§ 22-60.5-111 — Authorization - types - applicants' qualifications - rules

Colorado § 22-60.5-111

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Colorado Educator Licensing Act

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(1)
Pursuant to the rules of the state board of education, the department of education
may issue the authorizations specified in this section to persons of good moral
character who meet the qualifications prescribed by this section and by the rules of
the state board of education.

(2) Adjunct instructor authorization. (a) An adjunct instructor authorization
certifies that a person is a specialist or an expert in a content area, although the
person has not received formal training in education. A school district or charter
school may employ a person who has an adjunct instructor authorization to provide
students with highly specialized academic enrichment that is supportive of required
content areas, to address recruiting challenges, and to establish a diverse
workforce. The department of education may issue an adjunct instructor
authorization to a person who applies to the department, providing such information
as may be required by rule of the state board of education, including, at a minimum,
documentation demonstrating the following:

(I) The applicant possesses outstanding talent or demonstrates specific
abilities and knowledge in a particular area of specialization;

(II) A school district board of education or superintendent or the principal of
a charter school has requested the applicant's services and requires the applicant's
services;

(III) The potential employing school district or charter school has
documented evidence of the applicant's outstanding talent or specific abilities and
particular knowledge of the area of specialization; and

(IV) The applicant has been employed for at least five years in the area of
specialization or holds a bachelor's degree or higher degree in the area of
specialization.

(b) An adjunct instructor authorization is valid for three years. The
department of education may renew an adjunct instructor authorization for
succeeding three-year periods at the employing school district's or charter school's
request. To request renewal, the employing school district or charter school, at a
minimum, shall submit to the department of education documented evidence of
continuing need within the school district or charter school for the adjunct
instructor's services.

(c) A person who holds an adjunct instructor authorization may be employed
under the authorization only by the school district or charter school that initially
requested the person's services pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section. A
person who holds an adjunct instructor authorization and is employed by a school
district may teach only under the general supervision of a licensed professional
teacher. A school district or a charter school shall not employ a person who holds
an adjunct instructor authorization as a full-time teacher. Notwithstanding this
subsection (2)(c), a rural school district may employ a person who holds an adjunct
instructor authorization as a full-time teacher only if there are no qualified, licensed
applicants for the position.

(3) Special services intern authorization. (a) The department of education
may issue an intern authorization to an applicant who holds at least a bachelor's
degree from an accepted institution of higher education and who is enrolled in an
approved program of preparation for a special services provider that requires
completion of an internship. A person employed under an intern authorization shall
work under the supervision of a person who holds a professional special services
provider license. A school district may pay a person who is employed under an
intern authorization. An intern authorization is valid for one academic year and may
not be renewed.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3)(a) of this section to the
contrary, the department of education may renew an intern authorization for one
academic year if the special services intern is employed by a school district or
board of cooperative services and the intern has not completed the approved
program of preparation for a special services provider due to unforseen
circumstances or hardship.

(4) Emergency authorization. (a) The department may issue an emergency
authorization to an applicant who is enrolled in an approved preparation program
but has not yet met the requirements for an initial educator license or a school
speech-language pathology assistant authorization. The department may issue an
emergency authorization if:

(I) A school district requests the emergency authorization to employ a
nonlicensed teacher, principal, administrator, or special services provider, including
but not limited to an unauthorized school speech-language pathology assistant who
has a bachelor's degree in:

(A) Speech, language, and hearing sciences;

(B) Communications disorders-speech sciences; or

(C) Any other field if the unauthorized school speech-language pathology
assistant has completed a minimum number of credits of course work in speech,
language, and hearing sciences, which minimum number of credits is established by
rules promulgated by the state board of education pursuant to paragraph (c) of
subsection (10) of this section;

(II) The requesting school district submits to the department documented
evidence of a demonstrated need for specific and essential educational services for
students that the applicant would provide and that would otherwise be unavailable
to students in the school district due to a shortage of licensed educators or
authorized speech-language pathology assistants with appropriate endorsements;
and

(III) The state board of education determines that employment of the
applicant is essential to preservation of the school district's instructional program
and that establishment of a one-year or two-year alternative teacher preparation
program within the school district is not a practicable solution for resolution of the
demonstrated shortage.

(b) An emergency authorization is valid for one year. If the state board of
education determines that the employing school district continues to require the
services of the person holding the emergency authorization, based on evidence
submitted by the school district demonstrating the continued existence of the
hardship circumstances described in subparagraphs (II) and (III) of paragraph (a) of
this subsection (4), the state board of education may renew the emergency
authorization for one additional year only.

