C.R.S. § 23-1-108.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-108.5
23-1-108.5. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to common course numbering syste
Status: repealed

23-1-108.5. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to common course numbering system - council of higher education representatives - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) The general assembly finds that, for many students, the ability to transfer among all higher education institutions is critical to their success in achieving a degree. The general assembly further finds that it is necessary for the state to have sound transfer policies that provide the broadest and simplest mechanisms feasible while protecting the academic quality of the institutions of higher education and their undergraduate degree programs. The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best interests of the state for the commission to oversee the adoption of the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, which includes all higher education institutions and will ensure that the quality of the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix courses are comparable and transferable systemwide.

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

(a) "Council" means the council convened pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section.

(b) Repealed.

(c) "General education course" means a lower-division course offered by an institution that any degree-seeking student enrolled at the institution must successfully complete in order to obtain an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree from the institution.

(d) Repealed.

(e) "Guaranteed transfer pathway matrix"means a group of general education courses or lower-division courses required for a specific program at the institution that every student enrolled in the specific program at the institution must successfully complete in order to transfer to or from an institution and that has equivalent learning outcomes as the same level of courses offered by another institution.

(f) "Higher education institution" or "institution" means a public institution of higher education as defined in section 23-4.5-102.

(g) "Lower-division course"means a course numbered from one hundred to two hundred ninety-nine or one thousand to two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine.

(3) (a) On or before July 1, 2001, the commission shall convene a council consisting of representatives from each of the higher education governing boards and each of the four-year higher education institutions, a representative sample of the two-year higher education institutions, and a representative of the commission. The commission shall consult with the governing boards when convening representatives from the higher education institutions. By July 1, 2011, the council shall create a process through which it shall seek input from and consult with various higher education student organizations for each articulation agreement and for the review of courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix as required in subsection (3)(c) of this section.

(b) The council shall recommend to the commission a guaranteed transfer pathway matrix to which the general education courses for each institution may be mapped.

(c) (I) On or before October 1, 2002, the council shall recommend to the commission a list of courses to be included in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix. In identifying the courses, the council shall review the course descriptions and may request summaries of course syllabi for review, focusing on lower-division general education courses. The commission shall review the council's recommendations and adopt a guaranteed transfer pathway matrix for general education courses, including criteria for the courses, on or before January 1, 2003.

(II) The council shall annually review the list of courses and the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, including the criteria, adopted by the commission and recommend changes necessary to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix. The council's annual review must include consideration of the course descriptions, and the council may request summaries of course syllabi for further review.

(d) Repealed.

(d.5) On or before December 31, 2024, the department shall add additional representatives as necessary to the council to ensure equal representation of institutions on the council.

(d.7) On or before October 1, 2025, and every October 1 thereafter, the council shall review the list of courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix and make recommendations to the commission as necessary to make changes and maintain accuracy. As part of the review, the council shall identify:

(I) The highest enrollment and transfer activity for courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix;

(II) Courses that students are less likely to receive full credit for that apply toward the student's chosen academic program upon transfer; and

(III) How the number of credit hours differs among institutions and where misalignment occurs between courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix.

(e) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, the council of higher education representatives is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.

(4) (a) Each higher education institution shall submit its list of identified courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, including course descriptions and, upon request of the commission, summaries of course syllabi, for review and approval by the commission on or before March 1, 2003, and on March 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter.

(b) Beginning with the fall semester of 2003, each higher education institution shall publish, and update as necessary, a list of course offerings that identifies courses offered by the institution that correspond with the courses included in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix.

(5) (a) All credits earned by a student in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix are automatically transferable and applicable to the student's declared major or program requirements. If the credits earned by a student cannot be applied to the student's declared major or program requirements, the credits must be used to fulfill any remaining general elective course requirements needed for the student's major or program. If a student changes the student's major or declared program of study, the application of transfer credits to the student's new major or program requirements must be re-evaluated. This requirement applies to all higher education institutions upon transfer and acceptance of the student. All higher education institutions shall participate in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix. The commission shall adopt policies and guidelines as necessary for the implementation of this section. Each institution's governing board shall modify its existing policies as necessary to accept the transfer of these credits.

(b) All courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix system must qualify as the same course at the receiving institution, irrespective of the total credits assigned to the course.

(c) A receiving institution shall not require a transfer student to take the same or similar courses who has completed the required course in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, regardless of whether the student earned an associate's degree prior to transfer.

