Colorado § 22-9.7-102 Scholarship program - rules - criteria for awards

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-9.7-102 — Scholarship program - rules - criteria for awards

Colorado § 22-9.7-102

Title 22Education

Art.Early Childhood Educator Development

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-9.7-102 (2026).

Text

(1)The department, by rule, shall collaborate with the department of human services, the Colorado community college system, and the office of information technology, to establish the procedures by which a person may apply for a stipend through the scholarship program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the information a person shall submit and the deadlines for submitting the application.

(2)The department shall award stipends to an applicant based on the following criteria:

(a)The applicant's demonstrated degree of financial need, based on the resources of the applying person and the cost of the associate of arts degree program for which the applicant requests a stipend;

(b)The applicant's demonstrated degree of professional need;

(c)The quality of the associate of art

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(1) The
department, by rule, shall collaborate with the department of human services, the
Colorado community college system, and the office of information technology, to
establish the procedures by which a person may apply for a stipend through the
scholarship program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the information a person
shall submit and the deadlines for submitting the application.

(2) The department shall award stipends to an applicant based on the
following criteria:

(a) The applicant's demonstrated degree of financial need, based on the
resources of the applying person and the cost of the associate of arts degree
program for which the applicant requests a stipend;

(b) The applicant's demonstrated degree of professional need;

(c) The quality of the associate of arts degree program for which the
applicant requests a stipend;

(d) The applicant's commitment to teach in early childhood education for at
least two years after receiving the associate of arts degree;

(e) The applicant's current employment in an early childhood capacity; and

(f) Any other criteria adopted by rule of the department to identify
applicants in the greatest need of assistance in obtaining a regionally accredited
associate of arts degree to improve their performance as early childhood educators.

(3) The department shall set the amount of each stipend awarded based on
the applicant's degree of need, the cost of the associate of arts degree program for
which the applicant requests a stipend, the amount available in the early childhood
educator development scholarship fund for the applicable budget year, and the
anticipated number of persons who will apply to the scholarship program in the
course of the applicable budget year.

(4) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1030), ch. 115, p. 388, � 1, effective August 11. L. 2013: (4) repealed, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1679, � 42, effective August 7.