(c) (I) A school district that employs a person who holds an emergency
authorization may provide an induction program for the person, as described in
section 22-60.5-204, 22-60.5-213, 22-60.5-304, or 22-60.5-309, whichever is
applicable. If the person successfully completes the induction program while
employed under the emergency authorization, the person may apply completion of
the induction program toward meeting the requirements for a professional
educator license.

(II) If a person who is employed under an emergency authorization
successfully completes an induction program and completes the requirements
prescribed in section 22-60.5-201 (1)(b)(I), 22-60.5-210 (1)(a)(I), 22-60.5-301 (1)(a)(I),
or 22-60.5-306 (1)(a)(I), whichever is applicable, for an initial educator license while
employed under the emergency authorization, the department of education may
issue a professional educator license to the person upon application.

(5) Temporary educator eligibility authorization. (a) The department of
education may issue a temporary educator eligibility authorization to a person who
is enrolled in an approved program of preparation for a special education educator
or who is working to attain a special services provider initial license but who has not
yet met the requirements for the applicable initial educator license. The
department may issue the authorization under the following circumstances:

(I) A school district requests the temporary educator eligibility authorization
to employ as a special education teacher or director or as a special services
provider an applicant who does not yet meet the requirements to obtain the
applicable initial educator license but who meets the eligibility criteria specified in
paragraph (b) of this subsection (5);

(II) The requesting school district provides documented evidence of a
demonstrated need for specific and essential educational services that the
applicant would provide but that would otherwise be unavailable to students due to
a shortage of licensed educators with the appropriate endorsement.

(b) An applicant for a temporary educator eligibility authorization shall:

(I) Be continuously enrolled in an approved or alternative program of
preparation leading to a bachelor's degree or higher degree from an accepted
institution of higher education; or

(II) Be enrolled in an approved or alternative special education or special
education director preparation program offered by an accepted institution of higher
education; or

(III) Be approved for a temporary educator eligibility authorization based on
evidence that documents compliance with requirements specified by rule of the
state board of education.

(c) In addition to the circumstances and criteria specified in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this subsection (5), the department of education may issue a temporary
educator eligibility authorization to a special services provider who has met the
minimum degree requirements necessary to practice in his or her area of
specialization, but who has not completed the necessary national content
examination or school practicum in the area of specialization. A school district may
employ a person who holds a temporary educator eligibility authorization issued
pursuant to this paragraph (c) only if the person is under the supervision of a
professionally licensed person in the same area of specialization.

(d) A temporary educator eligibility authorization is valid for one year and
may be renewed twice.

(e) (I) A school district that employs a person who holds a temporary
educator eligibility authorization may provide an induction program for the person,
as described in section 22-60.5-204, 22-60.5-213, or 22-60.5-309, whichever is
applicable. If the person successfully completes the induction program while
employed under the temporary educator eligibility authorization, the person may
apply completion of the induction program toward meeting the requirements for a
professional educator license.

(II) If a person who is employed under a temporary educator eligibility
authorization successfully completes an induction program and completes the
requirements prescribed in section 22-60.5-201 (1)(b)(I), 22-60.5-210 (1)(a)(I), or 22-60.5-306 (1)(a)(I), whichever is applicable, for an initial educator license while
employed under the temporary educator eligibility authorization, the department of
education may issue a professional educator license to the person upon application.

(6) Substitute authorization. A substitute authorization authorizes a school
district to employ a person to teach on a substitute basis. A substitute authorization
shall be valid for such periods of time as specified in, and may be renewed as
authorized in, rules adopted by the state board of education.

(7) Interim authorization. (a) An interim authorization authorizes a school
district to employ a person who is:

(I) Certified or licensed, or is eligible for certification or licensure, as a
teacher, principal, or administrator in another state and who has not successfully
completed the assessment of professional competencies to obtain an initial license
under section 22-60.5-201 (1)(b), 22-60.5-301 (1)(a), or 22-60.5-306 (1)(a) but who
meets the other requirements for an initial license specified in said sections; or

(II) Seeking an alternative teacher license pursuant to section 22-60.5-201
(1)(a) and meets the requirements for an alternative teacher license; except that the
person has not successfully completed the assessment of professional
competencies to obtain an alternative teacher license.

