Colorado § 22-91-102 - Definitions.

§ 22-91-102. Definitions.

As used in this article 91, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.

(2) "Education provider" means a school district, a board of cooperative services, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title, or a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title.

(2.5) "First-generation college student" means:

(a) An individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or

(b) In the case of an individual who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.

(3) "Postsecondary service provider" means an independent agency whose primary purpose is to provide career and college preparatory services to students.

(4) "Program" means the school counselor corps grant program created in section 22-91-103.

(5) "Recipient school" means a school at which an education provider will use money received from the program to either increase the number of school counselors or otherwise raise the level of school counseling provided.

(5.5) "School" means a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school.

(6) "School counselor" means a person who holds a special services provider license with a school counselor endorsement issued pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22 or who is otherwise endorsed or accredited by a national association to provide school counseling services. "School counselor" includes a person who holds a special services intern authorization pursuant to section 22-60.5-111 (3).

(7) Repealed.

(8) "State board" means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(9) "Work-based learning" has the same meaning as set forth in section 8-83-601 (15).

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1355, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2014: (2.5) added and (7) amended, (SB 14-150), ch. 214, p. 800, § 1, effective May 16. L. 2017: IP and (5) amended, (5.5) added, and (7) repealed, (SB 17-068), ch. 138, p. 464, § 7, effective August 9. L. 2018: (6) amended, (HB 18-1309), ch. 269, p. 1662, § 6, effective August 8. L. 2022: (9) added, (SB 22-140), ch. 357, p. 2565, § 14, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-068, see section 1 of chapter 138, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 22-140, see section 1 of chapter 357, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.