C.R.S. § 23-41-114 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-114
23-41-114. Colorado energy research institute - creation
Status: repealed

23-41-114. Colorado energy research institute - creation. (1) There is hereby created at the Colorado school of mines the Colorado energy research institute, which shall be referred to in this section as the "institute". It is the intent of this section that the institute serve as a mechanism for the development of energy and energy-related minerals research programs, including programs at single state or private educational or research institutions and multidisciplinary, interuniversity, government-university, and industry-university energy and energy-related minerals research programs and projects. It is the further intent of this section that the institute provide the mechanism for enhancing the development and promotion of energy and energy-related minerals education programs in the state.

(2) The principal administrative officer of the institute shall be the president of the Colorado school of mines, and budgetary and fiscal procedures and activities of the institute shall be under the supervision of the Colorado school of mines.

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

(a) Maintain liaison with the state to identify the important regional energy and energy-related minerals problems, including their relationship to the use of the waters of the state;

(b) Solicit and determine, through inquiry of and consultation with the executive and legislative branches of the state government and with local governments, the needs of the said branches and governments for energy data and background information relating to the determination of state policy and actions in relation to energy shortages, planning, and long-range options, and to collect, maintain, and provide such data and background material;

(c) Promote the development of energy and energy-related minerals research programs and projects in single or multiple disciplines at state and private educational and research institutions;

(d) Administer a phase-out program of energy grants to enrolled undergraduates within the higher education system;

(e) Develop and promote energy and energy-related minerals education programs in the state;

(f) Administer programs of public education in energy development, utilization, and conservation, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, energy status reports, sponsorship of symposia, demonstration programs, and reports on research results;

(g) Contract for and to accept any gifts or grants or loans or funds or property or financial or other aid in any form from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from the state or any executive or legislative agency thereof, or from any other source and to comply, subject to the provisions of this article, with the terms and conditions thereof, and to have the authority to expend such funds.

(h) Repealed.

(4) The institute shall conduct:

(a) Regular, mutual consultations about its progress in meeting the goals set forth in this section with the department of natural resources; and

(b) The following specific research and educational programs designed to meet the information needs of the department of natural resources, other agencies of the state's executive branch, the legislature, and the public:

(I) (A) The collection of primary data on the economic impact of energy industries, emphasizing oil and gas, on municipalities and counties; the establishment of an energy economics database to be housed and maintained in the Colorado school of mines division of economics and business and the establishment of internet access to such database; the development of reliable means of forecasting by the institute's program in energy economics; and support for the analysis, interpretation, and periodic publication of the findings of the economic analysis.

(B) For the purposes authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(I), up to five hundred thousand dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(II) (A) The development of research in those sectors of geoscience and engineering that are most critical to the formation of renewable energy and continued enhanced production of natural gas and oil from Rocky Mountain reservoirs, including production optimization and resource distribution and synergies with renewable resources.

(B) For the purpose authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(II), up to one million dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(C) Of the amount specified in subsection (4)(b)(II)(B) of this section: Five hundred thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005; and five hundred thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if an estimate made on or about May 1, 2006, of the projected unencumbered balance that will be available in the energy and carbon management cash fund on July 1, 2006, exceeds two and one-half million dollars.

(III) (A) To inform the public, legislative and regulatory bodies, and working professionals about new technologies and their relationship to traditional sources of energy to promote the public's understanding of how its everyday energy needs are met.

(B) For the purpose authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(III), up to three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(C) Of the amount specified in subsection (4)(b)(III)(B) of this section: One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005; and two hundred thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if an estimate made on or about May 1, 2006, of the projected unencumbered balance that will be available in the energy and carbon management cash fund on July 1, 2006, exceeds two and one-half million dollars.

(IV) (A) To facilitate economic development by funding local community colleges, colleges, area technical colleges, and vocational schools in regions where energy development is occurring and by providing grants for job training and education resources to advance knowledge and skill development that goes beyond basic research and helps attract, educate, and train people for employment.

(B) For the purpose authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(IV), up to one million dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(C) Of the amount specified in subsection (4)(b)(IV)(B) of this section: Five hundred thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005; and five hundred thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if an estimate made on or about May 1, 2006, of the projected unencumbered balance that will be available in the energy and carbon management cash fund on July 1, 2006, exceeds two and one-half million dollars.

(V) (A) To pay the membership dues of the energy council referred to in section 2-3-311 (2)(b), C.R.S.

(B) For the purpose authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(V)(B), up to fifty-six thousand dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(VI) (A) To provide grants for the development of a central resource for building trade professionals, including contractors, engineers, architects, and designers, for the purpose of increasing available tools and education to advance energy-efficient design and construction.

(B) For the purpose authorized by this subsection (4)(b)(VI), up to one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars of the unencumbered balance available in the energy and carbon management cash fund created in section 34-60-122 (5) may be expended.

(C) Of the amount specified in subsection (4)(b)(VI)(B) of this section: Seventy-five thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005; and fifty thousand dollars may be expended in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if an estimate made on or about May 1, 2006, of the projected unencumbered balance that will be available in the energy and carbon management cash fund on July 1, 2006, exceeds two and one-half million dollars.
C.R.S. § 23-53-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-108
23-53-108. Buildings - control of
Status: in_force

23-53-108. Buildings - control of. The management of buildings erected and equipped under the terms of this article and the scale of rentals thereof shall be subject to the approval of the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-54-102.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 54 / Section 23-54-102.5
23-54-102.5. Tuition - repeal
Status: repealed

23-54-102.5. Tuition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-71-527 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-527
23-71-527. Validation - effect - limitations
Status: in_force

23-71-527. Validation - effect - limitations. (1) All bonds issued and other contracts, leases, or agreements executed by districts, all district bond elections held and carried, and all acts and proceedings had or taken prior to July 1, 1973, by or on behalf of such districts, preliminary to and in the authorization, execution, sale, and issuance of all bonds, the authorization and execution of all other contracts, leases, or agreements, and the exercise of other powers in section 23-71-504 are hereby validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed, notwithstanding any defects and irregularities, other than constitutional, in such bonds, acts, and proceedings, in such authorization, execution, sale, and issuance, and in such exercise of powers; and such bonds and other contracts, leases, or agreements are and shall be binding, legal, valid, and enforceable obligations of the district to which they appertain in accordance with their terms and their authorization proceedings.

(2) This section shall operate to supply such legislative authority as may be necessary to accomplish the validations provided and authorized in this section but shall be limited to validations consistent with all provisions of applicable law in effect at the time of such action or other matter. This article shall not operate to validate any action or other matter the legality of which is being contested or inquired into in any legal proceedings pending and undetermined prior to July 1, 1973, nor to validate any action or other matter which has been determined in any legal proceedings prior to July 1, 1973, to be illegal, void, or ineffective.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-218 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-218
23-3.1-218. Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees
Status: in_force

23-3.1-218. Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees. The state hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under this part 2 and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority, with state-supported institutions of higher education, or with the division pursuant to the provisions of this part 2 that the state will not limit, alter, restrict, or impair the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds, notes, or other obligations authorized and issued pursuant to this part 2 and with the parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to this part 2, and that the state will not limit, alter, restrict, or impair the rights vested in any state-supported institution of higher education or in the division to fulfill the terms of any contracts made with the authority and with the parties who may enter into contracts with such institutions of higher education or with the division pursuant to this part 2. The state further agrees that it will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds, notes, or other obligations of such parties until such bonds, notes, and other obligations, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority, the state-supported institutions of higher education, or the division. Nothing in this part 2 precludes such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority or those entering into such contracts with the authority or the authority under any contract with a state-supported institution of higher education or with the division. The authority may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in such bonds, notes, or other obligations and in such contracts.
C.R.S. § 23-54-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 54 / Section 23-54-102
23-54-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties
Status: in_force

23-54-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver, referred to in this article 54 as the "board of trustees", that consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Metropolitan state university of Denver. The board of trustees created by this subsection (1) is a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:

(I) Acquire, by purchase or lease, and hold property for the use of Metropolitan state university of Denver, develop and construct facilities upon the property, and dispose of the property, leasehold interests, and facilities; except that the board of trustees shall have the authority to dispose of a leasehold interest in property owned by the Auraria higher education center only to a constituent institution, as specified in section 23-70-101 (1)(b), or in connection with a sale and leaseback or other form of transaction in which Metropolitan state university of Denver will remain the ultimate user of the property;

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

(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 Metropolitan state university of Denver such money, lands, or other property as may be donated or devised to or for the university;

(IV) Without limiting the scope of any other authority, authorize, by resolution, revenue bonds and enter into other lawful financial transactions for the purpose of raising moneys for constructing or otherwise acquiring and equipping any facility or facilities necessary or useful to the accomplishment of the mission of Metropolitan state university of Denver; and

(V) Transfer, assign, or pledge portions of its student fees, auxiliary revenues, capital facilities fees, and up to one hundred percent of tuition money to the Auraria higher education center to provide a source of repayment for revenue bonds or other loans or financial obligations incurred by the center to finance construction of an auxiliary facility, as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a); a complementary facility, as defined in section 23-70-105.5 (1); any other facility necessary or useful to the accomplishment of the mission of Metropolitan state university of Denver; or the infrastructure necessary to support any of the types of facilities specified in this subsection (1)(a)(V).

(a.5) Nothing in this article shall authorize the board of trustees to enter into a contract for the construction of buildings or improvements that creates any debt or obligation upon the state. Buildings and improvements erected on lands controlled by the board of trustees and intended for the use of Metropolitan state university of Denver under the terms of this article and any leasehold interests shall be exempt from taxation as permitted by the state constitution.

(b) The trustees and their successors shall have perpetual succession, shall have a seal, may make bylaws and regulations for the well-ordering and government of Metropolitan state university of Denver, and may conduct the business of the university 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, whose duties and responsibilities shall be prescribed in the duly adopted bylaws of the board of trustees. The board shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who are not members of the board and whose duties and responsibilities shall be prescribed in the duly adopted bylaws of the board of trustees. The staff of Metropolitan state university of Denver shall provide staff support for the board of trustees.

(2) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, nine members of the board of trustees. Members appointed by the governor shall 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 five members' terms expire in the same year. All appointed members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Of the nine members appointed by the governor, no more than five members may be affiliated with the same political party.

(3) A full-time junior or senior student at Metropolitan state university of Denver, elected by the student body at large, shall fill the tenth office as a member of the board of trustees. The term of office is one year, beginning on July 1 each year. The elected student office is advisory, without the right to vote and without the right to attend executive sessions of the board of trustees, as provided by section 24-6-402. The elected student member of the board of trustees must have resided in the state of Colorado not fewer than three years immediately prior to election. As used in this subsection (3), "full-time student" has the same definition as "full-time equivalent student" used by the joint budget committee of the general assembly.

(4) A full-time member of the teaching faculty at large of Metropolitan state university of Denver, elected by the faculty at large, shall fill the eleventh office as a member of the board of trustees. The term of office is one year, beginning on July 1 each year. The elected faculty member of the board of trustees is advisory, without the right to vote and without the right to attend executive sessions of the board of trustees, as provided by section 24-6-402.

(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) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6), the powers, duties, and functions formerly performed by the trustees of the state colleges in Colorado, as said governing board existed prior to July 1, 2003, with respect to Metropolitan state university of Denver are hereby transferred to the board of trustees. Policies, procedures, and agreements previously approved by the trustees of the state colleges, as the governing board existed prior to July 1, 2003, and applicable to Metropolitan state university of Denver shall remain in force and effect unless and until changed by the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-5-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-121
23-5-121. Governing boards - authority to establish nonprofit corporations for developing
Status: in_force

23-5-121. Governing boards - authority to establish nonprofit corporations for developing discoveries and technology. (1) The general assembly recognizes that the transfer of newly created technologies from university research to the private sector and the resulting potential creation and expansion of Colorado companies are essential to the economic growth of this state, promote the public good, and should be encouraged. The general assembly further recognizes that a valid public purpose will be furthered and a commitment to the economic growth of this state demonstrated by empowering the governing boards of the state-supported institutions of higher education and the Colorado commission on higher education, referred to in this section as the "commission", to establish nonprofit corporations to effect such a transfer and development and by empowering the governing boards of the state-supported institutions of higher education to cooperate with the private sector.

(2) The governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education or the commission may incorporate one or more private nonprofit corporations under articles 121 to 137 of title 7, C.R.S., for the purpose of developing discoveries and technology resulting from science and technology research at such state-supported institution of higher education. Such a corporation shall have all rights and powers of a private nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and shall not be an agency of state government or a department or political subdivision thereof and shall not be subject to any provisions of law affecting only governmental or public entities; except that provisions as provided for in section 23-1-108 (1)(f) regarding affirmative action shall be followed.

(3) The governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education or the commission may transfer to a corporation incorporated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section all rights to discoveries and technologies resulting from science and technology research at such state-supported institution of higher education. Such transfer may be made in consideration of the corporation's undertaking to develop the technology for the benefit of the state-supported institution of higher education and the state. Any such rights to discoveries and technologies that are transferred to the corporation by a governing board or by the commission shall not be further transferred by the corporation without adequate consideration being received therefor.

(4) Prior to the transfer to a corporation incorporated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section of all rights to discoveries and technologies resulting from science and technology research at any state-supported institution of higher education, the governing board of such state-supported institution of higher education or the commission shall enter into an agreement with said corporation that shall include the terms of financial remuneration due the institution or the commission.

(5) As a means of carrying out the purposes stated in this section, the governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education or the commission may, through one or more corporations incorporated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section:

(a) Own and license rights to products, technology, and scientific information;

(b) Own shares in corporations engaged in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology, or scientific information under a license from the governing board or the commission or a corporation incorporated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;

(c) Participate as the general partner or as a limited partner, either directly or through a subsidiary corporation formed for that purpose, in limited partnerships, general partnerships, or joint ventures engaged in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology, or scientific information under a license from the board or the commission or a corporation incorporated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; except that the governing board shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-113-104, C.R.S., regarding competition with private enterprise by institutions of higher education;

(d) Develop economic incentives for faculty members and other employees of the state-supported institution of higher education or the commission in order to encourage development of technology, which may include assignment of a share of the royalty payments, payment of supplemental compensation, or such other economic incentives as will in the judgment of the governing board or the commission best promote the purposes of this section;

(e) In the case of a governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education, cooperate with the commission and the office of information technology created in the office of the governor in technology transfers pursuant to section 23-1-106.7;

(e.5) In the case of the commission, accept donations, income or other revenues and make grants to support commission programs; and

(f) Carry on such other activities as the governing board or the commission may deem appropriate for achieving the purposes of this section.

(6) At the discretion of the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education, research facilities and personnel at their own institutions or campuses may be utilized to achieve the purposes of this section.