(b) An interim authorization is valid for one year, and the department of
education may renew the authorization for one additional year. The employing
school district may include the period during which a person works under an interim
authorization toward the three full years of continuous employment necessary to
cease being a probationary teacher pursuant to section 22-63-103 (7).

(c) A school district that employs a person who holds an interim
authorization may provide an induction program for the person, as described in
section 22-60.5-204, 22-60.5-304, or 22-60.5-309, whichever is applicable. If the
person successfully completes the induction program while employed under the
interim authorization, the person may apply completion of the induction program
toward meeting the requirements for a professional educator license.

(7.5) Military spouse interim authorization. (a) The department of education
may issue a military spouse interim authorization that authorizes a school district to
employ a person who:

(I) Is certified or licensed, or is eligible for certification or licensure, as a
teacher, special services provider, principal, or administrator in another state and
who has not successfully completed the assessment of professional competencies
to obtain an initial license under section 22-60.5-201 (1)(b), 22-60.5-301 (1)(a), or 22-60.5-306 (1)(a) but who meets the other requirements for an initial license specified
in said sections; and

(II) Is a military spouse.

(b) Prior to issuing an authorization under this section, the department of
education may contract with a qualified third party to work with a military spouse to
meet the requirements of section 22-60.5-103 concerning a fingerprint-based
criminal history record check.

(c) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall return the results of each
fingerprint-based criminal history record check submitted pursuant to this section
to the department of education no later than sixty days following receipt of the
request.

(d) A military spouse interim authorization is valid for one year, and the
department of education may renew the authorization for one additional year.

(e) The employing school district shall include the period during which a
person works under a military spouse interim authorization toward the three full
years of continuous employment necessary to cease being a probationary teacher
pursuant to section 22-63-103 (7).

(f) A school district that employs a person who holds a military spouse
interim authorization may provide an induction program for the person, as described
in section 22-60.5-204, 22-60.5-304, or 22-60.5-309, whichever is applicable. If the
person successfully completes the induction program while employed under the
military spouse interim authorization, he or she may apply the completion of the
induction program toward meeting the requirements for a professional educator
license.

(g) The department of education shall issue a military spouse interim
authorization to a person who meets the criteria of this subsection (7.5) no later
than ninety days after the receipt of the initial application.

(h) For the purposes of this section, military spouse means a spouse of an
active duty member of the armed forces of the United States who has been
transferred or is scheduled to be transferred to Colorado, is domiciled in Colorado,
or has moved to Colorado on a permanent change-of-station basis.

(7.7) Exchange educator interim authorization. (a) The department of
education may issue an exchange educator interim authorization that authorizes a
school district to assign a person who is a participant in a district-recognized
educator exchange program and is certified or licensed, or is eligible for
certification or licensure, as a teacher, special services provider, principal, or
administrator in another country.

(b) Prior to issuing an authorization under this section, the department of
education may contract with a qualified third party to work with an exchange
educator to meet the requirements of section 22-60.5-103 concerning a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.

(c) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall return the results of each
fingerprint-based criminal history record check submitted pursuant to this section
to the department of education no later than sixty days following receipt of the
request.

(d) An exchange educator interim authorization is valid for one year, and the
department of education may renew the authorization for one additional year.

(e) The department of education shall issue an exchange educator interim
authorization to a person who meets the criteria of this subsection (7.7) no later
than ninety days after the receipt of the initial application.

(8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1448, � 3,
effective May 21, 2009.)

(9) Career and technical education authorization. (a) The department of
education may issue an initial career and technical education authorization to a
person who meets the minimum qualifications that the state board for community
colleges and occupational education adopts pursuant to section 23-60-304 (3)(a),
C.R.S. An initial career and technical education authorization is valid for three years
and may not be renewed.

(b) The department of education may issue a professional career and
technical education authorization to a person who meets the criteria that the state
board for community colleges and occupational education adopts pursuant to
section 23-60-304 (3)(a), C.R.S. A professional career and technical education
authorization is valid for five years. The department of education may renew a
professional career and technical education authorization for succeeding five-year
periods when the person holding the authorization completes the renewal
requirements that the state board for community colleges and occupational
education adopts pursuant to section 23-60-304 (3)(a), C.R.S.

(10) School speech-language pathology assistant authorization. (a) The
department of education may issue a school speech-language pathology assistant
authorization to a person who meets the criteria specified by rule of the state board
of education, which at a minimum shall include:

(I) (A) Completion of at least a bachelor's degree, which degree is from an
accepted institution of higher education, in speech communication, speech-language pathology, or communication disorders-speech sciences, or a bachelor's
degree in any other field if the unauthorized school speech-language pathology
assistant has completed a minimum number of credits of course work in speech,
language, and hearing sciences, which minimum number of credits is established by
rules promulgated by the state board of education pursuant to paragraph (c) of
subsection (10) of this section.

