Colorado State Board of Education
Department of Education

1 Colorado Code of Regulations 301-47

EMERGENCY RULES

FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF

THE READ TO ACHIEVE GRANT PROGRAM

Justification for Emergency Status

We are requesting emergency adoption of the amendments to the Rules for the Administration of the Read to Achieve Grant Program for the following reasons: 
•	In order for schools to implement Read to Achieve effectively, the Read to Achieve Board needs to immediately release the program Request for Proposal (RFP), have a review process of all applications submitted and notify recipients by July 1, 2007 (when the funds would be released).   
•	It is our understanding that the State Board of Education will not be meeting again until August, which would not allow schools to begin implementing funded programs in a timely manor and hire qualified staff trained to implement intensive reading interventions to students in most need of intensive reading services.   
Immediate adoption of rule is imperatively necessary to comply with state law and that compliance with the requirements of section 24-4-103 would be contrary to public interest.