Colorado Code
Article 54 - Public School Finance Act of 1994
§ 22-54-103. Definitions

As used in this article 54, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.4) "ASCENT program" means the accelerating students through concurrent enrollment program created in section 22-35-108 .

(5.2) "District extended high school pupil enrollment" means the number of pupils, on the pupil enrollment count day within the applicable budget year, who are concurrently enrolled in a postsecondary course, including an academic course or a career and technical education course, as a participant in the ASCENT program or the TREP program and the number of pupils, on the pupil enrollment count day within the applicable budget year, who are enrolled in grade thirteen or fourteen in a p-tech school. A pupil enrolled in a p-tech school pursuant to article 35.3 of this title 22 must be included in the district extended high school pupil enrollment as a full-time student. An ASCENT program participant or a TREP program participant who is enrolled in at least twelve credit hours of postsecondary courses, including academic courses and career and technical education courses, as of the pupil enrollment count day of the applicable budget year must be included in the district extended high school pupil enrollment as a full-time pupil. An ASCENT program participant or a TREP program participant who is enrolled in less than twelve credit hours of postsecondary courses, including academic courses and career and technical education courses, as of the pupil enrollment count day of the applicable budget year must be included in the district extended high school pupil enrollment as a part-time pupil.
(5.5) "District percentage of at-risk pupils" means the number of at-risk pupils in the district, as determined in accordance with subsection (1.5) of this section, divided by the pupil enrollment of the district, as determined in accordance with subsection (10) of this section; except that pupil enrollment shall not include the number of pupils enrolled in the Colorado preschool program pursuant to article 28 of this title and the number of three-year-old or four-year-old pupils with disabilities receiving educational programs pursuant to article 20 of this title.

(6.5) "English language learner pupils" means the number of district pupils who are English language learners, as defined in section 22-24-103 (4), and for whom the district received funding pursuant to section 22-24-104 (3)(b)(I).

(IV) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for purposes of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2004, a district's funded pupil count shall include the certified pupil enrollment and online pupil enrollment of each operating institute charter school for which the district is the accounting district. The department of education shall add the institute charter school's certified pupil enrollment and online pupil enrollment to the funded pupil count of the district prior to calculating the district's total program pursuant to section 22-54-104.

(7.5) "Institute charter school" means a charter school that enters into a charter contract with the state charter school institute pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of article 30.5 of this title.

(9.7) "P-tech school" means a pathways in technology early college high school that is approved pursuant to article 35.3 of this title.