(6) (a) The council shall devise and recommend to the commission procedures for exchanging information to document students' success in transferring among higher education institutions. The commission shall adopt and implement such procedures.

(b) The commission, in consultation with the governing boards and the higher education institutions, shall design and implement a statewide database to implement the provisions of this section.

(6.5) (a) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), beginning January 2026, and every January thereafter, the department shall include as part of its "SMART Act" hearing, required by section 2-7-203, a compiled report of information received from each higher education institution regarding courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix that includes:

(I) The number of undergraduate students transferring to the institution and each institution that a student is transferring from;

(II) The average time needed to complete a bachelor's degree for a transfer student compared to a non-transfer student;

(III) The total number of credits accepted and applied related to guaranteed transfer pathway courses, general education courses, and other course equivalents; and

(IV) The number of credits that were accepted and not accepted, and the number of credits that were applied and were not applied to each student's degree program course requirements, at the time the student initially transferred to and enrolled in the institution, disaggregated by degree program.

(b) Using existing statewide data, the department shall also include the following information for each institution regarding the total amount of transfer credits earned and the total amount of credits applied toward degree requirements in the report required in subsection (6.5)(a) of this section:

(I) The average number of credits attempted and the number of credits earned to obtain a bachelor's degree for a transfer student compared to a student who did not transfer to another institution before earning the bachelor's degree; and

(II) The average number of academic terms needed to complete a bachelor's degree for a transfer student compared to a student who did not transfer to another institution before earning the bachelor's degree.

(7) The commission may accept any public or private gifts, grants, or donations given for the purpose of implementing this section. Any such gifts, grants, or donations shall be credited to the course numbering fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys credited to the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the commission for use in offsetting the costs incurred by the commission in implementing this section and for allocation to the governing boards to offset the costs incurred by the governing boards in implementing this section. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the course numbering fund shall be credited to said fund. Any amount remaining in the course numbering fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in said fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or to any other fund.

(8) (a) The department has exclusive authority to bring an enforcement action on behalf of the state against an institution for a violation of this section.

(b) Prior to an enforcement action pursuant to subsection (8)(a) of this section, the department shall issue a notice of violation to the institution and explain how the institution may remedy the violation, if possible. If the institution fails to remedy the violation within three months after receipt of the notice of violation, the department may bring an enforcement action against the institution.

(c) The department has the authority to overturn a course transfer decision made by an institution regarding a course in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix that is in violation of this section.

(d) A student enrolled at an institution may appeal an institution's decision regarding the denial of credit for courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix that the student seeks to transfer through an appeals process established by the department.

(e) The department may promulgate rules, pursuant to section 24-4-103, as necessary to implement this subsection (8).
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-109
23-31.5-109. Effect of name change
Status: in_force

23-31.5-109. Effect of name change. The legal effect of any statute heretofore designating the Colorado state university - Pueblo by any other name, or property rights heretofore acquired and obligations heretofore incurred under any other name, shall not be impaired.
C.R.S. § 23-4.5-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4.5 / Section 23-4.5-101
23-4.5-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-4.5-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) Student expenditures on textbooks and other educational materials represent a significant portion of student educational costs, adding up to, on average, an additional twenty-two percent above the cost of tuition and fees for a first-year community college student. Research concerning the use of open educational resources indicates the use of these resources results in significant savings for students.

(b) Research also indicates that, because of the cost of textbooks and other materials, students often do not buy textbooks or course materials, resulting in poor academic performance, including failing course grades. Other studies indicate that students take fewer courses or drop courses because of the cost of textbooks and materials, extending the time to graduation.

(c) Several institutions of higher education across the country have begun participating in open educational resources consortia that make textbooks, course activities, and readings available to students online for no cost, resulting in significant student savings. States and institutions are also beginning to offer entire courses, sections, and even degrees that are branded as having zero textbook costs.

(2) The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is appropriate to establish the Colorado open educational resources council to recommend statewide policies concerning promoting the use of open educational resources, facilitate knowledge sharing and professional development to increase and support the statewide use of open educational resources, and implement a statewide grant program for public institutions of higher education, faculty, and staff to create and expand the use of open educational resources.

(3) (a) The general assembly finds that, since the open educational resources council was established in 2018 and the council began recommending grant recipients:

(I) Open educational resources practices and philosophy have expanded to public institutions throughout the state and educators have adopted innovative methods of teaching and reinvigorating curricula; and

(II) The number of courses that use open educational resources has significantly increased, saving students almost four million dollars in textbook costs, thereby improving student equity in higher education and leading to increased student success.

