As used in this article 60.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(9.3) "Charter school" means a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.
(9.5) "Department" means the department of education, created in section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(11.5) "Institute" means the state charter school institute created pursuant to section 22-30.5-503.
(15.5) "Nonpublic school" means any independent or parochial school that provides a basic academic education, as defined in section 22-33-104 (2)(b). Neither the state board of education nor any local school board of education has jurisdiction over the internal affairs of any independent or parochial school in Colorado.
(16.5) "Rural school district" means a school district in Colorado that the department of education determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area, and the total student enrollment is six thousand five hundred students or fewer students.
Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 468, § 1, effective June 6. L. 97: (8) amended, p. 43, § 1, effective March 20. L. 99: (8)(a) amended, p. 1191, § 5, effective June 1. L. 2004: (1) and (11) amended, p. 1271, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2005: (7), (12), (13), (14), and (15)(b) amended, p. 174, § 6, effective April 7. L. 2007: (4) and (5) amended, p. 55, § 1, effective March 14. L. 2009: (4), (5), and (10) amended and (9.5) added, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1447, § 2, effective May 21. L. 2017: IP, (4), (10), and (15)(a) amended and (2) repealed, (SB 17-052), ch. 5, p. 9, § 2, effective August 9. L. 2018: (4), (7), (10), (12) to (15), and (19) amended and (9.3) and (11.5) added, (SB 18-160), ch. 97, p. 758, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2019: (3), (4), (7), (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (19), and (21) amended and (15.5) added, (SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 120, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2021: (10) amended, (SB 21-058), ch. 490, p. 3529, § 1, effective May 24; (16.5) added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1323, § 1, effective September 7.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 60.5 - Colorado Educator Licensing Act
§ 22-60.5-105. Applicants for Licensure or Authorization - Moral Qualifications
§ 22-60.5-106. Endorsement of License - Effect - Rules
§ 22-60.5-109. Hearing Commissioner - Duties
§ 22-60.5-109.5. Inactive Status of Licenses
§ 22-60.5-110. Renewal of Licenses
§ 22-60.5-111. Authorization - Types - Applicants' Qualifications - Rules
§ 22-60.5-112. Fees - Fund - Repeal
§ 22-60.5-112.5. National Credential - Fee Assistance - One-Time Payments
§ 22-60.5-114. State Board of Education - Waivers
§ 22-60.5-118. Educator Licenses - Holding Simultaneously
§ 22-60.5-119. Applications for Licenses - Authority to Suspend Licenses - Rules
§ 22-60.5-120. Provisional License - Initial License - Change of Term