§ 22-33-102 — Definitions

As used in this article 33, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Academic year means that portion of the school year during which the
public schools are in regular session, beginning about the first week in September
and ending about the first week in June of the next year, or that portion of the
school year which constitutes the minimum period during which a pupil must be
enrolled.

(2) Adult means a person who has reached the age of twenty-one years.

(3) Board of education means the school board, board of directors, and
board of education of a school district.

(3.5) Child who is habitually truant means a child who is six years of age on
or before August 1 of the year in question and is under seventeen years of age and
who has four unexcused absences from public school in any one month or ten
unexcused absences from public school during any academic year. Absences due
to suspension or expulsion of a child are considered excused absences for purposes
of this article 33.

(4) Dangerous weapon means:

(a) A firearm, as defined in section 18-1-901 (3)(h), C.R.S.;

(b) Any pellet gun, BB gun, or other device, whether operational or not,
designed to propel projectiles by spring action or compressed air;

(c) A fixed-blade knife with a blade that exceeds three inches in length;

(d) A spring-loaded knife or a pocket knife with a blade exceeding three and
one-half inches in length; or

(e) Any object, device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate
or inanimate, that is used or intended to be used to inflict death or serious bodily
injury.

(5) Delinquent act means a violation of any statute, ordinance, or order
enumerated in section 19-2.5-103 (1)(a). If a juvenile is alleged to have committed or
is found guilty of a delinquent act, the classification and degree of the offense is
determined by the statute, ordinance, or order that the petition alleges was
violated. Delinquent act does not include truancy or habitual truancy.

(6) Executive officer means the superintendent of schools or the head
administrative officer designated by a board of education to execute its policy
decisions.

(7) Repealed.

(8) Habitually disruptive student has the same meaning as set forth in
section 22-33-106 (1)(c.5).

(8.5) High school equivalency examination means the state-board-approved battery of tests that are designed to measure the major outcomes and
concepts generally associated with four years of high school education and that are
administered at a testing center that has been approved by the department of
education based on geographic need and testing volume.

(9) Informal hearing means an opportunity for a child to explain his or her
position regarding a disruption or an incident that occurred on school grounds, in a
school vehicle, or at a school activity or sanctioned event and that constituted
grounds for discipline.

(10) Parent means the mother or father of a child or any other person
having custody of a child.

(10.5) Pupil enrollment count day has the same meaning as set forth in
section 22-54-103 (10.5).

(11) School vehicle has the same meaning as set forth in section 42-1-102
(88.5), C.R.S.

(12) State board means the state board of education.

Legislative History

Source: L. 63: p. 861, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-20-2. L. 64: p. 571, � 1. L. 73: pp. 1254, 1314, �� 4, 5. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 1071, � 3, effective May 24. L. 80: (1) amended, p. 551, � 1, effective April 30. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 801, � 3, effective July 1. L. 92: (4.5) added, p. 476, � 3, effective April 24. L. 96: (4.7) added, p. 1804, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (10.5) added, (HB 12-1090), ch. 44, p. 152, � 13, effective March 22; entire section amended, (HB 12-1345), ch. 188, p. 739, � 24, effective May 19. L. 2014: (7) repealed and (8.5) added, (SB 14-058), ch. 102, p. 380, � 10, effective April 7. L. 2018: IP and (5) amended and (3.5) added, (HB 18-1156), ch. 378, p. 2285, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: (5) amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 740, � 97, effective October 1.