Colorado § 23-3.9-401 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-3.9-401 — Definitions

Colorado § 23-3.9-401

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Educator Recruitment and Retention Programs

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-3.9-401 (2026).

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)and (2) Repealed.

(3)Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education.

(4)Educator means a teacher, principal, or special services provider as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (19).

(5)Facility school means an approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).

(6)Qualified loan means an educational loan incurred while completing a program of preparation, including an alternative teacher preparation program approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, that leads to educator licensure pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, or a bachelor's or master's degree in the area in which the educator is employed in a qualified position.

(7)Qualified position means:

(a)A hard-to-staff educator p

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) and (2) Repealed.

(3) Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education.

(4) Educator means a teacher, principal, or special services provider as
defined in section 22-60.5-102 (19).

(5) Facility school means an approved facility school, as defined in section
22-2-402 (1).

(6) Qualified loan means an educational loan incurred while completing a
program of preparation, including an alternative teacher preparation program
approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, that leads to educator licensure
pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, or a bachelor's or master's degree in the area in
which the educator is employed in a qualified position.

(7) Qualified position means:

(a) A hard-to-staff educator position in a rural school or rural school district,
or in a facility school that is in a rural school district, identified by the department of
education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6);

(b) A hard-to-staff educator position in a content shortage area identified
pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6) in a Colorado public school, a school operated by
a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility
school; or

(c) An educator position in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a
board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility
school.

(8) Rural school or rural school district means a public school or school
district identified by the department of education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102
(6).

(9) School or public school means a public school that serves any of
grades kindergarten through twelve and that derives its support, in whole or in part,
from money raised by a general state or school district tax. A public school includes
a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of
title 22, by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of
title 22, or by the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind pursuant to section 22-80-102 (4).

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1220), ch. 239, p. 1773, � 3, effective May 26. L. 2023: (1) and (2) repealed and (4) and (7) amended, (HB 23-1001), ch. 56, p. 200, � 4, effective April 10.