C.R.S. Section 22-30.5-513
Institute charter schools

  • funding
  • at-risk supplemental aid
  • legislative declaration
  • definitions

(1)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Accounting district” means the school district within whose geographic boundaries an institute charter school is physically located.

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

“Accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues” means the greater of:

(A)

The accounting district’s per pupil funding plus the accounting district’s at-risk per pupil funding plus the accounting district’s English language learner per pupil funding; or

(B)

Minimum per pupil funding as calculated pursuant to section 22-54-104 (3.5)(d).

(II)

Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) to the contrary, in a budget year in which an accounting district receives minimum per pupil funding as calculated pursuant to section 22-54-104 (3.5)(d), “accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues” means minimum per pupil funding as calculated pursuant to section 22-54-104 (3.5)(d).

(c)

“Accounting district’s at-risk funding” means the amount of funding for at-risk pupils in the accounting district determined in accordance with the formulas described in section 22-54-104 (4).

(d)

“Accounting district’s at-risk per pupil funding” means the amount of funding determined in accordance with the following formula:

(The accounting district’s at-risk funding divided by the accounting district’s funded pupil count)

x (the institute charter school’s percentage of at-risk pupils divided by the accounting district’s percentage of at-risk pupils).

(d.2)

“Accounting district’s English language learner funding” means the amount of funding for English language learner pupils in the accounting district determined in accordance with the formula described in section 22-54-104 (4.3).

(d.4)

“Accounting district’s English language learner per pupil funding” means the amount of funding determined in accordance with the following formula:

(The accounting district’s English language learner funding divided by the accounting district’s funded pupil count)

x (the institute charter school’s percentage of English language learner pupils divided by the accounting district’s percentage of English language learner pupils).

(e)

“Accounting district’s funded pupil count” shall have the same meaning as the term “district funded pupil count” defined in section 22-54-103 (7).

(f)

“Accounting district’s per pupil funding” means the per pupil funding calculated for the accounting district pursuant to the formula described in section 22-54-104 (3).

(g)

“Accounting district’s per pupil online funding” means online funding, as specified in section 22-54-104 (4.5), for any budget year divided by the online pupil enrollment.

(h)

“Administrative overhead costs” means all actual and reasonable costs incurred by the institute as a result of its performance of its obligations pursuant to this part 5. “Administrative overhead costs” shall not include any costs incurred in order to deliver services that an institute charter school may purchase at its discretion.

(i)

“At-risk pupils” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-54-103 (1.5).

(i.5)

“English language learner pupils” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-54-103 (6.5).

(j)

“Online pupil enrollment” means:

(I)

Repealed.

(II)

For the 2008-09 budget year, and for budget years thereafter, the number of pupils, on the pupil enrollment count day within the applicable budget year, enrolled in, attending, and actively participating in a multi-district online school, as defined in section 22-30.7-102 (6), created pursuant to article 30.7 of this title by the institute charter school.

(k)

“Pupil enrollment” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-54-103 (10).

(l)

“Qualified charter school” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-54-124 (1)(f.6).

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

As part of the charter contract, the institute charter school and the institute shall agree on funding and any services to be provided by the institute or by other parties to the institute charter school.

(b)

For budget year 2004-05 and budget years thereafter, each institute charter school and the institute shall negotiate funding under the charter contract at a minimum of ninety-five percent of the institute charter school’s accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues for each pupil enrolled in the institute charter school who is not an online pupil and ninety-five percent of the institute charter school’s accounting district’s per pupil online funding for each online pupil enrolled in the institute charter school. The institute may retain three percent of the accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues for each pupil, who is not an online pupil, enrolled in the institute charter school and three percent of the accounting district’s per pupil online funding for each online pupil enrolled in the institute charter school.

(b.5)

For purposes of calculating an institute charter school’s funding pursuant to this subsection (2):

(I)

If the institute charter school operates a full-day kindergarten educational program, the pupils enrolled in the program are counted as full-day pupils; except that a student enrolled as less than a full-time pupil is counted in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board; and

(II)

If the institute charter school operates a half-day kindergarten educational program, the pupils enrolled in the program are counted as half-day pupils and the number of pupils enrolled in the institute charter school must include the supplemental kindergarten enrollment as defined in section 22-54-103 (15).

