(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning with the budget year 1996-97 and for budget years thereafter through the 2014-15 budget year, the teachers employed by the school shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy adopted pursuant to section 22-63-401, as of January 1 of the previous fiscal year, by resolution of the board of education of the school district within the boundaries of which the main campus of the school is located.
Beginning with the 2015-16 budget year and for budget years thereafter, the teachersthat the school employs shall be compensated in accordance with the salary schedule adopted pursuant to section 22-63-401 as of January 1 of the preceding fiscal year by resolution of the board of education of the school district within which the main campus of the school is located and with the salary policies that the board of trustees adopts to implement the salary schedule. If the school district does not have a salary schedule as of January 1 of the preceding fiscal year, the school shall use the salary schedule most recently adopted before that date.
Funding for the compensation of teachers employed by the school shall be includedin the line item appropriation to the school in the general appropriation bill and shall not affect the amount of state funds distributed to the school district within the boundaries of which the main campus of the school is located.
For purposes of this section, "teacher" includes any employee licensed as a teacherpursuant to section 22-60.5-201, as a special services provider pursuant to section 22-60.5-210, or as a principal pursuant to section 22-60.5-301.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any teacher who,when compensated in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy, would receive less compensation than he or she received from the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind in the budget year 1995-96 shall continue receiving the amount he or she received in the budget year 1995-96 until compensation of that teacher in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy would result in an increase in compensation over the amount received in the budget year 1995-96.
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1583, § 8, effective July 1, 2004.)
Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1801, § 28, effective June 4. L. 2003: (1) and (4) amended, p. 1583, § 8, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-168), ch. 193, p.
714, § 1, effective August 6.
Bond of superintendent - repeal. (Repealed)
Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1092, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) added by revision, pp. 1583, 1586, §§ 9, 20.
Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2004. (See L. 2003, pp. 1583, 1586.)
Interest in contracts - penalty. Neither the board of trustees nor any treasurer, superintendent, or other officer or agent of the school shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract or other agreement for building, repairing, furnishing, or supplying the school, and no drawbacks or secret discounts whatever shall be given to or received by any such person on account of any articles or materials furnished to or labor done for the school. Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1092, § 2, effective July 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 702, § 74, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1636, § 33, effective July 19.
L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 843, § 108, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended,
p. 1529, § 236, effective October 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1583, § 10, effective July 1, 2004.
Cross references: (1) For other illegal conduct by public servants, see parts 3 and 4 of article 8 of title 18.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.