(1)(a) There shall be permanently
maintained in the city of Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, an institution
for the support and education of deaf and blind children residing within the state of
Colorado, to be known as the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. The school
shall be a body corporate. The school shall include such other facilities and
programs located within the state as may be established and maintained pursuant
to law.
(b)The school, the main campus of which shall be located in the city of
Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, is declared to be one of the educational
institutions of the state of Colorado and has for its object the education of the
children of the state who, by reason of the impairment of their sense of hearing or
of sight,
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(1) (a) There shall be permanently
maintained in the city of Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, an institution
for the support and education of deaf and blind children residing within the state of
Colorado, to be known as the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. The school
shall be a body corporate. The school shall include such other facilities and
programs located within the state as may be established and maintained pursuant
to law.
(b) The school, the main campus of which shall be located in the city of
Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, is declared to be one of the educational
institutions of the state of Colorado and has for its object the education of the
children of the state who, by reason of the impairment of their sense of hearing or
of sight, cannot be advantageously educated in the other schools or educational
institutions of the state. Said school shall not be regarded or classed as a
reformatory or charitable institution.
(2) In addition to including a long-term residential school, the school shall be
a resource to school districts, state institutions, and other approved education
programs. Resource services shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) Assessment and identification of educational needs;
(b) Special curricula;
(c) Equipment and materials;
(d) Supplemental related services;
(e) Special short-term programs;
(f) Program planning and staff development;
(g) Programs for parents, families, and the public;
(h) Research and development to promote improved educational programs
and services.
(3) (a) For purposes of federal law, the school shall be a local educational
agency, deemed to be a public authority legally constituted within the state for
either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for,
public elementary schools or secondary schools in the state.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) to
the contrary, the school shall not be a local educational agency for the purposes of
the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et
seq., or the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1771 et seq.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(b) of this section, the school is a
residential child care facility pursuant to section 26-6-905 and may act as a school
food authority for the purposes of the federal Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq., or the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. sec. 1771 et seq.
(4) (a) The school may, in the discretion of the board of trustees, provide
additional educational services on a local or regional basis in the state. In providing
the services, the school shall seek to employ innovative delivery systems, which
may include delivery of services through:
(I) Intergovernmental agreements with school districts or other local
governmental entities;
(II) Partnerships with boards of cooperative services created pursuant to
article 5 of this title; or
(III) Charter schools chartered by the board of trustees pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this subsection (4).
(b) The board of trustees is authorized to grant charters to applicants that
propose a charter school that is designed to provide educational services solely to
students who would qualify for admission to the Colorado school for the deaf and
the blind. The board of trustees shall promulgate rules governing the contents of,
procedures for, approval of, and appeals pertaining to, a charter application
submitted pursuant to this paragraph (b) and renewal of a charter. The rules shall
reflect the unique needs of and responsibilities of educating children with hearing
or sight impairment.
(5) The school may enter into contracts and receive federal matching funds
for moneys spent in providing student health services as provided in section 25.5-5-301 (6) or 25.5-5-318, C.R.S.