{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-44-303","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 22-44-303","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"Board of cooperative services\" or \"BOCES\" means a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22.\n\n(2) \"Charter school\" means a district charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or an institute charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.\n\n(3) \"Department\" means the department of education created and operating pursuant to section 24-1-115.\n\n(4) \"Institute\" means the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503.\n\n(5) \"School district\" means a school district, other than a local college district, organized and existing as provided by law.","path":["Title 22 - EDUCATION","Article 44 - Budget Policies and Procedures","Part 3 - PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ACT"],"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":"a09f4bb955a0bf1ab1b01b6f271cdf5129a5241bdb65c9e7ed0d4f3d552ffc97","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-44-302","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-22-44-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}