If you have not previously completed fingerprinting and submitted them to the Colorado Department of Education, you must complete the fingerprinting process through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. If you have been fingerprinted for a school or district as an educational assistant, paraprofessional, etc., your prints will not be in CDE’s records. If you have a Substitute Authorization from CDE, you probably do not need to submit another set of fingerprints.

Once you submit your fingerprints to CBI, they will not notify you that they have been cleared. You must create an eLicensing account with CDE. Once CBI has cleared your background check, it will appear in the “Alerts” section in your eLicensing account.

Submit fingerprints (via the dark blue "CDE licensure" icon) to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Ensure you have a current background check on file. You have 30 days from the time CDE receives your background check to apply for a license.
If you have submitted fingerprints for CDE credentialing in the past, but allowed all credentials to lapse or did not submit within the 30-day window, you must submit a new set of fingerprints to CBI for licensure purposes.
The status of your background checks will be noticed in your COOL account and within your application(s).

An applicant has 60 days from the date of this notification to cure the deficiency (i.e., provide the necessary information or submit background checks) or submit to the department a written request for reconsideration stating the basis for the request. Additional time is not granted to those who receive this notification due to background checks. Any additional deficiency noticed also will need to be cured within the original 60-day period.