As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) and (2) Repealed.(3) 'Commission' means the Colorado commission on higher education.(4) 'Educator' means a teacher, principal, or special services provider as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (19).(5) 'Facility school' means an approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).(6) 'Qualified loan' means an educational loan incurred while completing a program of preparation, including an alternative teacher preparation program approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, that leads to educator licensure pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, or a bachelor's or master's degree in the area in which the educator is employed in a qualified position.(7) 'Qualified position' means: (a) A hard-to-staff educator position in a rural school or rural school district, or in a facility school that is in a rural school district, identified by the department of education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6);(b) A hard-to-staff educator position in a content shortage area identified pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6) in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article

ducator position in a content shortage area identified pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6) in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility school; or(c) An educator position in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility school.(8) 'Rural school' or 'rural school district' means a public school or school district identified by the department of education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6).(9) 'School' or 'public school' means a public school that serves any of grades kindergarten through twelve and that derives its support, in whole or in part, from money raised by a general state or school district tax. A public school includes a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or by the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind pursuant to section 22-80-102 (4).Amended by 2023 Ch. 56,§ 4, eff. 4/10/2023.Added by 2022 Ch. 239, § 3, eff. 5/26/2022.