As used in this article 25, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Colorado comprehensive health education program means the program
created by section 22-25-104 (1) for the purpose of encouraging the teaching of
comprehensive health education for the students of the schools in Colorado.
(2) Commissioner means the office of the commissioner of education
created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(3) Comprehensive health education means a planned, sequential health
program of learning experiences in preschool, kindergarten, and grades one
through twelve that must include, but is not limited to, the following topics:
(a) Communicable diseases, including, but not limited to, acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related
illness;
(b) Community and environmental health;
(c) Consumer health;
(d) Dental health;
(e) Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use;
(f) Human growth and development;
(g) Hereditary and developmental conditions;
(h) Mental and emotional health;
(i) Nutrition, personal health, and physical fitness;
(j) Family life education;
(k) Injury prevention, safety, motor vehicle safety, and emergency care;
(l) High-risk behaviors and concerns;
(m) Age-appropriate instruction on family roles and expectations, child
development, and parenting; and
(n) If not included in other curricula or programs provided to students, age-appropriate information concerning sections 18-6-401 (9) and 19-3-304.5, or any
successor laws, referred to generally as safe haven laws, relating to the safe
abandonment of a child to a firefighter at a fire station, or to a staff member at a
hospital or a community clinic emergency center, within the first seventy-two hours
of the child's life.
(3.1) Culturally sensitive means the integration of knowledge about
individuals and groups of people into specific standards, requirements, policies,
practices, and attitudes used to increase the quality of services. Culturally
sensitive includes resources, references, and information that are meaningful to
the experiences and needs of communities of color; immigrant communities;
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities; people with physical or
intellectual disabilities; people who have experienced sexual victimization; and
others whose experiences have traditionally been left out of sexual health
education, programs, and policies.
(3.2) Evidence-based program means a program that:
(a) Was evaluated using a rigorous research design, including:
(I) Measuring knowledge, attitude, and behavior;
(II) Having an adequate sample size;
(III) Using sound research methods and processes;
(IV) Replicating in different locations and finding similar evaluation results;
and
(V) Publishing results in a peer-reviewed journal;
(b) Research has shown to be effective in changing at least one of the
following behaviors that contribute to early pregnancy, sexually transmitted
infections, including HIV:
(I) Delaying sexual initiation;
(II) Reducing the frequency of sexual intercourse;
(III) Reducing the number of sexual partners; or
(IV) Increasing the use of condoms and other contraceptives.
(3.3) Facility school means an approved facility school as defined in
section 22-2-402 (1).
(3.5) Gang means a group of three or more individuals with a common
interest, bond, or activity characterized by criminal or delinquent conduct, engaged
in either collectively or individually.
(4) High-risk behaviors means actions by children and adolescents which
present a danger to their physical or mental health or which may impede their
ability to lead healthy and productive lives. High-risk behaviors includes, but is
not limited to, dropping out of school, incest and other sexual activity with adults,
sexual activity by school aged children, physical and mental abuse, violence, and
use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs.
(4.5) Law-related education program means an educational program for
teaching nonlawyers about law, the legal system, and the fundamental principles
and values on which our constitutional democracy is based, which program's
approach is characterized by relevant curriculum materials, interactive teaching
strategies, and extensive use of community resource persons and experience.
(5) Local comprehensive health education program means a health
education program instituted by a school board, board of cooperative services, or
facility school in accordance with the requirements of this article.
(5.5) Local student wellness program means a program adopted by a
school district, board of cooperative services, or facility school that is coordinated
with health education and is designed to provide services to students in one or more
of the following areas:
(a) Physical education;
(b) Nutrition services;
(c) Mental health counseling and services;
(d) Promotion of a healthy school environment;
(e) Health education;
(f) Health services;
(g) Involvement of students' families and communities in supporting and
reinforcing healthy choices.
(5.7) Positive youth development means an approach that emphasizes the
many positive attributes of young people and focuses on developing inherent
strengths and assets to promote health. Positive youth development is culturally
sensitive, inclusive of all youth, collaborative, and strength-based.
(6) State board means the state board of education created pursuant to
section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.