Colorado § 22-33-107.5 - Notice of failure to attend.

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§ 22-33-107.5. Notice of failure to attend.

(1) Except as otherwise set forth in subsection (2) of this section, a school district shall notify the appropriate court or parole board if a student fails to attend all or any portion of a school day, where the school district has received notice from the court or parole board:

(a) Pursuant to section 19-2.5-305 (3)(a)(X) that the student is required to attend school as a condition of release pending an adjudicatory trial;

(b) Pursuant to section 17-22.5-404, 18-1.3-204, 19-2.5-1103 (4), 19-2.5-1108 (9), or 19-2.5-1203 (1) or (3) that the student is required to attend school as a condition of or in connection with any sentence imposed by the court, including a condition of probation or parole; or

(c) Pursuant to section 13-10-113 (8), C.R.S., that the student is required to attend school as a condition of or in connection with any sentence imposed by a municipal court.

(2) If the school district has notice that a student who is required to attend school as a condition of release or as a condition of or in connection with any sentence imposed by a court, including a condition of probation or parole, has enrolled in a nonpublic home-based educational program, pursuant to section 22-33-104.5, or in an independent or parochial school, the school district shall notify the appropriate court or parole board and shall no longer be required to notify the court or parole board, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, if the student fails to attend.

Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1683, § 11, effective January 1, 1997. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 62, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 322, § 13, effective April 7. L. 2002: (1)(b) amended, p. 1528, § 235, effective October 1. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (HB 10-1374), ch. 261, p. 1187, § 8, effective May 25. L. 2019: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 19-108), ch. 294, p. 2730, § 29, effective July 1. L. 2021: IP(1), (1)(a), and (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 740, § 100, effective October 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1)(b), see section 2 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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