§ 22-2-101. Short Title
This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Department of Education Act of 1964”. Source: L. 64: R&RE, p. 528, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-1-1.
§ 22-2-102. Definitions
As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner of education” or “commissioner” means the office of the commissioner of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution. “Department of education” or “department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, […]
§ 22-2-103. Department of Education
The department of education shall include the following: The state board of education; The commissioner of education, assistant commissioners of education, and other officers and employees of the department; The state library, created in section 24-90-104, C.R.S.; The Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, as provided for in article 80 of this title; […]
§ 22-2-104. Offices and Positions – Nature
As a matter of legislative determination, the offices of commissioner of education, assistant commissioners of education, and all positions of employment classified by the board as director, consultant, supervisor, or instructor are declared to be educational in nature and administrators of the department and not under the state personnel system in accordance with section 13 […]
§ 22-2-105. State Board of Education – Composition
The state board of education shall consist of one member elected from each congressional district in the state and, if the total number of congressional districts of the state is an even number, one member elected from the state at large. The members of the state board of education serving on April 30, 1982, shall […]
§ 22-2-105.5. State Board of Education – Definitions – Vacancies – Procedure for Filling
As used in this section: “Party congressional central committee” means the committee established pursuant to section 1-3-103 (3), C.R.S. “State central committee” means the committee established pursuant to section 1-3-103 (2), C.R.S. Any vacancy occurring on the state board that may occur by reason of death, removal, or resignation from office, or removal from the […]
§ 22-2-106. State Board – Duties – Rules
It is the duty of the state board: To exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state and the educational programs maintained and operated by all state governmental agencies for persons who have not completed the twelfth-grade level of instruction; To adopt, on or before May 15, 2013, a comprehensive set of guidelines […]
§ 22-2-106.5. State Board – Duties With Regard to Student Data – Memorandum of Understanding
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2-111 (3)(a), the state board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on or before September 1, 2006, with the Colorado commission on higher education to adopt a policy to share student data. At a minimum, the policy shall ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in conformance with […]
§ 22-2-107. State Board – Power
The state board has the power: To perform all duties delegated to it by law; To employ personnel, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, as may be necessary for the performance of powers and duties delegated to the state board, the commissioner, and the department; To promulgate […]
§ 22-2-108. Federal Financial Assistance
The state board of education is authorized to accept, use, and administer all moneys and properties granted or made available to the state or any agency thereof for an educational purpose, except those moneys and properties granted or made available for such purpose to another such agency specifically designated. If it is necessary to execute […]
§ 22-2-109. State Board of Education – Additional Duties – Teacher Standards – Principal Standards
The state board of education shall: Repealed. (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186 , § 2, effective June 1, 1999.) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186 , § 2, effective June 1, 1999.) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, […]
§ 22-2-110. Commissioner of Education – Oath – Qualifications – Tenure
The commissioner of education shall be the chief state school officer and executive officer of the department of education. He or she shall possess the professional qualifications described in subsection (4) of this section and such additional professional qualifications as may be deemed appropriate for the office by the state board. The commissioner shall be […]
§ 22-2-111. Commissioner of Education – Office – Records – Confidential Nature
The commissioner shall have an office at the seat of the government where he shall keep an official seal and all books and papers pertaining to the business affairs of his office. He shall be entitled to reimbursements for necessary travel and subsistence expenses, incurred either within or without the state, in accordance with regulations […]
§ 22-2-112. Commissioner – Duties – Report – Legislative Declaration – Repeal
Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner has the following duties: To advise the state board concerning the current operation and status of the public schools and upon other educational matters; To supply the state board with such information as it may require and to prepare for the board to transmit annually […]
§ 22-2-113. Commissioner – Powers
Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner has the following powers: To perform all duties which may be required by law; To issue instructions to school district officers and employees concerning the government of the public schools under their control; To prescribe forms and items to be included in reports submitted by […]
§ 22-2-113.8. Department of Education – Additional Local Revenues – Distribution to Schools – Annual Report
For the 2014-15 budget year and each budget year thereafter, each school district shall report the total amount of additional local property tax revenues the district is authorized to collect in addition to the district’s total program mill levy, but not including amounts authorized pursuant to section 22-40-110, article 42 of this title, or article […]
§ 22-2-114.1. Dropout Rates – Collection of Data on Grades Seven Through Twelve
The general assembly hereby declares that the dropout rate indicates a waste of economic and human potential. Therefore a correct assessment of the number of students who fail to complete high school in the typical length of time is necessary in order to fully recognize and correct the problem. The state board of education shall […]
§ 22-2-116. Additional Power – Waiver of Reporting Requirements – Review of Reporting Requirements
The commissioner may waive any requirements imposed by this title as to the reporting of data to the department or the state board by any school district which is eligible to receive the minimum amount of state moneys under the provisions of article 54 of this title, if the commissioner finds that any benefits from […]
§ 22-2-116.5. Department of Education – Student-Level Course Completion Data
Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, the department shall annually collect student-level course completion data, consistent with state and federal privacy laws, from each local education agency in the state. The department shall establish a definition of course completion that may be consistently understood and applied and that must be periodically revised as appropriate. In […]
§ 22-2-117. Additional Power – State Board – Waiver of Requirements – Rules
Upon application of the board of education of any school district, the state board, except as prohibited in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), may waive any of the requirements imposed by this title or by rule promulgated by the state board. The state board shall grant the waiver if it determines that it would […]