(7) The state of Colorado or state-supported institution or the commission shall not be held responsible for any debt or liability incurred by the corporation created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-31-320 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-320
23-31-320. Timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development
Status: in_force

23-31-320. Timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program - creation - policies and procedures - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Finding qualified and trained employees is a significant challenge for the state's timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries, and it is especially difficult to provide training to and opportunities to gain experience for younger workers who are interested in beginning careers in the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries;

(b) The barriers to entry for younger workers who are interested in beginning a career in the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries are significant, including access to training programs that provide real-world work experience;

(c) Internships are a recognized way to build a talent pipeline and career pathway to align education, training, and work-based learning; and

(d) By offering incentives to timber businesses and forest health and wildfire mitigation entities to create internships, there will be more opportunities for students to obtain work experience with timber businesses or with forest health or wildfire mitigation entities.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Forest health or wildfire mitigation entity" means a for-profit or nonprofit entity located or operating in Colorado that engages in or focuses resources on forest health or wildfire mitigation activities, including prescribed burning as defined in section 24-33.5-1202, or other science-based forest management practices.

(b) "Forest service" means the Colorado state forest service identified in section 23-31-302 and the division of forestry created in section 24-33-104.

(c) "Program" means the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program created in subsection (3) of this section.

(d) "Timber business" means a for-profit business entity incorporated or located in Colorado that engages in or focuses resources on forestry; logging; the timber trade; or the production of wood products, such as furniture or secondary products, including wood pulp for the pulp and paper industry.

(3) The timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program is hereby created in the forest service to provide incentives to timber businesses and forest health or wildfire mitigation entities to hire interns through partial reimbursement of the costs to such businesses and entities for hiring and employing interns. Not later than January 1, 2024, the forest service shall adopt policies and procedures for administering the program. The policies and procedures must specify, at a minimum:

(a) The criteria for selecting a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity for participation in the program, including the ability of the business or entity to effectively supervise an intern and the opportunity for an intern to gain meaningful work experience;

(b) The criteria for an internship to qualify under the program, including the following:

(I) That the internship must provide an intern at least one hundred thirty hours of work experience; and

(II) That the internship cannot exceed six months in duration per intern;

(c) Best practices for a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity to use in recruiting and selecting interns to participate in internships who represent historically underrepresented communities in the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries. In developing best practices, the forest service shall specifically consider how to extend opportunities to individuals who have acquired experience in wildland fire services through the inmate disaster relief program created in section 17-24-124 (3).

(d) The criteria for a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity to use in selecting interns to participate in its internship, including the educational experience required of an intern and the ability of the intern to perform meaningful work for the business or entity;

(e) The process and timeline for selecting timber businesses and forest health or wildfire mitigation entities to participate in the program and for participating businesses and entities to select interns to participate in their internships;

(f) The accounting requirements for tracking internship costs; and

(g) The process a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity must use when applying to the program for reimbursement for a portion of its costs incurred in employing an intern.

(4) Subject to available appropriations, the forest service may reimburse a participating timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the actual cost to the business or entity to employ an intern. The actual cost includes the wages paid to the intern, a reasonable allocation of fixed overhead expenses, and all incidental costs directly related to the internship. Based on the annual appropriation for the program, the forest service shall determine how many internships may be approved, the amount of reimbursement per internship, and whether a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity may be reimbursed for more than one intern in a single state fiscal year. However, a timber business or forest health or wildfire mitigation entity shall not be reimbursed for more than three internships in a single state fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 23-15-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-111
23-15-111. Negotiability of bonds
Status: in_force

23-15-111. Negotiability of bonds. All bonds and the interest coupons applicable thereto are hereby declared and shall be construed to be negotiable instruments.
C.R.S. § 23-53-102.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-102.5
23-53-102.5. Tuition - repeal
Status: repealed

23-53-102.5. Tuition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-1-123 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-123
23-1-123. Commission directive - fee policies - definitions
Status: repealed

23-1-123. Commission directive - fee policies - definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-64-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-120
23-64-120. Refund policy
Status: in_force

23-64-120. Refund policy. (1) As a condition for granting a certificate of approval or an agent's permit to represent a school located outside this state, a school shall maintain a policy for the refund of tuition and fees in the event, and within thirty days of the date, a student fails to enter the course, withdraws, or has been discontinued therefrom at any time prior to completion. The policy shall provide for at least the following:

(a) A full refund of all money paid if the applicant is not accepted by the school;

(b) A full refund of tuition and fees paid if the applicant withdraws within three days after signing the contract or making an initial payment if the applicant has not commenced training;

(c) A full refund of tuition and fees paid in the event that the school discontinues a course or program of education during a period of time within which a student could have reasonably completed the same; except that this provision shall not apply in the event that the school ceases operation;

(d) That the school use a method of determining the official termination date of the student that complies with the established criteria of the state board for community colleges and occupational education;

(e) That except for retention of a cancellation charge not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars or twenty-five percent of the contract price, whichever is less, the policy for cancellation, settlement, and refund of tuition and fees provides for at least the following:

(I) For a student terminating his or her training within the first ten percent of his or her program, the student shall be entitled to a refund of ninety percent of the contract price of the program exclusive of books, tools, and supplies;

(II) For a student terminating his or her training after ten percent but within the first twenty-five percent of his or her program, the student shall be entitled to a refund of seventy-five percent of the contract price of the program exclusive of books, tools, and supplies;

(III) For a student terminating his or her training after twenty-five percent but within the first fifty percent of his or her program, the student shall be entitled to a refund of fifty percent of the contract price of the program exclusive of books, tools, and supplies;

(IV) For a student terminating his or her training after fifty percent but within the first seventy-five percent of his or her program, the student shall be entitled to a refund of twenty-five percent of the contract price of the program exclusive of books, tools, and supplies;

(V) A student who has completed seventy-five percent of his or her program and has entered the final twenty-five percent shall not be entitled to any refund and shall be obligated for the full price of the program, which constitutes the maximum obligation.

(2) (a) A school offering education using an individualized instruction method shall:

(I) Establish a time period during which a student should complete the training;

(II) Outline school policies relative to satisfactory progress, including an average rate of assignment completion;

(III) Establish a policy for termination in the event that a student does not maintain the rate of assignment completion.

(b) Under these conditions, a refund of tuition and fees required by this section may be computed based on the time period or on assignments completed in accordance with the policy previously adopted by the school.

(3) The board may require a school to submit to the board a notice of each tuition refund paid or contract canceled in the manner and to the extent determined by the board.
C.R.S. § 23-5-111.4 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-111.4
23-5-111.4. Tuition for members of the National Guard - definitions
Status: repealed

23-5-111.4. Tuition for members of the National Guard - definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31.3-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.3 / Section 23-31.3-103
23-31.3-103. Academic policy
Status: in_force

23-31.3-103. Academic policy. The president of CSU global campus, referred to in this article as the "president", in consultation with the governing council and the faculty, has the responsibility for making academic policy and governing the academic affairs of the institution.
C.R.S. § 23-70-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 70 / Section 23-70-106
23-70-106. Auraria board to have certain powers similar to powers exercised by the governin
Status: in_force

23-70-106. Auraria board to have certain powers similar to powers exercised by the governing bodies of other state institutions of higher education. (1) The Auraria board may exercise the following powers to the same extent and in the same manner as may be provided or extended by law to the governing boards of state institutions of higher education:

(a) To promulgate rules and regulations for the safety of students, employees, and property located within the center;

(b) To promulgate rules and regulations providing for the operation and parking of vehicles upon the grounds, driveways, or roadways within the center under the control of the Auraria board;

(c) To cede jurisdiction for the enforcement of traffic laws;

(d) To institute and carry out a system of registration and identification of vehicles owned or operated by students, faculty, and staff attending or employed by the constituent institutions and the Auraria staff located at the center; and

(e) To receive gifts and bequests of money or property which may be tendered to the Auraria board.
C.R.S. § 23-71-502 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-502
23-71-502. Bonded indebtedness - elections
Status: in_force

23-71-502. Bonded indebtedness - elections. (1) No general obligation bonded indebtedness shall be contracted by any district for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, improving, remodeling, and furnishing local district college buildings, sites, facilities, and equipment unless the proposition to create such debt has first been submitted to and approved by the eligible electors of the district.

(2) The board of trustees of any district, at any regular biennial school election or at a special election called for the purpose, shall submit to the eligible electors of the district the question of contracting a bonded indebtedness for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, improving, remodeling, and furnishing local district college buildings, sites, facilities, and equipment, which purposes shall be broadly construed, subject to the limitations provided in section 23-71-503.

(3) All elections authorized under this article shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. The secretary of the board of trustees shall be the designated election official for all elections unless otherwise provided by the board of trustees. Any notice given shall contain a statement of the amount of the bonded indebtedness proposed to be contracted, the maximum net effective interest rate at which the indebtedness shall be incurred, and the maximum period of time within which the amount shall be payable, and the day and the place of the election.

(4) and (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 861, § 73, effective January 1, 1993.)

(6) (a) The board of trustees of any district, having received approval at an election to issue bonds and having determined that the limitations of the original election question are too restrictive to permit the advantageous sale of the bonds so authorized, may submit at another regular or special election:

(I) The question of issuing the bonds, or any portion thereof, at a higher maximum net effective interest rate than the maximum interest rate or maximum net effective interest rate approved at the original election; or

(II) The question of issuing the bonds, or any portion thereof, to mature over a longer period of time than the maximum period of maturity approved at the original election.

(b) An election held pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be held in substantially the same manner as an election to authorize bonds initially, except as may be required for the submission of the limited question permitted under this subsection (6).

(c) If a majority of those voting at an election held pursuant to this subsection (6) fail to approve the changes submitted, such result shall not impair the authority of the board of trustees at a later time to issue the bonds originally approved within the limitations established at the first election.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.1-110
23-3.1-110. Designation as sole state agency
Status: in_force

23-3.1-110. Designation as sole state agency. The division is the agency authorized to enter into contracts concerning the programs established by Title IV, Part B of the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", 20 U.S.C. 1071, as amended. To the extent any fiscal policies required by the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", 20 U.S.C. 1071, as amended, are in conflict with state fiscal policies, the division shall comply with the required federal policies.
C.R.S. § 23-52-103.4 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-103.4
23-52-103.4. Corporate stock in name of nominee authorized
Status: in_force

23-52-103.4. Corporate stock in name of nominee authorized. (1) In order to facilitate the investment, reinvestment, sale, and disposition of corporate stocks, the board of trustees may hold certificates of stock in the name of a nominee of its selection without disclosing the fact that the certificates are held by the board of trustees or are held in a fiduciary capacity if:

(a) The records of the board of trustees and all reports or accounts rendered by it clearly show the ownership of the stock by the board and the facts regarding the board's holding; and

(b) The nominee deposits with the board of trustees a signed statement showing the trust ownership, endorses the stock certificate in blank, and does not have possession of or access to the stock certificate except under the immediate supervision of the treasurer of Fort Lewis college or another person that the board of trustees has designated.

(2) The board of trustees shall maintain a list of certificates of stock held in the names of nominees pursuant to this section and shall make the list available for public inspection during normal business hours.

(3) The board of trustees shall report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly at each regular session, beginning after August 7, 2013, regarding the investments made and the earnings or losses derived therefrom under the provisions of this section and section 23-52-103.3. The report must include information indicating the extent to which the investment managers hired by the board of trustees have achieved or failed to achieve the performance benchmarks established pursuant to section 23-52-103.5 (1)(b).
C.R.S. § 23-7-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-110
23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully complete high school or a hi
Status: repealed

23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in Colorado. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 7 to the contrary, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, must be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes if:

(a) The student either attended a public or private high school in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student graduated from a Colorado high school or was physically present in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student successfully completed a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), in Colorado; and

(b) The student has been physically present in Colorado for at least twelve consecutive months prior to enrolling in an institution.

(2) (a) In addition to satisfying the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, a student seeking tuition classification as an in-state student pursuant to this section who does not have lawful immigration status must submit an affidavit to the institution to which the student is admitted, stating that the student has applied for lawful presence or will apply as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.

(b) The institution shall not count a student described in subsection (2)(a) of this section as a resident for any purpose other than tuition classification and the purpose described in subsection (2.5) of this section; except that the student is eligible for the college opportunity fund program pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 18 of this title 23 and state student financial assistance pursuant to article 3.3 of this title 23, upon confirmation of the student's uniquely identifying student number provided by the local education provider where the student graduated from high school or successfully completed a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), and may be eligible for institutional or other private financial aid programs.

(2.5) A student who is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section is an in-state student for the purposes of section 23-1-113.5.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Any information provided to satisfy the criteria specified in this section shall be confidential unless disclosure is explicitly required by law. An institution that receives an affidavit described in subsection (2) of this section shall treat the affidavit as an education record of the student under the provisions of the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g.

(5) This section provides an additional option for a student seeking classification as an in-state student for tuition purposes. This section shall not be interpreted to impose additional requirements upon a student seeking classification as an in-state student under any other section of this article.

(6) The short title of this section is the "Representative Val Vigil ASSET Act".
C.R.S. § 23-5-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-111
23-5-111. Educational benefits for dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel m
Status: repealed

23-5-111. Educational benefits for dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action - definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-1-114 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-114
23-1-114. Commission directive - study of role of state board for community colleges and o
Status: repealed

23-1-114. Commission directive - study of role of state board for community colleges and occupational education and the local councils. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-4.5-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4.5 / Section 23-4.5-106
23-4.5-106. Repeal of article
Status: repealed

23-4.5-106. Repeal of article. This article 4.5 is repealed, effective November 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 23-7-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-111
23-7-111. Tuition classification for persons who move to Colorado for employment
Status: in_force

23-7-111. Tuition classification for persons who move to Colorado for employment. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 7 to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of subsections (2) to (4) of this section, a minor who is a legal resident of the United States and who would otherwise not be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes under this article 7 may be classified as an in-state student for purposes of tuition at an institution if:

(I) The minor is considered a dependent and the minor's parent or legal guardian moved his or her family to Colorado for the purpose of accepting a job in the state during the minor's senior year of high school;

(II) The minor moved with his or her parent or legal guardian to Colorado during the minor's senior year of high school; and

(III) The minor graduated from a Colorado public high school.

(b) Each institution shall develop a policy to verify that a minor meets each of the requirements specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(2) If a minor is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section, the minor may be counted as a resident student for any purpose; except that the minor is not entitled to receive state financial aid.

(3) The governing board of each institution may grant in-state tuition status to a minor classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section.

(4) If a qualified person moves to Colorado for purposes of accepting a job with an employer that will pay the qualified person's tuition, and the qualified person demonstrates intent to establish permanent domicile in the state, the governing board of an institution may grant in-state tuition status to the qualified person for purposes of tuition only.

