NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/27/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1208
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Wright and Hamner, Ferrandino, Fields,
      Fischer, Ginal, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Labuda, Mitsch Bush, Rosenthal,
      Vigil, Wilson, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Zenzinger and King, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Grantham,
      Guzman, Heath, Herpin, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble,
      Newell, Rivera, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri.
      
      
      Concerning authorizing the department of education to recognize
           as administrative units for purposes of the "Exceptional
           Children's Educational Act" groups of school districts that
           were parties to joint agreements existing on January 1, 2011,
           to provide special education services without forming a
           board of cooperative services.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-20-103, amend (1);
      and add (19.3) as follows:
      
       22-20-103.  Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
       (1)  "Administrative unit" means a school district, a board of
      cooperative services, a multi-district administrative unit, or the state
      charter school institute, that is providing educational services to exceptional
      children and that is responsible for the local administration of this article.
      
          (19.3)  "Multi-district administrative unit" means a group of
      two or more school districts that did not form a board of
      cooperative services but were parties to an agreement existing on
      January 1, 2011, to provide educational services to exceptional
      children and to be responsible for the local administration of this
      article, which group of school districts the department
      recognized as of January 1, 2011, as an administrative unit.
      
          SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-20-106, amend (1)
      (a) as follows:
      
          22-20-106.  Special education programs - early intervening
      services - rules. (1) (a)  By September 1, 1973, Every school district in the
      state shall be either an administrative unit in itself or in a board of
      cooperative services which shall be designated that the department
      designates as an administrative unit or participate in a multi-district
      administrative unit. The department shall not recognize or
      authorize a group of school districts as an administrative unit
      unless the group of school districts qualifies as a multi-district
      administrative unit or is a board of cooperative services.
      
          SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                        Morgan Carroll
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO