Colorado § 22-1-145.5 - Policies related to chosen names - definition.
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§ 22-1-145.5. Policies related to chosen names - definition.
(1) As used in this section, "local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of this title 22 that operates one or more public schools, or a facility school approved pursuant to section 22-2-407.
(2) If a local education provider or its employees, an educator, or a contractor, as defined in section 22-1-143, chooses to enact or enforce a policy related to names, that policy must be inclusive of all reasons that a student might adopt a name that differs from the student's legal name.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1312), ch. 205, p. 928, § 6, effective May 16.
Cross references: For the short title ("Kelly Loving Act") in HB 25-1312, see section 1 of chapter 205, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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