C.R.S. § 23-41-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-102
23-41-102. Board of trustees - term
Status: in_force

23-41-102. Board of trustees - term. (1) (a) There is created a board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines to be composed of nine members. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor to terms of up to four years, expiring on December 31 of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the member is appointed; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four members' terms expire in the same year.

(b) Of the seven members appointed by the governor, no more than four members may be affiliated with the same political party. In appointing members to the board of trustees, the governor shall ensure that no more than two of the members serving on the board of trustees at any one time reside outside the state of Colorado. In addition, the governor shall base the appointments on consideration of:

(I) An appointee's professional background related to the industries and fields for which the Colorado school of mines prepares students for employment and in which the faculty of the institution conduct research;

(II) Other areas of professional expertise that an appointee may bring to the appointee's service on the board of trustees; and

(III) The appointee's commitment to using the appointee's personal time and efforts to serve and support the Colorado school of mines.

(c) The two remaining member positions shall be filled by:

(I) An elected member of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior student at the Colorado school of mines. The term of the elected student member's office is one year, beginning on July 1. The elected student member is advisory, without the right to vote. As used in this subsection (1), "full-time student" has the same definition as "full-time equivalent student" used by the joint budget committee of the general assembly.

(II) A full-time member of the academic faculty of the Colorado school of mines elected by a majority of at least sixty-seven percent of the academic faculty. Elected faculty members serve two-year terms commencing January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The elected faculty member is advisory, without the right to vote.

(2) Members shall hold their offices for the terms for which they have been appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any four of the members of the board appointed by the governor constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board has such powers and shall perform such duties as specified in the laws creating the institution and providing for its maintenance.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
C.R.S. § 23-71-131 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-131
23-71-131. Local district colleges subject to section 29-1-302
Status: in_force

23-71-131. Local district colleges subject to section 29-1-302. For the purposes of section 29-1-302, C.R.S., a local college district board of trustees shall not be deemed to be a school board.
C.R.S. § 23-41-122 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-122
23-41-122. Borrowing funds
Status: in_force

23-41-122. Borrowing funds. For the purpose of obtaining funds for the planning, constructing, and equipping of research buildings and facilities for the Colorado school of mines, the board of trustees is authorized to enter into contracts with any person, corporation, or state or federal government agency for the advancement of money for such purposes and providing for the repayment of such advances with interest from the Colorado school of mines research building revolving fund.
C.R.S. § 23-31-610 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 6 / Section 23-31-610
23-31-610. Objects of stations
Status: in_force

23-31-610. Objects of stations. The object of the agricultural experimental stations is to determine the adaptability of crops of grain, grasses, root crops, and all other growths which may grow in this latitude and the most economical method of producing the best results in growing such crops with and without irrigation.
C.R.S. § 23-5-148 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-148
23-5-148. Dental therapy training programs - authorization to grant advanced standing - de
Status: in_force

23-5-148. Dental therapy training programs - authorization to grant advanced standing - definition. (1) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-18-102 (10)(a).

(2) A state institution of higher education offering an accredited dental therapy training program may grant advanced standing toward completion of an accredited dental therapy program if a student demonstrates past completion of curriculum that meets or exceeds the content standards for one or more courses that comprise the dental therapy curriculum accredited by the American Dental Association's commission on dental accreditation, or its successor organization.
C.R.S. § 23-60-801 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 8 / Section 23-60-801
23-60-801. Area vocational schools - name
Status: repealed

23-60-801. Area vocational schools - name. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-56-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 56 / Section 23-56-110
23-56-110. Leasehold interest may be sold
Status: in_force

23-56-110. Leasehold interest may be sold. Nothing in this article shall prevent the transfer or sale of the leasehold interests prior to their expiration, subject to the approval of the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-1-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-108
23-1-108. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to systemwide planning - reporti
Status: repealed

23-1-108. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to systemwide planning - reporting - definitions. (1) The commission, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions and as a part of the master planning process, shall have the authority to:

(a) Establish a policy-based and continuing systemwide planning, programming, and coordination process to effect the best use of available resources;

(b) Establish such academic and career and technical education planning as may be necessary to accomplish and sustain systemwide goals of high quality, access, diversity, efficiency, and accountability. Such planning must include identification by each governing board of programs of excellence at institutions under their control and plans for enhancement and improvement for those programs.

(c) Determine the role and mission of each state-supported institution of higher education within statutory guidelines;

(d) Establish enrollment policies, consistent with roles and missions, at state-supported institutions of higher education as described in statute and further defined in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1);

(e) Establish state policies that differentiate admission and program standards and that are consistent with institutional roles and missions as described in statute and further defined in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1);

(f) Adopt statewide affirmative action policies for the commission, governing boards, and state-supported institutions of higher education. Responsibility for implementation of such policies shall be reserved to the governing boards.

(g) Repealed.

(h) Establish systemwide policies concerning administrative costs.

(1.5) (a) On or before September 1, 2012, the commission shall develop and submit to the governor and the general assembly a new master plan for Colorado postsecondary education. The commission shall collaborate with the governing boards and chief executive officers of the state institutions of higher education in developing the master plan. In addition, the commission shall take into account the final report of the higher education strategic planning steering committee appointed by the governor. In drafting the master plan, addressing the issues specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1.5), and establishing the goals as described in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1.5) for the state system of higher education, the commission shall also take into consideration the data collected pursuant to subsection (1.7) of this section.

(b) At a minimum, the commission shall address the following issues in developing the master plan:

(I) The needs of the state with regard to the system of higher education and the top priorities for the state system of higher education in meeting those needs;

(II) Alignment of the state system of higher education with the system of elementary and secondary education and increasing the rate at which students who graduate from Colorado high schools enroll in and complete postsecondary and career and technical education;

(III) Accessibility and affordability of the state system of higher education, including consideration of methods to reduce the student debt load and increase need-based financial aid funding;

(IV) Funding for the state system of higher education and strategies for stabilizing and sustaining an adequate funding level;

(V) The role and mission of the state institutions of higher education and the governance structure of the state system of higher education;

(VI) The role of two-year and four-year local district colleges and area technical colleges in helping to address the workforce and economic development needs of the state within the system of higher education; and

(VII) The importance of private and proprietary institutions with regard to higher education in the state, although consideration of said institutions in the plan in no way implies control or state authority over their operations.

(c) The commission shall design the master plan to achieve, at a minimum, the following goals:

(I) Increasing the overall number of baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, and career and technical education certificates issued by the public institutions of higher education in the state, while maintaining accessibility to the institutions, to provide support for economic development and a well-educated workforce for the business community in the state;

(II) Implementing systemic approaches, including coordinated and proven transitional programs, that strengthen the continuity of public education from elementary and secondary through postsecondary education for traditional and nontraditional students;

(III) Ensuring the long term fiscal stability and affordability of the state system of higher education and ensuring the efficient allocation of available state resources to support institutions of higher education while protecting the unique mission of each institution. The allocation shall take into consideration, but need not be limited to, tuition capacity, tuition rates relative to competitive institutions, the state resources available to institutions, funding for high-cost programs, the student and family incomes of students enrolled at institutions, enrollment levels, geographic access to educational opportunities throughout the state, and other issues deemed relevant by the commission.

(IV) Reducing the educational attainment gap between majority and underrepresented populations throughout the state;

(V) Reducing the geographic disparities in access to and opportunity to complete a broad array of quality higher education and career and technical education programs;

(VI) Addressing opportunities for students with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, to participate in postsecondary education;

(VII) Implementing strategies that strengthen the link between higher education and economic development and innovation in the state; and

(VIII) Improving and sustaining excellence in career and technical education and undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

(d) (I) The commission shall ensure that the master plan prepared pursuant to this subsection (1.5) specifically addresses providing coordinated and proven programs that support and help ensure the success of students who graduate from Colorado high schools and are enrolling as first-time freshmen students and meet one or more of the following criteria:

(A) The student's family is low-income and the student is likely to incur significant student debt in attending an institution of higher education;

(B) The student's parents did not attend postsecondary education and may not have graduated from high school;

(C) The student is a member of an underrepresented population; or

(D) The student has limited access to technologies to support learning.

(II) Programs that may be addressed in the master plan include but need not be limited to:

(A) Providing student support services including counseling or tutoring;

(B) Implementing measures to reduce student debt by making effective use of financial assistance and assisting in fee payments and textbook costs; and

(C) Providing assistance in obtaining access to technology.

(e) Prior to submitting the master plan to the governor and the general assembly, the commission shall distribute a draft of the plan to the governing boards for comment. Each governing board shall submit to the commission its comments and any suggested revisions within thirty days after receiving the draft plan. The commission shall discuss and consider any revisions suggested by the governing boards to the draft master plan.

(f) (I) (A) The commission, in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education, shall ensure that the master plan is implemented through the public institutions of higher education, including through funding allocated pursuant to part 3 of article 18 of this title 23 and section 23-41-104.6. The department shall submit a budget request pursuant to section 23-18-306 that supports master plan goals.

(B) The department and public institutions of higher education shall annually affirm the institutions' contribution toward meeting the goals of the commission's master plan created pursuant to this section. An institution's contributions toward meeting the goals of the master plan must be outlined in accordance with the institution's role and mission and shall include, at a minimum, increasing credential completion, increasing annual completions by minority and low-income students, and improving persistence and retention rates. The department shall measure an institution's contributions using data collected for state and federal reporting purposes and for populating the higher education funding model.

(II) Beginning December 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the joint budget committee and to the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or their successor committees, concerning the master plan goals and each institution's progress toward meeting those goals. The department shall post the information contained in the report on the department's website. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the department's report continues indefinitely.

(1.7) The commission, working with the department, the governing boards, and the institutions of higher education, shall collect data, including but not limited to research conducted by national policy organizations and agencies or institutions of higher education in other states, as necessary to support development and implementation of the master plan pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section.

(1.9) Repealed.

(2) The commission shall develop criteria for determining if an institution should be consolidated or closed and, after consultation with the appropriate governing board, shall make recommendations to the general assembly for closure or consolidation of campuses which meet such criteria.

(3) The commission, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions, may support the development of cooperative programs among state-supported institutions of higher education.

(4) The commission shall convene periodically the chief executive officers of the campuses for the purpose of evaluating and discussing statewide policy issues.

(5) The commission shall establish programs to develop and improve governing boards concerning statewide educational policy issues.

(6) The commission shall report annually to the governor and the general assembly on institutional and board performance and responsiveness to statewide objectives set by the commission in its master plan.

(7) (a) The commission shall establish, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions, and enforce statewide degree transfer agreements between two-year and four-year state institutions of higher education and among four-year state institutions of higher education. Governing boards and state institutions of higher education shall implement the statewide degree transfer agreements and the commission policies relating to the statewide degree transfer agreements. The statewide degree transfer agreements shall include provisions under which state institutions of higher education shall accept all credit hours of acceptable course work for automatic transfer from an associate of arts, associate of applied science, or associate of science degree program in another state institution of higher education in Colorado. The commission shall have final authority in resolving transfer disputes.

(b) (I) A student who completes an associate of arts, associate of applied science, or associate of science degree that is the subject of a statewide degree transfer agreement and who transfers from the state institution of higher education that awarded the degree to a four-year state institution of higher education shall, if admitted, be enrolled with junior status. Successful completion of an associate of arts, associate of applied science, or associate of science degree does not guarantee the degree holder admission to a four-year state institution of higher education.

(II) (A) A state institution of higher education that admits as a junior a student who holds an associate of arts degree, associate of applied science degree, or associate of science degree that is the subject of a statewide degree transfer agreement shall not require the student to complete any additional courses to fulfill general education requirements. A student who transfers under a statewide degree transfer agreement may be required to complete lower-division courses that are part of the major, but are not part of the statewide degree transfer agreement, if taking the courses does not require the transfer student to take more total credit hours to receive the degree than a native student and does not extend the total time required to receive the degree beyond that required for a native student. A state institution of higher education that requires a student who transfers under a statewide degree transfer agreement to take any courses beyond the courses authorized pursuant to this subsection (7)(b)(II) is responsible for the total cost of tuition, without participation by the student in the college opportunity fund program pursuant to part 2 of article 18 of this title 23, for any credit hours that exceed the total credit hours required for a native student or that extend the total time to receive the degree beyond that required for a native student. All credit hours of acceptable course work completed by a student who holds an associate of applied science degree that is the subject of a statewide degree transfer agreement and who transfers from the state institution of higher education that awarded the associate degree to a state four-year institution of higher education shall be applicable only to a bachelor of applied science degree program, except for courses that are subject to transfer pursuant to other transfer agreements.

(B) Nothing in subsection (7)(b)(II)(A) of this section alters, amends, creates, or imposes new requirements for statewide degree transfer agreements in effect prior to August 8, 2018.

(c) (I) Beginning July 1, 2010, the commission, in collaboration with the governing boards and the council convened pursuant to section 23-1-108.5 (3)(a), shall negotiate statewide degree transfer agreements and shall ensure that there are at least four statewide degree transfer agreements in place no later than July 1, 2012, and that, by no later than July 1, 2016, there are a total of at least fourteen statewide degree transfer agreements.

(II) The governing boards shall recommend to the commission the degree programs that would be most appropriate for statewide degree transfer agreements based on student demand and the workforce needs of the state.

(d) The existence of statewide degree transfer agreements does not preclude or restrict a state institution of higher education from awarding nontransfer associate of arts or associate of science degrees, applied associate degrees, or general liberal arts associate of arts or associate of science degrees.

(e) Nothing in this subsection (7) shall be construed to:

(I) Prevent or otherwise interfere with the ability of a state institution of higher education to fulfill its statutory role and mission;

(II) Prohibit one or more state institutions of higher education from entering into memoranda of understanding for the transfer of degrees among the agreeing institutions;

(III) Impair any memoranda of understanding between or among institutions of higher education in effect prior to August 11, 2010; or

(IV) Require the transfer of course credits earned during or applicable to a student's junior or senior year.

(f) On or before October 1, 1993, the commission shall establish and enforce student transfer agreements between degree programs offered on the same campus or within the same institutional system. Governing boards and state institutions of higher education shall implement the agreements and commission policies relating to the agreements. In accordance with the provisions of section 23-5-122, the agreements shall provide that:

(I) If, not more than ten years prior to transferring into an undergraduate degree program, a student earns credit hours that are required for graduation from the undergraduate degree program, the credit hours shall apply to the completion of the student's graduation requirements from the undergraduate degree program following the transfer;

(II) A student who transfers into an undergraduate degree program shall not be required to complete a greater number of credit hours in those courses that are required for graduation from the undergraduate degree program than are required of students who began in the undergraduate degree program, nor shall there be any minimum number of credit hours required post-transfer other than the normal degree requirements for nontransferring students; and

(III) The grade point average that is required for a student to apply for and be fully considered for transfer into an undergraduate degree program shall be no higher than that which is required for graduation from the undergraduate degree program.

(g) As used in this subsection (7), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Native student" means a student who begins and completes an undergraduate degree program at a single state institution of higher education.

(II) "State institution of higher education" means a public postsecondary institution that is governed by:

(A) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system;

(B) The board of regents of the university of Colorado;

(C) The board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines;

(D) The board of trustees of the university of northern Colorado;

(E) The board of trustees of Adams state university;

(F) The board of trustees of Western Colorado university;

(G) The board of trustees of Colorado Mesa university;

(H) The board of trustees for Fort Lewis college;

(I) The board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver;

(J) The state board for community colleges and occupational education; or

(K) The board of trustees of a local college district organized pursuant to article 71 of this title.

