Colorado § 22-11-601 - Colorado school awards program - created - rules.
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§ 22-11-601. Colorado school awards program - created - rules.
(1) There is hereby established the Colorado school awards program, to be administered by the department. The state board shall promulgate rules for the administration of this part 6 and the program. The rules shall include but need not be limited to procedures for transmitting the financial awards to public schools of school districts and institute charter schools that demonstrate outstanding performance.
(2) In addition to the monetary awards made and distributed pursuant to sections 22-11-602, 22-11-603, 22-11-603.5, and 22-11-605, the state board may annually apply moneys from the school awards program fund created in section 22-11-605 to provide tangible items of recognition, such as banners or trophies, to schools that are identified as eligible to receive the John Irwin schools of excellence awards, the governor's distinguished improvement awards, the centers of excellence awards, and the academic growth awards created in section 22-11-603.7.
Source: L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1518, § 1, effective May 21; (2) amended, (SB 09-256), ch. 294, p. 1570, § 40, effective May 21. L. 2010: (2) amended, (SB 10-018), ch. 49, p. 189, § 1, effective March 29. L. 2014: (2) amended, (HB 14-1385), ch. 272, p. 1093, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2048, § 85, effective August 6.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 22-11-301 as it existed prior to 2009.
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