(5) If a minor or a qualified person is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section, the minor or qualified person is not entitled to receive a stipend pursuant to article 18 of this title 23 for the first year the minor or qualified person is enrolled at an institution.
C.R.S. § 23-31-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-301
23-31-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-31-301. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that:

(a) The management of Colorado's state-owned forested land has far-reaching impacts on overall forest condition, risk of wildfire, water quantity and quality, and wildlife habitat;

(b) The unnatural condition of many forests throughout the state leaves them at great risk to catastrophic fires, invasion by exotic and native pest species, and other types of damage on a landscape scale;

(c) As a result of the 2002 wildfire season, the worst in Colorado's recorded history, in which two thousand twelve fires consumed over half a million acres of forested land:

(I) Local, state, and federal agencies incurred one hundred fifty-two million dollars in suppression costs and at least fifty million dollars to date in rehabilitation costs on United States forest service land alone; and

(II) Eighty-one thousand four hundred thirty-five residents had to be evacuated from their homes;

(d) Excessive runoff and soil erosion that occurs following wildfires poses a substantial threat to water quantity and quality in areas dependent on forest watersheds, including water supplies and wildlife;

(e) Since 1937, United States forest service scientists have been studying the relationship between forests and water yields in the Fraser experimental forest in western Colorado and have found that unnaturally overgrown stands reduce water yields and that carefully applied natural forest management practices can conserve a more natural water yield;

(f) Decades of scientific research have built a foundation of knowledge and technologies to inform and implement sound forest management and conservation;

(g) Robust, resilient forest conditions that sustain diverse forest stages are essential for productive habitat, healthy populations of wildlife, and improved water quality and quantity for Colorado's fisheries;

(h) Sound forest management activities, such as thinning, prescribed burning, and insect and disease treatments, improve the overall diversity and vigor of forested landscapes as well as the condition of related water, wildlife, recreation, and aesthetic resources;

(i) The Colorado state forest service has worked cooperatively and successfully with the division of parks and wildlife and the state board of land commissioners to improve the condition of forested land and wildlife habitat in selected project areas;

(i.5) These goals will be further advanced through the coordination of efforts to create community-based solutions to restore Colorado forest ecosystems, promote forest industries, and stimulate rural economies through the generation of clean energy from forest biomass;

(j) The executive director of the department of natural resources is authorized to enter into an agreement with the board of governors of the Colorado state university system to work cooperatively with the Colorado state forest service and to provide staff for the division of forestry to carry out its mission of improving the health and sustainability of Colorado's forested state land.

(2) (a) The general assembly hereby declares that it is the public policy of this state to encourage the health of forest ecosystems through responsible management of the forest land of the state and through coordination with the United States secretary of the interior and the United States secretary of agriculture to develop management plans for federal lands within the state of Colorado pursuant to 16 U.S.C. sec. 530, 16 U.S.C. sec. 1604, and 43 U.S.C. sec. 1712, including the use of other pre-suppression activities, such as the harvest and profitable utilization of materials, in order to: Preserve forest and other natural resources; enhance the growth and maintenance of forests; conserve forest cover on watersheds; protect recreational, wildlife, and other values; promote stability of forest-using industries; and prevent loss of life and damage to property from wildfires and other conflagrations.

(b) In addition to any other powers and duties conferred upon the Colorado state forest service by law, the Colorado state forest service may:

(I) Value forest materials on state lands using lowest market value as an incentive to maximize the utilization of these products; and

(II) Collaborate with the United States forest service and the bureau of land management to contract for a reliable source of feedstock consistent with Colorado communities' plans for utilization of forest biomass described in section 23-31-312 (3.5).
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-217.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-217.5
23-3.1-217.5. Claims of creditors - exemption
Status: in_force

23-3.1-217.5. Claims of creditors - exemption. Moneys credited to or expended from the prepaid expense trust fund by or on behalf of a purchaser or qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract made under this part 2, which contract has not been terminated, are exempt from all claims of creditors of the purchaser, the qualified beneficiary, or the authority.
C.R.S. § 23-31-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 2 / Section 23-31-202
23-31-202. Powers and duties of board of governors of the Colorado state university system
Status: in_force

23-31-202. Powers and duties of board of governors of the Colorado state university system. (1) The authority granted to the board by section 23-31-201 includes the following powers and duties:

(a) To provide for the protection of the forest resources of the state, both public and private, from insects and diseases;

(b) To foster and promote the control of soil erosion on such forest lands;

(c) To carry on an educational program with landowners, in the application of the practice of forestry on forest lands, by the growing, harvesting, and marketing of forest products from such lands;

(d) To disseminate information and statistics concerning forests and forestry in the state, subject to the control and approval of the executive director of the department of natural resources;

(e) To conduct investigations and experiments tending to further the intent of this part 2;

(f) To report to the executive director of the department of natural resources at such times and on such matters as the executive director may require; and

(g) To cooperate with all agencies of the state which need and request the aid and assistance of a trained forester.

(2) In addition to the powers and duties set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall enter into an agreement with the executive director of the department of natural resources pursuant to section 24-33-201 (1), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-5-138 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-138
23-5-138. Textbooks - academic freedom - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-138. Textbooks - academic freedom - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Adopting entity" means the person or persons responsible for selecting and ordering a textbook or supplemental learning material for use in a college course at a state institution of higher education.

(b) "Bundle" means one or more college textbooks or other supplemental learning materials offered in combination with one or more additional educational products to be sold as course materials for a single price.

(c) "College textbook" means a textbook or set of textbooks developed for use in a course in postsecondary education at a state institution of higher education. The term "college textbook" includes but need not be limited to custom textbooks and integrated textbooks.

(d) "Course material" means any textbook or other instructional tool that is published with the intent that it be used for or in conjunction with classroom instruction and that is adopted for academic use by faculty members, instructors, or the person or entity in charge of selecting learning material at the state institution of higher education.

(e) "Custom textbook" means a college textbook that is compiled at the direction of a faculty member, instructor, or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at a state institution of higher education. A custom textbook may include but need not be limited to selections from original instructor materials, previously copyrighted publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, or elements unique to a specific institution such as commemorative editions.

(f) "Integrated textbook" means a college textbook that is combined with materials and is designed solely for use as a combined unit, or that is developed by a third party and that, according to third-party contractual agreements, a publisher may not offer separately from the textbook with which the materials are combined.

(g) "Publisher" means a publisher of college textbooks or supplemental learning materials.

(h) "State institution of higher education" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 23-18-102 (10).

(i) "Substantial content" means a part of a college textbook, such as a new chapter, coverage of an additional historical era, a new theme, or new subject matter.

(j) "Supplemental learning material" means educational material developed to accompany a college textbook. Supplemental learning material is not a component of an integrated textbook. Supplemental learning material may include but need not be limited to printed materials, computer disks, website access, and electronically distributed materials.

(2) Beginning on or before July 1, 2009:

(a) When a publisher provides a faculty member, instructor, or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at a state institution of higher education with information regarding a college textbook or supplemental learning material, the publisher shall provide, in writing or electronically, the following information, at a minimum:

(I) The price at which the publisher would make the textbook or supplemental learning material available;

(II) The substantial content revisions made, if any, between the current edition of the college textbook or supplemental learning material and a previous edition;

(III) Whether the college textbook or supplemental learning material is available in another format, including but not limited to paperback or unbound copies, and the price at which the publisher would make the college textbook or supplemental learning material in the other format available.

(b) A publisher that sells a college textbook and any supplemental learning material accompanying that college textbook as a single bundle to a state institution of higher education shall also make available the college textbook and any of the supplemental learning materials as separate and unbundled items at separate prices.

(c) To the maximum extent practicable, a publisher shall provide the information required in this subsection (2) for the development and provision of custom textbooks.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding the institutional autonomy or academic freedom of a state institution of higher education or its faculty members or instructors in the selection of college textbooks and supplemental learning materials.
C.R.S. § 23-56-107 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 56 / Section 23-56-107
23-56-107. Buildings - control of
Status: in_force

23-56-107. Buildings - control of. The management of buildings erected and equipped under the terms of this article and the scale of rentals thereof shall be subject to the approval of the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-71-407 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 4 / Section 23-71-407
23-71-407. Short-term loans
Status: in_force

23-71-407. Short-term loans. The board of trustees of any district may negotiate or contract with any person, corporation, association, or company for a loan not to exceed the difference between the anticipated revenues for the current fiscal year for the general fund and the amount credited to date to said general fund in order to eliminate the necessity of issuing registered warrants upon said general fund. Such loan shall be liquidated within six months thereafter from moneys subsequently credited to said general fund. The total rate of interest, including fees to be paid on such loan, shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the discount rate set by the federal reserve board for the tenth federal reserve district establishing the rate of interest which federal reserve banks shall charge member banks when such member banks borrow money from a federal reserve bank.
C.R.S. § 23-3.5-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.5 / Section 23-3.5-106
23-3.5-106. Determination of invalidity
Status: in_force

23-3.5-106. Determination of invalidity. A final judicial determination that this article is invalid as applied to any individual institution of higher education or student shall not operate to terminate any grant provided pursuant to this article to any other institution of higher education or student.
C.R.S. § 23-60-307 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 3 / Section 23-60-307
23-60-307. Colorado existing industry training program - creation - policy - functions of t
Status: repealed

23-60-307. Colorado existing industry training program - creation - policy - functions of the state board for community colleges and occupational education. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Existing Industry Training Act".

(2) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares:

(I) That it is the policy of this state to maintain our economic health and vitality by ensuring the availability of a skilled labor force by assisting existing Colorado companies, especially ones undergoing major technological change, to train and retrain their workers for specific jobs and thereby keep our industries profitable and competitive; and

(II) That job-specific, existing industry training is necessary to ensure job retention for workers currently employed and improve job opportunities for our citizens newly entering the job market by providing workers with enhanced skills necessary to increase their competency, to remain employed, and to prevent worker dislocation including the subsequent need for public support; and

(III) That technical assistance can be made available by our industries to our training institutions, since such institutions do not have the resources to constantly upgrade or buy new equipment and to maintain the sophisticated plant environments currently found in industry.

(b) Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to promote the health, safety, opportunity for gainful employment, business opportunities, increased productivity, and general welfare of the inhabitants of this state by the creation of the Colorado existing industry training program.

(3) (a) There is hereby created the Colorado existing industry training program within the state board for community colleges and occupational education. Said program shall be jointly administered by the state board of community colleges and occupational education and the Colorado office of economic development in cooperation with the department of labor and employment, governor's job training office, state and local education agencies and private industry councils (in the planning and review process), and approved joint apprenticeship programs.

(b) The program shall provide training or retraining workers for companies being affected by major technological change or for situations where training is deemed crucial for the company and for worker retention. The program shall give first priority to Colorado-based industries which are being affected by technological change, causing a decline in business which may result in dislocation of its work force by imminent layoffs which may impact the community where the company is located. No preference in selection shall be given based on the location of a business in the state. The determinations required by this paragraph (b) shall be made after considering the financial condition of applicant companies, on-site visits to applicant companies, and joint evaluations thereof by the state board for community colleges and occupational education and the Colorado office of economic development as joint operators of the program. Training or retraining under the program may include any of the following or any combination thereof:

(I) Training for permanent, nonretail sector jobs which have significant career opportunities and require substantive instruction;

(II) Upgrade training or retraining of workers in situations where training is required for continued employment and to minimize worker dislocation.

(c) A company must agree to act as sponsor in the development and implementation of the training program.

(d) Training shall be nonduplicative of existing course offerings provided by the community college or vocational-technical institution in the local area, whenever possible; except that the community college or vocational-technical institution shall contract with other approved training entities, public or private, or both, where said entities can provide the training at less cost.

(e) The payment of all direct costs of training programs specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) shall be made from moneys available for the Colorado existing industry training program. Direct training costs shall include:

(I) Assessment and testing;

(II) Instructor wages, per diem, and travel;

(III) Curriculum development and training materials;

(IV) Lease of training equipment and training space.

(f) Moneys of the Colorado existing industry training program shall not be used to pay wages or stipends to trainees during a training session.

(g) Training assistance shall be encouraged for small and rural companies, although not limited to such companies.

(h) Forty percent of training costs must be financed by the sponsoring company in cash or in-kind expenditures. The company shall also be encouraged to participate with in-kind contributions of training space, training equipment, training supplies, and technical assistance.

(i) Training programs shall be designed with the direct participation of the sponsoring company.

(j) Any training session sponsored by the Colorado existing industry training program shall last no longer than the time required to provide workers with the job skills required by the sponsoring company.

(k) Moneys available for the Colorado existing industry training program shall be expended for the prevention of unemployment to minimize worker dislocation.

(l) and (m) Repealed.

(n) Moneys available for the Colorado existing industry training program may be used to fund mobile learning labs, which provide employers with a flexible delivery option for on-site training.

(4) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado existing industry training cash fund that shall consist of all moneys credited thereto pursuant to this subsection (4) and as otherwise provided by law. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations for fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 1990, from the Colorado existing industry training cash fund to the state board for community colleges and occupational education for allocation to the Colorado existing industry training program for the implementation of this section.

(5) The state board of community colleges and occupational education is authorized to accept, receive, and expend grants, gifts, and moneys from any source for the purpose of implementing its duties and functions under this section.

(6) Part 1 of article 8 of this title 23, concerning state assistance for career and technical education program support, does not apply to the Colorado existing industry training program.
C.R.S. § 23-64-129 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-129
23-64-129. State administrative procedure act
Status: in_force

23-64-129. State administrative procedure act. Unless otherwise provided in this article 64, the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, shall govern the giving of notices for and the conducting of any hearings on any matter within the authority of the board as set forth in this article 64.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1503 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 15 / Section 23-3.3-1503
23-3.3-1503. Financial assistance program for students experiencing homelessness - program li
Status: in_force

23-3.3-1503. Financial assistance program for students experiencing homelessness - program liaison - program navigator - data-sharing. (1) Each institution shall designate one employee as a liaison to serve as a point of contact for qualifying students and prospective qualifying students. The liaison may have other duties unrelated to work as the liaison. The liaison shall provide qualifying students and prospective qualifying students with information regarding application assistance, financial assistance, support services, and other resources and assistance that are available. Each institution shall publicize the availability of the financial assistance program for students experiencing homelessness on the institution's website and notify qualifying students of their eligibility.

(2) (a) The department shall employ at least one full-time equivalent position as a navigator for students experiencing homelessness to support school districts' homeless education liaisons, described in section 22-33-103.5 (7), designated high school personnel, and prospective qualifying students in applying for and enrolling in institutions of higher education. The navigator shall work with school districts' homeless education liaisons and high school counselors or other designated personnel to support the identification of prospective qualifying students. The navigator shall provide support to school districts' homeless education liaisons, designated high school personnel, and prospective qualifying students in selecting institutions and programs in which the prospective qualifying student may want to enroll. The navigator shall, at the request of a prospective qualifying student, assist the prospective qualifying student with the completion of an institution's application for admission, the free application for federal student aid, or the Colorado application for state financial aid.

(b) Each institution shall provide the navigator with the contact information for the institution's liaison designated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The department shall enter into a data-sharing agreement with the department of education to share personally identifiable student information for the purpose of identifying and supporting prospective qualifying students. At a minimum, the data-sharing agreement must ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in compliance with the "Colorado Privacy Act", part 13 of article 1 of title 6; the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Rights Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended; and the "Student Data Transparency and Security Act", article 16 of title 22. The departments shall maintain strict standards for student data privacy and shall not publicly report individual student data for any purpose.
C.R.S. § 23-71-133 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-133
23-71-133. Local district colleges - attorney general to advise - revenue for baccalaureate
Status: repealed

23-71-133. Local district colleges - attorney general to advise - revenue for baccalaureate degree programs.

(1) Repealed.

