Colorado § 22-63-201 Employment - license required - exception

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-63-201 — Employment - license required - exception

Colorado § 22-63-201

Title 22Education

Art.Teacher Employment,

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-201 (2026).

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the board of a school district shall not enter into an employment contract with any person as a teacher, except in a local college district or in an adult education program, unless such person holds an initial or a professional teacher's license or authorization issued pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of this title.

(2)(a) The general assembly hereby recognizes that many persons with valuable professional expertise in areas other than teaching provide a great benefit to students through their experience and functional knowledge when hired by a school district. To facilitate the employment of these persons and comply with the requirements of federal law, the general assembly has statutory provisions to

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(1) Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the board of a school district
shall not enter into an employment contract with any person as a teacher, except in
a local college district or in an adult education program, unless such person holds
an initial or a professional teacher's license or authorization issued pursuant to the
provisions of article 60.5 of this title.

(2) (a) The general assembly hereby recognizes that many persons with
valuable professional expertise in areas other than teaching provide a great benefit
to students through their experience and functional knowledge when hired by a
school district. To facilitate the employment of these persons and comply with the
requirements of federal law, the general assembly has statutory provisions to
create an alternative teacher license and alternative teacher programs to enable
school districts to employ persons with expertise in professions other than
teaching. These provisions enable a school district to employ a person with
professional expertise in a particular subject area, while ensuring that the person
receives the necessary training and develops the necessary skills to be a highly
qualified teacher. The general assembly strongly encourages each school district
to hire persons who hold alternative teacher licenses to provide a wide range of
experience in teaching and functional subject matter knowledge for the benefit of
the students enrolled in the school district.

(b) A school district may hire a person who holds an alternative teacher
license to teach as an alternative teacher pursuant to an alternative teacher
contract as described in section 22-60.5-207.

(3) The board of a school district may enter into an employment contract
with any person to serve as an administrator based upon qualifications set by the
board of the school district. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require that
an administrator, as a condition of employment, possess any type of license or
authorization issued pursuant to article 60.5 of this title.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1120, � 1, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 1196, � 12, effective June 1. L. 2000: (3) added, p.1062, � 2, effective May 26. L. 2005: (1) and (2) amended, pp. 189, 190, �� 32, 36, effective April 7. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1456, � 10, effective May 21.