Source: L. 94: Entire article added with relocations, p. 779, § 2, effective April 27; (6) and (12) amended, p. 1281, § 2, effective May 22. L. 95: (1)(a)(II) amended, p. 611, § 13, effective May 22; (11) amended, p. 951, § 1, effective May 25. L. 96: (1)(c) and (10)(a) amended, p. 1795, § 10, effective June 4. L. 97: (1)(b)(III), (1)(c), (7), (9), and (10)(a) amended, p. 582, § 8, effective April 30. L. 98: (10)(a) and (10)(f) amended, p. 571, § 5, effective April 30; (7) amended, p. 966, § 8, effective May 27; (10)(a) amended, p. 658, § 4, effective August 5. L. 99: (1)(d) added, p. 176, § 2, effective March 30. L. 2000: (1)(d) repealed, p. 1546, § 4, effective August 2. L. 2001: (1), (5.5), and (14) amended and (1.5) and (10)(a.5) added, pp. 340, 361, §§ 4, 29, effective April 16; (10)(b) and (10)(f) amended, p. 562, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2002: (1.5)(b)(III) amended, p. 1020, § 32, effective June 1; (7) and (10)(a)(II) amended and (8.5) added, p. 1732, § 2, effective June 7. L. 2003: (10)(a)(III) added, p. 939, § 2, effective April 16; (1), IP(1.5)(a)(III), IP(7)(b)(I), (8.5), (10)(b)(I), (10)(c), and (10)(f) amended and (1.5)(a)(IV), (7)(c), (9.5), (10)(b)(I.5), and (10)(e.5) added, pp. 2117, 2118, 2131, 2119, §§ 1, 2, 23, 3, 4, 5, effective May 22. L. 2004: (9.5), (10)(b)(I), and (10)(f) amended and (10)(a)(IV) added, pp. 1386, 1387, §§ 1, 2, effective May 28; (1.3), (7.5), and (9.3) added and (7)(c) and (8.5) amended, p. 1636, § 42, effective July 1; (10)(e.5) amended, p. 1213, § 105, effective August 4. L. 2005: IP(1.5)(a)(IV), (10)(b)(I), and (10)(f) amended and (1.5)(a)(V) added, pp. 430, 434, §§ 2, 7, effective April 29; (9.5)(a) and (10)(d) amended, p. 1005, § 1, effective June 2; (11) amended, p. 1181, § 28, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1.5)(b)(II), (5.5), IP(7)(c)(I), (9.5), (10)(b)(I), (10)(f), and (14) amended, p. 697, § 42, effective April 28; (1.5)(a)(I), (1.5)(a)(II), (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV), and (10)(a)(III) repealed, p. 611, § 40, effective August 7. L. 2007: (11) amended, p. 38, § 6, effective March 7; (10)(e.7) added and (10)(f) amended, p. 337, § 2, effective April 2; (10)(a)(IV) amended, p. 733, § 2, effective May 9; (8.5) and (10)(a)(II) amended, p. 1085, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2008: (10)(a)(IV)(B) and (10)(b)(I) amended, p. 777, § 3, effective May 14; IP(7)(c)(I) and (9.5) amended and (7)(d), (10)(a)(V), and (15) added, pp. 1194, 1227, 1195, §§ 3, 43, 4, 5, effective May 22; (10)(f) amended, p. 1901, § 84, effective August 5. L. 2009: (7)(d)(III)(A) and (10)(a)(V) amended, (HB 09-1189), ch. 99, p. 370, § 3, effective April 3; (1.4), (5.2), and (7)(e) added and IP(7)(d)(I), (10)(e.7), and (10)(f) amended, (HB 09-1319), ch. 286, p. 1317, §§ 5, 6, effective May 21; (15) amended, (SB 09-256), ch. 294, p. 1548, § 2, effective May 21; (5.2) amended, (SB 09-285), ch. 425, p. 2375, § 8, effective June 4; (1.5)(b)(II), (5.5), (8.5)(a)(I), and (14) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1964, § 64, effective August 5. L. 2010: IP(1.5)(a)(V) and IP(1.5)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 10-062), ch. 168, p. 595, § 13, effective April 29; (7)(e)(V) added, (HB 10-1369), ch. 246, p. 1100, § 8, effective May 21; (10)(a)(III.5) added, (SB 10-054), ch. 265, p. 1212, § 2, effective May 25; (9) and (12) amended, (HB 10-1013), ch. 399, p. 1914, § 42, effective June 10. L. 2011: (15) amended, (SB 11-157), ch. 10, p. 21, § 1, effective March 9; (10)(a)(IV)(B) and (10)(b)(I)(B) amended, (HB 11-1077), ch. 30, p. 85, § 16, effective August 10. L. 2012: (5.2), (8.5)(a)(II), (9.5)(a), (10)(a)(I), (10)(a)(III.5), and (10)(d)(II) amended and (10.5) added, (HB 12-1090), ch. 44, p. 155, § 20, effective March 22; (8.5)(a)(II) and (10)(a)(II)(B) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, p. 1331, § 46, effective June 4; IP(10)(b)(I) amended, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 672, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2013: (7)(e)(VI) added, (SB 13-260), ch. 236, p. 1138, § 2, effective May 17. L. 2014: (1.5)(a)(V) and (1.5)(b)(IV) amended, (HB 14-1298), ch. 244, p. 936, § 20, effective May 21; (10)(a)(IV)(B) and (10)(b)(I)(B) amended, (HB 14-1102), ch. 330, p. 1472, § 12, effective August 6. L. 2015: (1.5)(b)(IV) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 725, § 37, effective May 20; IP(1.5)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 956, § 54, effective August 5; (5.2), IP(7)(e)(I), and (10)(e.5) amended and (9.7) added, (HB 15-1270), ch. 195, p. 655, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2018: IP amended and (10)(g) added, (SB 18-225), ch. 397, p. 2360, § 2, effective June 6. L. 2019: (7)(e)(VII) added and IP(10)(b)(I), (10)(e.5), (10)(f), and (15) amended, (HB 19-1262), ch. 245, p. 2392, § 1, effective May 21; (10)(a)(I) amended and (10)(h) added, (SB 19-176), ch. 244, p. 2388, § 8, effective August 2. L. 2020: (10)(a)(IV) repealed and (15) amended, (HB 20-1418), ch. 197, p 956, §§ 42, 41, effective June 30. L. 2021: (1.5), (9.5)(b)(I), (10)(f), and (10.5)(a)(III) amended and (6.5) added, (SB 21-268), ch. 222, pp. 1172, 1174, 1188, §§ 6, 11, 27, effective June 11; (5.2) amended and (16) added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1337, § 17, effective September 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2001 act amending subsections (10)(b) and (10)(f), see section 1 of chapter 174, Session Laws of Colorado 2001. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (7)(c)(I) and subsection (9.5) and enacting subsections (7)(d), (10)(a)(V), and (15), see section 1 of chapter 286, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1418, see section 1 of chapter 197, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.