As used in this article 35.6, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of education appointed by the state boardof education pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
"Department" means the department of education created and operating pursuant tosection 24-1-115.
"Education leadership council" means the council convened by executive order B2017-001 in 2017 to identify the vision and strategic plan for education in Colorado.
"Innovative learning opportunities" means learning experiences that usually occuroutside of the classroom. "Innovative learning opportunities" may include work-based learning, such as apprenticeships, competency-based learning projects, capstone projects, and other learning experiences that are designed to support students in developing and demonstrating personal skills, entrepreneurial skills, civic and interpersonal skills, and professional skills as described by the department.
"Innovative learning plan" or "plan" means a local education provider's plan to provide a variety of innovative learning opportunities to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
"Local education provider" means a school district organized pursuant to article 30 ofthis title 22, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.
"Pilot program" means the high school innovative learning pilot program created insection 22-35.6-103.
"Rural local education provider" means:
A school district in Colorado that the department determines is rural, based on thegeographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area;
A district charter school that is authorized by a school district described in subsection(8)(a) of this section; and
An institute charter school that is located within the geographic boundaries of a school district described in subsection (8)(a) of this section.
"Small suburban school district" means a school district that is located in a suburbanarea, as identified by the department, and that enrolls fewer than two thousand students.
"State board" means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 ofarticle IX of the state constitution.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-216), ch. 150, p. 1777, § 1, effective May 10.