(b) The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best interests of the state to continue and expand the open educational resources grant program to support the continued creation and use of open educational resources for individual courses and to support the creation and replication of zero-textbook-cost degree programs.
C.R.S. § 23-21-804 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 8 / Section 23-21-804
23-21-804. Medication-assisted treatment expansion pilot program - created - pilot program
Status: in_force

23-21-804. Medication-assisted treatment expansion pilot program - created - pilot program location - eligible grant recipients - rules. (1) (a) There is created the medication-assisted treatment expansion pilot program to provide grants to community agencies, office-based practices, behavioral health organizations, substance abuse treatment organizations, and pharmacies to enable:

(I) Nurse practitioners or physician assistants working in those settings to obtain training and ongoing support required under the federal act in order to prescribe buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies approved by the federal food and drug administration as part of medication-assisted treatment provided to individuals with an opioid use disorder;

(II) Those agencies, practices, and organizations to provide behavioral therapies and support in conjunction with medication-assisted treatment for individuals with an opioid use disorder; and

(III) Pharmacists authorized under a statewide drug therapy protocol pursuant to section 12-280-605, a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement pursuant to part 6 of article 280 of title 12, or otherwise authorized under law to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication-assisted treatment for individuals with an opioid use disorder.

(b) The MAT expansion pilot program is available to provide grants to community agencies, office-based practices, behavioral health organizations, substance abuse treatment organizations practicing or providing treatment in Pueblo county or Routt county, and, starting in the 2019-20 fiscal year, the San Luis valley and additional counties selected by the center for participation based on demonstrated need. The MAT expansion pilot program may also provide grants to pharmacies for the purposes allowed under the grant program once the conditions described in subsection (1)(a)(III) of this section are met.

(2) A grant recipient may use the money received through the pilot program for the following purposes:

(a) To enable nurse practitioners or physician assistants practicing or working in the grant recipient's setting in the pilot program area to obtain the training required to be a qualified nurse practitioner or physician assistant in order to prescribe buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies approved by the federal food and drug administration as part of medication-assisted treatment for individuals with opioid use disorders;

(b) To increase access to medication-assisted treatment for individuals with opioid use disorders in the pilot program area; and

(c) To obtain training for pharmacists to provide medication-assisted treatment services.

(3) The center shall administer the MAT expansion pilot program and, subject to available appropriations, shall award grants as provided in this part 8. Subject to available appropriations, grants shall be paid out of money annually appropriated for the pilot program as provided in section 23-21-808.

(4) The center shall implement the MAT expansion pilot program in accordance with this part 8 and shall develop, with assistance from and in coordination with the advisory board, pilot program guidelines and procedures as necessary to implement the pilot program, including guidelines and procedures specifying the time frames for applying for grants; the form of the pilot program grant application; the time frames for distributing grant money, technical assistance, and consultation to grant recipients; and evaluation of the pilot program.
C.R.S. § 23-3.9-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.9 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.9-103
23-3.9-103. Reporting
Status: in_force

23-3.9-103. Reporting. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, on or before December 15, 2019, and on or before December 15 each year thereafter in which an educator is participating in the program, the commission shall prepare an annual report that includes, but is not limited to, the content shortage areas identified by the department of education; the number of applications received and the number of participants awarded loan forgiveness, the public schools in which the participants are employed, and demographic information for the participants; the approved teacher preparation program attended by the participants; and the amount of money applied toward loan forgiveness and the sources of the money. The report must also include, for all participants awarded loan forgiveness, the length of time each participant has remained in the program and has remained teaching in the public school or within the same school district. The commission shall provide notice to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, that the report is available to the members of the committees upon request.
C.R.S. § 23-1-137.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-137.7
23-1-137.7. Wearing cultural or religious objects at college graduation ceremonies - definit
Status: in_force

23-1-137.7. Wearing cultural or religious objects at college graduation ceremonies - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Adornment" means something attached to, or worn with, but not replacing or covering in its entirety, graduation attire, and is not limited to decorating graduation caps.

(b) "Cultural" means a recognized practice or tradition of a certain group of people and includes only a protected class based on disability, race, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family composition, religion, age, national origin, or ancestry. "Cultural" does not include objects related to tribal regalia as defined in section 23-1-137.5, incitement, defamation, fraud, obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, and threats.