(2) Upon request of its board of trustees, the attorney general shall serve as legal advisor to Colorado mountain college, and the board has the authority to select and retain legal counsel at the board's discretion.

(3) In accordance with the budget adopted by the board of trustees pursuant to section 23-71-123 (1), a local district college may use any state-appropriated money it receives, in addition to any other revenue of the college, to operate any baccalaureate degree program that the Colorado commission on higher education approves.
C.R.S. § 23-1-109.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-109.7
23-1-109.7. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to the provision of educational
Status: in_force

23-1-109.7. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to the provision of educational services.

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2014.)

(2) Beginning July 1, 2005, the commission is responsible for ensuring the provision of postsecondary educational services pursuant to part 3 of article 18 of this title 23. The department of higher education on behalf of the commission shall annually enter into fee-for-service contracts with one or more governing boards of institutions of higher education pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 to provide the higher education services specified in section 23-18-301.

(3) The commission shall make annual funding recommendations to the general assembly and the governor regarding the funding necessary for the department of higher education to contract on the commission's behalf for the provision of higher education services in the state, including but not limited to the services specified in sections 23-18-301 and 23-18-303.5. The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the commission an amount of general fund money to carry out the purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-71-205 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 2 / Section 23-71-205
23-71-205. Withdrawal from state system
Status: in_force

23-71-205. Withdrawal from state system. Any community college may withdraw from the state system and establish a local college district pursuant to procedures established by the Colorado commission on higher education. The procedures shall provide for a vote by the eligible electors of the area proposed to be incorporated into a local college district. The Colorado commission on higher education shall provide for the transfer of college property and liabilities to the district in the event of such a withdrawal and establishment.
C.R.S. § 23-20-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-102
23-20-102. Regents - election and term
Status: in_force

23-20-102. Regents - election and term. (1) The university shall be governed by a board of nine regents, who shall be elected for terms of six years each as provided in this section.

(2) (a) (I) At the general election held in 1974, and each six years thereafter through the general election held in 2016, three regents shall be elected, one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the first congressional district; one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the fourth congressional district; and one of whom shall be a qualified elector of this state and elected at large by the qualified electors of this state.

(II) At the general election held in 2022, and each six years thereafter, three regents shall be elected, one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the first congressional district; one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the fourth congressional district; and one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the eighth congressional district.

(b) At the general election held in 1976, and each six years thereafter, three regents shall be elected, one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the third congressional district; one of whom shall be a qualified elector of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the fifth congressional district; and one of whom shall be a qualified elector of this state and elected at large by the qualified electors of this state.

(c) (I) At the general election held in 1978, and each six years thereafter through the general election held in 1996, three regents shall be elected, one of whom shall be a resident of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the second congressional district, one of whom shall be a resident of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the sixth congressional district, and one of whom shall be a qualified elector of this state and elected at large by the qualified electors of this state.

(II) At the general election held in 2002, and each six years thereafter, three regents shall be elected, one of whom shall be a resident of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the second congressional district, one of whom shall be a resident of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the sixth congressional district, and one of whom shall be a resident of, and elected by the qualified electors of, the seventh congressional district.
C.R.S. § 23-4.5-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4.5 / Section 23-4.5-105
23-4.5-105. Council report
Status: repealed

23-4.5-105. Council report. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-15-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-110
23-15-110. Bonds
Status: in_force

23-15-110. Bonds. (1) The authority may issue from time to time its bonds in such principal amounts as the authority shall determine for the purpose of financing all or a part of the cost of any facilities authorized by this article or for the refinancing of outstanding obligations. In anticipation of the sale of such bonds, the authority may issue bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from time to time. Such notes shall be paid from any revenues of the authority or other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged or from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds of the authority in anticipation of which they were issued. The notes shall be issued in the same manner as bonds. Such notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a bond resolution of the authority may contain.

(2) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds, as term bonds, or as a combination of both types. All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing, mortgaging, or sale by the authority of the facilities concerned or of any part thereof as designated in the resolutions of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as designated in a trust indenture authorized by the authority, which trust indenture shall name a bank or trust company in Colorado, or outside of Colorado if it is determined by the authority to be in the best interests of the financing, such determination to be conclusive, as trustee, or out of other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged. Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at such times, may be in such form and denominations and include such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registerable either as to principal or interest or both, may bear such conversion privileges, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding forty years from the date thereof, may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state of Colorado, may bear interest at such rate or rates per annum as shall be determined by the authority or as may be determined from time to time by a designated agent of the authority in accordance with specified standards and procedures and without regard to any interest rate limitation appearing in any other law, may be evidenced in such manner, may be executed by such officers of the authority, including the use of one or more facsimile signatures so long as at least one manual signature appears on the bonds, which manual signature may be either that of an officer of the authority or that of an officer of the trustee authenticating the same, may be in such form of coupon bonds having attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signature of an authorized officer of the authority, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this article as shall be provided in the resolutions of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as is provided in a trust indenture authorized by the authority. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (2) to the contrary, in the case of short-term notes or other obligations maturing not later than one year from the date of issuance thereof, the board may authorize the executive director, associate executive director, or any officer of the board to fix principal amounts, maturity dates, interest rates, and purchase prices of any particular issue of such short-term notes or obligations, subject to such limitations as to maximum term, maximum principal amount outstanding, and maximum net effective interest rates as the board shall prescribe by resolution, and such authorization shall remain effective for the period of time designated in the initial resolution regardless of whether the composition of the board changes in the interim unless sooner rescinded by the board.

(3) If deemed advisable by the authority, there may be retained in the resolutions or the trust indenture under which any bonds of the authority are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such resolutions or in such trust indenture, at such price or prices, after such notice or notices, and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such resolutions or in such trust indenture and as may be briefly recited on the face of the bonds; but nothing in this article shall be construed to confer on the authority the right or option to redeem any bonds except as may be provided in the resolutions or in such trust indenture under which they are issued.

(4) The bonds or notes of the authority may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices, in such manner, and at such times as may be determined by the authority, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof. The power to fix the date of sale of bonds and notes, to receive bids or proposals, to award and sell bonds and notes, and to take all other necessary action to sell and deliver bonds and notes may be delegated to the executive director of the authority by resolution of the authority. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the authority may issue interim receipts or certificates to be exchanged for such definitive bonds.

(5) (a) Issuance by the authority of one or more series of bonds for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same facilities or any other facilities or for any other purpose under this article, but the resolutions or trust indenture under which any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize the terms and provisions of any prior pledge or mortgage made for any prior issue of bonds and the terms upon which such additional bonds may be issued and secured. Any outstanding bonds of the authority may, at any time and from time to time, be refunded or advance refunded by the authority by the issuance of its bonds for such purpose and in such principal amount as may be determined by the authority, which may include interest accrued or to accrue thereon with or without giving effect to investment income thereon and other expenses necessary to be paid in connection therewith. If deemed advisable by the authority, such bonds may be refunded or advance refunded for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a facility or any portion thereof.

(b) Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded have then matured or will mature thereafter either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby with the consent of the holders of the bonds to be so refunded, regardless of whether or not the bonds to be refunded were issued in connection with the same facilities or separate facilities or for any other purpose under this article and regardless of whether or not the bonds proposed to be refunded are payable on the same date or different dates or are due serially or otherwise. The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may be applied, in the discretion of the authority, to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and, pending such application, may be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority. Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested or deposited in securities or depositories meeting the requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., maturing at such time or times as are appropriate to assure the prompt payment as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income, and profit, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied, in the discretion of the authority, to the payment of the outstanding bonds or notes to be so refunded or to the payment of principal and interest on the refunding bonds or for any other purpose under this article. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner. The portion of the proceeds of any such bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a facility may be invested or deposited in securities or depositories meeting the requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., maturing not later than the time or times when such proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of such cost. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on such investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of such cost or may be used by the authority in any lawful manner. All such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this article in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this article.
C.R.S. § 23-60-1201 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 12 / Section 23-60-1201
23-60-1201. Support for in-demand short-term credentials program - created - report - approp
Status: repealed

23-60-1201. Support for in-demand short-term credentials program - created - report - appropriation - definitions - repeal. (1) Subject to available appropriations, the board, in coordination with its career and technical education role and mission as Colorado's state administrator of the federal "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006", 20 U.S.C. sec. 2301 et seq., as amended, shall administer the in-demand short-term credentials program to support the expansion of the number of available and qualified professionals who are able to meet Colorado's in-demand workforce needs.

(2) The board shall allocate money to an eligible institution based on the number of students enrolled in eligible programs for state fiscal years 2023-24 through 2025-26 to provide assistance to students for eligible expenses that support their enrollment in eligible programs.

(3) An eligible institution that receives funds pursuant to the program shall provide employment eligibility requirements to students who express interest in participating in the eligible program prior to the student's admission to the program, in accordance with the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", as amended, and regulations adopted in accordance with the act.

(4) The program begins no later than the start of the 2023-24 academic year.

(5) (a) A student participating in the program shall complete and submit the free application for federal student aid or Colorado application for state financial aid.

(b) Any financial aid received pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section, and any other financial aid or scholarships received by the student, must be fully applied to the student's cost of attendance before program resources are applied to the student's eligible expenses.

(6) (a) (I) For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department of higher education for allocation by the board thirty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars from the general fund for the program, of which not more than eighty thousand dollars may be used for purposes of marketing the program and not more than one percent may be used for administration pursuant to this section.

(II) Any unexpended money from the appropriation pursuant to this subsection (6)(a) must be used to pay for expenses that are not eligible expenses but are related to a student's housing, transportation, child or dependent care, and food expenses.

(b) Any unexpended money remaining from the appropriation pursuant to this subsection (6) at the end of the 2023-24 state fiscal year:

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

(II) May be used by the board in the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

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

(7) (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and on or before every January 1 thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the Colorado commission on higher education, the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, and the joint budget committee. The report must include:

(I) The number of students awarded funds pursuant to the program in each eligible program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the board;

(II) If available, the number of students awarded funds pursuant to the program who continued enrollment in the eligible program in a subsequent academic term, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the board;

(III) If available, the number of students awarded funds pursuant to the program who completed an eligible program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the board;

(IV) If available, employment and earnings outcomes for students awarded funds pursuant to the program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the board; and

(V) A detailed statement of the allocation of funds for the program, including costs incurred to administer the program.

(b) Beginning in 2024 and each year thereafter, the Colorado commission on higher education shall submit a report compiling the data collected pursuant to subsection (7)(a) of this section to the senate and house of representatives education committees, or their successor committees, during the hearings held pursuant to the "SMART Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(c) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement in this subsection (7) continues indefinitely.

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

(a) "Eligible expenses" means tuition, fees, books, materials, or supplies for eligible programs.

(b) "Eligible institution" means a community or technical college described in section 23-60-205, an area technical college defined in section 23-60-103 (1), a local district college defined in section 23-71-102 (1), and Colorado Mesa university established pursuant to section 23-53-101.

(c) "Eligible program" means an in-demand credential in early childhood, education, law enforcement, fire and forestry, construction, or nursing that is two years or less in duration.

(d) "Program" means the in-demand short-term credentials program described in subsection (1) of this section.

(9) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 23-31-701 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 7 / Section 23-31-701
23-31-701. Short title
Status: in_force

23-31-701. Short title. This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Cooperative Extension Service Act".
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 11 / Section 23-3.3-1101
23-3.3-1101. Career and technical education certificate programs - tuition assistance - fundi
Status: in_force

23-3.3-1101. Career and technical education certificate programs - tuition assistance - funding - definitions. (1) (a) The commission shall establish a tuition assistance program for students enrolled in qualifying career and technical education certificate programs. Subject to available appropriations, the commission shall allocate money to community colleges, Colorado Mesa university, area technical colleges, and local district colleges to provide tuition assistance for students who are enrolled in qualifying career and technical education certificate programs and meet the income eligibility requirements established in guidelines adopted by the commission. The department of higher education and the institutions that receive tuition assistance money pursuant to this section shall administer the program in accordance with policies and procedures that the commission establishes.

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

(I) "Qualifying career and technical education certificate program" means a career and technical education certificate program that does not meet the minimum credit hour requirements for the federal Pell grant program.

(II) "Tuition assistance" means money that a student may use to pay for tuition, fees, and course materials.

(2) The general assembly may appropriate annually an amount for support of the program established pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 23-30-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-121
23-30-121. Investments in consolidated funds
Status: in_force

23-30-121. Investments in consolidated funds. Unless otherwise restrained by the terms of a will, trust agreement, or other instrument of gift, the board of governors of the Colorado state university system may hold investments in one or more consolidated investment funds in which the participating trusts or accounts have undivided interests.
C.R.S. § 23-22-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 22 / Section 23-22-102
23-22-102. Name of hospital changed
Status: in_force

23-22-102. Name of hospital changed. The institution within the university of Colorado, known and designated under the name and title of the "psychopathic hospital and laboratory of the university of Colorado" by section 23-22-101, after July 1, 1967, shall be designated under the name and title of the "university of Colorado psychiatric hospital". The legal effect of any statute prior to July 1, 1967, designating such hospital by any other name or property rights acquired and obligations incurred prior to said date under any other name shall not be impaired hereby.
C.R.S. § 23-6-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 6 / Section 23-6-102
23-6-102. Application
Status: in_force

23-6-102. Application. Any faculty member or surviving spouse of such faculty member eligible under section 23-6-101 who is not receiving a pension or annuity under a retirement system supported in whole or in part from the state or its political subdivisions which is in excess of the retirement benefits provided for by this article shall make application to the commissioner of education for retirement benefits.
C.R.S. § 23-20-132 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-132
23-20-132. When tuition fee charged
Status: in_force

23-20-132. When tuition fee charged. The university shall charge a reasonable tuition fee for all out-of-state students, as provided in article 7 of this title.
C.R.S. § 23-30-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-101
23-30-101. Board of governors of the Colorado state university system
Status: repealed

23-30-101. Board of governors of the Colorado state university system. (1) (a) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system, referred to in this section as the "board", is established. The board consists of fifteen members as provided in subsections (1)(b) and (1)(d) of this section.

(b) Six of the members are advisory, without the right to vote. The advisory members serve terms of one academic year. The six advisory members shall be elected or appointed by their respective governing bodies from their membership as follows:

(I) One elected officer of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior student at Colorado state university;

(II) One elected officer of the faculty council of Colorado state university having the rank of associate professor or higher;

(III) One elected officer of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior student at the Colorado state university - Pueblo;

(IV) One elected officer of the faculty council of the Colorado state university - Pueblo having the rank of associate professor or higher;

(V) One student in good standing from the CSU global campus student body, to be recommended by the student affairs committee and approved by the governing council at CSU global campus; and

(VI) One CSU global campus faculty member with a minimum of three years of service on the CSU global campus faculty, to be recommended by the faculty affairs committee and approved by the governing council at CSU global campus.

(c) Repealed.

(d) The remaining nine members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate in the following manner:

(I) One of the nine voting members shall either reside in Larimer county or be a graduate of Colorado state university.

(II) One of the nine voting members shall either reside in southern Colorado, as defined in subsection (1)(f) of this section, or be a graduate of Colorado state university - Pueblo.

