Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-1-141. Legal representation--due process complaints--appointments--report--definitions--repeal

(a) “Administrative unit” has the same meaning set forth in section 22-20-103.

(b) “Colorado nonprofit legal organization” or “nonprofit organization” means a Colorado nonprofit legal organization that focuses on special education law, provides affordable legal services, and operates pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, 26 U.S.C. sec. 501, as amended.

(c) “Department” means the department of education created in section 24-1-115.

(d) “Parent” means a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of, or entity with educational decision-making authority for, a student with a disability or a student who may be eligible for special education services.

(e) “Procedural safeguard notice” means the required notice provided to parents containing an explanation of the available procedural safeguards pursuant to the federal “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., as amended, and federal department of education regulations.

(f) “State-operated program” has the same meaning set forth in section 22-20-103.

(g) “Student with disabilities” has the same meaning as “children with disabilities” set forth in section 22-20-103.

(4)(a) The department shall annually provide the nonprofit organization twenty thousand dollars to pay attorneys appointed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and to create, maintain, and administer the list of attorneys pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The nonprofit organization may retain unspent money at the end of a budget year.

(b) If there is any unspent money at the end of the five-year service agreement, the nonprofit organization shall return the unspent money to the department. The department shall transmit all money received from the nonprofit organization to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the general fund.

(a) The number of attorneys appointed to parents in due process complaint procedures pursuant to section 22-20-108(3);

(b) The costs associated with each due process complaint case; and

(c) The amount of unspent money the nonprofit organization retains at the end of the budget year.