(c)

Each institute charter school shall pay an amount equal to the per pupil cost incurred by the institute in providing federally required educational services, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in the institute charter school. At either party’s request, the institute charter school and the institute may negotiate and include in the charter contract alternate arrangements for the provision of and payment for federally required educational services, including, but not necessarily limited to, a reasonable reserve not to exceed five percent of the institute’s total budget for providing federally required educational services. The reserve shall only be used by the institute to offset excess costs of providing services to students with disabilities enrolled in any institute charter school.

(d)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, the institute shall provide to each institute charter school an itemized accounting of all the institute’s administrative overhead costs.

(II)

Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, the institute shall provide to each institute charter school an itemized accounting of all the actual costs of any additional services the institute charter school chose at its discretion to purchase as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of this section. Any difference between the amount initially charged to the institute charter school and the actual cost shall be reconciled and paid to the owed party.

(e)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

An institute charter school shall not charge the parent of a child enrolled in a kindergarten educational program tuition to attend any portion of the program and shall not charge the parent fees for the child to attend the program other than fees that are routinely charged to the parents of students enrolled in other grades and are applicable to the kindergarten educational program.

(II)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(e)(I) of this section to the contrary, if the general assembly amends the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of this title 22, to count a student enrolled in kindergarten only as a half-day pupil, with or without the addition of supplemental kindergarten enrollment as defined in section 22-54-103 (15) for purposes of calculating the funded pupil count as defined in section 22-54-103 (7), an institute charter school may charge the student’s parents tuition or a fee for the portion of the school day for which it does not receive funding for the student pursuant to the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”; except that the amount of tuition or fee charged shall not exceed the amount of tuition or fee that the institute charter school charged to attend a full-day kindergarten educational program for the 2018-19 budget year, adjusted for inflation and prorated by the percentage of the school day for which the student is no longer funded by the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”. As used in this subsection (2)(e)(II), “inflation” means the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid by all urban consumers, or its applicable successor index.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before November 10 of each year, the institute shall certify to the state board each institute charter school’s pupil enrollment and online pupil enrollment for that year. In certifying the pupil enrollment of each institute charter school to the state board, the institute shall specify the number of pupils enrolled in half-day kindergarten; the number of pupils enrolled in full-day kindergarten; the number of pupils enrolled in first grade through twelfth grade, specifying those who are enrolled as full-time students and those who are enrolled as less than full-time students; the number of expelled pupils receiving educational services pursuant to section 22-33-203; the number of pupils receiving educational programs under the “Exceptional Children’s Educational Act”, article 20 of this title; and the number of at-risk pupils. The institute shall also notify the department as to whether each institute charter school is a qualified charter school.

(b)

For purposes of the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of this title, the department shall add the pupils enrolled in an institute charter school to the funded pupil count and the online pupil enrollment of the institute charter school’s accounting district.
(4)(a)(I) For each institute charter school, the department shall withhold from the state equalization payments of the institute charter school’s accounting district an amount equal to one hundred percent of the accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues multiplied by the number of pupils enrolled in the institute charter school who are not online pupils plus an amount equal to one hundred percent of the accounting district’s per pupil online funding multiplied by the number of online pupils enrolled in the institute charter school. The department shall forward to the institute the amount withheld minus an amount not to exceed one percent of the amount withheld that the department may retain as reimbursement for the reasonable and necessary costs to the department to implement the provisions of this part 5.

(I.5)

The institute shall forward to each institute charter school an amount equal to the institute charter school’s pupil enrollment multiplied by the accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues of the institute charter school’s accounting district, minus:

(A)

The amount withheld not to exceed one percent retained by the department pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a);

(B)

Repealed.

(C)

Any amount agreed to by the institute and the institute charter school for repayment of a loan to the institute charter school from the institute charter school assistance fund created in section 22-30.5-515.5;

(D)

Any amount withheld pursuant to section 22-30.5-406 for the direct payments made by the state treasurer of principal and interest due on bonds issued on behalf of the institute charter school by a governmental entity for the purpose of financing institute charter school capital construction;

(E)

An amount equal to three percent of the amount calculated for the institute charter school pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), which amount shall be credited to the account created pursuant to section 22-30.5-506 (4) and used to offset administrative overhead costs; and

(F)

The amount agreed to in the institute charter contract for any additional services, as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (4).

(II)

Repealed.

(b)

As part of the institute charter school contract, the institute charter school and the institute board shall agree on the services, other than necessary administration, oversight, and management services, to be provided to the institute charter school by any third party with which the institute or institute charter school contracts and the costs of the services.