(III) At least two of the nine voting members shall have substantial experience in the production of agriculture.

(IV) The appointment of the voting members not appointed under subparagraphs (I) and (II) of this paragraph (d) shall be made with consideration given to broad geographical representation whenever possible.

(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1999, § 1, effective August 5, 2008.)

(f) For purposes of paragraph (d) of this subsection (1), "southern Colorado" means Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.

(g) The term of office for each member appointed by the governor is 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 at least two members' terms expire in each calendar year.

(h) A person, elected or appointed under this section, shall not serve on the board for more than two terms; except that a member of the board, whether elected or appointed, shall continue to serve until a successor is elected or appointed and confirmed by the senate.

(i) Of the nine members appointed by the governor, no more than five members shall be from the same political party.

(j) For the purposes of this section, "full-time student" means the same as it does in the respective institutions.

(2) (a) Whenever any law of this state refers to the state board of agriculture, it shall be taken to refer to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system. The legal effect of any statute heretofore designating the board of governors of the Colorado state university system by any other name, or property rights heretofore acquired and obligations heretofore incurred under any other name, shall not be impaired.

(b) The revisor of statutes is authorized to make such changes in other provisions of the statutes as may be necessary to conform such provisions to the change of name of the board specified in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-15-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-118
23-15-118. Exemption from taxation and securities law
Status: in_force

23-15-118. Exemption from taxation and securities law. The authority is hereby declared to be a public instrumentality of the state, performing a public function for the benefit of the people of the state for the improvement of their welfare and educational and cultural opportunities. Accordingly, the income or other revenues of the authority, all properties at any time owned by the authority, any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued pursuant to this article and the transfer thereof and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof), and all mortgages, leases, trust indentures, and other documents issued in connection therewith shall be exempt at all times from all taxation and assessments in the state of Colorado. Bonds issued by the authority shall also be exempt from the "Colorado Securities Act", article 51 of title 11, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-71-124 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-124
23-71-124. President - duties
Status: in_force

23-71-124. President - duties. The president of the board of trustees shall preside at all meetings of the board and shall sign all orders on the county treasurer for the payment of money; but no orders shall be drawn upon the county treasurer except in favor of parties to whom the local college district has become lawfully indebted. He shall appear in behalf of the local college district in all suits brought by or against the district, but, if the president is individually interested, this duty shall be performed by the secretary of the board. In the absence of the president, the secretary shall preside at any meeting of the board.
C.R.S. § 23-16-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-202
23-16-202. Definitions
Status: repealed

23-16-202. Definitions. In this part 2:

(1) "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a student athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student athlete a professional-sports-services contract or an endorsement contract.

(2) "Athlete agent" means an individual who enters into an agency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. The term includes an individual who represents to the public that the individual is an athlete agent. The term does not include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian of the student athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of a professional sports team or professional sports organization.

(3) "Athletic director" means an individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate.

(4) "Contact" means a communication, direct or indirect, between an athlete agent and a student athlete, to recruit or solicit the student athlete to enter into an agency contract.

(5) Repealed.

(6) "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which a student athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of the other party any value that the student athlete may have because of publicity, reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability or performance.

(7) "Intercollegiate sport" means a sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student athlete are established by a national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics.

(8) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or government; a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; a public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.

(9) "Professional-sports-services contract" means an agreement under which an individual is employed, or agrees to render services, as a player on a professional sports team, with a professional sports organization, or as a professional athlete.

(10) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(11) Repealed.

(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(13) "Student athlete" means an individual who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any intercollegiate sport. If an individual is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student athlete for purposes of that sport.
C.R.S. § 23-18-306 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 23-18-306
23-18-306. Duties and powers of the commission - budget provisions - periodic review of fun
Status: in_force

23-18-306. Duties and powers of the commission - budget provisions - periodic review of funding formula - report. (1) (a) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the department and commission shall submit a budget request by November 1 of each year that includes:

(I) A detailed description of requests for additional ongoing and temporary funding pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (2) and (3) and recommendations for additional funding, if any; and

(II) Recommendations for:

(A) Changes in the amount of performance funding pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (4), if any;

(B) The percentage allocation of performance funding among the performance funding metrics specified in section 23-18-303.5 (4)(b);

(C) Additional funding for fee-for-service contracts pursuant to section 23-18-304, if any; and

(D) Tuition spending authority for the state institutions of higher education.

(b) The department's and commission's budget must include:

(I) A detailed calculation of the funding recommended for each governing board, local district college, and area technical college pursuant to sections 23-18-303.5, 23-18-304, and 23-18-308, as applicable; and

(II) A document, developed in collaboration with the governing boards, local district colleges, and area technical colleges, that identifies the annual change in funding received by all institutions pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (2) and clearly and separately identifies the annual change in funding allocated to each governing board, local district college, and area technical college pursuant to section 23-18-304.

(c) The department and commission shall comply with the requirements of this part 3 in submitting their budget request pursuant to the budget procedures specified in part 3 of article 37 of title 24.

(2) (a) Commencing in 2026 and every five years thereafter, the commission shall review the funding formula established pursuant to this part 3 and by November 1, 2026, and by November 1 every five years thereafter, submit a report to the governor, the joint budget committee of the general assembly, and the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, containing proposed changes to the funding formula and any recommendations for legislative changes.

(b) In conducting the review required by subsection (2)(a) of this section, the commission and the department may:

(I) Convene one or more meetings with interested parties to discuss the existing funding model and to learn of issues raised by the interested parties;

(II) Conduct an analysis of the issues identified by interested parties and possible solutions;

(III) Engage directly with the institutions to strive for consensus among the institutions on any proposed changes; and

(IV) If applicable, develop a set of changes to recommend to the governor and committees of the general assembly as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement required in this subsection (2) continues indefinitely.

(3) The commission shall adopt any policies or procedures necessary for the uniform application and implementation of this part 3.

(4) The commission, in conjunction with the department and in collaboration with the governing boards, shall identify and make recommendations concerning ways to better measure the success of students who are pursuing a credential or degree and who are not included in the first-time, full-time student cohort. On or before July 1, 2022, the commission shall submit its recommendations to the joint budget committee, which may include a recommendation for a statutory change to the calculation of one of the graduation rate performance funding metrics specified in section 23-18-303.5 (4)(b).
C.R.S. § 23-71-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-111
23-71-111. Election of first board - new district
Status: in_force

23-71-111. Election of first board - new district. (1) In all local college districts organized under the provisions of this part 1 or other applicable statutes on or after July 1, 1984, the first board of trustees must be elected in the following manner:

(a) An election for members of the first board shall be called within sixty days of the successful election to organize the local college district.

(b) At the election, a board consisting of the number of persons specified in the organization petition must be elected so that the first board members serve staggered terms and thereafter their successors in office serve staggered terms of four years.

(c) The county clerk and recorder of each county included in the new local college district shall call and conduct such election in the manner provided in section 23-71-107.

(d) The costs of the election of board members as provided in this section shall be paid by the local college district in which the elections are conducted.
C.R.S. § 23-70-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 70 / Section 23-70-112
23-70-112. Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

23-70-112. Limitation of actions. No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, proceeding, or warrants or bonds executed or to be executed by the Auraria board in connection with the provision of any auxiliary facilities, as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a), provided or to be provided for the purposes authorized by this article after thirty days have expired after the effective date of any resolution or other official action authorizing such contract, adopting such proceedings, or authorizing the issuance of such warrants or bonds.
C.R.S. § 23-16-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 1 / Section 23-16-104
23-16-104. Agent contracts - contents - notice - termination
Status: in_force

23-16-104. Agent contracts - contents - notice - termination. (1) In addition to the requirements specified in section 23-16-209 for contracts with athlete agents, any agent contract entered into between an athlete agent and a student athlete shall also include:

(a) and (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1015, § 4, effective July 1, 2008.)

(c) Any guarantees provided by the athlete agent to the student athlete;

(d) In addition to the warning required to be given to the student athlete as specified in section 23-16-209 (c), the following statement in at least ten-point type that is bold-faced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously set out from surrounding written material:

WARNING TO STUDENT ATHLETE:

DO NOT SIGN THIS CONTRACT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ IT OR IF IT CONTAINS BLANK SPACES. DO NOT SIGN THIS CONTRACT IF IT DOES NOT SPECIFY ALL OF THE GUARANTEES MADE TO YOU BY THE ATHLETE AGENT. IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO PURCHASE THE SERVICES OF THE ATHLETE AGENT, YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT BY NOTIFYING THE ATHLETE AGENT IN WRITING OF YOUR DESIRE TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT.

(2) to (4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1015, § 4, effective July 1, 2008.)
C.R.S. § 23-71-208 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 2 / Section 23-71-208
23-71-208. Colorado Northwestern community college - disposal of assets
Status: in_force

23-71-208. Colorado Northwestern community college - disposal of assets. Any aircraft or other equipment used by the Colorado Northwestern community college in its aviation-related programs may be disposed of by the state board for community colleges and occupational education, created in section 23-60-104, by sale, trade, or other method of disposal. Any proceeds from the disposal of such aircraft shall be the property of the state board for community colleges and occupational education for the use and benefit of Colorado Northwestern community college. The disposal of such aircraft or equipment shall be exempt from section 17-24-106.6, C.R.S., relating to surplus state property and any rules promulgated thereunder.
C.R.S. § 23-1-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-111
23-1-111. Commission study - governance and administration of vocational and occupational
Status: repealed

23-1-111. Commission study - governance and administration of vocational and occupational education. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-16-207 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-207
23-16-207. Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration - disciplinary action a
Status: repealed

23-16-207. Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration - disciplinary action against registration - cease-and-desist orders - immunity. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-71-605 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 6 / Section 23-71-605
23-71-605. Sale - proceeds - amounts
Status: in_force

23-71-605. Sale - proceeds - amounts. Such refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded, or they may be sold at, above, or below their par value; but such refunding bonds shall be exchanged or sold at a price such that the net interest cost and the net effective interest rate for the issue of refunding bonds does not exceed the net interest cost and the net effective interest rate of the outstanding bonds to be refunded or the maximum net effective interest rate and net interest cost approved by the voters, as the case may be. Such refunding bonds shall be in a principal amount not exceeding the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded, as directed by the board of trustees, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied only to the purpose for which such refunding bonds were issued. The principal amount of said refunding bonds may be the same as or less than the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded, if due, adequate, and sufficient provision has been made for the payment or redemption and retirement of said bonds to be refunded and the payment of the interest accruing thereon in accordance with this part 6.
C.R.S. § 23-64-130 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-130
23-64-130. Jurisdiction of courts - service of process
Status: in_force

23-64-130. Jurisdiction of courts - service of process. Any school located within or without this state that offers to provide educational services to any person in this state, whether the educational services are provided in person or by correspondence, or that offers to award any educational credentials to any person in this state submits the school to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state concerning any cause of action arising therefrom and for the purpose of enforcement of this article 64 by injunction pursuant to section 23-64-131. Service of process upon any such school subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state may be made by personally serving the summons upon the defendant within or without this state in the manner prescribed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure, which shall have the same force and effect as if the summons had been personally served within this state. Nothing contained in this section shall limit or affect the right to serve any process as prescribed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-307 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.1-307
23-3.1-307. Limitations
Status: in_force

23-3.1-307. Limitations. (1) Nothing in this part 3 shall be construed to:

(a) Give any designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account unless the designated beneficiary is the account owner;

(b) Guarantee that a designated beneficiary will be admitted to an education institution or be allowed to continue enrollment at or graduate from an education institution;

(c) Establish state residency for a beneficiary merely because of the designation as a beneficiary; or

(d) Guarantee that amounts saved pursuant to the program will be sufficient to cover the qualified higher education expenses or qualified disability expenses of a designated beneficiary, as applicable.

(2) Nothing in this part 3 shall establish any obligation of the state of Colorado or any agency or instrumentality of the state of Colorado to guarantee for the benefit of any account owner, contributor to an account, or designated beneficiary any of the following:

(a) The return of any amounts contributed to an account;

(b) The rate of interest or other return on any account;

(c) The payment of interest or other return on any account; or

(d) Tuition rates or the cost of any qualified expenditures.

(3) Nothing in this part 3 shall be construed to indicate that the account is insured by the state of Colorado or that the principal deposited or investment return is guaranteed by the state of Colorado.

(3.5) Nothing in this part 3 shall be construed to create an indebtedness, a debt, or a liability of the state, nor shall the state be liable on the savings contracts, except to the extent of the amounts on deposit in the accounts, nor shall a savings contract constitute the giving, pledging, or loaning of the full faith and credit of the state.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p.1294, § 16, effective May 26, 2000.)
C.R.S. § 23-5-147 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-147
23-5-147. Sexual misconduct advisory committee - membership - duties - report - legislativ
Status: repealed

23-5-147. Sexual misconduct advisory committee - membership - duties - report - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that in November of 2018, the federal department of education issued new, proposed rules on Title IX dealing with sexual misconduct.

(b) The draft rules included changes in how educational institutions were to handle:

(I) Allegations of off-campus sexual misconduct; and

(II) Cross-examination of parties and witnesses during hearings.

(c) In response to the proposed rules, the federal department of education received numerous comments and has not yet adopted the final rules.

(d) Institutions of higher education will need to respond to the new federal rules quickly.

(e) Therefore, the state should have in place an advisory committee to quickly make recommendations to the general assembly and institutions of higher education on the proposed rules.

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

(a) "Advisory committee" means the sexual misconduct advisory committee created pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(b) "Department" means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114.

(c) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (7), or any accredited campus of a state institution of higher education; a participating private institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (8); a local district college, as defined in section 23-71-102 (1)(a); and an area technical college, as defined in section 23-60-103 (1).

(3) There is created in the department the sexual misconduct advisory committee to make recommendations to the general assembly and to institutions of higher education concerning sexual misconduct policies and methods to reduce sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education.

(4) (a) The advisory committee consists of the following eleven persons appointed by the executive director of the department:

(I) Three representatives from institutions of higher education;

(II) Two Title IX coordinators from institutions of higher education;

(III) Three persons who are representatives of organizations that advocate on behalf of or provide services to victims of sexual misconduct;

(IV) An attorney who has experience representing victims of sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education;

(V) An attorney who has experience representing persons accused of sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education; and

(VI) A person with experience providing trauma-informed care.

(b) Members of the advisory committee serve four-year terms and may be reappointed.

(c) Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.

(5) After the final federal rules on Title IX sexual misconduct are adopted, the advisory committee shall study, examine best practices, and make recommendations to the general assembly and to institutions of higher education on issues related to sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education including:

(a) How to handle incidents of sexual misconduct that occur outside of an institution's programs, activities, or property;

(b) How to conduct cross-examination of parties and witnesses at hearings;

(c) Whether a standard of reasonableness should be included in an institution's sexual misconduct policy; and

(d) Can and should institutions of higher education have higher standards than are required by federal law and regulation.

(6) (a) Within ninety days after the final federal rules on Title IX sexual misconduct are adopted, the advisory committee shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, on suggested changes to institutions' policies of sexual misconduct due to the new federal rules.

