(1) Upon designation of a district of innovation, the state board shall waive any statutes or rules specified in the school district's innovation plan as they pertain to the innovation schools or innovation school zones of the district of innovation; except that the state board shall not waive:
Any statutes specified in section 22-2-117 (1)(b);
Any provision of article 64 of this title; or
Any statutes that are not included in this title, including but not limited to article 51 of title 24, C.R.S.
(2) Each district of innovation continues to be subject to all statutes and rules that are not waived by the state board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, including but not limited to all statutes and rules concerning implementation of:
The state assessment requirements specified in section 22-7-1006.3;
Article 11 of this title; and
The requirements of the federal "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001", 20 U.S.C. sec.
6301 et seq.
Designation as a district of innovation shall not affect a school district's:
Total program funding calculated pursuant to the "Public School Finance Act of 1994", article 54 of this title; or
Eligibility for funding under, or the amount received through, a categorical program,as defined in section 22-55-102 (4).
Each district of innovation that receives a waiver pursuant to this section shall specify the manner in which the innovation school or the schools within the innovation school zone shall comply with the intent of the waived statutes or rules and shall be accountable to the state for such compliance.
(a) If the local school board for a district of innovation revises an innovation plan as provided in section 22-32.5-110, the local school board may request additional waivers or changes to existing waivers as necessary to accommodate the revisions to the innovation plan, and the state board shall grant the additional waivers or changes to existing waivers if it determines that the new or changed waivers would enhance educational opportunity, standards, and quality within the innovation schools or innovation school zones of the district of innovation and are fiscally feasible. In requesting a new waiver or a change to an existing waiver, the local school board shall demonstrate the consent of a majority of the teachers and a majority of the administrators employed at and a majority of the school advisory committee for each public school that is affected by the new or changed waiver.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), a waiver that is granted pursuant to this section shall continue to apply to a public school so long as the public school continues to be designated as an innovation school or included in an innovation school zone.
Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1427, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2009: (2)(b) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1543, § 45, effective May 21. L. 2015: IP(2) and (2)(a) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 725, § 35, effective May 20. L. 2017: (5)(a) amended, (HB 17-1271), ch. 343, p. 1813, § 2, effective August 9.