(III) "Statewide degree transfer agreement" means an agreement among all of the state institutions of higher education for the transfer of an associate of arts or an associate of science degree. A statewide degree transfer agreement applies to common degree programs and specifies the common terms, conditions, and expectations for students enrolled in statewide degree transfer programs.

(8) The commission shall prescribe uniform academic reporting policies and procedures to which the governing boards and their institutions shall adhere.

(9) The state-supported institutions of higher education shall provide the commission with such data as the commission deems necessary upon its formal request, including but not limited to any data requested pursuant to subsection (1.7) of this section. Data for individual students or personnel shall not be divulged or made known in any way by the director of the commission or by any commission employee, except in accordance with judicial order or as otherwise provided by law. Any person who violates this subsection (9) commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Such person shall, in addition thereto, be subject to removal or dismissal from public service on grounds of malfeasance in office.

(10) (a) The commission may enter into, on behalf of the state of Colorado, agreements with another state or with the western interstate commission for higher education on behalf of another state for the granting of full or partial waivers of the tuition to residents of such other states who are postgraduate or professional students at or are eligible for admission as postgraduate students to any of the institutions of higher education in Colorado. Subject to available appropriations, the commission may also enter into, on behalf of the state of Colorado, agreements with another state or with the western interstate commission for higher education for reciprocal full or partial tuition waivers or may grant tuition subsidies to Colorado residents who are postgraduate or professional students at or are eligible for admission as postgraduate students at institutions in other states that offer professional training in a subject that is determined to be a state need and for which appropriate training is not available within the state. If an agreement provides for a tuition subsidy to a Colorado resident to attend an out-of-state institution, the agreement must include a requirement that the student fulfill a post-educational service requirement or repay the subsidy. The commission, in consultation with the affected Colorado institutions, shall establish regulations governing the administration of agreements and the granting of waivers. In 1996 and in each subsequent even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the governor and the general assembly on these programs, including reporting on any changes implemented and the impact of those changes.

(b) If the commission enters into a professional student exchange program through the western interstate commission on higher education created pursuant to section 24-60-601, the commission shall establish policies to maximize the benefit of the exchange program to Colorado residents. The policies may include, but need not be limited to:

(I) Policies in which, if the commission continues to participate in a program for Colorado residents seeking postsecondary optometry degrees at institutions in other states, the commission shall ensure that any student who enters the postsecondary optometry program beginning in the 2024-25 academic year and thereafter, as a part of the student's post-educational service commitment, shall agree to provide services to Coloradans enrolled in programs established pursuant to the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5; and

(II) Policies that promote the provision of services in underserved areas. Such policies may include reducing the service requirement for an individual to meet the individual's post-educational service requirement by serving in areas that have insufficient access to optometry services. The commission shall collaborate with the department of public health and environment to identify areas that are underserved in optometry or other medically related fields.

(11) Repealed.

(12) (a) The commission shall establish fee policies based on institutional role and mission, and the governing boards shall set fees consistent with such policies.

(b) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2016, the commission shall establish tuition policies based on institutional role and mission, and the governing boards shall set tuition consistent with said policies.

(13) (a) It is the intent of the general assembly that academic degree programs at state-supported institutions of higher education be designed and implemented to assure and emphasize that undergraduate students have the maximum range of opportunities and assistance to complete their course of study and obtain their degree in a reasonable amount of time. The general assembly therefore directs the commission, within existing resources, to implement and revise appropriate policies, including financial incentives, to assure that students at state-supported institutions of higher education complete their academic degree programs in the most efficient, effective, and productive manner. The policy implementation and review shall include:

(I) Academic advising and counseling at such institutions and consideration of methods for the improvement of early and continuous availability of such academic advising and counseling in order to assist students with the completion of degree programs;

(II) The frequency and availability of courses essential to completion of degree programs at such institutions and evaluation of what changes may be necessary to assure that the course scheduling for degree programs by such institutions maximizes the opportunities for students to complete their course of study efficiently, effectively, and productively;

(III) Measures for minimizing and eliminating the restrictions against automatic transfer of credit hours of acceptable course work between such institutions and whether the provisions of transfer agreements between two-year and four-year institutions and among four-year institutions entered into pursuant to subsection (7) of this section are directed at easing such transfer restrictions;

(IV) Methods for minimizing the loss of credit hours when a student changes degree programs at such institution and assurance that such credit hours are transferred or substituted for appropriate course work in the other degree program;

(V) The review of possible solutions for access of nontraditional and part-time students to complete programs within the student's time frame goals;

(VI) What effect, if any, the reduction of degree programs would have on the increased availability of classes within existing degree programs;

(VII) What effect increases in educational costs may have on the average length of time for a student to complete a degree program; and

(VIII) The implementation of core curricula as a measure for assisting students to graduate.

(b) Repealed.

(14) Pursuant to section 23-18-201 (2), the commission shall negotiate performance contracts with private institutions of higher education that participate in the college opportunity fund program.
C.R.S. § 23-5-106.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-106.5
23-5-106.5. Authority of governing boards - student applications - criminal and disciplinary
Status: in_force

23-5-106.5. Authority of governing boards - student applications - criminal and disciplinary history inquiry - exceptions - definitions. (1) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Academic institution" means any elementary or secondary school or any postsecondary education institution.

(b) "Conviction" means a conviction by a jury verdict or by entry of a verdict or acceptance of a guilty plea or a plea of nolo contendere by a court. "Conviction" does not include a plea to a deferred judgment and sentence until the deferred judgment and sentence is revoked.

(c) "State institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10).

(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the governing board of any state institution of higher education shall not inquire into, or require disclosure of, an applicant's criminal history, or disciplinary history at another academic institution, on any form of application, including electronic applications, for admission to the state institution of higher education.

(b) The application or instructions for the application for admission to a state institution of higher education must inform an applicant of the applicant's rights pursuant to this section, including the right to appeal a decision made based on any information required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, and that, pursuant to section 24-72-702, the applicant is not required to disclose any information contained in sealed records.

(c) (I) A state institution of higher education that accepts a form of application that may also be used to apply for admission to any other institution of higher education shall not consider any information provided by the student on that application that the state institution of higher education is prohibited from inquiring into pursuant to this section.

(II) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a state institution of higher education may consider criminal conviction history if information pertaining to such history is provided on an application that is designed by a national application service, tailored for admission to a specific degree program, and used by postsecondary education institutions in other states. An applicant denied admission based on information provided on an application pursuant to this subsection (2)(c)(II) that an institution would otherwise be prohibited from inquiring into pursuant to this section has the right to appeal that decision pursuant to subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(d) Except as authorized pursuant to any other section of law, the governing board of any state institution of higher education may not obtain the criminal history, or disciplinary history at another academic institution, of an applicant at any time prior to admitting the applicant.

(e) A state institution of higher education may not use as the basis for rejection of an applicant any information that the institution is prohibited from collecting pursuant to this section, regardless of how that information is obtained.

(3) Notwithstanding any requirement in this section, the governing board of a state institution of higher education, on any form of application for admission, may inquire into any of the following:

(a) An applicant's prior convictions for stalking, sexual assault, and domestic violence;

(b) An applicant's prior convictions, within five years before submitting the application, for assault, kidnapping, voluntary manslaughter, or murder;

(c) An applicant's prior disciplinary history at another academic institution for stalking, sexual assault, and domestic violence;

(d) Any criminal charges pending against the applicant; and

(e) An applicant's educational records related to academic performance.

(4) (a) Any additional review by a state institution of higher education of an otherwise qualified applicant based on information provided by the applicant pursuant to subsection (3) of this section must be completed within a reasonable period of time.

(b) An applicant denied admission based on information provided by the applicant pursuant to subsection (2)(c)(II) or (3) of this section has the right to appeal that decision within the state institution of higher education. The governing board of each state institution of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures for appeals made pursuant to this section.

(5) Each state institution of higher education shall publish any policy enacted pursuant to this section on the institution's publicly accessible website and shall file such policies with the commission. A state institution of higher education shall notify the commission at least thirty days before enacting any change to a policy filed with the commission.

(6) Nothing in this section prohibits a state institution of higher education from providing an applicant with information or counseling concerning licensure in a profession that may result from a course of study.

(7) A state institution of higher education may inquire into an admitted applicant's criminal history when obtaining information pertaining to participation in campus life or student housing. If an institution elects to make such inquiries, the institution shall consider the following:

(a) The nature and gravity of any criminal conduct and whether it bears a direct relationship to a particular aspect of a student's participation in campus life, including but not limited to campus residency and campus activities;

(b) The time that has passed since the occurrence of any criminal conduct;

(c) The age of the student at the time of the conduct underlying a criminal conviction;

(d) Any evidence of rehabilitation or good conduct produced by the student; and

(e) The benefit to the student of participating in campus life.
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-112
23-31.5-112. Institute of cannabis research - governing board - powers relating to the receip
Status: in_force

23-31.5-112. Institute of cannabis research - governing board - powers relating to the receipt and use of certain tax revenues - definitions. (1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Governing board" means the institute of cannabis research governing board created in subsection (3) of this section.

(b) "Host institution" means the not-for-profit research entity or institution of higher education where the institute of cannabis research is based.

(c) "Institute" means the institute of cannabis research created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(d) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning as in section 23-3.1-102 (5).

(2) (a) There is created the institute of cannabis research, to be housed at Colorado state university - Pueblo, unless a relocation occurs pursuant to subsection (7) of this section.

(b) The role and mission of the institute is to conduct research related to cannabis, including clinical research, biotechnologies, clinical studies, the efficacies of medical marijuana, and economic development associated with cannabis in Colorado, and to publicly disseminate the results of the research.

(3) (a) There is created the institute of cannabis research governing board. The governing board consists of:

(I) The chancellor of the Colorado state university system or his or her designee;

(II) The executive director of the Colorado commission on higher education or his or her designee;

(III) The president of the University of Colorado or his or her designee;

(IV) The executive director of the department of public health and environment or his or her designee;

(V) The following seven members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate:

(A) Three scientists from relevant fields who have been employed at appropriate research-oriented institutions or entities who support the mission of the institute; and

(B) Four members associated with cannabis-related industries within Colorado.

(b) The governor shall name the chair of the governing board, with the consent of the senate.

(c) The governing board shall oversee and guide the role and mission of the institute. The governing board shall direct the spending of the money received by the institute pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(d) The governing board shall advise any Colorado institution of higher education that seeks to develop a cannabis-specific curriculum. The Colorado commission on higher education shall seek input from the governing board before approving any cannabis-related degrees or certification.

(4) (a) The general assembly may allocate revenues from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 to support the institute. The institute may spend the money received from the general assembly for institute personnel, to conduct research, to produce an annual symposium, and for routine facility and administrative costs consistent with federal standards.

(b) The institute may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The institute may accept and expend other revenue generated by the institute, including any fees or interest earned on the money and revenue generated from the sale or license of intellectual property as approved by the governing board. The governing board may solicit, accept, expend, and disburse all money collected for the institute from the sources specified in this subsection (4)(b) for the purposes of conducting research related to cannabis and to disseminating the results of such research publicly, consistent with the role and mission of the institute. Such money may be expended for the purpose of funding activities initiated during any state fiscal year that are to be completed in subsequent state fiscal years and reported annually to the joint budget committee.

(c) The governing board shall approve the institute's annual budget.

(d) The governing board, in consultation with the institute's director:

(I) Must fund research through an open, competitive process using national best practices; and

(II) May award research funds to:

(A) Any not-for-profit Colorado-based research entity;

(B) Any Colorado institution of higher education and any research entity associated with such institution; or

(C) A research entity that has a marijuana research and development license pursuant to section 44-11-408, that is operating in compliance with the requirements of section 44-11-408, and is conducting the research with a Colorado institution of higher education.

(e) An entity or institution of higher education that receives research funding from the institute shall present its research results at the institute's annual symposium in the year after the research is concluded and shall submit any reports required by the governing board.

(5) (a) There is a director of the institute. The director is an employee of the institution of higher education that serves as the host institution. The governing board is the search committee to the host institution's chief executive officer, who is the hiring authority. The governing board shall provide feedback to the hiring authority for use in the annual evaluation of the director.

(b) The director's responsibilities include management of the institute's budget and oversight of its employees, implementation of the research funding process, and delivery of the symposium.

(6) (a) The institute director shall annually produce a report for the joint budget committee and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, that includes the following information:

(I) A description of the research funded through the institute in the previous year; and

(II) An accounting of the institute's spending for the previous year.

(b) The governing board shall submit the annual report to the joint budget committee and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, and shall comment on the annual report to advise the general assembly on the efficacy of the institute related to its role and mission.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements pursuant to this subsection (6) continue indefinitely.

(7) (a) The institute's host institution may opt out of the management of the institute by:

(I) Providing at least one fiscal year's notice to the governing board, joint budget committee, and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees; and

(II) Supporting the institute during the transition year, during which time the governing board shall conduct an open search for a Colorado not-for-profit research entity or institution of higher education wishing to host the institute.

(b) The governing board shall notify the joint budget committee and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, if it determines that the host institution should be relocated. If the host institution is to be relocated, the governing board shall conduct a search using national best practices and complete the transition in one fiscal year. The host institution shall continue to support the institute during the transition. A new host institution must host the institute for at least five years before any subsequent relocation, unless there is good cause to change the host institution.
C.R.S. § 23-4-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4 / Section 23-4-104
23-4-104. Injunctions
Status: in_force

23-4-104. Injunctions. (1) Any court of competent jurisdiction may grant such relief as is necessary to enforce the provisions of this article, including the issuance of an injunction.

(2) Actions for injunction under the provisions of this article 4 may be brought in the name of the people of the state of Colorado by the attorney general or by the district attorney for the judicial district in which the conduct to be enjoined took place or by any institution of higher education acting for the interest of itself, its students, or the general public.
C.R.S. § 23-5-101.8 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-101.8
23-5-101.8. Enterprise status of institutions of higher education - loans - bonds
Status: repealed

23-5-101.8. Enterprise status of institutions of higher education - loans - bonds. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-205 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-205
23-60-205. Community and technical colleges
Status: in_force

23-60-205. Community and technical colleges. The state system of community and technical colleges includes: Arapahoe community college, Colorado Northwestern community college, the community college of Aurora, the community college of Denver, Front Range community college, Lamar community college, Morgan community college, Northeastern junior college, Otero college, Pikes Peak state college, Pueblo community college, Red Rocks community college, Trinidad state college, and Colorado community college and occupational education system college. The state board for community colleges and occupational education governs the state system of community and technical colleges.
C.R.S. § 23-3-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3 / Section 23-3-105
23-3-105. Duties, powers, and limitations of commission with respect to the guarantee loan
Status: in_force

23-3-105. Duties, powers, and limitations of commission with respect to the guarantee loan program. (1) The commission has the following powers in furtherance of the guarantee loan program:

(a) To arrange for the guarantee by nongovernmental organizations of loans of money by private lenders to persons who are residents of this state and who have been accepted for enrollment or who are in good standing at colleges or vocational schools in this state or elsewhere in order to assist them in meeting the expenses of their education. Any agreement entered into by the commission to effect such arrangement shall require that any such nongovernmental organization hold the funds received from the commission in a reserve fund to be expended only upon the certification to it by such a private lender that any such loan is in default and only upon the assignment to such organization of the promissory note in default. Such funds then may be applied to reimburse said lender the principal amount of the loan and accrued interest thereon remaining unpaid. Such agreement shall contain provisions for termination upon thirty days' written notice of either contracting party. Upon the effective date of such termination, such organization shall refund to the state such portion of the reserve fund as may exceed the total amount of loans guaranteed by the organization pursuant to such agreement and remaining unpaid. As additional repayments of loans are reported to it by a private lender, the organization shall refund such portion of the reserve fund then remaining as from time to time exceeds the total loans remaining unpaid.

