Colorado § 23-78-303 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-78-303 — Definitions

Colorado § 23-78-303

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Teacher Preparation Programs

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-303 (2026).

Text

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

(1)Agreement means a teaching fellowship program agreement as described in section 23-78-305.

(2)Approved educator preparation program has the same meaning as provided in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b).

(3)Eligible student means an in-state student, as defined in section 23-7-102, who is enrolled in the final year of an approved educator preparation program at an institution of higher education.

(4)Institution of higher education or institution means:

(a)A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102;

(b)A local district college that offers an approved educator preparation program; or

(c)A private college or university, as defined in section 23-2-102, that is authorized pursuant to arti

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

(1) Agreement means a teaching fellowship program agreement as
described in section 23-78-305.

(2) Approved educator preparation program has the same meaning as
provided in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b).

(3) Eligible student means an in-state student, as defined in section 23-7-102, who is enrolled in the final year of an approved educator preparation program
at an institution of higher education.

(4) Institution of higher education or institution means:

(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102;

(b) A local district college that offers an approved educator preparation
program; or

(c) A private college or university, as defined in section 23-2-102, that is
authorized pursuant to article 2 of this title 23 and offers an approved educator
preparation program.

(4.5) Remote school district means a school district in Colorado,
irrespective of pupil enrollment, that is more than fifty miles from the nearest large,
urbanized area.

(5) Rural charter school means a charter school that is authorized by a
rural school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22 or an institute
charter school that is authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to
part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22 and is located within a rural school district.

(6) Rural local education provider means a remote school district, a rural
school district, a rural charter school, or a board of cooperative services that
operates a public school that is located within a rural school district.

(7) Rural school district means a school district in Colorado that the
department of education determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the
school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large,
urbanized area.

(8) Stipend means a teaching fellowship stipend distributed to a teaching
fellow as wages for employment or as state-based financial aid as provided in
section 23-78-306.

(9) Teaching fellow means an eligible student who participates in a
teaching fellowship program.

(10) Teaching fellowship program or program means a teaching
fellowship program created by a rural local education provider and an institution of
higher education pursuant to an agreement as described in section 23-78-305.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1814, � 1, effective May 10. L. 2020: (8) amended, (SB 20-158), ch. 198, p. 971, � 5, effective June 30. L. 2021: (4.5) added and (6) amended, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1340, � 27, effective September 7. L. 2023: (2) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2013, � 22, effective August 7.