C.R.S.
Section 26.5-1-114
Tribal regalia at preschool graduation ceremonies
- definitions
(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(a)
“Graduation attire” means attire that a preschool requires a student to wear as part of the dress code for a graduation ceremony.(b)
“Qualifying student” means a student who is a descendant of people who were living in North America prior to the time people from Europe began settling in North America, is an enrolled member of a federally recognized or state-recognized Indian tribe, or is a lineal descendant of a tribally enrolled parent or grandparent.(c)
“Tribal regalia” means a tribe’s traditional dress or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance and includes the following items of cultural significance:(I)
Tribal symbols;(II)
Beads; and(III)
Feathers, in line with the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918”.(d)
“Tribe” means a tribe, band, nation, or Alaskan Native village that is recognized by federal law or that a state formally acknowledges.(2)
A qualifying student may wear tribal regalia during a graduation ceremony; except that a qualifying student who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not wear eagle feathers. Wearing tribal regalia includes decorating graduation attire with tribal regalia; except that a qualifying student who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not decorate with eagle feathers.(3)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
An immediate family member of a qualifying student may wear and display tribal regalia during the qualifying student’s graduation ceremony if the immediate family member is:(I)
An enrolled member of a tribe;(II)
Eligible to be enrolled as a member of a tribe; or(III)
A lineal descendant of a tribally enrolled parent or grandparent.(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a) of this section, an immediate family member who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not wear eagle feathers.(4)
A preschool shall not prohibit a qualifying student or the qualifying student’s immediate family from wearing and displaying tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony.(5)
This section applies to all preschool graduations.
Source:
Section 26.5-1-114 — Tribal regalia at preschool graduation ceremonies - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.5.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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