Colorado § 24-37.5-902 - Definitions.

§ 24-37.5-902. Definitions.

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Colorado broadband office" or "broadband office" means the Colorado broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903 (1).

(2) "Community anchor institution" means a:

(a) School;

(b) Library;

(c) Hospital or other health-care facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103;

(d) Law enforcement, emergency medical service provider, or other public safety agency; or

(e) Community support organization, agency, or local government facility that provides outreach, access, equipment, or support services to facilitate greater use of broadband throughout the community, especially greater use by vulnerable populations within the community, such as low-income, unemployed, and senior populations.

(3) "Device" means an electronic device that enables access to or use of the internet.

(4) "Digital inclusion grant program" or "grant program" means the digital inclusion grant program created in section 24-37.5-904 (1).

(5) "Digital inclusion grant program fund" or "fund" means the fund created in section 24-37.5-904 (2) for use by the broadband office for implementing the grant program.

(6) "Digital literacy" means the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate, analyze, create, and communicate information.

(7) "Last-mile broadband infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that delivers an internet connection to an end user.

(8) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule municipality, county, city and county, council of governments, or metropolitan district that lies wholly within the unincorporated part of a county.

(9) "Metropolitan district" has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103 (10).

(10) "School" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-1-108 (7)(g)(II) including the Auraria higher education center governed pursuant to article 70 of title 23, a school district created pursuant to article 30 of title 22, a charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, the state charter school institute established in section 22-30.5-503, an institute charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, an adult education provider as defined in section 22-10-103 (1.5) but excluding a private provider, or an Indian tribe or nation that operates a public school in Colorado.

(11) "Telehealth" has the meaning set forth in section 10-16-123 (4)(e).

(12) "Unserved area" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102 (32).

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1289), ch. 371, p. 2446, § 7, effective June 28.