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)

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(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
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

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