(c)

For budget years 2004-05 through 2010-11, the amount of funding specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) shall reflect the one-percent increase in the statewide base per pupil funding for state fiscal years 2001-02 through 2010-11 received by school districts as required by section 17 of article IX of the state constitution.

(d)

Repealed.

(4.5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

For the 2012-13 budget year and each budget year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate to the charter school institute the amount calculated for at-risk supplemental aid pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (4.5) for each institute charter school whose percentage of at-risk pupils is less than the percentage of at-risk pupils in the accounting district. At-risk supplemental aid is additional funding and does not supplant any other funding allocated pursuant to this section. The charter school institute shall pass through one hundred percent of an institute charter school’s at-risk supplemental aid to the institute charter school.

(b)

The institute charter school’s at-risk supplemental aid is equal to one-half of the difference between one hundred percent of the accounting district’s per pupil revenues and one hundred percent of the accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues for each pupil enrolled in the district charter school, not including online pupils or pupils enrolled in the ASCENT or TREP program.

(c)

For purposes of this subsection (4.5), unless the context otherwise requires, “accounting district’s per pupil revenues” has the same meaning as the term “district per pupil revenues” defined in section 22-30.5-112.

(d)

If the appropriation to the charter school institute is insufficient to fund one hundred percent of the at-risk supplemental aid calculated pursuant to this subsection (4.5), the charter school institute shall reduce each institute charter school’s at-risk supplemental aid proportionately.
(5)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-089), ch. 440, p. 2435, § 4, effective June 4, 2009.)(5.5)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if a district charter school converts to an institute charter school pursuant to section 22-30.5-510, the converted school’s per pupil revenues or adjusted per pupil revenues, whichever is applicable, and at-risk supplemental aid continue to be calculated pursuant to section 22-30.5-112 or 22-30.5-112.1, whichever is applicable, and section 22-30.5-112.2, as the funding applied to the converted school before the conversion; except that this subsection (5.5) does not apply if the converted school was authorized by a small rural school district, as described in section 22-54-108 (3)(b)(IV), before the conversion.

(b)

Repealed.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The governing body of an institute charter school is authorized to accept gifts, donations, or grants of any kind made to the institute charter school and to expend or use said gifts, donations, or grants in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the donor; however, no gift, donation, or grant shall be accepted by the governing body if subject to any condition contrary to law or contrary to the terms of the charter contract between the institute charter school and the institute.

(b)

Moneys received by an institute charter school from any source and remaining in the institute charter school’s accounts at the end of a budget year shall remain in the institute charter school’s accounts for use by the institute charter school during subsequent budget years and shall not revert to the state. Moneys remaining in the institute charter school’s accounts upon revocation or nonrenewal of the charter contract shall revert to the institute; except that any gifts shall be disposed of in accordance with any conditions prescribed by the donor that are not contrary to law.

(7)

and (8) Repealed.

(9)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

For the 2004-05 budget year, and for each budget year thereafter, the proportionate share of moneys generated under federal or state categorical aid programs shall be directed to institute charter schools serving students eligible for such aid.

(b)

Each institute charter school that receives federal or state categorical aid shall comply with all applicable federal and state reporting requirements to receive such aid.

(10)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before December 1, 2009, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter, a representative from the governing board of each institute charter school and the institute board shall meet to review the level of funding received by the institute as a result of the moneys withheld by the institute for the amount of actual costs incurred by the institute in providing necessary administration, oversight, and management services to the institute charter schools. The institute charter school representatives and the institute board shall, at a minimum, review, for each budget year beginning with the 2004-05 budget year, the amount of moneys annually appropriated to the institute, the amount of costs incurred by the institute, and the services provided by the institute.

(b)

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 15, 2010, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter, the institute board shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, the findings of the review described in subsection (10)(a) of this section and any recommendations for legislative changes regarding the operations of the institute.

(c)

The provisions of this subsection (10) shall not be interpreted as limiting the authority of the institute or the institute board in making decisions concerning operations of the institute or the use of institute moneys.

(11)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

For the 2022-23 budget year, the general assembly shall appropriate three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars from the general fund to the institute to distribute to eligible institute charter schools.

(b)

As used in this subsection (11), “eligible institute charter school” means an institute charter school, at least fifty percent of the student population of which receives special education services through the administrative unit of the institute.

Source: Section 22-30.5-513 — Institute charter schools - funding - at-risk supplemental aid - legislative declaration - definitions, 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
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-30.5-513’s source at colorado​.gov