Colorado § 23-3.9-301 Definitions - repeal

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-3.9-301 — Definitions - repeal

Colorado § 23-3.9-301

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Educator Recruitment and Retention Programs

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-3.9-301 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Academic residency means a sixteen-week or a thirty-two-week intentional clinical experience for student educators who are placed in a school- or community-based setting.

(2)Approved program of preparation means an approved educator preparation program, as defined in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b), including a preparation program for school counselors, or an alternative teacher program, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (5).

(3)Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education created and existing pursuant to article 1 of this title 23.

(4)Department means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114.

(5)Educator means a teacher or a school counselor.

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As used in this part 3, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Academic residency means a sixteen-week or a thirty-two-week
intentional clinical experience for student educators who are placed in a school- or
community-based setting.

(2) Approved program of preparation means an approved educator
preparation program, as defined in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b), including a
preparation program for school counselors, or an alternative teacher program, as
defined in section 22-60.5-102 (5).

(3) Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education
created and existing pursuant to article 1 of this title 23.

(4) Department means the department of higher education created and
existing pursuant to section 24-1-114.

(5) Educator means a teacher or a school counselor.

(6) Educator test stipend program means the educator test stipend
program created in section 23-3.9-303.

(7) Eligible student means a student who is:

(a) Enrolled in an approved program of preparation;

(b) Eligible for financial assistance because the student's expected family
contribution does not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the maximum federal
Pell-eligible expected family contribution; and

(c) (I) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, eligible for financial
assistance because the student's expected family contribution does not exceed
three hundred percent of the maximum federal Pell-eligible expected family
contribution.

(II) This subsection (7)(c) is repealed, effective January 31, 2027.

(8) Institution of higher education means a public postsecondary institution
authorized by the commission to offer approved programs of preparation.

(9) School counselor means a person who holds a special services provider
license with a school counselor endorsement issued pursuant to article 60.5 of title
22 or who is otherwise endorsed or accredited by a national association to provide
school counseling services.

(10) Student educator means an educator candidate who is participating in
an academic residency and placed in a school- or community-based setting.

(11) Student educator stipend program means the student educator stipend
program created in section 23-3.9-302.

(12) Teacher means a person employed to instruct students enrolled in a
public school.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1220), ch. 239, p. 1767, � 2, effective May 26. L. 2023: (7) and (12) amended, (HB 23-1001), ch. 56, p. 199, � 1, effective April 10; (2) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2011, � 16, effective August 7.