(1) The superintendent of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind is authorized to expend any moneys necessary, out of the appropriation for the support of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, to provide for the educational training of eligible deaf-blind students or students who have a multiple physical disability of hearing, sight, and speech who are residents of the state of Colorado in institutions located outside of the state of Colorado which are equipped to provide for the educational training of such students or by the employment of a skilled person, as a home teacher, trained in the work of teaching deaf-blind students or students who have a multiple physical disability of hearing, sight, and speech; except that the compensation of any such skilled person as a home teacher shall not be greater, in any one instance, than the expense of the education of any such deaf-blind pupil or pupil who has a multiple physical disability of hearing, sight, and speech if resident in any named institution located outside of the state of Colorado.
In each instance, the institution selected or the skilled person employed for the educational training of such deaf-blind student or student who has a multiple physical disability of hearing, sight, and speech shall be approved by the board of trustees.
Such deaf-blind students or students who have a multiple physical disability of hearing, sight, and speech who are unable to receive instruction in a special class in a public school may be provided an education in a special class at the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind if there are a sufficient number of such students to warrant the establishment of a class.
No later than October 5 each year, the Colorado school for the deaf and the blindshall notify the department of education of the pupils' placement at the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. The Colorado school for the deaf and the blind is entitled to receive, from the department of education, an amount equal to the state average per pupil revenues, as defined in section 22-54-103 (12), for the current fiscal year for those students in attendance. The Colorado school for the deaf and the blind shall bill the department of education for the applicable portion of such amount at the conclusion of each month during which such pupils continue to be placed at the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind.
Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1093, § 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (4) amended, p. 820, § 28, effective May 24. L. 90: (4) amended, p. 1084, § 45, effective May 31. L. 93: (1) to
amended, p. 1652, § 52, effective July 1. L. 94: (4) amended, p. 821, § 46, effective April 27. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1585, § 15, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2010: (4) amended, (HB 101013), ch. 399, p. 1915, § 44, effective June 10.