§ 22-2-138 — State environmental education plan - fund created

Colorado § 22-2-138

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Department - Commissioner

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(1) Subject
to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the department, in consultation
with the department of natural resources, shall develop and the state board shall
adopt a state plan for environmental education. At a minimum, the state plan for
environmental education shall address strengthening the reach and coordination of
environmental education in public schools and providing to educators professional
development in environmental education. The department shall ensure that the
state plan for environmental education complies with any requirements imposed by
federal law or by regulations adopted by the federal department of education.

(2) (a) The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend public or
private gifts, grants, or donations for the implementation of this section; except
that the department may not accept a gift, grant, or donation for the
implementation of this section that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent
with this section or any other law of the state. The department shall transmit all
private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state
treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state environmental education fund,
which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the fund. The
moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct
and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.

(b) Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may
be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income
derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to
the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the
end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred
to the general fund or another fund.

(3) The department shall implement the provisions of subsection (1) of this
section only if the department receives public or private gifts, grants, or donations
in an amount it deems sufficient to offset the costs incurred in creating and
adopting the state plan for environmental education.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1131), ch. 332, p. 1532, � 4, effective May 27.