As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Approved facility school" means an educational program that is operated by a facility to provide educational services to students placed in the facility and that, pursuant to section 22-2-407 (2), has been placed on the list of facility schools that are approved to receive reimbursement for providing educational services to students placed in a facility.
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant tosection 24-1-115, C.R.S.
"Facility" means a day treatment center, residential child care facility, or other facility licensed by the department of human services pursuant to section 26-6-104, C.R.S., or a hospital licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5103, C.R.S.
"Placed in a facility" means a student is in a facility due to:
A court order or other action by a public entity in Colorado; or
The student's determination, if the student is a homeless child as defined in section22-1-102.5.
"School district" means a school district organized and existing pursuant to law butdoes not include a local college district.
"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.
"Student" means a child or youth who has attained three years of age on or beforeAugust 1 and who is under twenty-one years of age.
"Unit" means the facility schools unit created within the department pursuant to section 22-2-403.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1376, § 1, effective May 27.