C.R.S. Section 22-30.5-503
State charter school institute

  • establishment
  • rules

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is established, as an independent agency in the department of education, the state charter school institute. The institute is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of education.

(b)

In addition to any other powers or duties granted by law to the institute, the institute shall:

(I)

Review institute charter school applications and assist in the establishment of institute charter schools throughout the state;

(II)

Assist in the conversion of a school district charter school to an institute charter school pursuant to section 22-30.5-510 (1);

(III)

Approve or deny institute charter school applications and revoke, renew, or refuse to renew institute charter school contracts; and

(IV)

Monitor the operations of institute charter schools and the academic achievement of students attending institute charter schools, including compliance with applicable state and federal accountability requirements.

(c)

The institute is authorized to enter into contracts or service agreements with any public or private contractor to provide administrative services or technical assistance to institute charter schools pursuant to this part 5. Any such contract or service agreement shall also include provisions establishing liquidated damages and penalties for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract and shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the institute board.

(2)

It is the intent of the general assembly that the institute shall exist to model best practices in authorizing charter schools and make those practices available to school districts.

(3)

For purposes of federal law, the state charter school institute shall be a local educational agency, deemed to be a public authority legally constituted within the state for the administrative control and direction of, and to perform a service function for, public elementary schools and secondary schools in the state.

(3.5)

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(a)

The state charter school institute may act as the fiscal manager for purposes of grant management for a district charter school, an institute charter school, or a consortium of charter schools that chooses to apply for a grant through a nonformulaic, competitive grant program created by a federal or state statute or program; except that the provisions of this subsection (3.5) shall not apply to an application for:

(I)

A grant program created in the federal “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., as amended, or in its implementing regulations.
(II)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB11-1089), ch. 55, p. 147, § 1, effective March 25, 2011.)(b) In acting as a fiscal manager for purposes of grant management pursuant to this subsection (3.5), the institute shall treat district charter schools and institute charter schools equally.

(c)

The institute board, by rule, may establish a fee that a district charter school, an institute charter school, or a consortium of charter schools shall pay if it requests that the institute act as the fiscal manager for purposes of grant management for the charter school or consortium of charter schools pursuant to this subsection (3.5). The amount of the fee must not exceed the direct costs incurred by the institute in implementing the provisions of this subsection (3.5). Any amount received by the institute from fees paid pursuant to this subsection (3.5) is continuously appropriated to the institute for the costs incurred in implementing this subsection (3.5). The institute board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (3.5).

(d)

The state board shall promulgate rules to establish processes, guidelines, and eligibility for a single school or consortium of schools to apply for grants and programs pursuant to this section.

(4)

For purposes of the “Exceptional Children’s Educational Act”, article 20 of this title, the state charter school institute shall be considered an administrative unit, responsible for assisting in the delivery of federally required services to students enrolled in institute charter schools. The institute may provide or contract for the provision of services to a student enrolled in an institute charter school.

(5)

The state charter school institute shall be responsible for monitoring the fiscal management of each institute charter school. Each institute charter school shall annually provide to the institute the results of an independent financial audit of the institute charter school. The institute shall report to the state board the same financial information in the same format that school districts are required to report to the state board pursuant to this title. Institute charter schools shall compile and report to the institute the same financial information in the same format that charter schools are required to report to school districts pursuant to part 1 of this article.

(6)

The institute and institute charter schools shall be deemed part of the thorough and uniform system of free public schools to be established and maintained by the general assembly, as required in section 2 of article IX of the state constitution. The state board shall have general supervision of institute charter schools, as required in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(7)

The institute, by virtue of its functions and duties, shall not be deemed to be a school district for any purpose.

(8)

The institute and the institute board are agencies of the state for purposes of the public records provisions of part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., and state public bodies for purposes of the open meetings provisions of part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S.