(b) To enter into contracts with the United States government, or any department, agency, or office thereof, or any nongovernmental organization for the purpose of receiving funds or services therefrom or providing for the administration of the program thereby or in connection with any acts necessary or incidental to the performance of its powers or duties under this article;

(c) To adopt rules and regulations governing the guarantee loan program;

(d) To secure commitments from private lenders to make loans to students under the program;

(e) To participate in any federal government program for guaranteed loans or subsidies to students and to receive, hold, and disburse funds made available by any agency of the United States for the purpose for which they are made available;

(f) To perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the guarantee loan program;

(g) To provide that there shall be no fee or other charge made to the applicant for loans for processing and periodic review of the qualifications for such loans.

(2) The commission shall be under the following limitations:

(a) It shall not itself lend any moneys under the program.

(b) It shall not become responsible for or guarantee any debt, contract, or liability of any other person, company, or corporation under the program.

(c) It shall not expend funds under the program greater than the amounts appropriated to it by the general assembly and available to it as a result of contributions.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-212 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-212
23-3.1-212. Purchase
Status: in_force

23-3.1-212. Purchase. The authority may purchase its bonds or notes out of any available funds. The authority may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell such bonds or notes, subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondholders or noteholders.
C.R.S. § 23-76-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76 / Section 23-76-106
23-76-106. National board certified teacher stipends - concurrent enrollment stipends - con
Status: in_force

23-76-106. National board certified teacher stipends - concurrent enrollment stipends - continuing education stipends. (1) The department of higher education shall annually provide financial stipends, not to exceed six thousand dollars each, to any:

(a) Teacher in a rural school or school district who is seeking certification as a national board certified teacher;

(b) Teacher in a rural school or school district who is seeking certification as a concurrent enrollment teacher and who needs additional course work or credentials to obtain such certification;

(c) Teacher completing an alternative licensure program approved by the department of education pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 that leads to initial licensure in the state of Colorado and full-time employment as a teacher in a rural school or school district that serves rural schools;

(d) Individual seeking to complete the required course work leading to certification as a special services provider and employment in a rural school or school district that is providing services to rural schools; or

(e) Teacher who is employed by a rural school or school district or a rural board of cooperative services and is seeking an additional license endorsement or a master's degree to meet a faculty need of the rural school, school district, or board of cooperative services.

(1.5) If in any one fiscal year, the number of stipend applications submitted pursuant to this section exceeds the total amount appropriated for that fiscal year for stipends awarded pursuant to this section, the department of higher education shall give priority for stipend awards to teachers. After all teacher applications have been funded, stipends may then be awarded to special services providers, subject to available appropriations.

(2) The stipends may be used to offset application fees, evaluation costs, tuition costs, and any additional costs associated with obtaining initial licensure or in support of a teacher's or special services provider's professional development plan; except that the stipends may only be used to offset costs associated with an institution of higher education or an alternative licensure program that is approved by the state board of education. A stipend awarded pursuant to this section does not constitute student financial assistance.

(3) The financial stipends awarded should, to the extent practicable, include persons with disabilities and take into consideration the geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state.

(4) A teacher or a special services provider who receives a stipend pursuant to this section must commit to become or remain employed in a rural school or school district that serves rural schools in the state of Colorado for a minimum of three years.

(5) (a) For the 2020-21 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, of the total amount appropriated to fund the programs described in this article 76 and the teaching fellowship programs described in part 3 of article 78 of this title 23, the department of higher education shall allocate, of the amount remaining after the teaching fellowship programs described in part 3 of article 78 of this title 23 are fully funded for the applicable fiscal year:

(I) Twenty-five percent to the stipends described in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(e) of this section; and

(II) Fifty percent to the stipends described in subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5)(a) of this section, the department may adjust the percentage allocations based on the demand for the stipends described in subsection (1) of this section and for the stipends described in section 23-76-104 and on input received from representatives of rural schools or school districts. The department may distribute any amount remaining after awarding stipends for teachers to fund the stipends described in subsection (1)(d) of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-30-119 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-119
23-30-119. Board to confer degrees
Status: in_force

23-30-119. Board to confer degrees. The board, with the advice of the institutions it governs, shall confer such degrees or testimonials as are conferred by similar institutions.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1010 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 10 / Section 23-31-1010
23-31-1010. Veterinary education loan repayment fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donatio
Status: in_force

23-31-1010. Veterinary education loan repayment fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations. (1) (a) The veterinary education loan repayment fund, referred to in this part 10 as the "fund", is created in the state treasury.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)

(c) The fund also consists of money credited to it pursuant to subsection (5) of this section and any additional money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(d) On September 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall transfer five hundred forty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(3) The state treasurer shall credit any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year to the fund.

(4) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the council for implementation of the program under this part 10.

(5) (a) The council may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 10. The council shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(b) The council may contract with a public or private entity and may expend money available to the council to obtain matching funds for the purpose of this part 10.

(c) If an entity desires to provide a gift, grant, or donation of money to the council for the placement of a veterinarian in a specific veterinary shortage area, the entity shall commit to provide the full amount required under the program for placement of a veterinarian in that veterinary shortage area for four years.

(d) For purposes of this subsection (5), "gifts, grants, or donations" include money from an endowment.

(6) In accordance with section 24-75-402 (2)(a) and for each fiscal year, the alternative maximum reserve for the fund is thirty-three and three-tenths percent of the amount expended from the fund during the fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-219 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-219
23-3.1-219. Enforcement of rights of bondholders
Status: in_force

23-3.1-219. Enforcement of rights of bondholders. Any holder of bonds issued pursuant to this part 2 or a trustee under a trust agreement or trust indenture entered into pursuant to this part 2, except to the extent that his rights are restricted by any bond resolution, may protect and enforce, by any suitable form of legal proceedings, any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond resolution. Such rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the authority required by this part 2 or the bond resolution and to enjoin unlawful activities.
C.R.S. § 23-31-312 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-312
23-31-312. Community wildfire protection plans - biomass utilization plans - county governm
Status: in_force

23-31-312. Community wildfire protection plans - biomass utilization plans - county governments - guidelines and criteria - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) Community wildfire protection plans, or CWPPs, are authorized and defined in section 101 of Title I of the federal "Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003", Pub.L. 108-148, referred to in this section as "HFRA". Title I of HFRA authorizes the secretaries of agriculture and the interior to expedite the development and implementation of hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal lands managed by the United States forest service and the bureau of land management when these agencies meet certain conditions. HFRA emphasizes the need for federal agencies to work collaboratively with local communities in developing hazardous fuel reduction projects, placing priority on treatment areas identified by the local communities themselves in a CWPP. The wildland-urban interface area is one of the identified property areas that qualify under HFRA for the use of this expedited environmental review process.

(II) The development of a CWPP can assist a local community in clarifying and refining its priorities for the protection of life, property, and critical infrastructure in its wildland-urban interface area. The CWPP brings together diverse federal, state, and local interests to discuss their mutual concerns for public safety, community sustainability, and natural resources. The CWPP process offers a positive, solution-oriented environment in which to address challenges such as local fire-fighting capability, the need for defensible space around homes and housing developments, the effect of fire ratings and combustibility standards for building materials used in wildland-urban interface areas, and where and how to prioritize land management on both federal and nonfederal lands. CWPPs can be as simple or complex as a local community desires.

(III) The adoption of a CWPP brings many benefits to the state and adopting local community, including:

(A) The opportunity to establish a locally appropriate definition and boundary for the wildland-urban interface area;

(B) The establishment of relations with other state and local government officials, local fire chiefs, state and national fire organizations, federal land management agencies, private homeowners, electric, gas, and water utility providers in the subject area, and community groups, thereby ensuring collaboration among these groups in initiating a planning dialogue and facilitating the implementation of priority actions across ownership boundaries;

(C) Specialized natural resource knowledge and technical expertise relative to the planning process, particularly in the areas of global positioning systems and mapping, vegetation management, assessment of values and risks, and funding strategies; and

(D) Statewide leadership in developing and maintaining a list or map of communities at risk within the state and facilitating work among federal and local partners to establish priorities for action.

(IV) CWPPs give priority to projects that provide for the protection of at-risk communities or watersheds or that implement recommendations in the CWPP.

(V) CWPPs assist local communities in influencing where and how federal agencies implement fuel reduction projects on federal lands, how additional federal funds may be distributed for projects on nonfederal lands, and in determining the types and methods of treatment that, if completed, would reduce the risk to the community.

(VI) The development of CWPPs promotes economic opportunities in rural communities.

(b) By enacting this section, the general assembly intends to facilitate and encourage the development of CWPPs in counties with fire hazard areas in their territorial boundaries and to provide more statewide uniformity and consistency with respect to the content of CWPPs in counties needing protection against wildfires.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "CWPP" means a community wildfire protection plan as authorized and defined in section 101 of Title I of the federal "Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003", Pub.L. 108-148.

(b) "Fire hazard area" means an area mapped by the Colorado state forest service, identified in section 23-31-302, as facing a substantial and recurring risk of exposure to severe fire hazards.

(c) "Red zone" means a wildland-urban interface area of high wildfire risk in Colorado, identified by the red zone map originally created in September 2004 by the Colorado state forest service and periodically updated to show areas where a high risk of catastrophic wildfire endangers homes, communities, utilities, and watersheds.

(3) Not later than November 15, 2009, the state forester, in collaboration with representatives of the United States forest service, the Colorado department of natural resources, county governments, municipal governments, local fire departments or fire protection districts, electric, gas, and water utility providers in the subject area, and state and local law enforcement agencies, shall establish guidelines and criteria for counties to consider in preparing their own CWPPs to address wildfires in fire hazard areas within the unincorporated portion of the county.

(3.5) When a community within a red zone adopts or updates a CWPP, the community is encouraged to include, as an element of the CWPP, a plan for community-based and sustainable utilization of forest biomass for the production of energy, fuels, forest products, and other applications, developed in consultation with the Colorado state forest service. As part of the plan, the state forester or the state forester's designee may offer assistance to the communities in identifying, contracting for, and securing primarily from high-risk areas a reliable source of feedstock in support of forest products industries.

(4) The adoption of a CWPP by a county government shall be governed by the requirements of section 30-15-401.7, C.R.S.

(5) The state forester shall send timely notice of the guidelines and criteria established pursuant to subsection (3) of this section to the department of local affairs and to statewide organizations representing Colorado counties and municipalities and shall post such information on the website of the Colorado state forest service.

(6) Nothing in this section affects section 23-31-309 or the wildfire preparedness plan developed pursuant to section 24-33.5-1227, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-53-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-110
23-53-110. To be state property at lease end
Status: in_force

23-53-110. To be state property at lease end. Upon the termination of a lease or contract executed under the terms of this article providing for the construction and equipment of buildings, the buildings shall become the property of the state, together with all equipment, furnishings, or appurtenances therein contained or thereto attached; except that personal goods or effects of an occupant may be removed.
C.R.S. § 23-1-113.3 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-113.3
23-1-113.3. Commission directive - developmental education courses - report
Status: repealed

23-1-113.3. Commission directive - developmental education courses - report. (1) (a) (I) As part of the policy adopted by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5)(a), the commission shall adopt and the governing boards shall implement standards and procedures whereby state institutions of higher education may offer developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), pursuant to this section, as prerequisites to a gateway course in English and mathematics, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b.5). Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, no more than ten percent of students enrolling in a state institution of higher education shall be enrolled directly into a developmental education course, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), that is prerequisite to a gateway course in English or mathematics if the developmental education course lengthens the student's time to degree beyond the time it would take the student to complete the degree if the student had enrolled directly into a gateway course.

(II) On or before August 1, 2021, each state institution of higher education authorized pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section to offer developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), shall have a plan in place to meet the requirements described in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section. The commission's standards and procedures must allow an institution of higher education to request an extension from the commission of up to two years to meet the requirements described in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section, upon demonstrating exceptional circumstances.

(III) The commission's standards and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section must allow state institutions of higher education serving groups of students who are not successful in supplemental academic instruction to pilot different approaches that are more successful for those students and to request a waiver from the commission's standards and procedures in order to duplicate or expand successful approaches.

(2) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Western Colorado university in Chaffee and Gunnison counties, any local community college, and any community college governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education may offer developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), and receive stipend payments from the state on behalf of eligible undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-102 (5).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section, any state institution of higher education not specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section is prohibited from offering a developmental education course, unless the course is offered by contract through any of the institutions of higher education specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(b) of this section, Metropolitan state university of Denver and the university of Colorado at Denver are prohibited from offering developmental education courses.

(3) Each state institution of higher education shall track all students who are identified as needing additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English or mathematics pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5) in order to determine whether those students successfully complete requirements for graduation.

(4) (a) Repealed.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2019.)

(5) Any state institution of higher education not specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section offering a developmental education course on a cash-funded basis shall report annually to the department the same data that is required to be compiled and tracked pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5.5) The institution and the department shall report the information specified in subsection (3) of this section on an individual student basis, using each student's unique student identifier.

(6) For purposes of this section, "local community college" includes Aims community college and Colorado mountain college.
C.R.S. § 23-20.5-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20.5 / Section 23-20.5-101
23-20.5-101. Dental school tuition
Status: in_force

23-20.5-101. Dental school tuition. (1) Tuition for students enrolled in dental programs under the university of Colorado as dental hygiene, dental assistants, or dental lab technician students shall be the same as those as are established for the school of nursing. Tuition for students enrolled as dental students or dental clinical specialty students shall be established by the board of regents of the university of Colorado.

(2) (a) The regents of the university of Colorado are hereby authorized to reduce, by an amount not to exceed eighty-seven and one-half percent, the yearly tuition charged to dental students who qualify as resident students pursuant to article 7 of this title, for each such student who shall agree to practice dentistry upon graduation for one year, for each year in which a reduction is made, in an area of the state determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists. The regents shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations, and contractual procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (2), as determined by the attorney general to be enforceable under the laws of Colorado. The provisions of this paragraph (a) apply to students enrolled in dental programs prior to September 30, 1982.

(b) The regents of the university of Colorado, in setting dental school tuition policy, shall require that, among any other requirements that may be established for graduation, a matriculated dental student who enrolls in the dental program on or after September 30, 1982, shall devote not less than one academic year to the provision of direct clinical dental services to any area or location within the state determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists or dental services. In no event shall a dental student receive a degree from the university of Colorado in the field of dentistry unless such requirement has been fulfilled.