(B) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1034), ch. 116, p. 391, � 1,
effective August 11, 2010.)

(II) Successful completion of a school speech-language pathology assistant
program that:

(A) Meets or exceeds recommended guidelines established by a national
association of speech-language-hearing professionals; and

(B) Includes a requirement that each student complete at least one hundred
clock hours of a school-based practicum under the supervision of a nationally
certified speech-language pathologist who resides or works within Colorado or
within a reasonable commuting distance to Colorado, which supervision may be
performed electronically via remote interactive technology; and

(III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1034), ch. 116, p. 391, � 1,
effective August 11, 2010.)

(IV) Demonstrated knowledge and skills in competencies specified by rule of
the state board of education.

(b) A school speech-language pathology assistant authorization is valid for
five years. The department of education may renew the authorization for
succeeding five-year periods upon presentation of documented evidence of
completion of content-related renewal requirements established by rule of the
state board of education, which requirements shall include, but not be limited to,
continuing education requirements.

(c) On or before November 1, 2010, the state board of education shall
promulgate rules establishing a minimum number of credits of course work in
speech, language, and hearing sciences that a person with a bachelor's degree
must complete for the purposes of sub-subparagraph (C) of subparagraph (I) of
paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section and of sub-subparagraph (A) of
subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (10).

(11) Educational interpreter authorization. The department of education may
issue an educational interpreter authorization to a person to allow the school
district to employ the person to provide teaching and interpreting services for
students who are deaf or hard of hearing. To receive an educational interpreter
authorization, a person shall comply with the criteria established by rule of the
state board of education. An educational interpreter authorization is valid for five
years. The department of education may renew the authorization for succeeding
five-year periods upon submittal of documented evidence of completion of content-related renewal requirements established by rule of the state board of education.

(12) Junior reserve officer training corps instructor authorization. The
department of education may issue a junior reserve officer training corps instructor
authorization, referred to in this subsection (12) as a JROTC instructor
authorization, to a person who provides documented evidence of junior reserve
officer training corps certification based on successful acquisition of service-specific junior reserve officer training corps program director certification or
completion of service-specific junior reserve officer training corps preparation
program requirements, including but not limited to, completion of a service-specified junior reserve officer training corps certification training program. A
JROTC instructor authorization is valid for five years. The department of education
may renew a JROTC instructor authorization for succeeding five-year periods when
the authorization holder submits documented evidence of service-specific junior
reserve officer training corps recertification following successful completion of a
service-specific junior reserve officer training corps recertification course or such
other requirements as the applicable branch of military service may stipulate.

(13) Adult basic education authorization. The department of education may
issue an adult basic education authorization to an applicant who provides
documented evidence of adult basic education training and experience. A school
district may employ a person who holds an adult basic education authorization to
work as an adult basic education instructor in an adult education program operated
by the school district before, during, or after regular school hours. An adult basic
education authorization is valid for five years from the date of issuance. The
department of education may renew the adult basic education authorization for
successive five-year periods upon receipt of documented evidence that the person
holding the authorization has completed additional adult basic education training or
practice and any other renewal requirements specified by rule of the state board of
education.

(14) Principal authorization. (a) The department may issue a principal
authorization to a person who does not hold a principal license but who holds an
earned baccalaureate or higher degree from an accepted institution of higher
education and who will be employed pursuant to the provisions of section 22-60.5-305.5 by a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school while completing an
individualized alternative principal program or an alternative principal program
approved pursuant to section 22-60.5-305.5. If the person is completing an
individualized alternative principal program, the program must be approved by the
state board of education as provided in this subsection (14). A school district may
employ a person who holds a principal authorization to perform the duties of a
principal or a vice-principal in a school, so long as the person who holds the
authorization is under the supervision of a professional principal licensee.

(b) To receive a principal authorization, a person, in collaboration with a
school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or the institute, shall submit to the
department of education documentation that includes:

(I) (A) If the person is completing an individualized alternative principal
program, the course work, practicums, and other educational requirements,
identified by the person and the collaborating school district, charter school,
nonpublic school, or institute, that will comprise the person's individualized
alternative principal program and that the person will complete while the person is
employed under the principal authorization; or

(B) If the person is completing an alternative principal program, evidence
that the alternative principal program in which the person is enrolled is approved
pursuant to section 22-60.5-305.5; and

(II) A letter from the collaborating school district or charter school stating
the school district's, charter school's, or nonpublic school's intention to employ the
applicant as a principal or a vice-principal upon issuance of the principal
authorization; and

(III) Any additional documentation required by rule of the state board of
education.

