2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 22 - Education
General and Administrative
Article 2 - Department - Commissioner
Part 3 - Data Reporting and Technology
§ 22-2-303. Definitions

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

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education appointed pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(2) "Current data technology system" means the data technology system or systems in use by the department as of May 23, 2007.

(3) "Data dictionary" means an essential component of data management adopted by the department pursuant to section 22-2-305 that defines all of the data elements the department collects from school districts and public schools and describes the methods by which the department collects the data through the single statewide data collection system.

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

(5) "EDAC" means the education data advisory committee created pursuant to section 22-2-304.

(6) "Public school" means a public school as provided in section 22-1-101, including a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title.

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