§ 22-81.5-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Information Technology Education Act”. Source: L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 834, § 1, effective June 1.

§ 22-81.5-102. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: The use of information technology and digital electronics has achieved such a high level of pervasiveness in society that any person who is unfamiliar with or lacks knowledge in the use of technological or digital equipment or systems is at a distinct disadvantage both economically and […]

§ 22-81.5-103. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Department” means the department of education created in section 24-1-115, C.R.S. “Facility school” means an approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-402 (1). “Grant program” means the Colorado information technology education grant program created in section 22-81.5-104. “Information technology education” means education in the […]

§ 22-81.5-104. Colorado Information Technology Education Grant Program – Created – Rules

There is hereby created the Colorado information technology education grant program to provide moneys to school districts, charter schools, and facility schools to use in integrating information technology education into the public school curriculum for grades nine through twelve. The department shall administer the grant program through the acceptance, review, and recommendation of applications submitted […]

§ 22-81.5-105. Information Technology Education Grants – Applications – Criteria for Awards

Any school district, charter school, or facility school that seeks to participate in the grant program shall submit an application to the department in the form and according to deadlines established by rule of the state board. The application shall include the following information: If the applicant is a school district, the names of the […]

§ 22-81.5-106. Reports

Each school district, charter school, and facility school that receives a grant through the grant program shall, by the close of each academic year for which the grant was awarded, submit to the department a report specifying the following information: The manner in which the grant moneys were used; The progress made toward achieving the […]

§ 22-81.5-107. Information Technology Education Fund – Created

There is hereby created in the state treasury the information technology education fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, for the purpose of funding information technology education grants through the grant program. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any gifts, grants, donations, and […]