(c) "Graduation attire" means attire that a public institution of higher education requires a student to wear as part of the dress code for a graduation ceremony.

(d) "Public institution of higher education" means a public college, university, community college, area technical college, educational center, local district college, or junior college that is supported in whole or in part by general fund money.

(e) "Student" means an individual participating in the graduation ceremony as a graduate.

(2) A student may wear recognized objects of cultural or religious significance as an adornment during the student's graduation ceremony. If a public institution of higher education has a dress code policy, an adornment worn by a student must comply with the public institution of higher education's dress code policy, as long as the dress code policy does not infringe upon a student's gender expression, as defined in section 24-34-301, gender identity, religion, or culture.

(3) A public institution of higher education shall not impose restrictions on what a student may wear under the student's required graduation attire beyond what is required by a public institution of higher education's dress code policy, as long as the dress code policy does not infringe upon a student's gender expression, as defined in section 24-34-301, gender identity, religion, or culture.

(4) (a) This section does not limit a public institution of higher education's ability to prohibit an adornment that is likely to cause a substantial disruption of, or material interference with, the graduation ceremony.

(b) A prohibition imposed by a public institution of higher education pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section must be:

(I) Based on evidence of disruption rather than relying on an undifferentiated fear or apprehension of disturbance; and

(II) By the least restrictive means necessary.

(5) On or before the start of the 2024-25 school year, a public institution of higher education shall develop and adopt a policy that aligns with the requirements of this section.

(6) This section applies to all public institutions of higher education graduations.

(7) This section does not limit the rights of certain individuals to wear tribal regalia to a public institution of higher education's graduation, as described in section 23-1-137.5.
C.R.S. § 23-31-902 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 9 / Section 23-31-902
23-31-902. Annual project report - national western center trust fund - creation - use
Status: in_force

23-31-902. Annual project report - national western center trust fund - creation - use. (1) No later than August 1, 2016, and no later than August 1 of each year thereafter, the national western center partnership shall submit an annual national western center project report to the offices of the governor, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, and the president and minority leader of the senate. The report must include an update on the national western center project work plan and a general progress report. If the national western center is requesting state funding based upon the phased development schedule for the national western center project, it must provide information regarding necessary facility programming and an estimated budget.

(2) The national western center trust fund is created in the state treasury. The trust fund consists of money transferred from the general fund to the trust fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of the trust fund is credited to the trust fund. All unexpended and unencumbered money in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the trust fund and shall not be credited to the general fund or any other fund. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the board of governors of Colorado state university may expend money from the trust fund to make payments payable under the terms of financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements entered into as authorized by section 23-31-903. The principal and interest of the trust fund shall not be expended or appropriated for any other purpose.

(3) If, in order to contribute to the financing of the phased development of the national western center, the state enters into one or more financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements as authorized by section 23-31-903, on July 1 of any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2019, for which money is due to a seller under such a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement, the state treasurer shall transfer from the general fund to the national western center trust fund the lesser of twenty million dollars or the amount due to any seller during the fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 23-31-311 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-311
23-31-311. Watershed protection projects and forest health projects
Status: in_force

23-31-311. Watershed protection projects and forest health projects. (1) The Colorado state forest service, representing the state of Colorado, shall, in consultation with the governmental agencies participating in such projects, identify watershed protection projects and forest health projects that will use moneys received pursuant to section 37-95-112.5, C.R.S., including, but not limited to, the harvesting of trees infested with beetles.

(2) The Colorado state forest service shall collaborate with water providers; federal, state, and local governments; educational institutions; landowners; and other interested public and private entities to recommend the use of moneys made available pursuant to section 37-95-112.5, C.R.S. This process shall consider:

(a) Areas that have the highest priority for ecological or wildfire hazard reduction restoration;

(b) Areas that have been prioritized for treatment by a local or regional forest collaborative process or through a comparable stakeholder process; or

(c) (I) Watershed protection projects and forest health projects on private, state, and federal lands, including national forest and other federal lands that serve as the primary source of water to communities and municipalities and for agricultural purposes.

(II) In identifying such watershed protection projects and forest health projects, consideration shall be made to effectively use available resources by:

(A) Applying the principles of the state of Colorado good neighbor authority programs entered into between the Colorado state forest service and the United States forest service and between the Colorado state forest service and the United States bureau of land management;

(B) Combining available resources with federal grant money, if any, and other complementary funding resources that are available for such projects or similar projects; and

(C) Partnering on such projects being planned or conducted by governmental agencies with land management jurisdiction in community and municipal watersheds.