(b) On or before January 15, 2021, and each January 15 thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, including recommendations for changes to statutes and policies of institutions of higher education.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-4-105.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4 / Section 23-4-105.5
23-4-105.5. Exceptions
Status: in_force

23-4-105.5. Exceptions. (1) It is not a violation of this article 4 if a person or entity renders for a fee:

(a) Tutorial assistance if the assistance is not intended to be submitted in whole or in substantial part as an assignment or as an answer to an online exam; or

(b) Service in the form of typing, transcribing, assembling, reproducing, or editing an assignment or answer to an online exam if this service is not intended to make substantive changes in the assignment or answer to an online exam.

(2) This article 4 does not apply to a person who is enrolled for educational purposes.
C.R.S. § 23-71-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-101
23-71-101. Short title
Status: in_force

23-71-101. Short title. This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Local District College Organization Act".
C.R.S. § 23-71-712 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 7 / Section 23-71-712
23-71-712. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

23-71-712. Liberal construction. This part 7, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
C.R.S. § 23-7.4-203 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 2 / Section 23-7.4-203
23-7.4-203. Tuition classification of armed forces veterans
Status: in_force

23-7.4-203. Tuition classification of armed forces veterans. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 7.4 or article 7 of this title 23 to the contrary, beginning with the fall semester of the 2009-2010 academic year, the governing board of each state institution of higher education in Colorado shall adopt a policy that grants in-state tuition status to an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States and a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section 28-5-100.3, who enrolls in the state institution of higher education and who meets, for any length of time, the presumptions and rules for maintaining a domicile in Colorado described in section 23-7-103.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 7.4 or article 7 of this title 23 to the contrary, beginning with the fall semester of the 2009-2010 academic year, the governing board of each state institution of higher education in Colorado may adopt a policy that grants in-state tuition status to a dependent of an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States or a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section 28-5-100.3, who enrolls in the state institution of higher education if the honorably discharged member of the armed forces or discharged LGBT veteran meets, for any length of time, the presumptions and rules for maintaining a domicile in Colorado described in section 23-7-103.

(2) A student who is classified as an in-state student solely pursuant to this section is not counted as a resident for any purpose other than tuition classification; except that, beginning with the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year, upon classification as an in-state student pursuant to this section, the student is also eligible to receive a stipend from the college opportunity fund pursuant to part 2 of article 18 of this title 23.
C.R.S. § 23-5-145.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-145.5
23-5-145.5. Credit for work-related experience - plan - report - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

23-5-145.5. Credit for work-related experience - plan - report - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commission on higher education" or "commission" has the same meaning set forth in section 23-1-101.1 (1).

(b) "Council" means the council created and existing pursuant to section 23-1-108.5, convened by the commission on higher education.

(c) "Guaranteed-transfer pathways" or "GT pathways" means the statewide articulation matrix system of common course numbering for general education courses described in section 23-1-108.5 (3)(c).

(d) "State institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning set forth in section 23-1-135 (2).

(e) "Statewide degree transfer agreement" means a statewide degree transfer agreement described in section 23-1-108 (7).

(f) "Work-related experience" means any experience acquired within the past ten years through paid or unpaid employment, including but not limited to self-employment, an internship, a residency, a pre-apprenticeship program, or an apprenticeship program that may lead to or result in a business credential, an industry credential, a technical certificate, or a professional license.

(2) (a) The department of higher education, in consultation with institutions, shall conduct a study concerning awarding academic credit for prior learning opportunities within all institutions. The study must examine:

(I) The processes by which a student can receive academic credit for any course in the undergraduate curriculum, free of tuition, through successful completion of a portfolio assessment, individual assessment, examination, or any combination thereof that is appropriate to the learning outcomes of the course;

(II) The potential benefits to a student, including but not limited to impact on a student's overall attendance cost, whether a policy would accelerate the time to complete a postsecondary credential, and the impact on the state's goal to increase credential attainment rates; and

(III) The costs to institutions to develop and maintain processes to grant academic credit to a student for prior learning and the ability to recover administrative costs from students requesting the prior learning assessment.

(b) On or before September 1, 2021, the commission shall report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, the results of the study described in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(3) (a) On or before January 1, 2022, the council, in collaboration with the commission, shall create, adopt, and implement a plan, referred to in this section as the "plan", to award postsecondary academic credit for courses in GT pathways or a statewide degree transfer agreement for learning demonstrated from work-related experience. In creating the plan, priority may be given to work-related experience that is responsive to workforce demands and growing industries identified by the most recent Colorado talent pipeline report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 or identified in consultation with the state work force development council in section 24-46.3-101.

(b) The council, commission, or department of higher education, or any combination thereof, may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of creating, adopting, and implementing a plan pursuant to this section. The plan shall not be created, adopted, or implemented unless sufficient money is available from gifts, grants, or donations to cover the costs of creating, adopting, and implementing a plan pursuant to this section.

(4) The plan must include:

(a) A process for assessing and aligning work-related experience to the knowledge and competencies required for awarding postsecondary academic credit for courses in GT pathways or a statewide degree transfer agreement, which credit granted must be transferable to another institution pursuant to commission policy regarding GT pathways or a statewide degree transfer agreement; and

(b) A process for evaluating credentials earned by a student at an area technical college pursuant to section 23-60-802 and determining how postsecondary academic credit will transfer from area technical colleges, if appropriate, to public two-year and four-year state institutions of higher education.

(5) The council, in creating the plan, shall consult with:

(a) Representatives of institutions, including, but not limited to, faculty members and registrars;

(b) Representatives of organizations that represent students in Colorado;

(c) Representatives of the Colorado work force development council;

(d) Representatives of industries with high workforce demand and growing industries identified in the most recent Colorado talent pipeline report and organizations representing them; and

(e) Representatives selected by the commission.

(6) Upon completion of the plan, the council, in collaboration with the representatives described in subsection (5) of this section, shall continue to work toward expanding opportunities for awarding postsecondary academic credit for learning acquired from work-related experience not otherwise addressed in this section.

(7) Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, unless the plan is implemented prior to the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, an institution shall accept in and transfer within the institution and to other institutions postsecondary academic credit awarded for work-related experience for a course that is GT pathways designated or part of a statewide degree transfer agreement.

(8) Repealed.

(9) (a) On or before March 1, 2024, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter, the council shall report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding the continued implementation of this section. The report must include, at a minimum:

(I) The number of students who were awarded credits and who transferred credits to or from an institution pursuant to this section;

(II) Data regarding the age and demographics of students who were awarded credits and who transferred credits to or from an institution pursuant to this section;

(III) The implementation challenges of this section;

(IV) The fee established and charged by institutions, if any, to administer a portfolio assessment, individual assessment, examination, or any combination thereof;

(V) The direct costs imposed on institutions to implement this section; and

(VI) Any recommended statutory revisions to this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement pursuant to this subsection (9) continues until the repeal of this subsection (9).

(c) This subsection (9) is repealed, effective July 1, 2029.
C.R.S. § 23-64-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-104
23-64-104. Exemptions
Status: in_force

23-64-104. Exemptions. (1) The following educational institutions and educational services are exempt from this article 64:

(a) A public school or public educational institution funded wholly or in part by a local school district or school districts or by direct appropriation from the state to a school, public educational institution, or board;

(b) A nonprofit school owned, controlled, operated, and maintained by a bona fide parochial or denominational institution exempt from general property taxation under the laws of this state;

(c) A school offering education solely avocational, supplementary, or ancillary in nature;

(d) A college or university that:

(I) Confers four-year baccalaureate or higher degrees; and

(II) Offers programs or courses in this state, the majority of which are not occupational in nature, as defined by the division, or are at the graduate level;

(e) A private school providing a basic academic education comparable to that provided in public elementary and secondary schools of this state;

(f) A school offering only educational services for which no money or other consideration is paid;

(g) A school offering only educational services to an employer for the training of its employees;

(h) Education offered by a bona fide trade, business, professional, or fraternal organization that primarily benefits the organization's membership or mission;

(i) Educational services offered by an employer for the training of its own employees;

(j) Apprenticeship training registered pursuant to state or federal law;

(k) Educational services offered by an approved school that:

(I) Do not require the payment of money or other consideration;

(II) Are avocational, supplementary, or ancillary in nature; or

(III) Are offered only to an employer for the training and preparation of his or her employees;

(l) Nurse aide training programs approved pursuant to section 12-255-118.5 (1);

(m) Flight schools that are approved and regulated by the federal aviation administration;

(n) A private educational institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States department of education, that confers post-graduate degrees, and that offers programs or courses that are not defined as occupational education pursuant to section 23-64-103 (17);

(o) A continuing professional education program that meets the requirements for maintaining or renewing a professional license issued by a Colorado state professional licensing entity so long as the continuing professional education program or the organization that provides the program is approved by the Colorado state professional licensing entity either before or after a licensee attends the program. To qualify for the exemption created in this subsection (1)(o), a continuing professional education program must be consistent with the purposes or requirements of the organization that provides the program.

(p) Yoga teacher training courses, programs, and schools;

(q) Training of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors by river outfitters licensed pursuant to section 33-32-104; and

(r) Education and training programs approved by the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies under article 170 of title 12.

(2) An educational institution or educational service described in subsection (1) of this section may waive its exempt status in order to apply for authorization to operate a private occupational school pursuant to this article 64 by submitting the waiver in writing to the board. The following applies to an educational institution or educational service that waives its exempt status:

(a) An educational institution's or educational service's waiver of its exempt status does not guarantee the approval of the educational institution or educational service as a private occupational school, and an educational institution or educational service that waives exempt status pursuant to this subsection (2) must apply for a certificate of approval as described in section 23-64-114; and

(b) Upon the issuance of a certificate of approval pursuant to section 23-64-115, the educational institution or educational service submits to all applicable provisions of this article 64 and any rules promulgated in association with this article 64 for the full term of the certificate of approval.
C.R.S. § 23-1-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-106
23-1-106. Duties and powers of the commission with respect to capital construction and lon
Status: repealed

23-1-106. Duties and powers of the commission with respect to capital construction and long-range planning - legislative declaration - report - definitions. (1) Except as permitted by subsection (9) of this section, it is declared to be the policy of the general assembly not to authorize any activity requiring capital construction or capital renewal for state institutions of higher education unless approved by the commission.

(2) The commission shall, after consultation with the appropriate governing boards of the state institutions of higher education and the appropriate state agencies, have authority to prescribe uniform policies, procedures, and standards of space utilization for the development and approval of capital construction or capital renewal programs by institutions.

(3) The commission shall review and approve facility master plans for all state institutions of higher education on land owned or controlled by the state or an institution and capital construction or capital renewal program plans for projects other than those projects described in subsection (9) of this section. The commission shall forward the approved facility master plans to the office of the state architect. Except for those projects described in subsection (9) of this section, no capital construction or capital renewal shall commence except in accordance with an approved facility master plan and program plan.

(4) The commission shall ensure conformity of facilities master planning with approved educational master plans and facility program plans with approved facilities master plans.

(5) (a) The commission shall approve plans for any capital construction or capital renewal project at any state institution of higher education regardless of the source of funds; except that the commission need not approve plans for any capital construction or capital renewal project at a local district college or area technical college or for any capital construction or capital renewal project described in subsection (9) of this section.

(b) The commission may except from the requirements for program and physical planning any project that requires two million dollars or less if the capital construction project is for new construction and funded solely from cash funds held by the institution or the project is funded through the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139, or ten million dollars or less if the project is not for new construction and is funded solely from cash funds held by the institution.

(6) (a) The commission shall request annually from each governing board of each state institution of higher education a five-year projection of capital construction or capital renewal projects to be constructed but not including those projects described in subsection (9) of this section. The projection must include the estimated cost, the method of funding, a schedule for project completion, and the governing board-approved priority for each project. The commission shall determine whether a proposed project is consistent with the role and mission and master planning of the institution and conforms to standards recommended by the commission.

(b) The commission shall request annually from the governing board of each state institution of higher education a two-year projection of capital construction projects to be undertaken pursuant to subsection (9) of this section and estimated to require total project expenditures exceeding two million dollars if the capital construction project is for new acquisitions of real property or new construction and funded solely from cash funds held by the institution or the project is funded through the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139, or exceeding ten million dollars if the project is not for new acquisitions of real property or new construction and is funded solely from cash funds held by the institution. The projection must include the estimated cost, the method of funding, and a schedule for project completion for each project. A state institution of higher education shall amend the projection prior to commencing a project that is not included in the institution's most recent projection.

(7) (a) The commission annually shall prepare a unified, five-year capital improvements report of projects to be constructed, but not including those capital construction or capital renewal projects to be undertaken pursuant to subsection (9) of this section, coordinated with education plans. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission shall transmit the report to the office of state planning and budgeting, the office of the state architect, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee, consistent with the executive budget timetable, together with a recommended priority of funding of capital construction or capital renewal projects for the system of public higher education. The commission shall annually transmit the recommended priority of funding of capital construction or capital renewal projects to the capital development committee no later than November 1 of each year.

(b) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (15) of this section, it is the policy of the general assembly to appropriate funds only for capital construction or capital renewal projects approved by the commission.

(c) (I) (A) The commission annually shall prepare a unified, two-year report for capital construction or capital renewal projects described in subsection (9) of this section that are not for new acquisitions of real property or new construction and are estimated to require total project expenditures exceeding ten million dollars, coordinated with education plans. The commission shall transmit the report to the office of state planning and budgeting, the governor, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee, consistent with the executive budget timetable.

(B) The commission annually shall prepare a unified, two-year report for capital construction projects for new acquisitions of real property or for new construction, estimated to require total project expenditures exceeding two million dollars, coordinated with education plans. The commission shall transmit the report to the office of state planning and budgeting, the governor, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee, consistent with the executive budget timetable.

(II) (A) The commission shall submit the two-year projections prepared by each state institution of higher education for each two-year period to the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee. The capital development committee shall conduct a hearing in each regular legislative session on the projections and either approve the projections or return the projections to the state institution of higher education for modification. The commission and the office of state planning and budgeting shall provide the capital development committee with comments concerning each projection.

(B) A state institution of higher education may submit to the staff of the capital development committee, the commission, and the office of state planning and budgeting an amendment to its approved two-year projection. The capital development committee shall conduct a hearing on the amendment within thirty days after submission during a regular legislative session of the general assembly or within forty-five days after submission during any period that the general assembly is not in regular legislative session. The capital development committee shall either approve the projections or return the projections to the state institution of higher education for modification. The commission and the office of state planning and budgeting shall provide the capital development committee with comments concerning each amendment.

(8) Repealed.

