(1)Creation.
(a)There is hereby created within the department the division of online
learning. The head of the division shall be the director of online learning and shall
be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of
article XII of the state constitution.
(b)The division of online learning and the office of the director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their
duties and functions under the department, the commissioner of education, and the
state board of education.
(2)Purposes. The purposes of the online division are:
(a)To support online programs and online schools, students, parents,
authorizers, and other entities related to online learning by providing information
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(1) Creation. (a) There is hereby created within the department the division of online
learning. The head of the division shall be the director of online learning and shall
be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of
article XII of the state constitution.
(b) The division of online learning and the office of the director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their
duties and functions under the department, the commissioner of education, and the
state board of education.
(2) Purposes. The purposes of the online division are:
(a) To support online programs and online schools, students, parents,
authorizers, and other entities related to online learning by providing information
and access to available data; and
(b) To facilitate the certification of multi-district online schools in
accordance with rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section 22-30.7-106.
(3) Duties. The online division has the following duties:
(a) To consult with the state board in its creation of quality standards
pursuant to section 22-30.7-105 for use by authorizers;
(b) To evaluate applications for certification of multi-district online schools
using criteria adopted by rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section
22-30.7-106 and to recommend that the state board grant or deny certification
based upon the criteria;
(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1500, � 24,
effective August 10, 2011.)
(d) To recommend to the state board on or before September 1, 2007, a
process, timeline, and standard MOU form for use by multi-district online schools
and school districts in crafting memoranda of understanding pursuant to section
22-30.7-111 regarding the placement of learning centers within the boundaries of a
school district. At a minimum, the standard MOU form shall include the information
specified in section 22-30.7-111 (1)(b).
(e) to (g) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1500, � 24,
effective August 10, 2011.)
(h) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), to prepare a summary report
to be submitted on or before June 1, 2014, and on or before June 1 every five years
thereafter, to the state board and the education committees of the house of
representatives and the senate, or any successor committees;
(h.5) Repealed.
(i) To establish a process and timeline for documenting and tracking
complaints concerning online programs and online schools;
(j) To collect resources to support the implementation of quality online
programs and online schools and make the resources available to online programs
and online schools upon request;
(k) To use the final report of the Trujillo commission on online education,
which report was released February 15, 2007, as a basis for the recommendations,
criteria, standards, reporting requirements, and rules required pursuant to this
subsection (3);
(l) To annually collect and review information concerning sound financial and
accounting practices and resources for each online program and online school. The
information may be the same information submitted by online charter schools
pursuant to section 22-30.5-109 (1).
(m) If the online division has reason to believe that an online program or
online school is not in substantial compliance with one or more of the statutory or
regulatory requirements applicable to online programs and online schools, to
provide notice to the online program or online school, and its authorizer, and require
that the online program or online school, together with its authorizer, address a
plan for coming into compliance. The plan may be included in the school plan
required pursuant to section 22-11-210 (2).
(n) To prepare an annual report of information received from online schools
and the authorizers of online schools concerning students who withdraw from
enrollment after the pupil enrollment count day. The report must, at a minimum,
include the date on which the student withdrew from enrollment; the grade level at
which the student was enrolled at the beginning of the school year and the grade
level at which the student was enrolled when the student transferred; and, to the
extent known, whether the student during the same school year enrolled in another
public school, a private school, or a nonpublic home-based educational program as
defined in section 22-33-104.5 or graduated from or completed high school. The
online division shall submit the report to the state board and the education
committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor
committees. Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the
requirement to submit the report described in this subsection (3)(n) continues
indefinitely.