(3) In carrying out such watershed protection projects and forest health projects, the Colorado state forest service shall, whenever feasible, contract with the Colorado youth corps association or an accredited Colorado youth corps to provide labor. For purposes of this section:

(a) "Accredited Colorado youth corps" means a youth corps organization that is accredited by the Colorado youth corps association.

(b) "Forest health project" has the meaning set forth in section 37-95-103, C.R.S.

(c) "Governmental agencies" has the meaning set forth in section 37-95-112.5 (4), C.R.S.

(d) "Watershed protection project" has the meaning set forth in section 37-95-103, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-21-1102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 11 / Section 23-21-1102
23-21-1102. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-21-1102. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Clinical health professions graduate degree program" means a program of study that prepares graduate students to become health-care professionals.

(2) "Clinical health professions graduate student" or "student" means a clinical health professions graduate student studying at a participating institution of higher education who is training as an advanced practice provider; dentist; nurse; occupational therapist; pharmacist; physical therapist; physician, including a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy; psychologist; social worker; or speech-language therapist.

(3) "Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program" or "program" means the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program created in section 23-21-1103.

(4) "Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program advisory committee" or "committee" means the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program advisory committee created in section 23-21-1104.

(5) "Participating Colorado institution of higher education" means a private or public institution of higher education that offers clinical health professions graduate degree programs and participates in the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program.
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-113 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-113
23-31.5-113. Southern Colorado institute of transportation technology - governing board - pow
Status: in_force

23-31.5-113. Southern Colorado institute of transportation technology - governing board - powers and duties - report - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Governing board" means the southern Colorado institute of transportation technology governing board created in subsection (3) of this section.

(b) "Host institution" means the not-for-profit research entity or institution of higher education where the southern Colorado institute of transportation technology is located, as specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section or subsequently changed in accordance with subsection (7) of this section.

(c) "Institute" means the southern Colorado institute of transportation technology created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) The southern Colorado institute of transportation technology is hereby created, to be located at Colorado state university - Pueblo, the host institution, unless a relocation occurs pursuant to subsection (7) of this section. The institute shall be administered by the governing board of the institute created in subsection (3) of this section.

(b) The role and mission of the institute is to conduct and facilitate education, training, and research on issues related to the safety, security, and innovation of railroad, ground, and intermodal transportation and general issues related to surface transportation problems in the state. The institute shall also serve as an information exchange and depository for the most current information pertaining to surface transportation education, research, and related issues, including the economic development of transportation technology in Colorado and nationwide. The institute shall publicly disseminate the results of that research.

(c) The institute shall be a continuing resource for the general assembly, the department of transportation, local governments, the nation, and the private sector in the area of surface transportation and related research. In addition, the institute shall promote surface transportation education and research activities among Colorado and national universities to enhance the universities' ability to attract federal and private sector funding for transportation education, training, and related research.

(d) The institute shall serve as a competitive funding resource for small Colorado businesses developing and testing surface transportation technologies. Such small businesses shall work directly with the institute, report progress in developing such technologies, and report the potential for a positive economic impact on the Colorado economy.

(3) (a) The southern Colorado institute of transportation technology governing board is hereby created. The governing board consists of nine members who are experts in transportation-related areas, including:

(I) The executive director of the Colorado department of transportation, or the executive director's designee;

(II) The director of the Colorado office of economic development, or the director's designee;

(III) One member representing a statewide transportation industry stakeholder in the mission of the institute;

(IV) One member of a statewide labor organization representing rail workers;

(V) The president of Colorado state university - Pueblo, or the president's designee; and

(VI) Four members appointed to the board by the president of Colorado state university - Pueblo in consultation with the director of the institute.

(b) The members of the governing board shall select the chair of the governing board.

(c) The governing board shall oversee and guide the role and mission of the institute. The governing board shall direct the spending of any money received by the institute.

(d) The role and mission of the governing board is to periodically and objectively review and advise the institute concerning its education, training, and research program.

(e) The governing board may advise any Colorado institution of higher education that seeks to develop a new transportation technology-specific curriculum. The Colorado commission on higher education may seek input from the governing board before approving any transportation technology-related degrees or certifications.

(f) The governing board may consult with academic and industry leaders regarding the implementation of the role and mission of the institute.

(4) (a) The institute may spend any money received for institute personnel, conducting research and training, producing an annual symposium, and routine facility and administrative costs consistent with federal standards.