(9) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection (9), a capital construction or capital renewal project for an auxiliary facility initiated by the governing board of a state institution of higher education that is contained in the most recent two-year projection approved pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of this section, as the projection may be amended from time to time, and that is to be acquired or constructed and operated and maintained solely from cash funds held by the institution is not subject to additional review or approval by the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, or the joint budget committee; except that, if the capital construction or capital renewal project for an auxiliary facility is to be acquired or constructed in whole or in part using moneys subject to the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139, then the governing board of a state institution of higher education must obtain approval from the general assembly as specified in that section.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection (9), a capital construction or capital renewal project for an academic facility initiated by the governing board of a state institution of higher education that is contained in the most recent two-year projection approved pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of this section, as the projection may be amended from time to time, and that is to be acquired or constructed solely from cash funds held by the institution and operated and maintained from such funds or from state moneys appropriated for such purpose, or both, is not subject to additional review or approval by the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, or the joint budget committee; except that, if the capital construction or capital renewal project for an academic facility is to be acquired or constructed in whole or in part using moneys subject to the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139, then the governing board of a state institution of higher education must obtain approval from the general assembly as specified in that section. Any capital construction or capital renewal project subject to this paragraph (b) must comply with the high performance standard certification program established pursuant to section 24-30-1305.5, C.R.S.

(c) Each governing board shall ensure, consistent with its responsibilities as set forth in section 5 (2) of article VIII of the state constitution, that a capital construction or capital renewal project initiated pursuant to this subsection (9) is in accordance with its institution's mission, be of a size and scope to provide for the defined program needs, and be designed in accordance with all applicable building codes and accessibility standards.

(d) (I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)

(II) A plan for a capital construction or capital renewal project is not subject to review or approval by the commission if such project is:

(A) Estimated to require total expenditures of two million dollars or less if the capital construction project is for new acquisitions of real property or for new construction and funded solely from cash funds held by the institution or the project is funded through the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139; or

(B) Estimated to require total expenditures of ten million dollars or less if the project is not for new acquisitions of real property or for new construction and is funded solely from cash funds held by the institution.

(e) A capital construction or acquisition project approved and appropriated prior to January 1, 2010, may be contained in the most recent unified two-year capital improvements project projection approved pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of this section. The projection may be amended from time to time and is not subject to additional review or approval by the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, or the joint budget committee.

(f) The governing board of a state institution of higher education that enters into an agreement to lease a building from a school district, as authorized in section 22-32-110 (1)(f.5), C.R.S., shall notify the capital development committee of the existence of the agreement and provide to the committee a summary of the terms of the agreement.

(10) Repealed.

(10.2) (a) (I) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and except as provided in subsection (10.2)(a)(III) of this section, all academic facilities acquired or constructed, or an auxiliary facility repurposed for use as an academic facility, solely from cash funds held by the state institution of higher education and operated and maintained from such cash funds or from state money appropriated for such purpose, or both, including, but not limited to, those facilities described in subsection (9)(b) of this section, that did not previously qualify for state controlled maintenance funding will qualify for state controlled maintenance funding, subject to funding approval by the capital development committee and the eligibility guidelines described in section 24-30-1303.9.

(II) For purposes of this subsection (10.2)(a), the eligibility for state controlled maintenance funding commences on the date of the acceptance of the construction or repurposing of the facility or the closing date of any acquisition. The date of the acceptance of construction or repurposing shall be determined by the office of the state architect.

(III) If an academic facility is acquired or constructed, or if an auxiliary facility is repurposed for use as an academic facility, solely from cash funds held by the state institution of higher education and operated and maintained from such cash funds, then as of the date of the acceptance of construction or repurposing that occurs on or after July 1, 2018, the facility is not eligible for controlled maintenance funding.

(b) (I) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the classification of facilities as academic facilities or auxiliary facilities can be difficult, and such classifications often change as academic needs, student needs, and new construction and design practices emerge. Therefore, the office of the state architect, in collaboration with the department of higher education and the office of state planning and budgeting, shall develop guidelines in order to assist such classification. The guidelines shall be annually reviewed and approved by the capital development committee. The guidelines must address the following two factors that have historically been considered when classifying academic facilities and auxiliary facilities:

(A) The funding source for the facility; and

(B) The nature and use of the facility.

(II) The guidelines established pursuant to this paragraph (b) must use the definitions set forth in subsection (10.3) of this section.

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

(a) "Academic facility" means any facility, including any supporting utility infrastructure and site improvements, that is central to the role and mission of each state institution of higher education as set forth in this title. Examples include, but are not limited to, classrooms, libraries, and administrative buildings.

(b) "Auxiliary facility" means any facility, including any supporting utility infrastructure and site improvements, funded from an auxiliary source such as housing or parking revenue or any facility that has been historically managed as an auxiliary facility and is accounted for in financial statements of state institutions of higher education as a self-supporting facility. Examples include, but are not limited to, housing facilities, dining facilities, recreational facilities, and student activities facilities.

(c) "Capital construction" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (2), C.R.S.

(d) "Capital renewal" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (3), C.R.S.

(e) "Facility" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (8), C.R.S.

(e.5) "Real property" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (15), C.R.S.

(f) "State institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10), and the Auraria higher education center created in article 70 of this title.

(10.5) (a) For any project subject to subsection (9) of this section, if, after commencement of construction, the governing board of the state institution of higher education receives an additional gift, grant, or donation for the project, the governing board may amend the project without the approval of the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, or the joint budget committee so long as the governing board notifies the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee in writing, explaining how the project has been amended and verifying the receipt of the additional gift, grant, or donation.

(b) For any project subject to subsection (9) of this section, the governing board may enhance the project in an amount not to exceed fifteen percent of the original estimate of the cost of the project without the approval of the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, or the joint budget committee so long as the governing board notifies the commission, the office of state planning and budgeting, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee in writing, explaining how the project has been enhanced and the source of the moneys for the enhancement.

(c) For any project subject to subsection (9) of this section, the governing board of the state institution of higher education implementing the project is not required to submit for the project quarterly expenditure reports as described in section 24-30-204 (2), C.R.S. The governing board shall submit for the project annual expenditure reports as required in section 24-30-204 (1), C.R.S.

(11) (a) Each state institution of higher education shall submit to the commission on or before September 1 of each year a list and description of each project for which an expenditure was made during the immediately preceding fiscal year that:

(I) Was not subject to review by the commission pursuant to subsection (9) of this section;

(II) Repealed.

(III) Was estimated to require total expenditures of two million dollars or less if the capital construction project is for new acquisitions of real property or for new construction and was funded solely from cash funds held by the institution or the project was funded through the higher education revenue bond intercept program established pursuant to section 23-5-139, or was estimated to require total expenditures of ten million dollars or less if the project was not for new acquisitions of real property or for new construction and was funded solely from cash funds held by the institution; or

(IV) Was amended or enhanced after commencement of construction pursuant to subsection (10.5) of this section.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission shall submit a compilation of the projects to the office of the state architect and the capital development committee on or before December 1 of each year.

(12) Each state institution of higher education shall submit to the commission a facility management plan or update required by section 24-30-1303.5 (3.5), C.R.S. The commission shall review the facility management plan or update and make recommendations regarding it to the office of the state architect.

(13) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2014.)

(14) With the commission's approval, beginning July 1, 2017, a state institution of higher education is not subject to facility master plan approval described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, so long as the governing board of the institution approves each plan, notifies the commission of its approval, and makes the plan available to the commission. Such institution is also exempt from the provisions of subsection (5) of this section for a project the cost of which does not exceed two million dollars.

(15) With the commission's approval, beginning July 1, 2017, and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (7)(b) of this section, a state institution of higher education is not required to submit projects for facilities to the commission for approval pursuant to subsection (6)(b) of this section so long as the institution annually submits a report to the capital development committee that is substantially similar in content to the report concerning capital construction projects described in subsection (6)(b) of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-5-135 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-135
23-5-135. Governing boards - underserved students - report - repeal
Status: repealed

23-5-135. Governing boards - underserved students - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-61.5-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 61.5 / Part 1 / Section 23-61.5-112
23-61.5-112. Additions to district - procedure
Status: in_force

23-61.5-112. Additions to district - procedure. (1) If any part of the area designated by the state board for community colleges and occupational education as an area to be served by an area technical college desires to be annexed to an existing area vocational district, it may do so by the following procedure:

(a) By obtaining approval of the existing area vocational district. The approval is given only upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing area vocational district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of the regular biennial school election held in the area vocational district. The election must be called only upon the affirmative vote of the board.

(b) By obtaining approval of the eligible electors residing in the part of the designated area desiring to be annexed voting on the question of annexation at a regular biennial school election. The election must be called only upon the filing of a petition for inclusion with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the part is located or with the county clerk and recorder of each county in which a part is located if the part is located in more than one county. The petition must be signed by ten percent of the eligible electors who reside in the part. The provisions of sections 23-61.5-104 and 23-61.5-106 apply to the election. If more than a majority of all votes cast at the election are in favor of the inclusion, the part is included in the area vocational district.
C.R.S. § 23-31-903 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 9 / Section 23-31-903
23-31-903. Authorization for financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation
Status: in_force

23-31-903. Authorization for financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements. (1) (a) Subject to the requirements specified in subsection (1)(c) of this section, the state of Colorado, acting by and through the state treasurer, may execute one or more financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements for up to twenty years of principal and interest payments for the state to finance the construction of facilities for Colorado state university at the national western center and affiliated facilities at the Colorado state university campus. The total amount of the principal component of said financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement shall not exceed two hundred fifty million dollars, plus reasonable and necessary administrative, monitoring, and closing costs and interest, including capitalized interest.

(b) Enactment of this part 9 satisfies the requirements of sections 24-82-102 (1)(b) and 24-82-801, which require authorization of a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement by a bill other than an annual general appropriation bill or a supplemental appropriation bill.

(c) The state shall not enter into a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement as authorized by this section unless the specific facilities to be financed by the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement have been included in the unified, five-year capital improvements report prepared and transmitted by the Colorado commission on higher education pursuant to section 23-1-106, prioritized for funding by the office of state planning and budgeting in its submission to the capital development committee made pursuant to section 24-37-304 (1)(c.3)(I)(C), recommended for funding by the capital development committee pursuant to section 2-3-1305, and included in the governor's annual executive budget proposed to the general assembly pursuant to section 24-37-301. Prior to closing, the state controller must approve all agreements relating to the financing of the facilities, and the voters of the city and county of Denver must approve an extension of the lodging and car rental taxes or another similar tax.

(2) (a) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section must provide that all of the obligations of the state under the agreement are subject to the action of the general assembly in annually making money available for all payments thereunder. Payments under any financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement shall be made only from such action of the general assembly. No financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section creates any liability or indebtedness of Colorado state university. Such an agreement must also provide that the obligations do not create an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any provision of the state constitution or the laws of the state of Colorado concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness by the state of Colorado and do not constitute a multiple fiscal-year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the state within the meaning of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution. If the state of Colorado does not renew a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section, the sole security available to the seller is the real property that is the subject of the nonrenewed financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement.

(b) (I) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section may contain such terms, provisions, and conditions as the state treasurer may deem appropriate, including all optional terms; except that the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement must specifically authorize the state of Colorado to:

(A) Receive fee title to all real and personal property that is the subject of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement on or prior to the expiration of the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement; and

(B) Reduce the term of the lease through prepayment of rental and other payments.

(II) Any title to property received by the state on or prior to the expiration of the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement will be held by the state for the benefit and use of Colorado state university.

(c) Any financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section may provide for the issuance, distribution, and sale of instruments evidencing rights to receive payments made and to be made under the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement. The instruments may be issued, distributed, or sold only by the seller or any person designated by the seller and not by the state. The instruments do not create a relationship between the purchasers of the instruments and the state or create any obligation on the part of the state to the purchasers. The instruments are not notes, bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any provision of the state constitution or the law of the state concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness of the state and do not constitute a multiple fiscal-year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the state within the meaning of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution.

(d) Interest paid under a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section, including interest represented by the instruments, is exempt from state tax.

(e) The state of Colorado, acting through the state treasurer, is authorized to enter into such ancillary agreements and instruments as are deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements, including but not limited to ground leases, easements, or other instruments relating to the facilities to be purchased.

(3) The provisions of section 24-30-202 (5)(b) do not apply to a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section or to any ancillary agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (2)(e) of this section. The state controller or his or her designee may waive any provision of the fiscal rules promulgated pursuant to section 24-30-202 (1) and (13) that the state controller deems to be incompatible or inapplicable with respect to such a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement or ancillary agreement.
C.R.S. § 23-2-103.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 2 / Section 23-2-103.7
23-2-103.7. Authorized institutions - responsibilities
Status: in_force

23-2-103.7. Authorized institutions - responsibilities. (1) A private college or university or seminary or religious training institution that is authorized pursuant to this article:

(a) Shall not make or cause to be made any oral, written, or visual statement or representation that violates section 23-2-104 (4);

(b) Shall annually provide to the department a copy of the institution's enrollment agreement if the institution uses an enrollment agreement;

(c) Shall provide bona fide instruction, in accordance with the standards and criteria set by the institution's accrediting body; and

(d) If the ownership of the institution changes, shall provide to the department, within thirty days after the change, any material information concerning the transaction that is requested by the department.

(2) If a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution violates any of the requirements specified in subsection (1) of this section, the department may recommend to the commission that the institution's authorization be revoked or placed on probationary status.
C.R.S. § 23-60-304 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 3 / Section 23-60-304
23-60-304. Plans - development and implementation - credentialing - fees
Status: in_force

23-60-304. Plans - development and implementation - credentialing - fees. (1) The board shall prepare state plans for occupational education in this state that are required for compliance with any acts of congress which require a state plan for career and technical education and shall prepare or approve such further plans for occupational education programs as it deems necessary.

(2) The board shall provide for the implementation of state plans for occupational education and for this purpose may enter into contracts with or purchase services from the governing bodies of school districts, boards of cooperative services, local college districts, other approved local educational agencies, state institutions of higher education, private vocational schools that have been approved under the provisions of article 64 of this title 23, and other appropriate agencies and institutions.

(3) (a) The state plans for occupational education shall include provisions relating to the training of teachers and administrators of occupational subjects and programs, and the board shall take steps to implement these provisions. The board shall also establish minimum qualifications necessary for teachers of occupational subjects, teacher-trainers, supervisors, directors, occupational counseling specialists, and others having responsibilities in connection with occupational education at both the secondary and postsecondary levels and shall certify these qualifications to the department of education.

(b) Credentials to teach an occupational subject or program shall be issued as follows:

(I) The board shall issue a credential to a person specified in this subsection (3) who teaches an occupational subject or program at the postsecondary level and who meets the established minimum qualifications; except that the board may delegate to a postsecondary institution the authority to issue the credential. The board shall establish and charge fees for the issuance of a credential issued pursuant to this subparagraph (I). The amount of the fee shall be determined by the board on the basis of the direct and indirect cost of providing the service. If a postsecondary institution issues a credential, that postsecondary institution may charge the fee established by the board.

(II) The department of education shall issue a credential to a person specified in this subsection (3) who has responsibility for an occupational subject or program at the secondary level and who meets the minimum qualifications established by the board. The state board of education shall establish and charge fees pursuant to sections 22-2-132 and 22-60.5-112, C.R.S., for the issuance of a credential pursuant to this subparagraph (II).

