Section 22-105.5-103 - DefinitionsAs used in this article 105.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Academic enrichment" means supplementary programming and services designed to improve or enhance a student's academic success in reading, language arts, mathematics, and science.(2) "Affordable" means available to students at a rate determined by a scale based on the student's household income. The scale may range from no cost to no more than one hundred dollars per fiscal year per student.(3) "Comprehensive" means available to students, at a minimum:(a) Four days per calendar week during the school year, totaling no less than ten hours during the calendar week, except during a winter seasonal break; and(b) No less than an average of twenty-five hours per calendar week during the summer seasonal break.(4) "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115.(5) "Eligible entity" means an entity that meets the eligibility criteria set forth in section 22-105.5-105.(6) "Grant program" means the out-of-school time program grant program created pursuant to section 22-105.5-104.(7) "Out-of-school time program" means a program that:(a) Is available to students who are enrolled in a public school in kindergarten through twelfth grade; and(b) Provides affordable and comprehensive academic enrichment and related services during times when school is not in session, including before school, after school, seasonal breaks, staff in-service days, staff conference days, or the fifth day of the week if the program serves students who are enrolled in a public school that operates on a four-day week.(8) "State board of education" or "state board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.Added by 2024 Ch. 234,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.2024 Ch. 234, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).