As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 241-121.
"Fund" means the hospitality career secondary education fund created in section 24-
46.3-204.
"Grant program" means the hospitality career secondary education grant programestablished in section 24-46.3-203.
"Hospitality industry" means Colorado restaurants, hotels, and attractions.
"Hospitality program" means a hospitality secondary education program that, at aminimum:
Includes a curriculum that teaches career- and college-readiness skills that are pertinent to the hospitality industry;
Offers secondary-level students the opportunity to work in the hospitality industryand earn wages while in the program;
Offers hospitality industry-validated certificates of completion;
Is approved by the office in the Colorado community college system that administershigh school career and technical education programs for use in Colorado high schools;
Has been administered in at least one Colorado high school for a minimum of threeyears;
Is endorsed and supported by at least one Colorado and one national hospitality tradeassociation; and
Upon successful completion, will result in the issuance of a certificate to the studentthat articulates credits for postsecondary education.
Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-015), ch. 329, p. 1458, § 1, effective June 5.