As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
- “Board of education” means the board of education of a school district.
(1.5) “Charter authorizer” means a school district, the state charter school institute, or the board of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind acting in the capacity of authorizing a public charter school.
(1.7) “Charter school” means a charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title, an institute charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title, or a charter school authorized pursuant to section 22-80-102 (4)(b).
- “Child care agency” means a facility defined as a child care center pursuant to the provisions of section 26-6-102 (5), C.R.S.
(2.5) “Colorado preschool program” means all the district preschool programs established in the state pursuant to the provisions of this article.
- “Department” means the department of education.
- “District advisory council” means the district preschool program advisory council established by a school district pursuant to the provisions of section 22-28-105.
- “District preschool program” means a preschool program established by a school district pursuant to the provisions of section 22-28-107.
- “Head start agency” means the local public or private nonprofit agency designated by the federal department of health and human services to operate a head start program under the provisions of Title V of the federal “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964”, as amended.
- “Parent” includes a legal guardian or any other person who has physical custody of the child.
- “School district” means any public school district organized under the laws of Colorado or an institute charter school created pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title. “School district” shall not include a local college district.
(8.5) “State board” means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
- (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1224 , § 36, effective May 22, 2008.)
Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 825, § 40, effective May 24. L. 92: (9) amended, p. 492, § 11, effective May 26. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 266, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2006: (4), (5), and (9) amended and (8.5) added, p. 684, § 27, effective April 28. L. 2007: (8) amended, p. 743, § 23, effective May 9. L. 2008: (2.5) added and (5) and (9) amended, p. 1224, § 36, effective May 22. L. 2009: (4) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1953, § 46, effective August 5. L. 2012: (1.5) and (1.7) added, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, p. 1332, § 50, effective June 4. L. 2016: (2) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 762, § 37, effective June 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting subsection (2.5) and amending subsections (5) and (9), see section 1 of chapter 286, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.