(b) The institute may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The institute may receive and disburse other revenue generated by the institute, including any fees or interest earned on the money and revenue generated from the sale or license of intellectual property as approved by the governing board. The governing board may solicit, accept, expend, and disburse all money collected for the institute from the sources specified in this subsection (4)(b) to conduct research and training related to transportation technology and to disseminate the results of such research publicly, consistent with the role and mission of the institute.

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

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

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

(II) May award research funds to:

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

(B) A research and testing entity that is operating in compliance with the requirements of section 43-1-106 (8)(q) and is conducting the research with a Colorado institution of higher education; and

(C) Any other research and testing entity in Colorado that performs similar functions to the entities described in subsections (4)(d)(II)(A) and (4)(d)(II)(B) of this section.

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

(5) (a) The chief executive officer of the host institution shall select a director, who is the head of the institute. The director must be an employee of the host institution. The governing board shall serve as a search committee to advise the chief executive officer in the hiring of the director and provide feedback to the chief executive officer for use in the director's annual evaluation.

(b) The director's responsibilities include managing the institute's budget, oversight of the institute's employees, implementing the research funding process, and delivering the annual symposium. The annual symposium shall serve as the main method of scientific dissemination of research and training projects.

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

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

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

(b) The governing board shall produce an annual report. The governing board shall comment on the annual report to advise the general assembly on the efficacy of the institute and shall then submit the annual report to the joint technology committee.

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

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

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

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

(b) The governing board shall notify the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, if it determines that the host institution should be changed and the institute relocated. If the host institution is to be changed and the institute relocated, the governing board shall conduct a search using national best practices and complete the transition in one fiscal year. The host institution shall continue to support the institute during the transition. A new host institution must host the institute for at least five years before any subsequent relocation unless there is reasonable cause to change the host institution before the five-year period has elapsed.
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-106
23-31.5-106. President may remove officers
Status: reserved

23-31.5-106. President may remove officers. The subordinate officers and employees, but not members of the faculty or those employees for which the board has reserved personnel powers, shall be under the direction of the president and shall be removable at his or her discretion. The president may fill vacancies of such subordinate officers and employees subject to his or her personnel power.
C.R.S. § 23-21-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 3 / Section 23-21-301
23-21-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-301. Legislative declaration. In order to foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of hemophilia and related diseases, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for persons suffering from hemophilia and other related diseases.
C.R.S. § 23-31-313 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-313
23-31-313. Healthy forests - vibrant communities - funds created - outreach working group -
Status: repealed

23-31-313. Healthy forests - vibrant communities - funds created - outreach working group - loan program - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Healthy Forests and Vibrant Communities Act of 2009".

(2) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that addressing the wildfire risk in Colorado and the development of community wildfire protection plans to bring together federal, state, and local interests, including nongovernmental entities such as electric, gas, and water utilities, to address wildfire risk to life, property, and infrastructure in Colorado is a matter of statewide concern.

(3) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Community-based collaborative process" means a process in which a diverse range of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders, representing a wide variety of perspectives, are meaningfully engaged in analyzing and identifying forest management needs for their community.

(b) "Community wildfire protection plan" or "CWPP" means a plan that meets the definition of a community wildfire protection plan in the federal "Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003", 16 U.S.C. sec. 6511, including the minimum requirements for collaboration with local and state government representatives, including conservation districts created pursuant to article 70 of title 35, C.R.S., and county noxious weed program administrators and consultation with federal agencies and other interested nongovernmental parties, including any electric, gas, and water utilities in the affected area, and the minimum requirements for approval by representatives of local government, local fire authorities, and the forest service.

(b.5) "Director" means the director of the forest service.

(c) "Forest service" means the Colorado state forest service identified in section 23-31-302.

(d) "GIS" means a geographical information system, a systematic integration of computer hardware, software, and spatial data, for capturing, storing, displaying, updating, manipulating, and analyzing geographical information in order to solve complex management problems.

(e) "Good neighbor authority" means the authority of the state of Colorado pursuant to section 331 of the federal "Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2001", Pub.L. 106-291, 114 Stat. 922, or any analogous successor authority.

(f) "Temporary field capacity" means full-time, temporary field support hired by the forest service to implement projects until such time that program funding is no longer available.

