Colorado § 22-27.5-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-27.5-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 22-27.5-102

Title 22Education

Art.Before- and After-School

This text of Colorado § 22-27.5-102 (Definitions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-27.5-102 (2026).

Text

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Arts-based activity program means a before- or after-school program that provides students with an opportunity to learn about and participate in an activity in visual arts or performing arts.

(2)Department means the department of education, created and operating pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.

(3)District board means a school district board of education created pursuant to law.

(4)Dropout prevention activity grant program or grant program means the grant program created pursuant to section 22-27.5-103 to fund before- and after-school arts-based and vocational activity programs for students in grades six through twelve. (4.5) Facility school means an approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Arts-based activity program means a before- or after-school program
that provides students with an opportunity to learn about and participate in an
activity in visual arts or performing arts.

(2) Department means the department of education, created and operating
pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.

(3) District board means a school district board of education created
pursuant to law.

(4) Dropout prevention activity grant program or grant program means
the grant program created pursuant to section 22-27.5-103 to fund before- and
after-school arts-based and vocational activity programs for students in grades six
through twelve.

(4.5) Facility school means an approved facility school as defined in
section 22-2-402 (1).

(5) Fund means the dropout prevention activity grant fund created
pursuant to section 22-27.5-105.

(5.5) Performing arts shall have the same meaning as provided in section
22-1-104.5 (1)(b).

(6) Qualified community organization means a nonprofit or not-for-profit,
nonsectarian, community-based organization that provides before- and after-school, arts-based or vocational activity programs to low-income youth enrolled in
grades six through twelve.

(7) Qualified school means a public school, including but not limited to a
charter school, that serves any of grades six through twelve and that is required to
implement a priority improvement or turnaround plan pursuant to section 22-11-405
or 22-11-406, respectively, or is subject to restructuring pursuant to section 22-11-210 for the school year in which the public school seeks a grant through the grant
program.

(8) State board means the state board of education created pursuant to
section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(8.5) Visual arts shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-1-104.5 (1)(c).

(9) Vocational activity program means a before- or after-school program
that provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop skills in a variety of
vocations, including but not limited to carpentry, plumbing, welding, culinary arts,
floral design, automotive maintenance, driver's training, and hotel and restaurant
management.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 512, � 1, effective May 24. L. 2008: (4.5) added, p. 1396, � 34, effective May 27. L. 2009: (7) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1533, � 21, effective May 21. L. 2010: (1) amended and (5.5) and (8.5) added, (HB 10-1273), ch. 233, p. 1025, � 16, effective May 18.