(1) "Board of education" means the board of education of a school district.

(1.5) "Charter authorizer" means a school district, the state charter school institute, or the board of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind acting in the capacity of authorizing a public charter school.

(1.7) "Charter school" means a charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title, an institute charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title, or a charter school authorized pursuant to section 22-80-102 (4)(b).

(2) "Child care agency" means a facility defined as a child care center pursuant to the provisions of section 26-6-102 (5), C.R.S.

(2.5) "Colorado preschool program" means all the district preschool programs established in the state pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(3) "Department" means the department of education.

(4) "District advisory council" means the district preschool program advisory council established by a school district pursuant to the provisions of section 22-28-105.

(5) "District preschool program" means a preschool program established by a school district pursuant to the provisions of section 22-28-107.

(6) "Head start agency" means the local public or private nonprofit agency designated by the federal department of health and human services to operate a head start program under the provisions of Title V of the federal "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964", as amended.

(7) "Parent" includes a legal guardian or any other person who has physical custody of the child.

(8) "School district" means any public school district organized under the laws of Colorado or an institute charter school created pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title. "School district" shall not include a local college district.

(8.5) "State board" means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1224, § 36, effective May 22, 2008.)