§ 22-60.5-114 — State board of education - waivers

Colorado § 22-60.5-114

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

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(1) Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary and upon application of any institution of higher education,
school district, board of cooperative services, charter school, the institute, or
nonpublic school, the state board of education is authorized to waive any
requirement imposed by this article 60.5 in regard to alternative teacher programs
or approved induction programs. Such waiver may be granted only upon a majority
vote of the members of the state board of education and upon a sufficient showing
that such waiver is necessary to allow innovative programs intended to improve the
quality of such educators. The state board of education shall promulgate rules
regarding such procedures and criteria necessary for the implementation of this
section.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the state
board of education may grant a waiver of the induction program requirement upon a
two-thirds majority vote of the board members and upon a sufficient showing that
implementation of an induction program would cause extreme hardship to the
school district, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school. An application for
waiver of the induction program requirement shall include a plan for the support,
assistance, and training of initially licensed educators.

(3) Upon application by a school district, nonpublic school, or board of
cooperative services, the state board may grant a waiver of the requirement that a
person applying for an initial license demonstrate professional competencies. Such
a waiver may be granted only by a two-thirds majority vote of the board members
following a demonstration that:

(a) The license applicant is employed by the school district, nonpublic
school, or board of cooperative services under an authorization issued pursuant to
section 22-60.5-111;

(b) Enforcement of the requirement would cause extreme hardship to the
school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services or to the license
applicant; and

(c) The skill level of the license applicant is comparable to the skill level of
an applicant who has successfully demonstrated professional competencies. The
school district, nonpublic school, or board of cooperative services shall provide
documentary evidence of the skill level of the license applicant.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 480, � 1, effective June 6. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 269, � 2, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1658, � 8, effective June 5. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 1192, � 8, effective June 1. L. 2000: (3) added, p. 1114, � 3, effective May 26. L. 2005: (2) and IP(3) amended, p. 177, � 11, effective April 7. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 18-160), ch. 97, p. 760, � 3, effective August 8. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 123, � 4, effective August 2.