Colorado § 28-3-1703 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 28-3-1703 — Definitions

Colorado § 28-3-1703

Title 28Military and

Art.National Guard

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 28-3-1703 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Eligible youth means a person who has voluntarily consented, with the written permission of his or her parent or guardian if the person is a minor, to participate in the National Guard youth challenge corps program and the United States congressional youth awards program and to act in accordance with program requirements. Additionally, an eligible youth shall be:

(a)At least sixteen years of age but less than nineteen years of age;

(b)A high school dropout, suspended or expelled from school, habitually truant, or otherwise habitually disruptive in school;

(c)Economically and educationally disadvantaged;

(d)Unemployed;

(e)Drug-free;

(f)Free of felony convictions or capital offenses, not indicted or charge

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As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Eligible youth means a person who has voluntarily consented, with the
written permission of his or her parent or guardian if the person is a minor, to
participate in the National Guard youth challenge corps program and the United
States congressional youth awards program and to act in accordance with program
requirements. Additionally, an eligible youth shall be:

(a) At least sixteen years of age but less than nineteen years of age;

(b) A high school dropout, suspended or expelled from school, habitually
truant, or otherwise habitually disruptive in school;

(c) Economically and educationally disadvantaged;

(d) Unemployed;

(e) Drug-free;

(f) Free of felony convictions or capital offenses, not indicted or charged
with a crime, and not on parole or probation for anything other than juvenile status
offenses; and

(g) Physically and mentally capable of participating in the program with
reasonable accommodations for physical or other disabilities.

(1.5) Fund means the youth challenge corps program fund created in
section 28-3-1704 (5)(b).

(2) High school equivalency examination means the state-board-approved
battery of tests that are designed to measure the major outcomes and concepts
generally associated with four years of high school education and that are
administered at a testing center that has been approved by the department of
education based on geographic need and testing volume.

(3) Program means the youth challenge corps program authorized and
described in section 28-3-1704.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire part added, (HB 09-1280), ch. 384, p. 2084, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2014: (2) amended, (SB 14-058), ch. 102, p. 384, � 21, effective April 7. L. 2025: (1.5) added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2085, � 247, effective August 6.