Colorado § 22-60.3-201 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-60.3-201 — Definitions

Colorado § 22-60.3-201

Title 22Education

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-60.3-201 (2026).

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Department means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115.

(2)Educator preparation program means an approved program of preparation, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (8), or an alternative teacher program, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (5), or other organization that provides educator preparation for a qualified program participant and is approved by the department.

(3)Educator recruitment and retention program or program means the educator recruitment and retention program created in section 22-60.3-202.

(4)Local education provider means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, a charter

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As used in this part 2, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Department means the department of education created and existing
pursuant to section 24-1-115.

(2) Educator preparation program means an approved program of
preparation, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (8), or an alternative teacher
program, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (5), or other organization that provides
educator preparation for a qualified program participant and is approved by the
department.

(3) Educator recruitment and retention program or program means the
educator recruitment and retention program created in section 22-60.3-202.

(4) Local education provider means a school district, a charter school
authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, a
charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of
article 30.5 of this title 22, or a board of cooperative services created and operating
pursuant to article 5 of this title 22 that operates one or more public schools.

(5) Member of the armed forces means a member of the Army, Air Force,
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, or any of the armed forces' active
reserve components, or of the National Guard.

(5.5) Paraprofessional means a person who is trained to assist a licensed
teacher.

(6) Qualified program participant means an individual who meets the
program criteria and is either a member of the armed forces or a nonmilitary-affiliated educator candidate.

(7) Rural school district means a school district in Colorado that the
department of education determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the
school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large,
urbanized area, and the total student enrollment is six thousand five hundred
students or fewer students.

(8) Separation means honorable discharge, release from active duty,
release from custody and control of the armed forces, or a similar change in active
or reserve status.

(9) Small rural school district means a school district in Colorado that the
department determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district
and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area, and
that enrolls fewer than one thousand students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth
grade.

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

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1329, � 6, effective September 7. L. 2025: (5.5) added, (HB 25-1307), ch. 443, p. 2553, � 1, effective August 6.