C.R.S. Section 22-32-138.5
Educational stability grant program

  • application
  • grants
  • fund created
  • rules
  • report
  • definition

(1)

There is created within the department of education the educational stability grant program, referred to in this section as the “grant program”, to provide grant money to education providers to use in providing academic and social-emotional services and supports to highly mobile students. Subject to available appropriations, commencing with the 2019-20 fiscal year, the state board of education shall award educational stability grants to preschool, elementary, and secondary education providers from money appropriated from the educational stability grant program fund created in subsection (4) of this section.

(2)

The state board of education shall adopt rules pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, for implementation of the grant program. At a minimum, the rules must include:

(a)

Timelines and procedures by which an education provider may apply for a grant;

(b)

The information to be included on grant applications, including at a minimum:

(I)

The number of highly mobile students the education provider served in the previous school year, which shall include children or youth who at any time during the academic year were homeless, as defined in section 22-1-102.5; were in noncertified kinship care, as defined in section 19-1-103; were students in out-of-home placement, as defined in section 22-32-138; or were migrant children, as defined in section 22-23-103;

(II)

A description of services to be provided through the grant, including a description of innovative practices to address barriers for students;

(III)

A description of the need for the services to be provided through the grant;

(IV)

An estimated cost to provide services through the grant;

(V)

Criteria for measurement of the effectiveness of services provided through the grant;

(VI)

A description of the education provider’s existing policies and practices relating to the transfer of student records between education providers;

(VII)

The education provider’s collaboration with county departments to make best-interest determinations and to provide transportation, when needed;

(VIII)

The provision of services for students who receive special education services;

(IX)

Access to extracurricular activities for students who receive special education services;

(X)

Transition practices relating to school moves for students; and

(XI)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

Engagement in academic supports, such as work-based learning.

(B)

As used in this subsection (2)(b)(XI), “work-based learning” has the same meaning as set forth in section 8-83-601 (15).

(3)

Each education provider that seeks a grant pursuant to this section must submit an application to the department of education in accordance with the rules adopted by the state board of education. The department of education shall review the grant applications received and recommend grant recipients and grant amounts to the state board. The state board shall annually award grants through the grant program after considering the department’s recommendations.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The educational stability grant program fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (4)(b) of this section and any money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund, including money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department of education may expend money from the fund for the purposes of this section.

(b)

The department of education may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The department of education shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(c)

The department of education may expend money annually appropriated from the fund for reasonable and necessary administrative expenses incurred in implementing this section and in evaluating and providing technical assistance to education providers that receive grants pursuant to this section.

(d)

Any money in the fund not expended for the purposes of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(e)

The department of education is encouraged to direct to the fund any federal money received by the department that may be used for the purposes specified in this section.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before March 31, 2019, and on or before March 31 each year thereafter, the department of education shall evaluate the educational stability services provided by each education provider that received a grant pursuant to this section in the preceding fiscal year; except that the department of education need not provide an evaluation for any fiscal year in which grants were not awarded. At a minimum, the department of education shall review:

(I)

The outcomes and effectiveness of the services provided as measured by the demonstrated degree of educational stability;

(II)

The improvement in school attendance;

(III)

The reduction in behavioral and discipline incidents;

(IV)

The increase in grade-level promotion;

(V)

The reduction in the dropout rate; and

(VI)

The increase in the graduation and completion rates for the grant recipients’ schools.

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

The department of education shall report the evaluation results to the education committees of the senate and of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, in conjunction with the report submitted pursuant to section 22-14-111.

(II)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required pursuant to subsection (5)(b)(I) of this section continues indefinitely.

