§ 22-33-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “School Attendance Law of 1963”. Source: L. 63: p. 861, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-20-1.
§ 22-33-102. Definitions
As used in this article 33, unless the context otherwise requires: “Academic year” means that portion of the school year during which the public schools are in regular session, beginning about the first week in September and ending about the first week in June of the next year, or that portion of the school year […]
§ 22-33-103. Free Education – Tuition May Be Charged, When
Any resident of this state who has attained the age of six years and is under the age of twenty-one years is entitled to attend public school in the school district of which he is a resident, during the academic year when the schools of the district are in regular session, and without the payment […]
§ 22-33-103.5. Attendance of Homeless Children and Youth – Definitions
Equal access to school. Nothing in this article 33 shall be construed to prohibit a child or youth from attending a public school without the payment of tuition solely because the child or youth is a homeless child as defined in section 22-1-102.5. Place of residence of a homeless child or youth. A child or […]
§ 22-33-104. Compulsory School Attendance
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, every child who has attained the age of six years on or before August 1 of each year and is under the age of seventeen years, except as provided by this section, shall attend public school for at least the following number of hours during […]
§ 22-33-104.5. Home-Based Education – Legislative Declaration – Definitions – Guidelines
The general assembly hereby declares that it is the primary right and obligation of the parent to choose the proper education and training for children under his care and supervision. It is recognized that home-based education is a legitimate alternative to classroom attendance for the instruction of children and that any regulation of nonpublic home-based […]
§ 22-33-104.7. Eligibility for the General Educational Development Tests
A student who is sixteen years of age and who submits written evidence of a need to take the high school equivalency examination to be eligible for an educational or vocational program is eligible to sit for the high school equivalency examination after complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements in regard to high school […]
§ 22-33-105. Suspension, Expulsion, and Denial of Admission
No child who has attained the age of six years and is under the age of twenty-one shall be suspended or expelled from or be denied admission to the public schools, except as provided by this article. In addition to the powers provided in section 22-32-110, the board of education of each district may: Delegate […]
§ 22-33-106. Grounds for Suspension, Expulsion, and Denial of Admission
The following may be grounds for suspension or expulsion of a child from a public school during a school year: Continued willful disobedience or open and persistent defiance of proper authority; Willful destruction or defacing of school property; Behavior on or off school property that is detrimental to the welfare or safety of other pupils […]
§ 22-33-106.1. Suspension – Expulsion – Preschool Through Second Grade – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Charter school” means a charter school that is authorized by a school district board of education pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or an institute charter school that is authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 […]
§ 22-33-106.3. Disciplinary Investigations – Parental Presence – Student Statements – Definition
A public school employee shall not use a student’s statement concerning an act alleged to have been committed by the student that results in mandatory expulsion pursuant to section 22-33-106 (1)(d), in the expulsion hearing, unless the statement is signed by the student and a parent, guardian, or legal or physical custodian is present when […]
§ 22-33-106.5. Information Concerning Offenses Committed by Students
Upon adjudication or conviction of a person under the age of eighteen years for an offense specified in section 22-33-106 (1)(d), the adjudicating juvenile court or the convicting district court, whichever is applicable, shall notify the school district in which the person is enrolled that the person is subject to mandatory expulsion based on the […]
§ 22-33-107. Enforcement of Compulsory School Attendance – Definitions
The board of education of each school district shall designate one or more of the employees of the district to act as attendance officer for the district. It is the attendance officer’s duty in appropriate cases to counsel with students and parents and investigate the causes of nonattendance and report to the local board of […]
§ 22-33-107.5. Notice of Failure to Attend
Except as otherwise set forth in subsection (2) of this section, a school district shall notify the appropriate court or parole board if a student fails to attend all or any portion of a school day, where the school district has received notice from the court or parole board: Pursuant to section 19-2.5-305 (3)(a)(X) that […]
§ 22-33-108. Judicial Proceedings
Those courts having jurisdiction over juvenile matters in a judicial district shall have original jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the provisions of this article. (1.5) (a) All proceedings brought under this article shall be commenced in the judicial district in which the child resides or is present. When proceedings commence under this article […]
§ 22-33-109. Regulations
The state board may prescribe necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this article. Source: L. 63: p. 866, § 10. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-20-10.
§ 22-33-110. Jurisdiction – Board of Education
Nothing in this article, except for the provisions of section 22-33-104 (2)(b) and the attendance records required under section 22-1-114, shall be construed to give the state board of education or any board of education jurisdiction over the internal affairs of any nonstate independent or parochial school in this state. Source: L. 83: Entire section […]