effective August 11. L. 2012: IP(1), (1)(c.5)(I), (1)(c.5)(II), (1)(c.5)(III), (1)(d), IP(2), IP(3), (4)(a), and (4)(b)(I) amended and (1)(g), (1.2), and (1.5) added, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 741, § 26, effective May 19; (1)(d)(I) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 281, p. 1626, § 65, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1.5) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1396, § 48, effective May 25. L. 2021: (5) added, (HB 21-1059), ch. 200, p. 1061, § 2, effective May 28.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1)(c) in Senate Bill 93-140 and House Bill 93-1095 were harmonized. Amendments to subsection (1)(d) in Senate Bill 93-140 and House Bill 93-1093 were harmonized. Amendments to subsection (1)(d) by House Bill 12-1311 and House Bill 12-1345 were harmonized.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 33 - School Attendance Law of 1963
Part 1 - School Attendance Law of 1963
§ 22-33-103. Free Education - Tuition May Be Charged, When
§ 22-33-103.5. Attendance of Homeless Children and Youth - Definitions
§ 22-33-104. Compulsory School Attendance
§ 22-33-104.5. Home-Based Education - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Guidelines
§ 22-33-104.7. Eligibility for the General Educational Development Tests
§ 22-33-105. Suspension, Expulsion, and Denial of Admission
§ 22-33-106. Grounds for Suspension, Expulsion, and Denial of Admission
§ 22-33-106.1. Suspension - Expulsion - Preschool Through Second Grade - Definitions
§ 22-33-106.3. Disciplinary Investigations - Parental Presence - Student Statements - Definition
§ 22-33-106.5. Information Concerning Offenses Committed by Students
§ 22-33-107. Enforcement of Compulsory School Attendance - Definitions
§ 22-33-107.5. Notice of Failure to Attend