§ 22-43.7-116. Open Record and Open Meetings
In exercising their powers and duties pursuant to this article, the board and the division shall be subject to the open meetings provisions of the “Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972”, article 6 of title 24, C.R.S., as set forth in part 4 of said article, and the open records provisions set forth in article 72 […]
§ 22-43.7-201. Full-Day Kindergarten Facility Capital Construction Fund – Creation – Grants – Definitions
The full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund, referred to in this part 2 as the “fund”, is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment […]
§ 22-43.7-202. Applications for Grants and Matching Grants – Rules
Each applicant for a grant or matching grant pursuant to this part 2 shall submit an application to the board no later than July 1 for the budget year commencing on that July 1. An individual school of a school district, including a district charter school, may apply for a grant or matching grant through […]
§ 22-43.7-203. Full-Day Kindergarten Facility Capital Construction Projects – Prioritization
From the applications submitted for grants or matching grants pursuant to section 22-43.7-202, the board shall annually prepare a prioritized list of capital construction projects to provide facilities for full-day kindergarten programs. The board shall then determine the type and amount of the grant or matching grant to be awarded to each eligible capital construction […]
§ 22-43.7-102. Legislative Findings and Declarations
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Colorado school districts, boards of cooperative services, and charter schools have differing financial abilities to meet students’ fundamental educational needs, including the need for new public schools and renovations or for controlled maintenance at existing public schools so that unsafe, deteriorating, or overcrowded facilities do not impair […]
§ 22-43.7-103. Definitions
As used in this article 43.7, unless the context otherwise requires: “Applicant” means any entity that may directly or indirectly submit an application for financial assistance to the board if the entity submits such an application, including: A school district; A board of cooperative services; A charter school; and The Colorado school for the deaf […]
§ 22-43.7-104. Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund – Creation – Crediting of Money to Fund – Use of Fund – Emergency Reserve – Creation – Reserve Account – Creation and Use
The public school capital construction assistance fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The principal of the assistance fund shall consist of all moneys transferred or credited to the assistance fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. All interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of moneys in the assistance fund […]
§ 22-43.7-105. Division of Public School Capital Construction Assistance – Creation – Director – Function – Powers and Duties
There is hereby created within the department a division of state government to be known and designated as the division of public school capital construction assistance, the head of which shall be the director of the division of public school capital construction assistance. Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the […]
§ 22-43.7-106. Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board – Creation – General Powers and Duties – Rules
There is hereby created within the department the public school capital construction assistance board, which shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions under the department as if the same were transferred to the department by a type 1 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article […]
§ 22-43.7-107. Public School Facility Construction Guidelines – Establishment by Board – Use
The board shall establish public school facility construction guidelines for use by the board in assessing and prioritizing public school capital construction needs throughout the state as required by section 22-43.7-108, reviewing applications for financial assistance, and making recommendations to the state board regarding appropriate allocation of awards of financial assistance from the assistance fund […]