(4) (a) The board has the authority to enter into cooperative arrangements with the system of public employment offices in the state, in order to make available to appropriate educational agencies all occupational information possessed by such employment offices regarding reasonable prospects of employment in the community and elsewhere, so that such agencies may consider such information in providing occupational guidance and counseling to students and prospective students, and in determining the occupations for which persons should be trained, and in order to make available to the public employment offices information possessed by guidance and counseling personnel regarding the qualifications of persons leaving or completing occupational education programs, so that the employment offices may be aided in the occupational guidance and placement of such persons.

(b) The board shall enter into a cooperative arrangement with the state department of human services to develop:

(I) Appropriate educational and academic training programs for participants in the Colorado works program, created in part 7 of article 2 of title 26, C.R.S., based upon the job market analysis prepared in accordance with section 26-2-712 (10), C.R.S.; and

(II) A tuition voucher system pursuant to which a participant in the Colorado works program, created in part 7 of article 2 of title 26, C.R.S., may attend courses at an institution in the state's system of community and technical colleges by using a tuition voucher.

(5) The board shall establish a comprehensive plan for the role of occupational education in support of overall state educational policy that includes improved criteria to measure the quantity, quality, and cost of occupational education in Colorado, alternative funding mechanisms for occupational education including the possibility of private sector support of specialized programming, and a determination of how the board will coordinate among the various agencies responsible for providing vocational and occupational education in Colorado. The plan shall be contained in a report to be submitted to the Colorado commission on higher education on or before January 15, 1987.

(6) The board shall enter into a cooperative arrangement with the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to develop a system in which a qualified volunteer firefighter may receive a tuition voucher to attend courses at an institution in the state system of community and technical colleges in accordance with section 24-33.5-1216, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-1-119.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-119.5
23-1-119.5. Online career platform - appropriations from state work force development counci
Status: in_force

23-1-119.5. Online career platform - appropriations from state work force development council. Beginning on September 14, 2020, the department of higher education may receive and expend any money transferred to the department by the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101, for the purposes of implementing and maintaining the online platform created pursuant to section 24-46.3-106, disseminating information regarding the online platform, and providing training about the online platform.
C.R.S. § 23-5-130.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-130.5
23-5-130.5. Governing boards - tuition-setting - repeal
Status: repealed

23-5-130.5. Governing boards - tuition-setting - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-15-125 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-125
23-15-125. Enforcement of rights of bondholders
Status: in_force

23-15-125. Enforcement of rights of bondholders. Any holder of bonds issued pursuant to this article or a trustee under a trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage, or deed of trust entered into pursuant to this article, 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 article or the bond resolution; to enjoin unlawful activities; and, in the event of default with respect to the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on any bond or in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the authority in the bond resolution, to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the cause to appoint a receiver to administer and operate the facility, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, with full power to pay, and to provide for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, with such powers, subject to the direction of the court, as are permitted by law and are accorded receivers in general equity cases, but excluding any power to pledge additional revenues of the authority to the payment of such principal, premium, and interest.
C.R.S. § 23-41-209 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 23-41-209
23-41-209. Repeal of part or section - notice to the revisor of statutes
Status: repealed

23-41-209. Repeal of part or section - notice to the revisor of statutes. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-5-136 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-136
23-5-136. Governing boards - online textbook program
Status: in_force

23-5-136. Governing boards - online textbook program. Each governing board of a state institution of higher education shall consider creation and implementation of an online textbook library at the institution to allow students to purchase only those materials needed for the applicable course work. In considering the program, the governing board, at a minimum, shall take into account both the costs to the institution of higher education and the potential for reduced costs to students. Whether an institution of higher education creates an online textbook library shall be at the sole discretion of the institution's governing board.
C.R.S. § 23-71-512 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-512
23-71-512. Absentee voting
Status: repealed

23-71-512. Absentee voting. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-71-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 3 / Section 23-71-301
23-71-301. Direct grants to local college districts - occupational courses
Status: repealed

23-71-301. Direct grants to local college districts - occupational courses. (1) Colorado mountain college and Aims community college shall each annually receive a direct grant, from funds appropriated for this purpose, in an amount specified annually by the general assembly pursuant to section 23-18-304.

(2) and (3) Repealed.

(4) (a) If a school district or group of school districts is annexed into an existing local college district pursuant to section 23-71-128, for at least five years after the date of the annexation, the commission shall annually consider recommending that the local college district's direct grant, after applying any adjustments set forth in section 23-18-304 (3), be increased as provided in section 23-18-304 (3)(b) to recognize increases in resident enrollment resulting from the annexation process.

(b) Prior to recommending an increase to a local college district's direct grant pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, the Colorado commission on higher education shall consult with the governing board of the affected local college district.
C.R.S. § 23-71-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-118
23-71-118. Officers
Status: in_force

23-71-118. Officers. Within sixty days after the close of polls in an election of any local district college board of trustees, the board shall meet and select from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, who shall serve until the first meeting of the board following the next election for members of the board.
C.R.S. § 23-76-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76 / Section 23-76-102
23-76-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-76-102. Definitions. As used in this article 76, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102.

(2) "Educator preparation program" means an educator preparation program approved by the department of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-121 and that upon completion leads to a recommendation for licensure.

(3) "Institution of higher education" means a public, private, or proprietary postsecondary institution authorized by the commission to offer educator preparation programs.

(4) "Rural school or school district" means a school or school district that the department of education has determined to be rural. "Rural school or school district" includes a charter school or institute charter school that falls within the geographic range of a rural school district, as determined by the department of education.

(5) "Special services provider" means a person, other than a teacher, principal, or administrator, who provides professional services in direct support of an instructional program. "Special services providers" includes speech language pathologists, psychologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, counselors, nurses, and social workers.
C.R.S. § 23-5-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-120
23-5-120. Student fees - deposit - interest
Status: in_force

23-5-120. Student fees - deposit - interest. (1) Student fees imposed by a governing board for a student association or student government at a state-supported institution of higher education and collected from students enrolled in such institution shall be deposited in a separate fund of the institution to be used for the purposes for which the fees were charged. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education to pledge moneys in the fund described in subsection (1) of this section for any of the purposes permitted under section 23-5-103 if the student action authorizing such fees contemplated such pledge.
C.R.S. § 23-5-113.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-113.5
23-5-113.5. Prohibition on withholding transcripts and diplomas - postsecondary institution
Status: in_force

23-5-113.5. Prohibition on withholding transcripts and diplomas - postsecondary institution - remedy - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Administrator" means an administrator of the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code" designated pursuant to section 5-6-103.

(b) "Debt" means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owing, or alleged to be due or owing, from a current or former student, but does not include a fee charged to a current or former student for the actual cost of providing a transcript or diploma.

(c) "Financial aid funds" means financial aid funds that a current or former student owes to a postsecondary institution under Title IV, or to the state, due to miscalculation, withdrawal, misinformation, or any other reason, not including the standard repayment of student loans.

(d) "Postsecondary institution" means a public institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-4.5-102 (7); a private institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (9); or a private occupational school, as defined in section 23-2-102 (13).

(e) "Room and board fees" means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owing, or alleged to be due or owing, from a current or former student for the provision of contractually agreed upon on-campus housing or meal services plans.

(f) "Student loan ombudsperson" means the student loan ombudsperson designated in section 5-20-104.

(2) (a) A postsecondary institution may refuse to provide a transcript or diploma to a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt for tuition, room and board fees, or financial aid funds.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a) of this section, a postsecondary institution shall not refuse to provide a transcript or diploma to a current or former student:

(I) On the grounds that the student owes a debt other than a debt for tuition, room and board fees, or financial aid funds; or

(II) If the student can demonstrate that the transcript or diploma is needed for one of the following exemptions:

(A) A job application;

(B) Transferring to another postsecondary institution;

(C) Applying for state, federal, or institutional financial aid;

(D) Pursuit of opportunities in the military or National Guard; or

(E) Pursuit of other postsecondary opportunities.

(c) Subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section does not apply to a foreign student, as defined in section 23-1-113.5.

(3) If a postsecondary institution provides a current or former student a transcript or diploma pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, the postsecondary institution shall not:

(a) Condition provision of the transcript or diploma on payment of a debt;

(b) Charge a higher fee to obtain the transcript or diploma or provide less favorable treatment in response to the transcript or diploma request because the requesting current or former student owes a debt; or

(c) Otherwise use transcript or diploma issuance as a tool for debt collection.

(4) (a) Each postsecondary institution shall adopt a policy that outlines the process by which a student may obtain a transcript or diploma and the circumstances under which a transcript or diploma may be withheld pursuant to subsection (2) of this section from a current or former student who owes a debt. At a minimum, the policy must include:

(I) A reasonable process for verification of conditions a current or former student may demonstrate to receive an exemption pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;

(II) An opportunity to establish a payment plan for the debt;

(III) Identification of the point at which a student will no longer be able to register for classes due to the debt owed; and

(IV) Identification of the point at which a student may be subject to a transcript, diploma, or registration hold, including the time frames and amounts for which the holds are to be used and the lowest amount of debt at which the institution will assign the debt to a third-party collection agency.

(b) The postsecondary institution shall post the policy described in subsection (4)(a) of this section and the procedures for filing a complaint with the student loan ombudsperson and the administrator on the postsecondary institution's website and provide the policy and the procedures to students as part of the information shared relating to the cost of attendance that includes any additional fees, financial aid, scholarships, or other information.

(5) (a) Beginning July 1, 2024, each postsecondary institution shall annually report to the department of higher education concerning transcript and registration holds, including:

(I) The postsecondary institution's policy developed pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section;

(II) The number of students for whom the postsecondary institution is withholding official transcripts, diplomas, and registration privileges; and

(III) The number of past-due student accounts assigned to third-party collection agencies, including the number of students who are eligible for federal Pell grants.

(b) Beginning January 2025, and each January thereafter, the department of higher education shall annually report on the information described in subsection (5)(a) of this section at the department's annual hearing pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(6) (a) The student loan ombudsperson may provide information to the public regarding the limits described in this section on withholding a transcript or diploma. The student loan ombudsperson and the administrator may receive complaints from current or former students who have had a transcript withheld.

(b) Beginning January 2025, and each January thereafter, the attorney general's office shall compile data on the complaints received by the student loan ombudsperson and the administrator pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this section and annually report the data through the annual hearing for the department of law held pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.
C.R.S. § 23-71-114 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-114
23-71-114. Candidates for board of trustees
Status: in_force

23-71-114. Candidates for board of trustees. Any person who desires to be a candidate for the local district college board of trustees and who is an eligible elector in the local college district shall file a petition for nomination pursuant to section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-21-509 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-509
23-21-509. Status of part 4 corporation - effect of actions taken by part 4 corporation - v
Status: in_force

23-21-509. Status of part 4 corporation - effect of actions taken by part 4 corporation - validation of certain actions. (1) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to address the status of the part 4 corporation, and actions taken by such corporation on and after October 1, 1989, as said status and actions relate to the operation of university hospital by the authority. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any litigation concerning the part 4 corporation.

(2) The hospital assets and hospital liabilities which existed on September 30, 1989, and which were transferred by the regents to the part 4 corporation on October 1, 1989, shall be transferred to the authority in accordance with the provisions of this part 5.

(3) Any indebtedness or other obligations incurred by the part 4 corporation between October 1, 1989, and the transfer date under this part 5 shall be assumed by the authority on such transfer date.

(4) Any assets acquired by the part 4 corporation between October 1, 1989, and the transfer date under this part 5 may be transferred to the authority on such transfer date.

(5) Any contract, lease, license agreement, credit agreement, or similar business transaction entered into by the part 4 corporation between October 1, 1989, and the transfer date under this part 5 may be ratified by the authority on or after said transfer date. The ratification of any such transaction shall be in the sole discretion of the authority.

(6) The employees of the part 4 corporation shall be subject to the provisions of part 6 of this article with respect to the employment status and pension status of such employees.

(7) The transfer of moneys from PERA to a qualified retirement plan provided by the part 4 corporation on or after October 1, 1989, is declared to be a valid transfer. The status of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan shall be as provided in section 23-21-604.

(8) The part 4 corporation shall cooperate with the authority in accomplishing the purposes of this section and the remaining provisions of this part 5 and in accomplishing the purposes of part 6 of this article.
C.R.S. § 23-31-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-112
23-31-112. Research building revolving fund - appropriation of fund
Status: in_force

23-31-112. Research building revolving fund - appropriation of fund. There is established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the Colorado state university research building revolving fund, and there shall be credited to said fund the user charges or rents authorized by section 23-31-111 and imposed by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, specific appropriations or grants or gifts made to said fund, the proceeds of the sale of anticipation warrants authorized by this section and sections 23-31-111 and 23-31-113, and the proceeds from the issuance and sale of bonds pursuant to section 23-31-117. No payments from student fees, tuition receipts, or general funds shall be deposited in the research building revolving fund. All interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund and shall be a part of the fund, and such moneys shall not be transferred or credited to the general fund or to any other fund. All such moneys so credited to said fund are appropriated to Colorado state university for the payment of maintenance and operating costs for its research buildings and facilities and for planning, constructing, acquiring, renovating, and equipping research buildings and facilities, wherever located in the state of Colorado, for Colorado state university. Any such buildings and facilities shall be related to the research mission of the university.
C.R.S. § 23-20-138 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-138
23-20-138. Health sciences center - definitions - accountable student program - creation
Status: in_force

23-20-138. Health sciences center - definitions - accountable student program - creation. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Accountable student" means a person who, as of the date of his or her selection for admission into a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program, will not be receiving funding from the state of Colorado or a cooperative state for any portion of the costs incurred in participating in a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program.

(b) "Board" means the board of regents of the university of Colorado.

(c) "Cooperative state" means a state that has entered into a cooperative agreement with the state of Colorado pursuant to section 24-60-601, C.R.S.

(d) "Special support fee" means the fee determined by the board pursuant to subsection (5) of this section to reflect the difference between the actual costs of education for an accountable student enrolled in a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program and the tuition assessed to the accountable student.

(2) The board is hereby authorized to enter into a contract concerning the assessment of a special support fee with each accountable student.

(3) Each accountable student shall enter into a contract with the board that shall provide that, as a condition of the accountable student's continued enrollment in a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program, a special support fee shall be paid annually to the board by or on behalf of the accountable student pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(4) Beginning in the 2006-07 academic year, the board may annually assess each accountable student a special support fee as the board determines necessary pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. The fee required to be collected pursuant to this subsection (4) is based on an accountable student's status as an accountable student at the time of selection for admission into a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program and shall not be reduced or waived regardless of the accountable student's future status as an in-state student, pursuant to the provisions of section 23-7-103, at any time during the accountable student's participation in a university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program. If after the first year the accountable student ceases to participate in his or her university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program for reasons other than a medical disability, he or she shall repay to the university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center professional health care program the difference between the amount paid for the special support fee and the amount of tuition that would have been otherwise assessed to the accountable student.

(5) The board shall determine annually the amount of the special support fee based on recommendations from each university of Colorado at Denver and health sciences center campus offering professional health care program courses.

(6) The fee-for-service contract negotiated between the board and the department of higher education pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 must specify the amount of funding for educational services provided to graduate students by the state of Colorado. A graduate student receiving educational services paid for by the state of Colorado is not eligible to be an accountable student.