§ 22-105-101. Short Title

The short title of this article 105 is the “Fifth-day Academic Enrichment and Support Grant Program Act”. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1006), ch. 382, p. 2555, § 1, effective June 30.

§ 22-105-102. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly finds that: Colorado has more schools on a four-day school week than any other state in the country; One hundred eleven of Colorado’s one hundred seventy-eight school districts are on a four-day school week, representing more than eighty thousand children; Many school districts made the decision to move to a four-day school […]

§ 22-105-103. Definitions

As used in this article 105, unless the context otherwise requires: “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115. “Eligible community-based organization” means a community-based nonprofit organization that meets the eligibility criteria set forth in section 22-105-105. “Eligible rural school district” means a school district that the department determines is […]

§ 22-105-104. Fifth-Day Academic Enrichment and Support Grant Program – Created – Use of Grants – Rules

There is created in the department the fifth-day academic enrichment and support grant program to provide grants to eligible community-based nonprofit organizations and eligible rural school districts to provide supplemental enrichment programming and related enrichment activities and services to children in preschool through high school who attend a public school that operates on a four-day […]

§ 22-105-105. Grant Program Eligibility – Application – Criteria – Awards

To be eligible to receive a grant, a community-based organization must: Be a nonprofit organization with experience in providing before- and after-school programs for children or other supplemental enrichment programming to school-aged children; Have a relationship or partnership with a local school district that operates on a four-day school week in which the nonprofit organization […]

§ 22-105-106. Reporting Requirements

On or before February 15 in each fiscal year in which a grant is awarded or renewed, each eligible community-based organization and eligible rural school district that receives a grant through the grant program shall submit a report to the department. At a minimum, the report must include the following information, if applicable: The number […]

§ 22-105-107. Fifth-Day Academic Enrichment and Support Grant Program Fund

There is created in the state treasury the fifth- day academic enrichment and support grant program fund. The fund consists of 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 of money in the fund to the […]