Source: Section 22-32-138.5 — Educational stability grant program - application - grants - fund created - rules - report - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑32‑101
Corporate status of school districts
22‑32‑102
Corporate status - when questioned
22‑32‑103
Board of education - general powers and duties
22‑32‑104
Organization of board of education - definition
22‑32‑105
Duties - president and vice-president
22‑32‑106
Duties - secretary
22‑32‑107
Duties - treasurer
22‑32‑108
Meetings of the board of education - legislative intent
22‑32‑108.5
Board of education - distribution of additional mill levy revenue - definitions - legislative declaration
22‑32‑109
Board of education - specific duties - definitions
22‑32‑109.1
Board of education - specific powers and duties - safe school plan - conduct and discipline code - safe school reporting requirements - school response framework - school resource officers - definitions
22‑32‑109.2
Board of education - specific duties - adoption of policy
22‑32‑109.3
Board of education - specific duties - student records
22‑32‑109.4
Colorado School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act - board of education - specific duties
22‑32‑109.5
Board of education - specific duties - testing requirements - developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans
22‑32‑109.6
Board of education - specific duties - class size reduction plans - alternative student achievement plans - definitions
22‑32‑109.7
Board of education - specific duties - employment of personnel - definitions
22‑32‑109.8
Applicants selected for nonlicensed positions - submittal of form and fingerprints - prohibition against employing persons - department database
22‑32‑109.9
Licensed personnel - submittal of fingerprints
22‑32‑110
Board of education - specific powers - definitions
22‑32‑110.6
Board of education - specific powers - “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”
22‑32‑110.7
Board of education - specific powers - drug testing
22‑32‑111
Power of eminent domain
22‑32‑112
Oil and gas leases
22‑32‑113
Transportation of pupils - when
22‑32‑114
Transportation by parents of own children
22‑32‑115
Tuition for resident school-age children
22‑32‑116
Exclusion of nonresidents - exception
22‑32‑116.5
Extracurricular and interscholastic activities - definitions
22‑32‑117
Miscellaneous fees
22‑32‑118
Summer schools - continuation, evening, and community education programs
22‑32‑118.5
Intervention strategies - students at risk of dropping out - legislative declaration
22‑32‑118.6
Intervention strategies - improving mathematics outcomes - definitions
22‑32‑119
Kindergartens - definition
22‑32‑119.5
Full-day kindergarten - phase-in plan - report - legislative declaration
22‑32‑120
Food services - facilities - school food authorities - rules
22‑32‑121
Facsimile signature
22‑32‑122
Contract services, equipment, and supplies
22‑32‑123
Penalty
22‑32‑124
Building codes - zoning - planning - fees - rules - definitions
22‑32‑124.3
Energy-efficient design of school buildings and structures required - definitions
22‑32‑126
Principals - employment and authority
22‑32‑127
Leases or installment purchases for periods exceeding one year
22‑32‑128
Use of school vehicles by residents of district
22‑32‑131
Voter approval of repayment of loans for capital improvements made to a growth district
22‑32‑132
Diplomas - veterans
22‑32‑133
American sign language
22‑32‑133.5
Computer science courses - legislative declaration
22‑32‑134.5
Healthy beverages policy required
22‑32‑135
Financial literacy curriculum - definition
22‑32‑136
Children’s nutrition - healthful alternatives - information - facilities - local wellness policy - competitive foods
22‑32‑136.3
Children’s nutrition - no trans fats in school foods - definitions - rules
22‑32‑136.5
Children’s wellness - physical activity requirement - legislative declaration
22‑32‑137
Community service and service-learning
22‑32‑138
Out-of-home placement students - school stability, transfer, and enrollment procedures - absences - exemptions - provision of academic supports - report - definitions
22‑32‑138.5
Educational stability grant program - application - grants - fund created - rules - report - definition
22‑32‑139
Food allergies and anaphylaxis policy required
22‑32‑140
Standardized immunization policy required
22‑32‑141
Student awaiting trial as adult - educational services - definitions
22‑32‑142
Parent engagement - policy - communications - incentives
22‑32‑143
Local fiscal impact summaries
22‑32‑144
Restorative justice practices - legislative declaration
22‑32‑145
Native American language and culture instruction - general credit
22‑32‑146
School use of on-site peace officers as school resource officers
22‑32‑147
Use of restraints on students - certain restraints prohibited - reports and review process - rules - definitions
22‑32‑148
Food donations to nonprofit organizations encouraged
22‑32‑149
District scholarship programs - authorized
22‑32‑150
Contracting for facial recognition service by schools prohibited - definition - repeal
22‑32‑151
Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in eligible schools - compliance with public health requirements - repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-32-138.5’s source at colorado​.gov