{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-30.5-301","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 22-30.5-301","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby finds that section 2 of article IX of the state constitution requires the general assembly to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a thorough and uniform system of free public schools. The state therefore has an obligation to ensure that every student has a chance to attend a school that will provide an opportunity for a quality education. If a school is not providing a thorough and adequate education, as determined by the annual performance review conducted by the department pursuant to section 22-11-210, the state has an obligation to the students enrolled in that school to make changes to ensure that they have an opportunity to receive a quality education comparable to students in other public schools in the state.\n\n(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds it necessary to establish a system for independent charter schools to operate within local school buildings when school districts have failed to provide adequate educational opportunities.","path":["Title 22 - EDUCATION","Article 30.5 - Charter Schools","Part 3 - INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-22.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"158ea4f8b49113ac5dcda02e9bf6d7e46608fa0f808deaeadeb097b07e113bb5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-30.5-201-to-22-30.5-209","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-30.5-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}