The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) is a tool for the public to request public documents. Under the law, public institutions—including charter schools—must make their public records open for inspection by any person within a reasonable time, with some exceptions.

During the 2023 legislative session, Senate Bill 23-286-Link was signed into law, making some revisions to CORA. The revisions will impact school policies and practices related to open records requests.

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Research and Retrieval Fee Update

The maximum hourly fee for the research and retrieval of public documents in response to a CORA Request increased from $33.58 to $41.37 on July 1, 2024. A Charter school can charge this hourly fee for the research and retrieval of public documents, although the school cannot charge a fee for the first hour of time expended on each request.