(g) "Wildfire risk mitigation" or "fuel mitigation treatments" means preventive forest management projects or actions, which meet or exceed forest service standards or any other applicable state rules, that are designed to reduce the potential for unwanted impacts caused by wildfires, including:

(I) The creation of a defensible space around structures;

(II) The establishment of fuel breaks;

(III) The thinning of woody vegetation for the primary purpose of reducing risk to structures from wildland fire;

(IV) The secondary treatment of woody fuels by lopping and scattering, piling, chipping, removing from the site, broadcast burning, or prescribed burning; and

(V) Other nonemergency preventive activities designed to reduce the unwanted impacts caused by wildfires that the forest service may deem to be risk reduction or fuel mitigation treatments.

(h) "Wildland-urban interface" means an area where structures or other human development meet or intermingle with wildland vegetation.

(4) Community and firefighter planning and preparedness. To help ensure that communities and firefighters have sufficient resources, technical support, and training to adequately assess wildfire risks, the forest service shall:

(a) Facilitate the CWPP process with communities and other entities seeking to prepare a CWPP to ensure that state and federal CWPP standards are met;

(b) Work with conservation districts created pursuant to article 70 of title 35, C.R.S., county noxious weed program administrators, and other state, local, federal, and nongovernmental partners, including any electric, gas, and water utilities in the affected area, to provide CWPP standards for Colorado that promote greater consistency among CWPPs in the state and ensure that communities address community risks and values, identify protection priorities, assess their ability to respond to wildland fire, establish fuels treatment projects, and identify ways to minimize wildland-urban interface risk in the future;

(c) Provide technical assistance to communities seeking to prepare, update, or implement a CWPP and track the progress of CWPPs and implementation practices through GIS web-based applications; and

(d) Provide technical assistance to the board of county commissioners of each county to determine whether there are fire hazard areas within the unincorporated areas of the county and to assist the board of county commissioners of each county with developing CWPPs for those areas.

(e) Repealed.

(5) Community wildfire risk mitigation. To help communities address the urgent need to reduce wildfire risks by supporting implementation of risk mitigation treatments that focus on protecting lives, homes, and essential community infrastructure, and by improving inventory and monitoring of forest conditions, the forest service shall:

(a) Expand its fuels mitigation program through sixty percent cost-share grants to address needs expressed by landowners or utility easement owners in the wildland-urban interface. In order to qualify for these funds, projects shall be included in or provide for implementation of an approved CWPP that meets the standards established pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of this section. In awarding these grants, the forest service shall establish evaluation criteria that emphasize projects that reduce risks to the public, firefighters, and community infrastructure; that improve forest health; and that substantially leverage additional financial resources. In making grant awards, the forest service shall also prioritize projects that provide an opportunity to implement Colorado's good neighbor authority or that have been identified through a community-based collaborative process.

(b) Hire additional field capacity to support the implementation and monitoring of fuels mitigation grant awards;

(c) Provide sufficient resources to conduct enhanced aerial surveys to annually assess forest conditions, identify emerging and existing insect and disease epidemics, and make timely management decisions; and

(d) Provide sufficient resources to assess and incorporate forest pathology information into analysis of forest conditions and trends.

(6) Community watershed restoration. (a) In order to support communities and land managers in efforts to reduce risk to people and property and increase firefighter safety, and in support of long-term ecological restoration so that the underlying condition of Colorado's forests supports a variety of values, including public water supply and high-quality wildlife habitat, the forest service shall:

(I) Repealed.

(II) Facilitate and work collaboratively with the division of fire prevention and control, landowners, local governments, including conservation districts created pursuant to article 70 of title 35, C.R.S., and county noxious weed program administrators and other appropriate parties, including any electric, gas, and water utilities in the affected area, to design prescribed fire and fuel mitigation treatment projects and to encourage increased responsible use of prescribed fire and fuel mitigation treatments as a tool for restoring healthy forest conditions consistent with programs established pursuant to section 25-7-106 (7) and (8), C.R.S., and section 24-33.5-1217, C.R.S. The forest service shall emphasize providing training and technical assistance for landowners, local communities, and state agencies.

(III) Repealed.

(IV) Conduct, or contract with one or more entities to conduct, one or more demonstration projects that utilize Colorado's good neighbor authority with the United States forest service to implement forest management treatments that improve forest health and resilience and supply forest products to Colorado businesses. In overseeing a project, the forest service shall:

(A) Use a collaborative approach;

(B) Leverage state resources to accomplish work across land ownership boundaries in order to treat more acres at reduced cost;

(C) Target a Colorado watershed to implement forest management treatments that will protect and enhance forest resilience, reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire, salvage insect- and disease-impacted trees, and provide forest products for businesses in Colorado; and

(D) Consider locations that have already been subject to review under the federal "National Environmental Policy Act of 1969", 42 U.S.C. sec. 4321 et seq., including the Alpine plateau in Gunnison county and areas in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests that are subject to the spruce beetle epidemic and aspen decline draft environmental impact statement.