(c) At a minimum, a person's individualized alternative principal program
shall ensure that:

(I) The person receives information, experience, and training and develops
skills comparable to the information, experience, training, and skills possessed by a
person who qualifies for an initial principal license as provided in section 22-60.5-301 (1)(a);

(II) The person receives coaching and mentoring from one or more licensed
principals and administrators and continuing performance-based assessment of the
person's skills development; except that, if the person participates in an
individualized alternative principal program offered by a nonpublic school, the
person must receive coaching and mentoring from one or more principals and
administrators who have three or more years of experience in a nonpublic school;

(III) The person demonstrates professional competencies in subject matter
areas as specified by rule of the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-303; and

(IV) The person receives education and training that provides the person with
an overview of Title II of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42
U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended, and its implementing regulations; section 504
of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq., as amended,
and its implementing regulations; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., as amended, and its implementing regulations;
individualized education programs; and child find and that teaches effective special
education classroom practices, including but not limited to inclusive learning
environments.

(d) If the state board of education determines a person has submitted the
documentation described in subsection (14)(b) of this section and the person's
individualized alternative principal program meets the requirements specified in
subsection (14)(c) of this section, the state board of education shall approve the
individualized alternative principal program and the department of education shall
issue the principal authorization to the person. If the department confirms that a
person has submitted the documentation described in subsection (14)(b) of this
section and the person is enrolled and participating in an alternative principal
program approved pursuant to section 22-60.5-305.5, the department shall issue
the principal authorization to the person. A principal authorization is valid for three
years and may not be renewed.

(e) (I) A school district, charter school, or nonpublic school that employs a
person who holds a principal authorization may provide an induction program for
the person, as described in section 22-60.5-304. If the person successfully
completes the induction program while employed under the principal authorization,
the person may apply completion of the induction program toward meeting the
requirements for a professional principal license.

(II) If a person who is employed under a principal authorization successfully
completes an induction program and completes the individualized alternative
principal program or alternative principal program while employed under the
principal authorization, the department of education may issue a professional
principal license to the person upon application.

(15) Native American language and culture instruction authorization. (a)
The department may issue a Native American language and culture instruction
authorization to an individual under the following circumstances:

(I) If the individual qualifies for an adjunct instructor authorization pursuant
to subsection (2) of this section in the area of native languages; or

(II) If an individual cannot be identified who meets the criteria of
subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), the employing school district may allow an
individual to apply to the department for approval of a Native American language
and culture instruction authorization if the individual has demonstrated expertise in
a Native American language of a federally recognized tribe. The Native American
language and culture instruction authorization shall allow the individual to teach
the Native American language in which he or she has demonstrated expertise for
the employing school district. An individual authorized pursuant to this
subparagraph (II) shall work in partnership with a licensed teacher who currently
teaches world languages for the employing school district. The approval process
for the Native American language and culture instruction authorization shall be
established by rule of the state board and shall include, at a minimum:

(A) A method to establish and document the expertise of the applicant in the
Native American language of a federally recognized tribe;

(B) The identification of the partnering licensed teacher;

(C) A requirement that the applicant meet any objective standards for
language proficiency established by the state board;

(D) A prohibition on the applicant from teaching any subject other than the
Native American language for which he or she has demonstrated expertise; and

(E) A renewal process for the authorization.

(b) A Native American language and culture authorization issued pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this subsection (15) is valid for five years from the date of issuance.
The department may renew the authorization for succeeding five-year periods upon
the receipt of documented evidence that the person holding the authorization has
completed any renewal requirements specified by rule by the state board of
education.

(c) All laws and rules, including but not limited to section 22-9-106 and any
rules promulgated thereunder related to educator evaluation and effectiveness,
shall apply to the individual holding an authorization pursuant to this subsection
(15).

