The general assembly finds that: While ensuring cognitive development and strong academic outcomes for Colorado’s students is of paramount importance, focus must also be placed on the whole student, including their physical, psychological, and social health and development; Not only does physical education instruction reduce childhood obesity and foster a lifetime commitment to physical activity […]
As used in this article 99, unless the context otherwise requires: “Applicant” means a Colorado school or school district applying to participate in the pilot program. “Comprehensive quality physical education” means the program of comprehensive quality physical education instruction described in section 22-99-103 (5). “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to […]
There is created in the department the health and wellness through comprehensive quality physical education instruction pilot program for the purpose of awarding grants to eligible schools or school districts to implement a program of comprehensive quality physical education instruction, as described in subsection (5) of this section. A school or school district awarded a […]
Subject to available appropriations, the department shall issue a request for proposals for a program evaluation of the pilot program to be completed no later than October 1, 2023. The cost of the program evaluation must not exceed one hundred eighty thousand dollars for the duration of the pilot program through completion of the program […]
For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate one million one hundred thousand dollars from the marijuana tax cash fund, created in section 39-28.8-501, to the department to implement the pilot program. Any money appropriated for the pilot program pursuant to this section that is not expended prior to July 1, 2020, […]
This article 99 is repealed, effective July 1, 2024. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-246), ch. 151, p. 1801, § 10, effective May 10.
