2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 22 - Education
Compensatory Education
Article 20 - Education of Exceptional Children
Part 1 - Education of Children With Disabilities
§ 22-20-104. Administration - advisory committee - rules

(1) (a) This part 1 shall be administered by the department. Administration of this part 1 shall include the recommendation to the state board of reasonable rules necessary to implement this part 1, including but not limited to:

(I) Minimum standards for administrative units, state-operated programs, approved facility schools, and personnel;

(II) Criteria for determining disability and eligibility for special education services;

(III) Procedures regarding the identification of children with disabilities, including but not limited to part C child find and part B child find activities described in section 22-20-118;

(IV) Requirements for parental consent, including but not limited to parental consent for the evaluation of children with disabilities and the initial provision of special education services;

(V) Required IEP content and procedures for IEP development, review, and revision;

(VI) Application of school discipline procedures to children with disabilities;

(VII) Required procedural safeguards;

(VIII) Procedures for special education dispute resolution;

(IX) Extended school year services; and

(X) Requirements pursuant to the IDEA regarding children with disabilities who are enrolled in private schools.

(XI) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1483, § 12; (HB 11-1077), ch. 30, p. 75, § 4, effective August 10, 2011.)

(b) The state board shall adopt appropriate recommendations as rules to implement this part 1 following public comment and hearing. The rules promulgated by the state board shall be in accord with the legislative declaration set forth in section 22-20-102.

(c) An administrative unit, a state-operated program, or an approved facility school that provides plans, programs, or services that do not comply with the rules adopted by the state board will be provided by the department with a detailed analysis of any discrepancies noted along with specific recommendations for their correction. Applicable federal and state funding will be provided or continued for a reasonable period of time, as determined by the department, to allow the administrative unit, state-operated program, or approved facility school an opportunity to comply with such rules.

(2) (a) In order to assist the state board in the performance of its responsibilities for the implementation of this part 1, the state board shall appoint a state special education advisory committee of an appropriate size. The members of the advisory committee shall be representative of the state population and shall be composed of persons involved in or concerned with the education of children with disabilities, including parents of children with disabilities ages birth through twenty-six years; individuals with disabilities; teachers; representatives of institutions of higher education that prepare special education and related services personnel; state and local education officials, including officials who carry out activities under section 22-33-103.5; administrators of programs for children with disabilities; representatives of other state agencies involved in the financing or delivery of related services to children with disabilities; representatives of private schools, district charter schools, and institute charter schools; at least one representative of a vocational, community, or business organization concerned with the provision of transition services to children with disabilities; a representative from child welfare services in the department of human services established pursuant to section 26-5-102, C.R.S.; and representatives from the division of youth corrections in the department of human services and from the department of corrections. A majority of the members of the advisory committee shall be individuals with disabilities or parents of children with disabilities. Members shall be appointed for terms as determined by the by-laws of the advisory committee. Any additions to the composition of the advisory committee shall be made pursuant to the procedures of the state board.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 694, § 6, effective April 20, 1991.)

(3) Repealed.

(4) To comply with this section, the department shall maintain a special education data and information system on children, personnel, costs, and revenues, and such data and information shall be used to ensure that state moneys provided to administrative units under the provisions of section 22-20-106 and other applicable revenues are being spent only on special education expenditures.

(5) and (6) Repealed.

(7) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1077), ch. 30, p. 75, § 4, effective August 10, 2011.)

(b) Repealed.