(c) Students enrolled in the dental program and paying tuition under the tuition policy program pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) may, at their option, participate in the dental program established pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).
C.R.S. § 23-31-119 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-119
23-31-119. Plant breeding programs
Status: in_force

23-31-119. Plant breeding programs. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system is authorized to initiate and expand plant breeding programs that will result in the development of disease-resistant varieties of crop plants, particularly of small grain varieties that are resistant to black stem rust disease, and to continue or expand any plant breeding program which may be necessary to protect important crops of Colorado from diseases that would endanger or seriously reduce the production of these crops in the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-31-801 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 8 / Section 23-31-801
23-31-801. Colorado water institute - creation
Status: in_force

23-31-801. Colorado water institute - creation. (1) There is created the Colorado water institute, referred to in this part 8 as the "institute", for the following purposes:

(a) Developing, implementing, and coordinating water and water-related research programs in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education and transferring the results of research and new technologies to potential users;

(b) Creating and operating a water research information and education center as a statewide clearinghouse and archive for water resources, water quality, and water-related policy issues, including the training of future generations of water scientists, managers, planners, and educators; and

(c) Conducting scientific research and policy analysis in areas including but not limited to water development and storage and surface water and groundwater hydrology, water resources management, water quality and aquatic habitat management and protection, water history and paleohydrology, drought planning and mitigation, and climate change and adaptation.

(2) The institute is a unit of the Colorado state university under the supervision and control of the university's administration and the board of governors of the Colorado state university system.

(3) The principal administrative officer of the institute is a director, who is appointed by the president of Colorado state university with the approval of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system and who is under the direct supervision of the president of Colorado state university or a vice-president designated by the president. To meet the purposes of the institute, the director, with the advice of the advisory committee established pursuant to section 23-31-802, shall develop appropriate policies and procedures for identification of priority research problems; collaborate with water managers and user associations, drought and climate change planning organizations, other universities, federal, state, and local government agencies, and the general assembly in the formulation of its research program; select projects to be funded; and disseminate information and transfer technology that is produced by the research.

(4) It is the duty of the institute to:

(a) Consult with state and local government agencies, water managers and user associations, drought and climate change planning organizations, water quality planning organizations, the general assembly, and other potential users of research in identifying and prioritizing the state's scientific and policy-related water research needs;

(b) Negotiate and administer contracts with other state institutions of higher education for research projects;

(c) Disseminate new information and facilitate transfer and application of new technologies as they are developed;

(d) Provide a liaison between Colorado and the federal research funding agencies to act as an advocate for Colorado's water research needs;

(e) Facilitate and stimulate scientific research and policy analysis that:

(I) Deals with policy issues facing the general assembly;

(II) Supports state water, public health, and water quality protection agencies' missions with water research on statewide water-related problems encountered and expected, including but not limited to the effects of climate change on water quality, water availability, run-off timing, drought planning, and future compact compliance;

(III) Provides water planning and management organizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water planning and management;

(IV) Engages and trains future generations of the state's water professionals and educators; and

(V) Examines the interconnections between climate change, water supply, and water quality and provides tools water managers and policymakers need to adapt to global climate change;

(f) Establish and maintain a clearinghouse and archive of water research, water quality, and climate projection data; and

(g) Collaborate with the university of Colorado and Colorado state university in studying the feasibility of new and improved water-related technologies in accordance with section 23-20-141.

(5) The institute is authorized to employ professional, clerical, and other personnel to implement the provisions of this part 8.

(6) The institute is authorized to expend state money appropriated by the general assembly for cost sharing on projects funded with federal or private money.

(7) State money granted, appropriated, or otherwise made available for water research conducted at the state's institutions of higher education may pass through the administrative control of the institute if the grant, appropriation, or other funding document specifies. If particular money is restricted, the institute may serve as an administrative entity of the money for state agencies that seek to utilize Colorado universities or colleges for water research. The institute has the power to accept gifts, grants, donations, appropriations, and other funding from any entity. The institute may provide oversight for the funding by ensuring research projects commence and are completed within the scope of agreements, invoices, contracts, purchase orders, intergovernmental agreements, or other fiscal devices used to fund research. The institute is authorized to assess a fee to implement its administrative authority. The fee may not exceed twenty percent of the total cost of the project being administered by the institute. The advisory committee created in section 23-31-802 shall annually review and establish the administration fee.
C.R.S. § 23-71-608 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 6 / Section 23-71-608
23-71-608. Reports
Status: in_force

23-71-608. Reports. Each district which issues refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 6 shall file a report within sixty days after the issuance of said bonds with the state board for community colleges and occupational education. The report shall indicate the principal amount of bonds refunded, the net effective interest rate of both the bonds refunded and the refunding bonds, the net interest cost of both the bonds refunded and the refunding bonds, all district costs incident to the issuance of refunding bonds, including those of the escrow agent, and such other items as may be determined by the state board for community colleges and occupational education.
C.R.S. § 23-81-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 81 / Section 23-81-102
23-81-102. Recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program - repor
Status: in_force

23-81-102. Recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program - report - definition. (1) Subject to available appropriations, the board shall administer the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program to increase the number of available qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators.

(2) The board shall allocate grants, pursuant to section 23-18-308 (1)(k), to institutions that deliver a wildland fire prevention and mitigation degree or certificate program or course. The institutions may use the money to:

(a) Provide the compensation and benefits necessary to attract and retain qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators; and

(b) Train persons to become qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators.

(3) (a) For the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department for allocation by the board for use in accordance with subsection (2) of this section two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund in each state fiscal year, of which one percent may be used for administration of the program. Any amount of the appropriation that is unencumbered or unexpended at the end of either the 2023-24 state fiscal year or the 2024-25 state fiscal year:

(I) Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(II) May be used by the board in the subsequent state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

(III) Must not be used for any other purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.

(b) In addition to the appropriation in this section, the board may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from private or public sources for the program.

(4) On or before January 1, 2024, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter in which the committee meets, the department shall provide a summarized report regarding the program to the committee. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement in this subsection (4) continues indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 23-64-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-121
23-64-121. Bonds - definitions
Status: in_force

23-64-121. Bonds - definitions. (1) Schools located within this state shall file as a part of their application for a certificate of approval evidence of a savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit meeting the requirements of section 11-35-101, or one bond as set forth in this section covering the school and its agents. Schools located outside this state shall file evidence of a savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit meeting the requirements of section 11-35-101, or bonds as set forth in this section covering the school's agents.

(2) At the time application is made for a certificate of approval, the board shall require an applicant to file with the division a surety bond in a sum as determined pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The bond shall be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student or enrollee or to any parent or guardian of the student or enrollee determined by the board to have suffered loss of tuition or any fees as a result of any act or practice that is a violation of any minimum standard as set forth in this article 64 or any criterion established pursuant thereto by a school or its agents, to provide train-out for students enrolled in an approved school ceasing operation as provided in subsection (5) of this section, and to reimburse the department of higher education for any actual administrative and related costs associated with an approved school ceasing operation. The bond shall be continuous unless the surety is released as set forth in this section.

(3) The amount of the bond to be submitted with an application for a certificate of approval shall be equal to a reasonable estimate of the maximum prepaid, unearned tuition and fees of the school for a period or term during the applicable school training year for which programs of instruction are offered, including, but not limited to, on a semester, quarter, monthly, or class basis; except that the period or term of greatest duration and expense shall be utilized for this computation where a school's training year consists of one or more such periods or terms. Following the initial filing of the surety bond with the division, the amount of the bond shall be recalculated annually based upon a reasonable estimate of the maximum prepaid, unearned tuition and fees received by the school for such period or term. In no case shall the amount of the bond be less than five thousand dollars.

(4) (a) A student, enrollee, or parent or guardian of the student or enrollee claiming loss of tuition or fees may file a claim with the board if the claim results from an act or practice that violates a minimum standard or criterion established pursuant to section 23-64-112. Such claims that are filed with the board shall constitute public records and are subject to the provisions of article 72 of title 24; except that no such claims records shall be made public if the release would violate any federal privacy law.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4)(a) of this section, the board shall not consider any claim that is filed more than two years after the date the student discontinues his or her training at the school.

(5) (a) In the event that a private occupational school ceases operation, the board is authorized to make demand on the surety of the school upon the demand for a refund by a student or for the implementation of a train-out for the students of the school, and is authorized to make demand on the surety to reimburse the department of higher education for actual administrative costs associated with the school ceasing operation, and the surety shall pay the claim due in a timely manner. To the extent practicable, the board shall use the amount of the bond to provide train-out for students of the private occupational school ceasing operation through a contract with another approved private occupational school, a community college, an area technical college, or any other training arrangement acceptable to the board. The train-out provided to a student replaces the original enrollment agreement or contract between the student and the private occupational school ceasing operation; except that tuition and fee payments shall be made by the student as required by the original enrollment agreement or contract.

(b) Any student enrolled in a private occupational school ceasing operation who declines the train-out required to be offered pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section may file a claim with the board for the student's prorated share of the prepaid, unearned tuition and fees paid by the student subject to the limitations of subsection (5)(c) of this section. No subsequent payment shall be made to a student, unless proof of satisfaction of any prior debt to a financial institution is submitted in accordance with the board rules concerning the administration of this section.

(c) If the amount of the bond is less than the total prepaid, unearned tuition and fees that have been paid by students at the time the private occupational school ceased operation, the amount of the bond shall be prorated among the students.

(c.5) Any amount of the surety that is greater than the amount necessary to satisfy costs to provide a train-out for students pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section and any demand for a refund by a student pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section may be retained by the department of higher education as reimbursement up to the amount of any actual administrative costs incurred by the department of higher education that are associated with the school closure.

(d) The provisions of this subsection (5) shall be applicable only to those students enrolled in the private occupational school at the time it ceases operation, and, once a school ceases operation, no new students shall be enrolled therein.

(e) The board shall be designated as the trustee for all prepaid, unearned tuition and fees, student loans, Pell grants, and other student financial aid assistance in the event that an approved private occupational school ceases operation.

(f) The board shall determine whether the offering of a train-out for students enrolled in an approved private occupational school ceasing operation is practicable without federal government designation of the board as trustee for student loans, Pell grants, and other student financial aid assistance pursuant to subsection (5)(e) of this section.

(6) At the time that application is made for an agent's permit to represent a school located outside this state, the application shall be accompanied by a surety bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars. The bond shall be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student or enrollee or his or her parent or guardian determined by the board to have suffered loss of tuition or any fees as a result of any act or practice that is a violation of any deceptive trade or sales practice as set forth in this article 64 or any criteria established pursuant thereto by the agent. Regardless of the number of years that the bond is in force, the aggregate liability of the surety thereon shall in no event exceed the penal sum of the bond. The bond shall be continuous, unless the surety is released as set forth in this section, and may be blanket in form. Any student or enrollee or his or her parent or guardian claiming loss of tuition or any fees as a result of any deceptive trade or sales practice shall file a notarized claim with the board. In no event, however, shall the board consider any such complaint filed one hundred eighty days after the date the student discontinued his or her training at the school.

(7) Except with respect to a claim for tuition and fees made by a student enrolled in an approved private occupational school ceasing operation, the board shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining any loss of tuition or fees, and, if any claim is found to be correct and due the claimant, the board shall make demand upon the principal and the surety on the bond. If the principal or surety fails or refuses to pay the claim due, the board shall commence an action on the bond in any court of competent jurisdiction; except that no such action may be filed more than six years subsequent to the date of any violation that gives rise to the right to file a claim pursuant to this section. A claim for tuition and fees made by a student enrolled in an approved private occupational school ceasing operation shall be handled in the manner provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(8) A certificate of approval or an agent's permit shall be suspended by operation of law when the school or agent is no longer covered by a surety bond as required by this section. The board shall give written notice to the school or agent, or both, at the last-known address, at least forty-five days prior to the release of the surety, to the effect that the certificate of approval or agent's permit shall be suspended by operation of law until another surety bond is filed in the same manner and like amount as the bond being released.

(9) A surety on any bond filed under the provisions of this section shall be released therefrom after the surety serves written notice thereof to the board at least sixty days prior to the release. The release shall not discharge or otherwise affect any claim filed by any student or enrollee or his or her parent or guardian for loss of tuition or any fees that occurred while the bond was in effect or that occurred under any note or contract executed during any period of time when the bond was in effect, except when another bond is filed in a like amount and provides indemnification for any such loss.

(10) (a) The board shall allow, at a reasonable price, alternate surety methods in lieu of the bonding requirements of this section. The alternate sureties shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student or enrollee or to any parent or guardian of the student or enrollee for any loss of tuition or any fees as a result of any act or practice that is a violation of this article 64 and to provide train-out for students enrolled in an approved school ceasing operation as provided in subsection (5) of this section. In the event that a school covered by an alternate surety ceases operation, the board shall act in the manner provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(b) Prior to September 1, 1991, and each year thereafter, any alternate surety allowed by the board shall be required to contract for an independent financial audit. The audit shall be included in a report to the board due by January 1 of the following year. The board may disapprove an alternate surety if it deems that the surety is not able to provide students with the indemnification and train-out required by this section.

(11) For the purposes of this section, "school" and "private occupational school" shall include a for-profit private college or university, as defined in section 23-2-102 (11), in which the majority of students are enrolled in courses and programs that are occupational in nature, as defined by the board.
C.R.S. § 23-30-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-109
23-30-109. Program to be made
Status: in_force

23-30-109. Program to be made. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system and faculty shall, when deemed appropriate by the board, make programs of theoretical and practical instruction.
C.R.S. § 23-41-104.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-104.7
23-41-104.7. Funding
Status: in_force

23-41-104.7. Funding. (1) (a) Beginning in the 2011-12 fiscal year, the Colorado school of mines shall use a portion of its fee-for-service funding negotiated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 for the following purposes:

(I) To provide merit-based scholarships, need-based financial aid, and graduate student support to assist students with in-state classification to attend the institution;

(II) To provide services and programs designed to enhance student success, including but not limited to advising, counseling, academic support, and career services; and

(III) To provide precollegiate programs and services designed to increase and broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields and enrollment at the Colorado school of mines.

(b) The Colorado school of mines shall increase the portion of fee-for-service funding used to ensure that, no later than the 2020-21 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, all fee-for-service funding is used for the purposes set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(2) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB11-1074), ch. 61, p. 159, § 1, effective August 10, 2011.)

(b) Beginning in 2020-21 and in any fiscal year thereafter in which the average discounted tuition rate for undergraduate students with in-state classification enrolled at the Colorado school of mines is greater than thirty percent, the institution may use any amount of fee-for-service funding that is not used to maintain the average discounted tuition rate at thirty percent for other operational purposes. As used in this paragraph (b), "average discounted tuition rate" means the total of the amount of merit-based and need-based scholarships and grants awarded from institution funds to undergraduate students with in-state classification enrolled in the institution divided by the total tuition revenue from undergraduate students with in-state classification.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB11-1074), ch. 61, p. 159, § 1, effective August 10, 2011.)
C.R.S. § 23-3-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3 / Section 23-3-104
23-3-104. Designation of commission
Status: in_force

23-3-104. Designation of commission. The Colorado commission on higher education, referred to in this article as the "commission", shall be the state agency to administer and supervise the administration of funds under Title IV of Public Law 89-329, known as the "Higher Education Act of 1965", and amendments thereto, and Public Law 89-287, known as the "National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965", and amendments thereto.
C.R.S. § 23-53-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-109
23-53-109. Board of trustees may rent buildings
Status: in_force

23-53-109. Board of trustees may rent buildings. The board of trustees is authorized to lease or rent buildings constructed under the provisions of this article from the private persons or corporations constructing the buildings upon such terms as the board deems satisfactory as to current rental, maintenance, and ultimate purchase, paying therefor out of the revenues derived from the operation of the buildings by the board of trustees or from other funds under its control available for general maintenance purposes.
C.R.S. § 23-53-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-106
23-53-106. Board of trustees empowered to lease grounds
Status: in_force

23-53-106. Board of trustees empowered to lease grounds. For the purpose of providing dormitories, living and dining halls, or cottages and equipment for the use of Colorado Mesa university, and to enable the construction, financing, and ultimate acquisition thereof, and to aid in improving undeveloped portions of the grounds of Colorado Mesa university, the board of trustees is empowered to lease grounds under its control to private persons or corporations for a term not exceeding fifty years, subject to regulations as the board may prescribe and upon the condition that private persons or corporations shall construct and equip on the leased grounds buildings or improvements as the board of trustees designates or approves, reimbursement for money invested therein to be secured from the rentals of the buildings or from their sale to the board of trustees acting for the state.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-202
23-3.1-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-3.1-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Advance payment contract" means a contract entered into by the authority, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, and a purchaser in connection with the prepaid postsecondary education expense program as authorized in section 23-3.1-206.7.