Source: Section 22-30.5-503 — State charter school institute - establishment - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑30.5‑101
Short title 22‑30.5‑102
Legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑103
Definitions 22‑30.5‑104
Charter school - requirements - authority - rules - definitions 22‑30.5‑104.7
Charter school networks - authority - definitions 22‑30.5‑104.9
Charter schools - status as public entities - requirements - charter school boards of directors and school leaders - duties - conflicts - applicable law - definitions 22‑30.5‑105
Charter schools - contract contents - regulations 22‑30.5‑105.3
Charter schools - alternative administrative units - process 22‑30.5‑106
Charter application - contents 22‑30.5‑107
Charter application - process 22‑30.5‑107.3
Optional charter school application timeline for rural school districts 22‑30.5‑107.5
Dispute resolution - governing policy provisions - appeal 22‑30.5‑108
Appeal - standard of review - procedures 22‑30.5‑109
Charter schools - reporting - publicizing - limits on enrollment - moratorium prohibited 22‑30.5‑110
Charter schools - term - renewal of charter - grounds for nonrenewal or revocation 22‑30.5‑110.3
Nonrenewal or revocation - qualified charter school - exceptions 22‑30.5‑110.5
Background investigation - charter school employees - information provided to department - definitions 22‑30.5‑110.7
Fingerprint-based criminal history record checks - charter school employees - procedures - exceptions - definitions 22‑30.5‑111
Charter schools - employee options 22‑30.5‑112
Charter schools - financing - guidelines - definitions 22‑30.5‑112.1
Charter schools - exclusive jurisdiction districts - authorized on or after July 1, 2004 - financing - definitions 22‑30.5‑112.2
Charter schools - at-risk supplemental aid - definitions - legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑112.3
Charter schools - additional aid from district 22‑30.5‑112.5
Charter schools - transportation plans 22‑30.5‑113
State board - department of education - duties - charter schools - evaluation - report 22‑30.5‑115
Construction of article - severability 22‑30.5‑116
Charter schools - school bullying policies required 22‑30.5‑117
Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans 22‑30.5‑118
Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in school district mill levy elections - eligibility - allocation of additional local revenues - definitions 22‑30.5‑119
Mill levy for charter school operating revenues 22‑30.5‑120
Charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan 22‑30.5‑301
Legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑302
Definitions 22‑30.5‑303
Independent charter schools - request for proposals - response contents 22‑30.5‑304
Review committee - membership - recommendations 22‑30.5‑305
Independent charter schools - selection 22‑30.5‑306
Independent charter schools - charter - term 22‑30.5‑307
Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion 22‑30.5‑308
Independent charter schools - employee options - financing options - guidelines 22‑30.5‑401
Short title 22‑30.5‑402
Legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑403
Definitions 22‑30.5‑404
Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in district bond elections - eligibility - allocation of bond revenues 22‑30.5‑405
Mill levy for charter school capital construction 22‑30.5‑406
Direct payment of charter school bonds by the state treasurer and school districts 22‑30.5‑407
State charter school debt reserve fund - creation - use of fund moneys - legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑408
Replenishment of qualified charter school debt service reserve funds - additional responsibilities - state treasurer - qualified charter schools - definitions 22‑30.5‑409
Annual reports on bonds issued on behalf of charter schools - review by state auditor 22‑30.5‑501
Legislative declaration 22‑30.5‑502
Definitions 22‑30.5‑503
State charter school institute - establishment - rules 22‑30.5‑503.5
School response framework 22‑30.5‑504
Institute chartering authority - institute charter schools - exclusive authority - retention - recovery - revocation 22‑30.5‑505
State charter school institute - institute board - appointment - powers and duties - rules 22‑30.5‑506
State charter school institute fund - created 22‑30.5‑507
Institute charter school - requirements - authority - rules - definitions 22‑30.5‑508
Institute charter schools - contract contents - regulations 22‑30.5‑509
Institute charter school application - contents 22‑30.5‑510
Institute charter school application - process - rule-making 22‑30.5‑511
Institute charter schools - term - renewal of contract - grounds for nonrenewal or revocation - appeal 22‑30.5‑511.3
Nonrenewal or revocation - qualified charter school - exceptions 22‑30.5‑511.5
Background investigation - prohibition against employing persons - institute charter school employees’ information provided to department 22‑30.5‑512
Institute charter schools - employee retirement funds 22‑30.5‑513
Institute charter schools - funding - at-risk supplemental aid - legislative declaration - definitions 22‑30.5‑513.1
Mill levy equalization - fund created - legislative declaration - definitions 22‑30.5‑514
Institute charter school - capital reserve, risk management, and instructional purposes 22‑30.5‑515
Institute charter school - additional aid 22‑30.5‑515.5
Institute charter school assistance fund - created - grants - loans - rules 22‑30.5‑516
Notice of precollegiate admission guidelines - report to Colorado commission on higher education 22‑30.5‑517
Institute charter school nutritional beverage policy 22‑30.5‑518
Institute charter school food allergy and anaphylaxis management policy required 22‑30.5‑519
Institute charter school standardized immunization information policy 22‑30.5‑520
Parent engagement - policy - communications - incentives 22‑30.5‑521
Institute charter schools - school bullying policies required 22‑30.5‑522
Restorative justice practices 22‑30.5‑523
Intervention strategies - students at risk of dropping out 22‑30.5‑524
Institute charter schools - children’s nutrition - no trans fats in school foods - definitions - rules 22‑30.5‑525
Individual career and academic plans 22‑30.5‑526
Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans 22‑30.5‑526.5
Intervention strategies - improving mathematics outcomes - definitions 22‑30.5‑527
Institute charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan 22‑30.5‑528
Institute charter schools - use of restraints on students - certain restraints prohibited - reports and review process - complaints and investigations - rules - definitions 22‑30.5‑529
Contracting for facial recognition service by institute charter schools prohibited - definition - repeal 22‑30.5‑530
Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in eligible schools - compliance with public health requirements - repeal 22‑30.5‑601
Short title 22‑30.5‑602
Definitions 22‑30.5‑603
Charter school collaborative - creation - public status - structure 22‑30.5‑604
Charter school collaborative - nonexclusive 22‑30.5‑605
Administration fee 22‑30.5‑701
Short title 22‑30.5‑702
Definitions 22‑30.5‑703
Emergency powers - request - orders - process - rules 22‑30.5‑704
Excess benefits - cancellation of contracts - civil action and penalty
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-30.5-503’s source at colorado​.gov