Colorado § 23-3.9-301 - Definitions - repeal.

§ 23-3.9-301. Definitions - repeal.

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Academic residency" means a sixteen-week or a thirty-two-week intentional clinical experience for student educators who are placed in a school- or community-based setting.

(2) "Approved program of preparation" means an approved educator preparation program, as defined in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b), including a preparation program for school counselors, or an alternative teacher program, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (5).

(3) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education created and existing pursuant to article 1 of this title 23.

(4) "Department" means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114.

(5) "Educator" means a teacher or a school counselor.

(6) "Educator test stipend program" means the educator test stipend program created in section 23-3.9-303.

(7) "Eligible student" means a student who is:

(a) Enrolled in an approved program of preparation;

(b) Eligible for financial assistance because the student's expected family contribution does not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the maximum federal Pell-eligible expected family contribution; and

(c) (I) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, eligible for financial assistance because the student's expected family contribution does not exceed three hundred percent of the maximum federal Pell-eligible expected family contribution.

(II) This subsection (7)(c) is repealed, effective January 31, 2027.

(8) "Institution of higher education" means a public postsecondary institution authorized by the commission to offer approved programs of preparation.

(9) "School counselor" means a person who holds a special services provider license with a school counselor endorsement issued pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 or who is otherwise endorsed or accredited by a national association to provide school counseling services.

(10) "Student educator" means an educator candidate who is participating in an academic residency and placed in a school- or community-based setting.

(11) "Student educator stipend program" means the student educator stipend program created in section 23-3.9-302.

(12) "Teacher" means a person employed to instruct students enrolled in a public school.

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1220), ch. 239, p. 1767, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2023: (7) and (12) amended, (HB 23-1001), ch. 56, p. 199, § 1, effective April 10; (2) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2011, § 16, effective August 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 23-258, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.