(16) Teacher apprenticeship authorization. (a) (I) The department may issue
a teacher apprenticeship authorization to a teacher apprentice that allows the
teacher apprentice to be employed by a local education provider as a teacher
apprentice in roles of increasing responsibility, including working as a substitute
teacher and a teacher of record. To receive a teacher apprenticeship authorization,
a person shall:

(A) Be employed by a school district, BOCES, charter school, or institute
charter school as a teacher apprentice;

(B) Be actively registered in a teacher apprenticeship program; and

(C) Be actively enrolled in an affiliated bachelor's degree program from an
accredited institution.

(II) The department shall issue a teacher apprenticeship authorization to a
person who meets the criteria pursuant to subsection (16)(a)(I) of this section no
later than forty-five days after receipt of the initial application.

(III) The teacher apprenticeship authorization is valid for a period of four
years while the teacher apprentice completes the affiliated bachelor's degree and
on-the-job training requirements. An authorization is renewable for up to two
successive terms, in increments of two years, as necessary for the teacher
apprentice to fulfill the apprenticeship requirements.

(IV) The teacher apprenticeship authorization is automatically revoked if the
teacher apprentice withdraws from the teacher apprenticeship program or
withdraws from the affiliated bachelor's degree program. The teacher
apprenticeship program sponsor may revoke the authorization if the teacher
apprentice does not make satisfactory progress in the teacher apprenticeship
program, as determined by the employer. The teacher apprenticeship program
sponsor is responsible for notifying the department when a teacher apprentice
withdraws from the teacher degree apprenticeship program.

(b) The state board of education shall promulgate rules defining the
necessary qualifications and competencies for each level of authorization,
including:

(I) Authorization for the teacher apprentice to work as a substitute teacher;

(II) Authorization to student teach; and

(III) Authorization to work as a teacher of record. This authorization requires
a passing score on the appropriate state board of education-approved content
exam or portfolio equivalents, if relevant to the endorsement area, and must not
require completion of a bachelor's degree. The department's rules must not create
unreasonable barriers that prevent access to the program.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 477, � 1, effective June 6. L. 95: (1)(a) amended and (1)(f) added, p. 270, � 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (1)(d) amended, p. 1656, � 4, effective June 5. L. 99: IP(1) and (1)(c) amended, p. 1195, � 10, effective June 1. L. 2000: (1)(d) amended, p. 1858, � 63, effective August 2. L. 2002: (1)(c) amended, p. 1623, � 3, effective June 7. L. 2003: (1)(g) added, p. 2520, � 9, effective June 5. L. 2004: Entire section R&RE, p. 1271, � 2, effective May 28. L. 2005: IP(4)(a), (4)(c)(II), IP(5)(a), (5)(a)(I), (5)(d), (5)(e)(II), (7), and (14)(c)(I) amended, pp. 176, 174, �� 10, 5, effective April 7. L. 2007: (10)(a)(I) amended, p. 745, � 27, effective May 9. L. 2008: (7.5) added, p. 97, � 1, effective March 19; (7.7) added, p. 1364, � 2, effective May 27. L. 2009: IP(4)(a), (4)(a)(III), (8), and (14)(a) amended, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1448, � 3, effective May 21. L. 2010: (4)(a) and (10) amended, (HB 10-1034), ch. 116, p. 391, � 1, effective August 11; (14)(a), (14)(b)(III), (14)(c)(III), and (14)(d) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2079, � 48, effective August 11. L. 2012: (15) added, (SB 12-057), ch. 120, p. 408, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2013: (13) amended, (HB 13-1219), ch. 104, p. 364, � 14, effective August 7. L. 2015: (9) amended, (HB 15-1170), ch. 224, p. 823, � 5, effective May 26. L. 2018: (3) amended, (HB 18-1309), ch. 269, p. 1662, � 7, effective August 8; (14)(a), (14)(b), and (14)(e)(I) amended, (SB 18-160), ch. 97, p. 759, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2019: (14)(a), IP(14)(b), (14)(b)(I), (14)(b)(II), (14)(c)(II), and (14)(e)(I) amended, (SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 122, � 3, effective August 2. L. 2020: (14)(c)(II) and (14)(c)(III) amended and (14)(c)(IV) added, (HB 20-1128), ch. 86, p. 344, � 3, effective March 24. L. 2021: (14)(a), IP(14)(b), (14)(b)(I), (14)(d), and (14)(e)(II) amended, (SB 21-058), ch. 490, p. 3529, � 2, effective May 24; (2) amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1323, � 2, effective September 7. L. 2022: (7) amended, (HB 22-1220), ch. 239, p. 1776, � 4, effective May 26. L. 2023: (16) added, (SB 23-087), ch. 184, p. 898, � 3, effective August 7.