§ 22-2-135. Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management – Rules
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado School Children’s Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act”. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “appropriate staff” means employees of a school whom the principal or equivalent executive in consultation with the school nurse of the school determines to be […]
§ 22-2-136. Additional Duty – State Board – Individual Career and Academic Plans – Standards – Rules
On or before February 1, 2010, the state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, to establish standards for individual career and academic plans for students enrolled in the public schools in the state. An individual career and academic plan must be designed to assist a […]
§ 22-2-137. State Schools – Legislative Declaration – Feasibility Study – Authority to Contract – Funding
The general assembly finds that some states have created state and residential schools to provide educational programs and student support services for students who are at risk of academic failure. The general assembly further finds that early reports of results achieved by some of these schools indicate that this may be a promising approach to […]
§ 22-2-138. State Environmental Education Plan – Fund Created
Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the department, in consultation with the department of natural resources, shall develop and the state board shall adopt a state plan for environmental education. At a minimum, the state plan for environmental education shall address strengthening the reach and coordination of environmental education in public […]
§ 22-2-139. Memorandum of Understanding – Notification of Risk – Rules
On or before July 1, 2011, the state department of human services and the department of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the enrollment of students in the public school system from a state-licensed day treatment facility, facility school, or hospital licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-3-101. The memorandum of understanding […]
§ 22-2-141. Early Literacy Assessment Tool – Request for Proposals – Software – Hardware – Training – Distribution – Legislative Declaration
By October 1, 2012, the department shall issue a request for proposals for the purchase of an early literacy assessment tool that teachers may use to obtain real-time assessments of the reading skill levels of students enrolled in kindergarten and first, second, and third grades and, based on the assessment results, generate intervention plans and […]
§ 22-2-144. Bullying Prevention and Education Policies – Short Title – Study
The short title of this section is “Ashawnty’s Law”. The department shall research approaches, policies, and practices related to bullying prevention and education used by education providers in other states. On or before July 1, 2019, after consideration of the research conducted pursuant to this subsection (2)(a), the department, in consultation with the school safety […]
§ 22-2-145. Media Literacy – Committee – Report – Strategic Plan – Resource Bank – Definition – Rules
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “media literacy” means the: Ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act through the various forms of media; Ability to analyze the reliability of information, claims, and sources presented in the various forms of media; and Practice of digital citizenship, including norms of appropriate and […]
§ 22-2-146. Department of Education – Covid-19-Related Education Loss – Strategies – Resources – Report – Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds that: Due to the public health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public schools in Colorado have had to cease in-person instruction for repeated and extended periods of time during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years; Research suggests that these periods of remote learning, as well as trauma experienced by students […]
§ 22-2-147. Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Grant Program – Eligibility – Rules – Report – Definitions
There is created in the department the menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program in order to provide menstrual hygiene products at no expense to students. A grant recipient shall ensure that menstrual hygiene products are accessible to a student regardless of the student’s gender identity. A grant recipient shall use the award to acquire and […]