DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Colorado State Board of Education DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCY AND ESTABLISHING POLICY ON SCHOOL FEES 1 CCR 301-4 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] _________________________________________________________________________ 2202-R-301.0 Definition 301.01 INDIGENT—“Indigent” for purposes of 22-32-109(u) and 22-32-107 is defined as any child who is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the National Income Poverty Guidelines. 2202-R-302.0 Notices of Fees 302.01 FEE SCHEDULE—In every district in which fees are charged under the authority of C.R.S. 1973, 22-32-117, each child or his parent shall be provided with a written schedule listing the items covered by the fee and the portion of the fee assigned to that cost. 302.02 FEE POLICY—Each fee schedule shall contain a statement of the definition of indigent and the national Income Poverty Guidelines, together with any additional local district policy providing waiver of fees for students unable to pay for voluntary programs. 302.03 ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURE—The fee schedule shall state the procedure whereby indigent students or students otherwise qualified for waiver of fees may apply for such waiver. 302.04 BOARD PROCEDURE—The procedure established by the local board for application for waiver of fees shall insure that pupils qualifying for waiver may receive it without unnecessary embarrassment or public exposure of their need.

2202-R-303.0 Abolishing of Fees 303.01 Each school district shall submit an annual report to the State Board of Education indicating to what degree the local board has adopted the recommendations of the State Board of Education, as contained in the Guidelines for School Fees, along with any plan adopted for phasing out fees. _________________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Notes History Code of Colorado Regulations 1