(2) "Authority" means collegeinvest, transferred to the department and existing as a division of the department pursuant to section 23-3.1-203.

(3) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(4) "Bond" means any bond, note, debenture, interim certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness authorized to be issued by the authority pursuant to this part 2, including refunding bonds.

(5) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of or providing the terms and conditions related to bonds issued pursuant to this part 2 and includes any trust agreement or trust indenture providing terms and conditions for such bonds.

(6) "Collegeinvest" means:

(a) The Colorado student obligation bond authority, as it existed prior to May 26, 2000, as an independent public body politic in accordance with section 23-3.1-203, as it existed prior to said date;

(b) On and after May 26, 2000, but prior to July 1, 2004, the Colorado student obligation bond authority transferred to the department and existing as a division of the department pursuant to section 23-3.1-203, as it existed prior to said date;

(c) On and after July 1, 2004, the successor to the Colorado student obligation bond authority existing as a division of the department pursuant to section 23-3.1-203, but designated and formally and legally known, as of July 1, 2004, as collegeinvest.

(7) "Contract price" means the aggregate of all payment amounts to be remitted during the contract term by purchasers under the outstanding advance payment contracts as provided on the respective dates of execution thereof.

(8) "Director" means the executive officer of collegeinvest, appointed in accordance with section 23-3.1-203.

(9) "Excess amount" means the assets in the Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense trust fund that the actuarial calculation under section 23-3.1-206.7 (5) demonstrates are in excess of the assets required to pay the obligations of the prepaid expense trust fund with a likelihood of such sufficiency of at least ninety-five percent.

(10) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of higher education.

(11) "Executive officer" means the director of collegeinvest, transferred to the department and existing as a division of the department pursuant to section 23-3.1-203.

(12) "Expected tuition units" means the total tuition units paid for and not distributed or refunded together with the portion of tuition units available for purchase under outstanding advance payment contracts that, based on an actuarial projection, are expected to be paid for and become obligations of the Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense trust fund.

(13) "Institutional loan" means a loan made by collegeinvest from bond proceeds, or other available moneys, to one or more institutions of higher education, to a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of one or more institutions of higher education, to the division, or to purchasers, and made for the purpose of funding student obligations or payments to be made under advance payment contracts.

(14) "Investable assets" means cash and cash equivalents on deposit in the prepaid expense trust fund and investments of amounts deposited to the prepaid expense trust fund.

(15) "Prepaid expense program" means the Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense program authorized in section 23-3.1-206.7.

(16) "Prepaid expense trust fund" means the Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense trust fund established by the authority in accordance with section 23-3.1-206.7 (5) and transferred on May 26, 2000, pursuant to section 23-3.1-206.7 (5).

(17) "Purchaser" means a person who makes or is obligated to make a payment or payments in accordance with an advance payment contract on behalf of a qualified beneficiary.

(18) "Qualified beneficiary" means a person identified in an advance payment contract as the recipient of moneys or benefits to be disbursed in accordance with an advance payment contract.

(19) "State institution" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 23-3.3-101 (4).

(20) "Student" means a student who, under rules promulgated by the division, is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an institution of higher education and who is making suitable progress in his or her education toward obtaining a degree or other appropriate certification in accordance with standards promulgated by the division.

(21) "Student obligations" means student obligation notes and other debt obligations evidencing loans made for higher education purposes, or to any person for the purposes of consolidating or refinancing loans for higher education purposes, which are either guaranteed student loans, educational loans, or loans eligible for consolidation or refinancing under Part B of Title IV of the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", as amended, which the authority may make, acquire, buy, sell, or endorse pursuant to this part 2, or which one or more institutions of higher education, or a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of one or more institutions of higher education, or the division may make from or in anticipation of an institutional loan and which include a direct or indirect interest, in whole or part, of the notes or obligations.

(22) "Tuition" means the quarter, semester, or term charges imposed by an institution of higher education and such fees or charges as may be included in the advance payment contract at the option of the authority.
C.R.S. § 23-76.5-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76.5 / Section 23-76.5-103
23-76.5-103. Initiative administrative and education support - university of Colorado school
Status: in_force

23-76.5-103. Initiative administrative and education support - university of Colorado school of medicine rural program. (1) The rural program office shall provide assistance to the institutions establishing and operating a rural track. The rural program office shall:

(a) Provide guidance to an institution regarding recruiting and admitting students committed to working in rural areas;

(b) Assist an institution with identifying rural or frontier counties in which students may accomplish their clinical training and establishing relationships between students and health-care professionals in rural or frontier counties who can serve as preceptors;

(c) Facilitate, arrange, or advise an institution about arranging housing for students receiving clinical instruction and training in a rural or frontier county;

(d) Develop, in collaboration with institutions that operate a rural track, didactic curriculum related to practicing in rural or frontier counties and provide the curriculum without charge to each institution that operates a rural track; and

(e) Provide any other technical or administrative assistance that may benefit an institution that is establishing or operating a rural track.

(2) (a) The rural program office shall develop metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative and rural tracks, annually evaluate the initiative and rural tracks, and create the report described in section 23-76.5-104.

(b) The rural program office may collaborate with the Colorado area health education centers, the department of public health and environment, a statewide organization of hospitals, and the Colorado rural health center to assess unmet rural community health-care priority needs, collect data to support the assessment, and make recommendations to the general assembly for funding to support adding more schools, programs, and health-care professionals to meet that need. The rural program office may include the recommendations in its annual report.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1002 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 10 / Section 23-31-1002
23-31-1002. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-31-1002. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Council" means the state veterinary education loan repayment council created in section 23-31-1003.

(2) "Licensed veterinarian" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-315-104 (11).

(3) "Program" means the state veterinary education loan repayment program created in section 23-31-1004.

(4) "Rural" means:

(a) A county with a population of fewer than thirty thousand; or

(b) A municipality with a population of fewer than twenty thousand if the municipality is not contiguous to a municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more.

(5) "Veterinarian" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-315-104 (18).

(6) "Veterinary shortage area" means a rural area that the council determines has a shortage of veterinarians practicing in the area.
C.R.S. § 23-16-209 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-209
23-16-209. Required form of contract
Status: in_force

23-16-209. Required form of contract. (a) An agency contract must be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties.

(b) An agency contract must state or contain:

(1) The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student athlete for services to be provided by the athlete agent under the contract and any other consideration the athlete agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or for providing the services;

(2) The name of any person who will be compensated because the student athlete signed the agency contract;

(3) A description of any expenses that the student athlete agrees to reimburse;

(4) A description of the services to be provided to the student athlete;

(5) The duration of the contract;

(6) The date of execution; and

(7) The requirements for contracts with student athletes as specified in section 23-16-104.

(c) An agency contract must contain, in close proximity to the signature of the student athlete, a conspicuous notice in boldface type in capital letters stating:

WARNING TO STUDENT ATHLETE

IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT:

(1) YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT;

(2) IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; AND

(3) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER SIGNING IT. CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR ELIGIBILITY.

(d) An agency contract that does not conform to this section is voidable by the student athlete. If a student athlete voids an agency contract, the student athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete agent to induce the student athlete to enter into the contract.

(e) The athlete agent shall give a record of the signed or otherwise authenticated agency contract to the student athlete at the time of execution.
C.R.S. § 23-21-802 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 8 / Section 23-21-802
23-21-802. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-802. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) In an effort to address the growing opioid addiction problem throughout the nation, on July 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the federal "Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016", also referred to as "CARA";

(b) CARA authorizes qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants in community- and office-based practice settings to prescribe certain medications used in the treatment of opioid addiction as a means of increasing access to treatment for opioid-dependent patients;

(c) Opioid addiction has emerged as a significant public health concern in Colorado, with over ten thousand deaths attributed to drug overdose since 2000 and the annual rate of drug overdose deaths doubling from 7.8 deaths per one hundred thousand people in 2000 to 15.7 deaths per one hundred thousand people in 2015, a rate significantly higher than the national rate;

(d) Southeast Colorado comprises six percent of the state's population and accounts for eighteen percent of admissions for heroin treatment, the Pueblo county jail sees over one thousand seven hundred opioid protocol prisoners each year, and the Pueblo fire department used an opioid antagonist to halt an opioid-related drug overdose event one hundred forty times in 2015;

(e) In Routt county, drug overdose death rates have increased nearly six-fold from 2014 to 2016, and over sixty-five percent of these deaths were related to prescription opioids;

(f) Despite the prevalence of opioid addiction and opioid-related overdose events in Pueblo and Routt counties, only three doctors in Pueblo county and one doctor in Routt county are able to provide medication-assisted treatment to opioid-dependent patients in those counties;

(g) Medication-assisted treatment, which includes the use of medication and behavioral therapies to treat individuals with opioid addictive disorders:

(I) Has proven to be clinically effective and to significantly reduce the need for inpatient detoxification services for individuals with opioid addictive disorders;

(II) Provides a comprehensive, individually tailored program of treatment for opioid-dependent patients;

(III) Is intended to achieve full recovery;

(IV) Can contribute to lowering a person's risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis C by reducing the potential for relapse; and

(V) Has improved patient survival rates, increased retention in treatment, decreased illicit opioid use and other criminal activity among individuals with substance abuse disorders, increased patients' ability to attain and retain employment, and improved birth outcomes among pregnant women who have substance use disorders;

(h) In order to increase access to addiction treatment in areas of the state where opioid addiction is prevalent, it is necessary to establish a pilot program to award grants to:

(I) Organizations, practices, or pharmacies with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or pharmacists to enable them to obtain the training and ongoing support required to prescribe medications, such as buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies approved by the federal food and drug administration, to treat opioid use disorders; and

(II) Community agencies to provide behavioral therapies, in conjunction with medication treatment, to treat individuals with opioid use disorders; and

(i) Since the pilot program will provide access to treatment to individuals with substance use disorders, the use of retail marijuana tax revenues to fund the pilot program is authorized under section 39-28.8-501 (2)(b)(IV)(C).

(2) The general assembly further finds that:

(a) Since its creation, the pilot program has achieved numerous successes toward program goals as follows:

(I) With regard to the program goal of increasing the number of advanced practice providers able to prescribe medications to treat individuals with opioid use disorders in Pueblo and Routt counties:

(A) Two medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs in Pueblo county were selected to receive funding and one MAT program was started in Routt county;

(B) As of August 2018, four providers certified to prescribe MAT medications were added to the two MAT programs in Pueblo county and six MAT medication-certified prescribers are available in the Routt county program; and

(C) Through July 1, 2018, fifty providers received education on opioid use disorders and related issues in assessment and treatment; and

(II) With regard to the program goal of increasing access to MAT services in Pueblo and Routt counties:

(A) Pueblo county increased MAT services from a total of ninety-nine clients treated through its two MAT programs in 2017 to five hundred seventy-six clients treated through the two programs through October 2018; and

(B) Routt county had very limited MAT services available in 2017 and, through October of 2018, provided MAT services through its new MAT program to fifty clients;

(b) Given the successes of the program in expanding access to MAT services in Pueblo and Routt counties, the pilot program should be extended and made available to additional areas of the state that are experiencing significant public health concerns due to the prevalence of opioid addiction and overdose incidences and inadequate numbers of providers;

(c) In the San Luis valley, which has approximately fifty thousand residents and consists of the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache, opioid overdoses have been increasing since 2010, with recent reports of more than ten overdoses per one hundred thousand in population yearly in each of the counties in the valley;

(d) Huerfano county, which has about six thousand six hundred residents, had six overdose deaths in 2016, a rate of 152.6 per one hundred thousand in population, which was the highest overdose rate for any county in the state;

(e) Many other counties in the state are also experiencing high incidences of overdose and lack available, qualified providers to meet the addiction treatment needs in the county;

(f) Given the prevalence of opioid overdoses in the San Luis valley and other areas of the state, it is necessary to extend the pilot program established pursuant to this part 8 for an additional two years, expand its availability to critical-need areas of the state, and increase its funding in order to increase access to addiction treatment in these areas where opioid addiction and overdose incidences are at significant levels.
C.R.S. § 23-21-1105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 11 / Section 23-21-1105
23-21-1105. Reporting
Status: in_force

23-21-1105. Reporting. (1) By July 1, 2025, and no later than July 1 each year thereafter, a representative of the program shall submit a report containing the data collected pursuant to section 23-21-1103 (6) and recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate effective implementation of the program to the health and human services committee of the senate, the health and insurance committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees.

(2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement in this section continues indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 23-2-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 2 / Section 23-2-104
23-2-104. Administration of article - complaints - injunctive proceedings
Status: in_force

23-2-104. Administration of article - complaints - injunctive proceedings. (1) The department shall administer this article pursuant to statute and appropriate policies adopted by the commission.

(2) (a) The commission shall specify procedures by which a student or former student of a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution may file a complaint with the department concerning the institution in which the student is or was enrolled. If a former student files a complaint, he or she must do so within two years after discontinuing enrollment at the institution. The department may investigate complaints based on a claim of a deceptive trade practice as described in subsection (4) of this section. The department does not have jurisdiction to consider complaints that infringe on the academic freedom or religious freedom of, or question the curriculum content of, a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution; except that the department has jurisdiction to consider a complaint that pertains to the general education core course requirements of a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution, or to any of the specific core courses included in said requirements, if the private college or university or seminary or religious training institution chooses to seek transferability of its general education core courses pursuant to section 23-1-125 (5).

(b) Upon receipt of a complaint, the department shall verify that the complaint warrants investigation under the guidelines established by the commission and as a deceptive trade practice. A complaint will warrant investigation only when the student has exhausted all complaint and appeals processes available at the institution. The department shall dismiss a complaint if it does not warrant investigation under the commission's guidelines and is not a deceptive trade practice. If the complaint warrants investigation, the department shall first forward the complaint to the institution for a written response. The institution shall have thirty days to respond in writing to the department and to forward a copy of the response to the student. During the thirty-day period, the institution may attempt to resolve the complaint with the student, and the department shall assist in the efforts to resolve the complaint. If the department determines at any time that a complaint no longer warrants investigation, the department shall dismiss the complaint.

(c) If a complaint is not resolved during the thirty-day period, the department may dismiss the complaint based on the institution's response, investigate the complaint further, or recommend that the commission evaluate the merits of the complaint. If the commission finds the complaint is meritorious, it may recommend that the private college or university or seminary or religious training institution take appropriate action to remedy the complaint.

(d) If the private college or university or seminary or religious training institution does not take the action recommended by the commission, the commission may forward the complaint and findings to the attorney general.

(3) The commission, acting through the attorney general, may proceed by injunction against any violation of this article, but an injunction proceeding or an order issued therein or as a result thereof shall not bar the imposition of any other penalty for violation of this article.

