Cooperative Teacher Education Act

C.R.S. tit. 22, art. 62

in effect

C.R.S. § 22-62-101 Short title

22-62-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Cooperative Teacher Education Act of 1973".

C.R.S. § 22-62-102 Legislative declaration

22-62-102. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this article is to implement cooperative ventures in teacher education between public and private schools and institutions of higher education, to establish the legal status of student teachers, and to enable the release of public moneys to finance such ventures.

C.R.S. § 22-62-103 Authority to enter into agreements

22-62-103. Authority to enter into agreements. (1) The board of education of each school district is authorized to enter into written, contractual agreements or arrangements with any college or university for the purpose of providing field experiences in teacher education. Field experiences shall include all activities incurred within the district by a regularly enrolled student in any phase of the teacher education program of the institution, regardless of the title of his position. A student teacher is a student engaged in a major field experience with increasing responsibility for teaching, supervision, and direction of an identified group of learners. The student teaching field experience is normally the terminal field experience in the professional exposure to public schools leading to certification. (2) Each such agreement or arrangement shall set out the rights and responsibilities of the cooperating school districts, teacher preparation institutions, students, and other participating personnel.

C.R.S. § 22-62-103.5 Record checks - definition

22-62-103.5. Record checks - definition. (1) A school district or charter school that requires a fingerprint-based criminal history record check or a name-based judicial record check for a student enrolled in an educator preparation program who applies for field experiences within the school district or charter school must accept the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check or a name-based judicial record check performed pursuant to section 22-2-119.3 as satisfaction of the requirement. (2) For the purpose of this section, "charter school" means a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.

C.R.S. § 22-62-104 Payment of cost from public funds

22-62-104. Payment of cost from public funds. (1) The respective governing boards of state colleges and universities are authorized to pay the contracting boards of education for the services of teachers who supervise student teachers and, if an agreement has been entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, to student teachers in an amount determined by the respective governing boards. (2) Each school district may, by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement, provide compensation to student teachers. (3) All moneys authorized for the payment of services under this section shall be paid directly to teachers and, if an agreement has been entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, to student teachers. No such moneys shall be utilized for the payment of administrative costs.

C.R.S. § 22-62-105 Authority and status of student teachers

22-62-105. Authority and status of student teachers. (1) Any student teacher, during the time that such student is assigned to a field experience within a public school, shall be deemed to be a public employee of the school district within the meaning of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24, C.R.S. The duties and responsibilities of the student teacher shall be determined by mutual agreement between the school district and the authorized representative of the college. (2) The student teacher, during his practice teaching in a school, shall be deemed an employee of the school district for the purpose of workers' compensation and liability insurance as provided for other school employees.

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