(1) "Approved facility school" means an educational program that is operated by a facility to provide educational services to students placed in the facility and that, pursuant to section 22-2-407 (2), has been placed on the list of facility schools that are approved to receive reimbursement for providing educational services to students placed in a facility.

(2) "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.

(3) "Facility" means a day treatment center, residential child care facility, or other facility licensed by the department of human services pursuant to section 26-6-104, C.R.S., or a hospital licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, C.R.S.

(4) "Placed in a facility" means a student is in a facility due to:

(a) A court order or other action by a public entity in Colorado; or

(b) The student's determination, if the student is a homeless child as defined in section 22-1-102.5.

(5) "School district" means a school district organized and existing pursuant to law but does not include a local college district.

(6) "State board of education" or "state board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(7) "Student" means a child or youth who has attained three years of age on or before August 1 and who is under twenty-one years of age.

(8) "Unit" means the facility schools unit created within the department pursuant to section 22-2-403.