(4) It is a deceptive trade practice for:

(a) An institution or agent to make or cause to be made any statement or representation, oral, written, or visual, in connection with the offering of educational services if the institution or agent knows or reasonably should have known the statement or representation to be materially false, substantially inaccurate, or materially misleading;

(b) An institution or agent to represent falsely or to deceptively conceal, directly or by implication, through the use of a trade or business name, the fact that an institution is a school;

(c) An institution or agent to adopt a name, trade name, or trademark that represents falsely, directly or by implication, the quality, scope, nature, size, or integrity of the institution or its educational services;

(d) An institution or agent to intentionally and materially represent falsely, directly or by implication, that students who successfully complete a course or program of instruction may transfer the credits earned to any institution of higher education;

(e) An institution or agent to intentionally and materially represent falsely, directly or by implication, in its advertising or promotional materials or in any other manner, the size, location, facilities, or equipment of the institution; the number or educational experience qualifications of its faculty; the extent or nature of any approval received from any state agency; or the extent or nature of any accreditation received from any accrediting agency or association;

(f) An institution or agent to provide prospective students with testimonials, endorsements, or other information that has the tendency to materially mislead or deceive prospective students or the public regarding current practices of the institution;

(g) An agent representing an out-of-state school to represent, directly or by implication, that the school is authorized by the state of Colorado or approved or accredited by an accrediting agency or body when the institution has not been authorized, approved, or accredited;

(h) An institution to designate or refer to its sales representatives by titles that imply the sales representatives have training in academic counseling or advising if they do not.
C.R.S. § 23-52-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-105
23-52-105. Tuition fees - Native Americans
Status: repealed

23-52-105. Tuition fees - Native Americans.

(1) (a) Repealed.

(b) (I) On and after September 1, 2002, the board of trustees shall fix tuition in accordance with the level of cash fund appropriations set by the general assembly for Fort Lewis college pursuant to section 23-1-104 (1)(b)(I), subject to the restriction that all qualified Native American students must at all times be admitted to such college free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with other students. The general assembly shall appropriate from the state general fund one hundred percent of the money required for tuition for such qualified Native American students.

(II) Repealed.

(2) Special programs may also be offered to assist Native American students to prepare for, begin, or continue their college education at Fort Lewis college. Fort Lewis college shall not charge Native American students tuition for such programs. The size of any special programs offered pursuant to this subsection (2) is limited by the facilities and revenues available and by the level of appropriations set therefor by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 23-60-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-202
23-60-202. Duties of board with respect to state system
Status: repealed

23-60-202. Duties of board with respect to state system. (1) With respect to the community and technical colleges within the state system, the board has the authority, responsibility, rights, privileges, powers, and duties customarily exercised by the governing boards of institutions of higher education, including the following:

(a) To recommend to the Colorado commission on higher education and the general assembly the location and priorities for establishment of new community and technical colleges;

(b) To construct, lease, or otherwise provide facilities needed for the community and technical colleges as authorized by the general assembly; to issue in the name of the board revenue bonds and other revenue obligations in the manner, for the purposes, and subject to the provisions provided by law for state educational institutions under article 5 of this title or for local college districts; and to refund in the name of the board revenue bonds and other revenue obligations transferred to the board or incurred by the board as provided in this article, such refunding to be undertaken pursuant to article 54 of title 11, C.R.S.;

(c) (I) (A) To fix the tuition and fees to be charged in the community and technical colleges. The board shall fix tuition in accordance with the level of cash fund appropriations set by the general assembly for such institutions pursuant to section 23-1-104 (1)(b)(I).

(B) Repealed.

(II) To the extent space is available, the board may allow persons licensed pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 to take, without charge, at community and technical colleges, courses identified by the department of public safety pursuant to section 24-33.5-1606.5 (4), as related to the national incident management system developed by the federal emergency management agency.

(d) To appoint the chief administrative officer of each community and technical college;

(e) To recommend and review proposals for the establishment of curriculums and for major changes in curriculums, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;

(f) To define the requirements of appropriate degrees and certificates and to authorize the award thereof in the community and technical colleges, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;

(f.5) To review and approve the degree programs described in section 23-60-211, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;

(g) To develop a plan with the governing boards of baccalaureate degree-granting universities and colleges of the state which will assure maximum freedom of transfer of students between local district colleges and community and technical colleges under the direct control of the board and such universities and colleges;

(h) To receive, review, and transmit with recommendations to the Colorado commission on higher education and the general assembly both operating and capital budget requests of the community and technical colleges;

(i) To plan, in cooperation with other state agencies, the allocation of federal funds for instructional programs and student services, including funds for vocational and technical education and retraining;

(j) To determine policies pertaining to the community and technical colleges, subject only to the functions and powers assigned by law to the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;

(k) To control the direction of funds and appropriations to the colleges in the system;

(l) To receive, demand, and hold for the uses and purposes of the colleges in the system such moneys, lands, or other properties as may be donated, devised, leased, or conveyed and to apply the same in such manner as will serve best the objects and interests of the colleges in the system;

(m) To develop and implement, in coordination with four-year institutions and under the direction of the Colorado commission on higher education, a core transfer program for students wishing to obtain a baccalaureate degree after transferring out of the state system to a four-year institution, which program shall be implemented within the state system by September 15, 1987.

(n) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-901 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 9 / Section 23-3.3-901
23-3.3-901. Teach Colorado grant initiative created - award of grants - legislative declarat
Status: in_force

23-3.3-901. Teach Colorado grant initiative created - award of grants - legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that one of the most important components of a high-quality education is a good teacher. In Colorado, there is a shortage of public school teachers employed in high-need areas such as mathematics, science, special education, English language acquisition, and world languages. Strengthening Colorado's pipeline of licensed teachers in high-need areas will help to provide every student in every public school with the teacher he or she needs to thrive and will contribute to raising the standard of living in Colorado.

(b) Therefore, the general assembly determines that it is in the best interest of Colorado's students to encourage institutions of higher education to create scholarships for students in approved teacher preparation programs who excel in high-need content areas and who demonstrate an interest in or commitment to teaching as a career.

(2) As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Approved educator preparation program" means an approved educator preparation program as defined in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b).

(b) "BOCES" means a board of cooperative services as defined in section 22-5-103 (2), C.R.S.

(c) "Department" means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114, C.R.S.

(d) "Institution of higher education" means a public institution of higher education operating in this state that is supported in whole or in part by general fund moneys.

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

(3) (a) There is hereby created in the department the teach Colorado grant initiative to provide moneys for use in reducing the financial barriers to entering the teaching profession, supporting high-ability students who have demonstrated a commitment to the teaching profession, and attracting high-ability students in high-need content areas into the teaching profession. The commission shall adopt guidelines pursuant to which an institution of higher education may submit an application for a grant from the teach Colorado grant initiative to use in funding scholarships to assist persons in entering the teaching profession. At a minimum, an institution's application shall include a description of the scholarships, including student eligibility, identification of the high-need content areas or other high-need areas that will be addressed through the award of scholarships, expectations that will be imposed on the recipients, and the amount of scholarship money to be awarded to each recipient.

(b) In administering the teach Colorado grant initiative, the department shall annually collaborate with the department of education to determine the high-need content areas, which may include, but need not be limited to, mathematics, science, special education, English language acquisition, and world languages. The department shall annually publicize to the institutions of higher education the content areas that are considered to be high-need areas.

(c) In designing a scholarship, an institution of higher education that is seeking funding from the teach Colorado grant initiative may include students who are seeking a baccalaureate degree and have enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program, students who demonstrate excellence in a high-need content area and are considering enrolling in an approved teacher preparation program, and students who have completed a baccalaureate degree or higher and have enrolled or are considering enrolling in an approved teacher preparation program. Scholarship moneys shall not be paid on behalf of a student until the student has enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program.

(d) The commission shall adopt such additional guidelines as may be necessary for administration of the teach Colorado grant initiative, including but not limited to the application process, criteria for awarding grants in addition to those specified in subsection (4) of this section, and the amount of grants to be awarded.

(4) In awarding grants through the teach Colorado grant initiative, the department shall give special consideration to scholarships that:

(a) Are designed to create a partnership between two institutions of higher education, one of which does not have an approved educator preparation program but has students who have demonstrated academic excellence in one or more high-need content areas and have expressed an interest in entering the teaching profession;

(b) Are designed to create a partnership between the institution of higher education and one or more school districts or BOCES that have a shortage of teachers in high-need content areas;

(c) Are designed to meet the needs of rural or high-poverty schools, school districts, or BOCES, as identified by the department of education;

(d) Are designed to assist honorably discharged veterans and discharged LGBT veterans, as defined in section 28-5-100.3, of the armed forces in entering the teaching profession; or

(e) Require each scholarship recipient to commit to completing his or her student teaching in a rural or high-poverty school, school district, or BOCES, as identified by the department of education.

(5) The amount of a scholarship awarded to an individual student by an institution of higher education pursuant to a teach Colorado grant shall not exceed the amount of in-state tuition charged by the institution for thirty semester hours of credit.

(6) On or before February 1, 2009, and on or before February 1 each year thereafter, the commission shall report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, concerning the number of institutions of higher education receiving teach Colorado grants pursuant to this section, the amount of the grants awarded, the number of students receiving scholarships through grants awarded pursuant to this section, and a general summary of the scholarships funded through grants awarded pursuant to this section.

(7) In addition to any general funds appropriated by the general assembly to the department for the implementation of the teach Colorado grant initiative, the department is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations from private and public sources for the implementation of the teach Colorado grant initiative.
C.R.S. § 23-60-214 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-214
23-60-214. Develop short-term degree nursing programs - appropriation - repeal
Status: repealed

23-60-214. Develop short-term degree nursing programs - appropriation - repeal. (1) For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department of higher education for allocation by the board five million dollars from the general fund to establish two new short-term degree nursing programs at community or technical colleges described in section 23-60-205. The funds must be used for the following purposes, as applicable, to support the expansion of short-term degree nursing programs:

(a) New short-term degree program curriculum development;

(b) New short-term degree program equipment and supplies;

(c) New short-term degree program implementation, including accreditation costs; and

(d) New short-term degree administration costs, including reporting on an annual basis until all funds are expended.

(2) Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the appropriation pursuant to subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(b) May be used by the department of higher education in the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

(c) Must not be used for any purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.

(3) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 23-1-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-110
23-1-110. Organization, meetings, and staff
Status: in_force

23-1-110. Organization, meetings, and staff. (1) The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure, shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary, and shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection. Meetings of the commission shall be open to the public at all times; but, by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting, the commission may go into executive session for consideration of personnel matters in accordance with part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S. No final policy decision, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action and no action approving a contract calling for the payment of money shall be adopted or approved at any executive session.

(2) (a) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, an executive director qualified by substantial training and experience in the field of higher education. The executive director shall be the executive officer of the commission and the department, shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and shall receive compensation commensurate with the duties of the office as determined by the governor. The duties and responsibilities of the executive director shall be discharged in accordance with the policies, procedures, and directives of the commission and the department. The executive director shall employ such professional and clerical personnel as deemed necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the commission and the department. Offices held by the executive director and professional personnel are declared to be educational in nature and not under the state personnel system.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1474, § 11, effective May 28, 2008.)

(3) The executive director shall conduct all studies and programs of the commission and coordinate such studies and programs with those of other state agencies having duties and functions concerned with higher education, so as to avoid duplication of programs and staff.

(4) The executive director shall review and approve or deny any proposed action or recommendation of the private occupational school board acting pursuant to article 64 of this title 23.
C.R.S. § 23-60-202.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-202.5
23-60-202.5. Powers of board with respect to the higher education and advanced technology cen
Status: in_force

23-60-202.5. Powers of board with respect to the higher education and advanced technology center at Lowry. The board is authorized to lease classroom and administrative facilities located at the higher education and advanced technology center at Lowry to colleges within the state system of community and technical colleges and to public and private institutions of higher education that are not included in the system.
C.R.S. § 23-5-140.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-140.5
23-5-140.5. Employee information - student loan repayment and forgiveness programs
Status: in_force

23-5-140.5. Employee information - student loan repayment and forgiveness programs. Each governing board shall annually distribute to each employee informational materials relating to federal student loan repayment programs and student loan forgiveness programs, including updated materials, received from the department of higher education pursuant to section 23-1-106.6 (1)(a). In addition to annual distribution, each governing board shall distribute the informational materials to newly hired employees as part of its employee orientation process. The governing board may distribute the informational materials to its employees through an e-mail to employees or as part of a mailing or regular communication to employees.
C.R.S. § 23-64-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-106
23-64-106. Powers and duties of division
Status: in_force

23-64-106. Powers and duties of division. (1) The division shall have, in addition to the powers and duties now vested therein by law, the following powers and duties:

(a) To publish a list of schools and maintain a list of agents authorized to operate in this state under the provisions of this article 64;

(b) To receive or cause to be maintained as a permanent file, in conformity with section 23-64-125, copies of educational, financial, and other records;

(c) To negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with similar agencies in other states whenever, in the judgment of the division and the board, such agreements are or will be helpful in effectuating the purposes of this article 64; except that nothing contained in any such reciprocity agreement shall be construed as limiting the division's powers, duties, and responsibilities with respect to investigating or acting upon any application for a certificate of approval for a private occupational school or an application for issuance of or renewal of any agent's permit or with respect to the enforcement of any provision of this article 64 or any of the rules promulgated under this article 64.
C.R.S. § 23-20-114 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-114
23-20-114. Employment of medical personnel
Status: in_force

23-20-114. Employment of medical personnel. (1) The board of regents of the university of Colorado has authority to employ medical personnel who are not citizens of the United States at the university of Colorado health sciences center, the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital, and the medical division of the graduate school of the university of Colorado. Medical personnel who are not citizens of the United States are exempt from the licensure requirements of the "Colorado Medical Practice Act", article 240 of title 12, with respect to services performed in the course of such employment, but such personnel shall first comply with all other requirements of said act, which includes the taking and passing of examinations approved by the Colorado medical board and by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, or the Federation of State Medical Boards, or their successor organizations, on subjects relating to the basic sciences as provided by law within three months after the date of employment unless such examinations are not required by section 12-240-110 (1)(b). Such exemptions from licensure or provisions in this section provided for such personnel who are not citizens of the United States shall continue only during the minimum period of time within which the particular individual can become a citizen according to the laws of the United States and the regulations of the immigration and naturalization service of the United States, department of justice, or any successor agency, or such additional time as may be granted by such boards. The exemptions in this section are limited to services performed in the course of employment with the university of Colorado as limited in this section and shall terminate when such employment terminates.

(2) (a) The board of regents may arrange for the billing, collection, and disbursement for professional services rendered by physicians and other faculty members of the health sciences schools through a nonprofit corporation or through a contractual arrangement with a profit or nonprofit corporation or through such other mechanism as may be authorized by the board of regents. Any mechanism employed under the authority of this subsection (2) shall be self-supporting. Any such mechanism shall allow for contracting with the board of regents or the state of Colorado for reimbursement of physician services provided for the medically indigent.

(b) The fees collected under this subsection (2) shall be used for the remuneration and support of the professional, research, and educational activities of the members of the faculty of the health sciences schools and shall also be used for the administrative costs of such activities, in accordance with rules to be adopted by the board of regents.

(c) The board of regents, at the request of the general assembly, the joint budget committee, or the state auditor, shall provide a report of the financial status of any funds maintained pursuant to this subsection (2), including but not limited to expenditures, revenues, and the number of staff and faculty involved.

