A person who, being in charge of a public school, state university, college, local district college, community college, or technical college within the state of Colorado, allows or permits a teacher to enter upon the discharge of his or her duties or give instruction therein, unless such teacher shall have taken the oath or affirmation or signed the pledge as provided in sections 22-61-103 and 22-61-104 commits a petty offense.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 396, eff. 3/1/2022.Amended by 2017 Ch. 313, § 8, eff. 6/2/2017.L. 21: p. 720, § 3. C.L. § 8443. CSA: C. 146, § 237. CRS 53: § 123-17-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-17-8. L. 69: p. 1025, § 3. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-296), ch. 1688, p. 1688, § 8, effective June 2. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3222, p. 3222, § 396, effective 3/1/2022.Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022. 2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
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