(d) Nothing in this subsection (2) shall be construed to give the board of regents any control over or power to arrange for the billing, collection, and disbursement of hospital fees of the university of Colorado hospital authority operating the university of Colorado university hospital pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of article 21 of this title, any control over how such hospital fees are spent in the operation of the hospital, or any control over the hospital's gross income, the budget and spending of the hospital, or the hospital's authority to borrow money or incur debt.
C.R.S. § 23-1-109.3 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-109.3
23-1-109.3. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to student data - memorandum of
Status: in_force

23-1-109.3. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2-111 (3)(a), C.R.S., the commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on or before September 1, 2006, with the state board of education to adopt a policy to share student data. At a minimum, the policy shall ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in conformance with the requirements of the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", as amended, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith. The policy shall additionally require the department, upon request, to share student data with qualified researchers. For purposes of this section, qualified researchers shall include, but need not be limited to, institutions of higher education, school districts, and public policy research and advocacy organizations.
C.R.S. § 23-52-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-102
23-52-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties - repeal
Status: repealed

23-52-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties - repeal. (1) (a) Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Fort Lewis college, referred to in this article 52 as the "board of trustees" or "board", which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Fort Lewis college. The board of trustees is a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:

(I) Acquire and hold property for the use of Fort Lewis college;

(II) Be a party to all suits and contracts; and

(III) Do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this article in like manner as municipal corporations of this state, including but not limited to the power to demand, receive, hold, and use for the best interests of Fort Lewis college such money, lands, or other property as may be donated or devised to or for the college.

(b) The board of trustees and their successors shall have perpetual succession, shall have a seal, may make bylaws and regulations for the well-ordering and governance of Fort Lewis college, and may conduct the business of said college in a manner not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state. The board of trustees shall elect from the appointed members a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties and responsibilities shall be prescribed in the duly adopted bylaws of the board of trustees. The staff of Fort Lewis college shall provide staff support for the board of trustees.

(2) (a) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, nine members of the board of trustees.

(b) (I) The term of each member serving on the board of trustees as of March 24, 2020, expires on December 31 of the calendar year in which the member's appointed term would otherwise expire.

(II) This subsection (2)(b) is repealed, effective June 30, 2025.

(c) (I) The governor shall appoint the eighth and ninth members of the board so that the members take office on or before September 1, 2020. Such members have the authority to act on behalf of the board of trustees prior to obtaining confirmation by the senate. Of the members taking office pursuant to this subsection (2)(c), one member has a term expiring on January 1, 2023, and one member has a term expiring on January 1, 2025. Thereafter, the terms of the eighth and ninth members of the board of trustees are four years.

(II) This subsection (2)(c) is repealed, effective June 30, 2025.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section, members appointed by the governor serve terms of up to four years, expiring on December 31 of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the member is appointed; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members' terms expire in the same year. Each member holds office for the term for which the member is appointed and until the member's successor is appointed and confirmed by the senate.

(e) Of the nine members appointed by the governor:

(I) No more than five members may be from any one political party;

(II) At least one member must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe; and

(III) At least two members must be residents of southwestern Colorado. The board members from southwestern Colorado shall reside in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, or San Juan county, or on the Ute Mountain Ute or Southern Ute reservation.

(3) The tenth office must be filled by an elected member of the student body of Fort Lewis college who is a full-time junior or senior student at Fort Lewis college. The term of said elected office is one year, beginning on August 1 each year. The elected student office is advisory, without the right to vote.

(4) The eleventh office must be filled by an elected member of the faculty at large of Fort Lewis college elected by other members of the faculty at large for a term of two years, beginning on August 1 every year. The elected faculty office is advisory, without the right to vote.

(5) Any vacancy in the office of an appointed member of the board of trustees shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. Any vacancy in either of the elected offices on the board of trustees shall be filled by reelection for the unexpired term. Each trustee shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (7), the powers, duties, and functions formerly performed by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system with respect to Fort Lewis college are hereby transferred to the board of trustees. Policies, resolutions, procedures, and agreements previously approved by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system and applicable to Fort Lewis college shall remain in force and effect unless and until changed by the board of trustees.

(8) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-60-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-102
23-60-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-60-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the state board for community colleges and occupational education is charged to develop and establish state policy for occupational education and to govern the state system of community colleges. The board shall be responsible for the establishment of statewide career and technical education policy for all the entities which provide such education and shall coordinate all aspects of career and technical education in the state to assure quality programming and efficient delivery of such education.

(2) In its role as the governing authority for the state system of community colleges, the board shall assure a system of two-year program delivery throughout the state coordinated, where appropriate, with the local district colleges. In order to assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities, the general assembly hereby provides for the establishment of local councils to advise the board on the operation of individual community and local district colleges from a local perspective.

(3) The function of the two-year college system is to conduct occupational, technical, and community service programs with no term limitations and general education, including college transfer programs with unrestricted admissions. It is further the intent of this article to develop appropriate occupational education and adult education programs in these and other postsecondary educational institutions, to maintain and expand occupational education programs in the elementary and secondary schools of the state permitting local school districts already having area technical colleges to continue to operate them, and to develop work study and on-the-job training programs designed to acquaint youth with the world of work and to train and retrain youth and adults for employment. The general assembly intends that state agencies concerned with occupational education in the public schools shall cooperate with the board in planning and implementing occupational education programs, to the end that the state of Colorado has complete and well-balanced occupational and adult education programs available to the people of Colorado at all educational levels.
C.R.S. § 23-5-141 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-141
23-5-141. Campus police information sharing - legislative declaration - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-141. Campus police information sharing - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Providing for the safety of the students, faculty, and staff of Colorado's state institutions of higher education is an important priority for those institutions and for the state;

(b) Unfortunate and tragic events at educational institutions within the state and around the nation have raised concerns regarding campus safety at Colorado's institutions of higher education; and

(c) State institution of higher education police departments should be authorized to share with responsible administrators information regarding behaviors which pose a potential risk to the campus community in order to mitigate such risk.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Campus behavioral intervention task force" means any group of persons that includes at least one administrator listed in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section and is appointed by the chief executive officer of a state institution of higher education, or his or her designee, to monitor and mitigate risks to campus safety posed by individuals who display concerning behaviors.

(b) "Sexual assault" means any of the offenses listed in section 24-72-304 (4)(b)(I), C.R.S.

(c) "State institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), a local district college, an area technical college, the Auraria higher education center, an education center, or a technical college.

(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), a state institution of higher education police department may provide unredacted information, which information may include but need not be limited to police reports, regarding any incident within its jurisdiction to:

(I) The director, or director's designee, of any campus program or unit with administrative responsibility for victims assistance, mental health services, university housing, student discipline processes, or student affairs; and

(II) A campus behavioral intervention task force.

(b) When providing information regarding a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), a state institution of higher education police department shall redact the victim's name and identifying information unless the victim agrees otherwise in writing with respect to each administrator or behavioral intervention task force to which the police department intends to release the information.

(c) A state institution of higher education police department may provide to a person who is the focus of a specific threat of physical violence information regarding any incident within its jurisdiction that is necessary to protect the person who is the focus of the threat.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-72-304 (4), 27-65-121, or 27-81-113, C.R.S., to the contrary, the authorization to share information established by this section specifically includes but is not limited to information regarding sexual assaults, emergency mental health holds, and protective custody for alcohol or drug detoxification. Any person receiving information regarding sexual assaults, emergency mental health holds, and protective custody for alcohol or drug detoxification pursuant to this section shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure the information is not disseminated beyond what is necessary.

(4) A faculty member, staff member, or student of the campus disclosing information to a campus behavioral intervention task force while acting under a good-faith belief that the disclosure is necessary to protect the health, safety, or well-being of any person, or to protect the property of any person or of the institution, shall not be liable in any civil action for disclosing the information. The immunity provided in this section does not nullify or rescind any statutory duty of confidentiality by a licensed professional or victim's advocate pursuant to section 13-90-107 (1)(k), C.R.S., or any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in section 13-21-117, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-20-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-120
23-20-120. Donations - invested
Status: in_force

23-20-120. Donations - invested. All donations of money, securities, or other property shall be conveyed to the regents of the university and invested as other funds of the university. Donations may be made to, and for the sole use of, any of the departments of the university, and donations so made shall be kept in a separate fund for the use of such department.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-217 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-217
23-3.1-217. Proceeds as trust funds
Status: in_force

23-3.1-217. Proceeds as trust funds. Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, all moneys received pursuant to this part 2, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations or as revenues or receipts, including moneys received under advance payment contracts shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part 2. Any officer, bank, or trust company with which such moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes of this part 2, subject to such policies and guidelines as the authority and the resolution authorizing the bonds, notes, or other obligations of any issue or the trust indenture securing such obligations provides.
C.R.S. § 23-23-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 23 / Section 23-23-104
23-23-104. Custody of children - housing
Status: in_force

23-23-104. Custody of children - housing. For the making of any diagnostic evaluation before certification or commitment, the district judge or juvenile judge shall give the temporary custody of the child to the executive director of the department of human services for temporary placement at any state institution deemed most suitable by the executive director during the period of evaluation. Subject to the provisions of section 23-23-108, the executive director of the department of human services shall accept all such children assigned to the executive director, within the limits of available facilities. Nothing in this section permits the designation of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital as a housing facility for such children.
C.R.S. § 23-5-149 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-149
23-5-149. Epinephrine auto-injectors at institutions of higher education - immunity - shor
Status: in_force

23-5-149. Epinephrine auto-injectors at institutions of higher education - immunity - short title. (1) The short title of this section is "Sydney Meegan's Law".

(2) Each institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102, shall acquire and stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.

(3) Each institution of higher education is encouraged, but is not required, to:

(a) Place epinephrine auto-injectors in reasonable quantities to ensure availability for use by a person perceived to be experiencing anaphylaxis; and

(b) Store epinephrine auto-injectors in an emergency public access station pursuant to article 47 of title 25.

(4) Notwithstanding article 47 of title 25, any person is permitted to retrieve and use an epinephrine auto-injector pursuant to this section.

(5) Immediately after using an epinephrine auto-injector, the person is encouraged to make a 911 emergency call.

(6) An institution of higher education is encouraged to accept a donation of a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors that meets standards established by the federal food and drug administration. An institution of higher education shall also accept gifts, grants, and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for obtaining a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.

(7) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy concerning the placement of epinephrine auto-injectors that focuses on areas where students gather in the largest volumes, including in dormitories and dining halls.

(8) A person who acts reasonably and in good faith to furnish or administer an epinephrine auto-injector, including an expired epinephrine auto-injector, to an individual the person reasonably believes to be experiencing anaphylaxis may assert the immunity set forth in section 25-47-107.
C.R.S. § 23-76-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76 / Section 23-76-105
23-76-105. Teacher cadet program
Status: in_force

23-76-105. Teacher cadet program. On or before July 1, 2017, the department of higher education shall establish teacher cadet programs in identified rural schools and school districts. Money may be provided to local school districts, charter schools, or the charter school institute, any of which may contract with a board of cooperative services, to identify and support high school students who are interested in pursuing teaching careers in rural Colorado, including early childhood education. Teacher cadet programs are encouraged to identify students, including students with disabilities, who reflect the geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state. The department of higher education and the department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of the teacher cadet program every five years.
C.R.S. § 23-64-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-111
23-64-111. Duties and powers of the division subject to approval of the executive director
Status: in_force

23-64-111. Duties and powers of the division subject to approval of the executive director. The division shall exercise all of the powers and duties set forth in section 23-64-106. The executive director shall review and approve, consistent with the institutional role and statewide needs, any action taken by the division pursuant to the powers and duties set forth in section 23-64-106; except that the participation of the executive director shall not be required in any action taken by the board.
C.R.S. § 23-61.5-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 61.5 / Part 1 / Section 23-61.5-109
23-61.5-109. Powers of board
Status: in_force

23-61.5-109. Powers of board. (1) In addition to any other powers granted by law to the board, such board shall have the following powers:

(a) To have and use a corporate seal;

(b) To sue and be sued in its own name;

(c) To incur debts, liabilities, and obligations;

(d) To employ agents and employees;

(e) To cooperate and contract with the state or federal government or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof and to apply for and receive grants or financial assistance from any of such entities;

(f) To act as and on behalf of the state of Colorado pursuant to a statutory authorization;

(g) To acquire, hold, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property, commodity, or service;

(h) To adopt, by resolution, regulations necessary for the accomplishment or performance of the powers granted by law;

(i) To exercise any other powers which are essential to carrying out the provisions of this article;

(j) To do or perform any acts authorized by this section by means of an agent or by contract with any person, firm, or corporation;

(k) To provide for the necessary expenses of the board in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties and reimburse a board member for necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his official duties, whether within or without the territorial limits of the district.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-207 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-207
23-3.1-207. Notes
Status: in_force

23-3.1-207. Notes. (1) The authority may issue from time to time its negotiable notes for any of its purposes as provided in this part 2, including purchase of student obligations or the making of student obligations or institutional loans, and may renew from time to time any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. The authority may issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge other obligations then outstanding and partly for any other purpose. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds.

(2) Any resolution authorizing notes of the authority or any issue of such notes may contain any provisions which the authority is authorized to include in any resolution authorizing bonds of the authority or any issue of bonds, and the authority may include in any notes any terms, covenants, or conditions which it is authorized to include in any bonds.

(3) All such notes shall be payable from the proceeds of bonds or renewal notes or from the revenues of the authority or other moneys available for such payment and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any contractual rights of the holders of any of its notes or other obligations outstanding at the time of issuance of such notes.
C.R.S. § 23-80-107 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 80 / Section 23-80-107
23-80-107. Evaluation and reporting requirements
Status: in_force

23-80-107. Evaluation and reporting requirements. (1) On or before July 1, 2024, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, the administering entity shall perform an evaluation of the performance of the inclusive higher education program at each state institution of higher education that received a grant. The evaluation must:

(a) Review each inclusive higher education program and compare the programs to recognized accreditation standards and best practices;

(b) Include comprehensive surveys of inclusive higher education program stakeholders, including students, students' families, peer mentors, faculty, and staff; and

(c) Include assessments for students to demonstrate growth in independent living, including self-care, socialization, career readiness, healthy lifestyle choices, and financial literacy.

(2) On or before July 1, 2024, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, the administering entity shall perform a comprehensive survey of former students and former students' families. The survey must solicit information concerning the former students, including their housing circumstances, careers, and social activities or associations. The administering entity shall retain the surveys and evaluate successes that are a consequence of inclusive higher education programs and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for current and future students.

(3) On or before October 1, 2024, and on or before October 1 each year thereafter when grants are awarded, the administering entity shall submit a report to the department. At a minimum, the report must include:

(a) A summary of the findings from the evaluations performed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section;

(b) An analysis of the findings from the evaluations performed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, including comparisons between the current year's and previous years' findings to evaluate the long-term impacts of inclusive higher education for current students participating in an inclusive higher education program and former students who participated in a program; and

(c) A description of expenses made with the grant money.

(4) On or before December 31, 2024, and on or before December 31 each year thereafter when grants are awarded, the department shall submit the administering entity's report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding the grant program.

(5) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this section continue indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 23-15-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-121
23-15-121. Conveyance of title - release of lien
Status: in_force

23-15-121. Conveyance of title - release of lien. When the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the authority to finance the cost of facilities or to refinance the outstanding indebtedness of one or more participating educational institutions or cultural institutions, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance such bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made to fully pay and retire the same and when all other conditions of the resolution, the lease, the trust indenture, and the mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of security arrangement, if any, authorizing and securing the same have been satisfied, the authority shall promptly do all things and execute such deeds, conveyances, and other documents as are necessary and required to release the lien of such mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of security arrangement in accordance with the provisions thereof and to convey its right, title, and interest in such facilities so financed, and any other facilities leased or mortgaged or subject to a deed of trust or any other form of security arrangement to secure the bonds, to such participating educational institution or cultural institution.
C.R.S. § 23-71-602 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 6 / Section 23-71-602
23-71-602. Refunding bonds may be issued
Status: in_force

23-71-602. Refunding bonds may be issued. (1) Any district in this state may issue negotiable coupon bonds to be denominated refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any of the bonded indebtedness of such district, whether said indebtedness is due or not due or has or may hereafter become payable or redeemable at the option of such district, or by consent of the bondholders, or by any lawful means, whether such bonded indebtedness be now existing or may hereafter be created.

(2) The bonded indebtedness of any district outstanding at the time of the inclusion of all such district's territory in another district, by reorganization, consolidation, dissolution, or any other lawful means, may be refunded by action of the board of trustees of the district, including such territory at the time of such refunding, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by the district including such territory.

(3) When an entire district having outstanding bonded indebtedness has been divided and parts thereof included within two or more other districts by any lawful means, the refunding of such indebtedness shall require affirmative action by a majority of the members of the boards of trustees of each of the districts within which any part of the territory of such district owing said indebtedness is then included, except as is provided in this part 6 to the contrary.

(4) The bonded indebtedness of any district outstanding at the time any territory of said district is detached therefrom by any lawful means, and which district has retained its lawful corporate existence subsequent to the detachment of such territory from said district, may be refunded by action of the board of trustees of such district from which territory has been detached with or without concurrence or action by the board of trustees of the district within which said detached territory is included. Such districts from which territory has been detached and which retain their corporate existence subsequent to detachment are specifically exempted from the requirements and provisions of subsection (3) of this section.

(5) Any such refunding bonds may be issued to refund any issues of outstanding bonds; but no two or more issues of outstanding bonds may be refunded by a single issue of refunding bonds unless the taxable property upon which tax levies are being made for payment of each such outstanding issue of bonds is identical to the taxable property on which such levies are being made for the payment of all other outstanding bonds proposed to be refunded by such single issue of refunding bonds.
C.R.S. § 23-71-115 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-115
23-71-115. Notice of election
Status: repealed

23-71-115. Notice of election. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-601 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 6 / Section 23-3.3-601
23-3.3-601. Educational exchange program
Status: repealed

23-3.3-601. Educational exchange program. (1) The commission is directed to establish an educational exchange program consistent with the national student exchange program. The commission shall identify those circumstances under which the waiving of the nonresident differential in tuition rates, on a reciprocal basis with other states or foreign countries, would enhance the educational experience for Colorado residents enrolled in state institutions. In relation thereto, the commission shall:

(a) Consult with the governing bodies and departments of state institutions in order to identify those classes and numbers of Colorado residents enrolled in said institutions whose educational experience would be enhanced by participation in said program; and

(b) Negotiate with the appropriate representatives of other states or foreign countries with the objective of establishing reciprocal agreements for waiving the nonresidential tuition differential for Colorado residents enrolled in state institutions who wish to enroll in the institutions of higher education in other states or foreign countries in exchange for the waiver of the nonresidential tuition differential for residents of said other states or foreign countries wishing to enroll in state institutions. The number of resident students participating in the educational exchange program shall be matched by an equal number of nonresident students enrolling at Colorado institutions of higher education.

(2) Repealed.

(3) No student may be a recipient or participant in the educational exchange program for more than one year.

(4) Residents of other states or foreign countries attending state institutions pursuant to said educational exchange program shall not be counted as nonresident students. Notwithstanding their presence in the state, such students shall not be permitted to apply the time spent in the educational exchange program toward satisfaction of residency requirements for tuition purposes.

(5) As used in this part 6, "Colorado resident" means a person who is classified, for tuition purposes, as an in-state student.
C.R.S. § 23-31-402 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 4 / Section 23-31-402
23-31-402. Owner's permission required - when
Status: in_force

23-31-402. Owner's permission required - when. It is unlawful for any person to harvest and remove any forest product on land of another without first securing written permission from the owner of the land or the owner of the growth thereon, or his or her authorized agent. Only one permit shall be required of persons working in a crew.
C.R.S. § 23-18-303.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 23-18-303.5
23-18-303.5. Fee-for-service contracts - authorization - performance funding - repeal
Status: repealed

23-18-303.5. Fee-for-service contracts - authorization - performance funding - repeal. (1) (a) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the governing board of a state institution of higher education may annually negotiate a fee-for-service contract with the department pursuant to this section for the delivery of higher education services by the institution for the benefit of the state and its residents. Specialty education programs, area technical colleges, and local district colleges are funded pursuant to the provisions of section 23-18-304.

(b) Each governing board's annual fee-for-service contract includes the amount of funding appropriated to the governing board pursuant to this section, plus any amount appropriated to the governing board pursuant to sections 23-18-304 and 23-18-308, minus the amount of funding appropriated to the governing board for college opportunity fund stipends pursuant to section 23-18-202.

(2) Ongoing additional funding. Prior to calculating performance funding recommendations pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the commission, in conjunction with the department and in collaboration with the governing boards, may recommend an additional amount of funding pursuant to this subsection (2) for an institution, which amount is ongoing base funding for the receiving institution and is included in the calculation of funding pursuant to this part 3 in subsequent state fiscal years. The commission may recommend an additional amount of funding for the following purposes:

(a) To increase appropriations over the previous state fiscal year in order to make progress toward master plan goals, which may include addressing base funding disparities or funding priorities not addressed through the performance funding metrics. The commission shall focus its recommendations on broad institutional, systemwide, or state policy goals.

(b) (I) To recognize an institution's additional costs related to or associated with educating and providing services to resident first-generation undergraduate students.

(II) If the commission recommends additional funding for an institution or institutions pursuant to this subsection (2)(b), funding is calculated for an institution by dividing the institution's resident first-generation undergraduate student head count, based on the most recent census data collected by the department pursuant to section 23-18-302 (12)(b), by the institution's overall resident undergraduate student population head count from the fall census, and then multiplying the quotient by the institution's resident first-generation undergraduate student head count, resulting in the institution's "calibrated first-generation undergraduate student head count". An institution's percentage share of additional funding pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) is then determined by dividing the institution's calibrated first-generation undergraduate student head count by the sum of the calibrated first-generation undergraduate student head counts for all institutions that receive additional funding pursuant to this subsection (2)(b).

(3) Temporary additional funding. After calculating funding recommendations pursuant to subsections (2) and (4) of this section, the commission, in conjunction with the department and in collaboration with the governing boards, may recommend an additional amount of temporary funding pursuant to this subsection (3) for an institution for purposes of making progress toward goals identified in the systemwide master planning process set forth in section 23-1-108 or other areas as identified by the commission. Additional funding received pursuant to this subsection (3) must be allocated for a specific period of time, is not ongoing base funding, and is not included in the calculation of funding pursuant to this part 3 in subsequent state fiscal years or in the calculation of the total state appropriation made pursuant to this part 3.

(4) Performance funding metrics. (a) After calculating funding recommendations pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the commission, in conjunction with the department and in collaboration with the governing boards, shall calculate performance funding for each governing board based on the rate of change over time in the performance of the institutions overseen by the governing board on the performance funding metrics specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section. The recommendation for performance funding may reflect a change in the total state appropriation, less the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, from the preceding state fiscal year.

(b) The performance funding metrics include:

(I) Resident student full-time equivalent enrollment;

(II) Credential completion;

(III) Resident Pell-eligible student population share;

(IV) Resident underrepresented minority student population share;

(V) Retention rate;

(VI) One-hundred-percent-of-time graduation rate;

(VII) One-hundred-fifty-percent-of-time graduation rate; and

(VIII) Resident first-generation undergraduate student population share.

(c) (I) Beginning with the 2021-22 state fiscal year, in preparing budget recommendations, the commission, in conjunction with the department and in collaboration with the governing boards, may annually identify the portion of total performance funding that is allocated to each performance funding metric specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(II) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the joint budget committee, after considering the commission's budget recommendations, shall determine the portion of total performance funding for the applicable state fiscal year that is allocated to each performance funding metric specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section. Each governing board's share of the funding allocated for each performance funding metric is determined using the calculation set forth in subsection (5) of this section.

(5) Performance funding calculation. (a) The amount of performance funding that a governing board receives for each performance funding metric specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section is based on the rate of change over time in the performance of the institutions overseen by the governing board on the performance funding metric. The rate of change for each performance funding metric is calculated annually for a governing board by dividing the average of the four most recent years of actual data reported by the governing board for the metric by the average of the three oldest of the four years of actual data reported by the governing board for the metric. The rate of change for the performance funding metric is then multiplied by each governing board's role and mission share, resulting in the "governing board role and mission adjusted share" for the performance funding metric. The total of the governing board role and mission adjusted shares for all governing boards is the "total role and mission adjusted share" for the performance funding metric. Each governing board's allocation for the performance funding metric is then determined by dividing the governing board's role and mission adjusted share for the performance funding metric by the total role and mission adjusted share for the performance funding metric, ensuring that the total amount of funding distributed through the performance funding metric does not exceed the amount of funding allocated for the performance funding metric.

(b) (I) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5)(a) of this section to the contrary, for purposes of appropriations for the 2021-22 through 2024-25 state fiscal years, an institution's rate of change in performance for purposes of the performance funding metric specified in subsection (4)(b)(VIII) of this section is based on the percentage change in the first-generation student head count from one year to the next using the institution's definition of a first-generation student, so long as the definition is consistent for both state fiscal years used in the calculation. The department shall calculate each institution's rate of change in performance for the performance funding metric specified in subsection (4)(b)(VIII) of this section using:

(A) The most recent two years of available, actual end-of-fall-term enrollment data reported by the governing board to the department; and

(B) The lesser of the actual year-to-year percentage change in the first-generation student head count or two and one-half percent.

(II) For each of the state fiscal years 2021-22 through 2024-25, the commission may recommend, and the joint budget committee may adopt, a change to the two and one-half percent limitation on the rate of change specified in subsection (5)(b)(I)(B) of this section.

(III) This subsection (5)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(6) The amount of any change in funding appropriated to a governing board for the state fiscal year pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section is not included in calculating the percentage change in the total state appropriation for the applicable state fiscal year for purposes of section 23-18-304.

(7) When requesting or determining a change in performance funding pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and tuition spending authority for governing boards, the department and the joint budget committee shall consider, at a minimum, cost increases to base funding at all institutions, including those related to common policies annually submitted in the governor's November 1 budget request and adopted by the joint budget committee, and the commission's master plan goals.

(8) The board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines may study and recommend to the general assembly a different funding structure, including but not limited to a special purpose authority as defined in section 24-77-102 (15), that strengthens the institution and its specialized educational programs while ensuring academic quality and continued opportunities for resident students who meet the admissions criteria of the institution.

(9) Nothing in this part 3 precludes a governing board, local district college, or area technical college from making a funding request to the commission.
C.R.S. § 23-31-803 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 8 / Section 23-31-803
23-31-803. Water research fund
Status: in_force

23-31-803. Water research fund. There is established in the state treasury the water research fund, referred to in this part 8 as the "fund". The fund consists of money remaining in the water research fund as it existed prior to the repeal of section 23-31-803 in 2017, fees received by the institute pursuant to section 23-31-801 (7), and gifts, grants, and donations accepted by the institute. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the institute, and the institute may expend money from the fund for any purpose consistent with this part 8. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and is not credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
C.R.S. § 23-31-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-302
23-31-302. Forestry function named
Status: in_force

23-31-302. Forestry function named. The forestry function of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall be known as the "Colorado state forest service".
C.R.S. § 23-21-701 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 7 / Section 23-21-701
23-21-701. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-701. Legislative declaration. To foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of dementia diseases and related disabilities, it is declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for persons suffering from dementia diseases and related disabilities.
C.R.S. § 23-60-208 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-208
23-60-208. Eminent domain
Status: in_force

23-60-208. Eminent domain. The board has the power to take and hold, by gift, devise, purchase, or lease or through the exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to law, so much land as may become necessary for the location and construction of such buildings, structures, and other facilities as may be required for the uses and purposes of the colleges in the state system.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-215 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-215
23-3.1-215. Fees
Status: in_force

23-3.1-215. Fees. All expenses of the authority incurred in carrying out the provisions of this part 2 shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this part 2, and no liability shall be incurred by the authority beyond the moneys which are provided pursuant to this part 2. For the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation until such date as the authority derives moneys from funds provided pursuant to this part 2, the authority may borrow such moneys as may be required for the necessary expenses of organization and operation. Such borrowed moneys shall be repaid within a reasonable time after the authority receives funds provided pursuant to this part 2.
C.R.S. § 23-64-131 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-131
23-64-131. Enforcement - injunction - fines - rules
Status: in_force

23-64-131. Enforcement - injunction - fines - rules. (1) Whenever it appears to the board that any entity is or has been violating any of the provisions of this article 64 or any of the lawful rules or orders of the board, the board, on its own motion or on the written complaint of any person, may apply for and obtain a temporary restraining order or injunction, or both, in the name of the board in any district court in this state against the entity for the purpose of restraining or enjoining the violation or for an order directing compliance with the provisions of this article 64 and all rules and orders issued pursuant to this article 64. The board may also issue a cease-and-desist order prior to seeking court-ordered injunctive relief. It is not necessary that the board allege or prove that it has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction or a cease-and-desist order provided for in this section is in addition to any other legal remedy that the board has and is in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law. The existence of board action with respect to alleged violations of this article 64 is not a bar to any action for injunctive relief pursuant to this section.

(2) The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules and adopt procedures to establish, impose, and collect fines from an entity that is in violation of the provisions of this article 64 or the lawful rules or orders of the board. The board may impose a fine, pursuant to said rules, in addition to or in lieu of seeking a temporary restraining order or an injunction pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. All fines collected pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state general fund.

(3) In determining whether to impose a fine, seek a temporary restraining order or an injunction, or issue a cease-and-desist order, the board shall consider whether the entity has engaged in a pattern of noncompliance.
C.R.S. § 23-31-208 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 2 / Section 23-31-208
23-31-208. Rights by succession to state board of land commissioners - transfers to divisio
Status: in_force

23-31-208. Rights by succession to state board of land commissioners - transfers to division of fire prevention and control. (1) (a) On February 14, 1955, the board shall succeed to all records, documents, and equipment in the hands of the state board of land commissioners as pertain to and used by the state board of land commissioners in the performance of the rights, powers, and duties transferred, and the state board of land commissioners is directed to deliver said property to the board within a reasonable time.

(b) On February 14, 1955, the state treasurer and the controller shall transfer to the board all funds, including federal grants-in-aid, remaining to the credit of the state board of land commissioners and appropriated or received for the administration of the rights, powers, and duties transferred by this section; but the transfer of funds shall not apply to any moneys appropriated for forest administration from the land commissioners' expense fund.

(2) On July 1, 2012, the board's funds, moneys, positions of employment, personnel, and personal property that were, as of June 30, 2012, principally directed to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management and any and all claims and liabilities, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, relating in any way to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management by the board, the state forest services or its employees on or before June 30, 2012, are transferred to the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety pursuant to section 24-33.5-1201, C.R.S.