(b) Repealed.

(7) Enhanced economic opportunities. In order to support local business development and job creation through the implementation of forest treatments, the forest service shall:

(a) Administer a revolving loan fund to support woody biomass utilization and the development and marketing of traditional and nontraditional timber products as specified in subsection (8) of this section;

(b) Work with the air quality control commission created in section 25-7-104 to support the appropriately increased use of woody biomass in bio-heating.

(8) Wildfire risk mitigation loan program. (a) The forest service shall issue a statewide request for proposals for loans to businesses to provide start-up capital for new facilities or equipment to harvest, remove, use, and market beetle-killed and other timber taken from private, federal, state, county, or municipal forest lands as part of a wildfire risk reduction or fuels mitigation treatment.

(b) The forest service shall solicit applications for and make loans under this section. In deciding whether to make a loan, the forest service shall consider the extent to which the applicant:

(I) Helps retain or expand other local businesses;

(II) Helps maintain or increase the number of jobs in the area;

(III) Contributes to the stability of rural communities;

(IV) Demonstrates operational experience and a good reputation;

(V) Promotes and publicizes the efforts undertaken pursuant to this section; and

(VI) Helps recruit new business activity in the area.

(c) No later than July 1, 2010, the state forester shall submit a report to the governor that shall include an assessment of whether, and to what extent, projects funded by loans under this subsection (8) have achieved the purposes identified in this subsection (8).

(d) There is hereby created in the state treasury the wildfire risk mitigation revolving fund, which shall be administered by the forest service. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of higher education for allocation to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for loans specified in this subsection (8). All moneys in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund.

(e) On June 15, 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer two million five hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the wildfire risk mitigation revolving fund.

(9) Improved outreach and technical assistance. In order to ensure that the forest service has the capacity to deliver key funding and technical assistance that will be needed to guide and support implementation of wildfire preparedness, risk mitigation, watershed restoration, and economic development initiatives in a way that adds value to these efforts at the state level and across community boundaries, the forest service shall:

(a) Secure full-time staff for developing, revising, and implementing CWPPs and collaborative landscape level prioritization plans; developing and implementing risk mitigation and watershed restoration plans; strengthening the responsible use of prescribed fire; and supporting economically beneficial uses of woody biomass;

(b) Secure sufficient GIS capacity to assist with wildfire, insect, and disease risk assessments, as well as landscape-scale prioritization and planning; and emphasize making data available to and usable by local entities and other interested parties, including any electric, gas, and water utilities in the affected area; and

(c) Develop a web-based clearinghouse for technical assistance and funding resources relevant to the initiatives established in this section.

(d) Repealed.

(9.2) Outreach to high school students. The forest service, in consultation with the department of natural resources, the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety, the state board for community colleges and occupational education, and timber industry representatives, shall develop educational materials relating to career opportunities in forestry and wildfire risk mitigation to distribute to high school guidance counselors to provide to high school students.

(9.5) Wildfire risk mitigation public outreach and educational campaign - legislative declaration. (a) (I) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(A) Wildfires increasingly pose a threat to homes and communities in Colorado as more people move into the wildland areas of our state, and long-term weather and climate trends, including drought and warmer temperatures, as well as the buildup of wildland fuels, further increase wildfire risk;

(B) In 2020, Colorado experienced the three largest wildfires in its history, with the fires burning over six hundred thousand acres, causing significant displacement, devastating communities, degrading water and air quality, and ultimately resulting in the loss of human life and hundreds of millions of dollars in property loss and damage;

(C) Local, state, and federal agencies and entities continue to address the short- and long-term social, economic, and environmental impacts of these fires;

(D) With more than half of all Coloradans living in the wildland-urban interface, there is an urgent need for wildfire prevention and preparedness at both the community and individual homeowner and property owner levels;

(E) Coordinated education concerning how, where, and why wildfires burn, as well as collaborative efforts to increase survivability of homes and property, is paramount to coexisting in a wildfire environment; and

(F) While homeowners and property owners in Colorado bear the ultimate responsibility to prepare their homes and property for wildfire, many still do not understand this responsibility, the risk they face living in the wildland-urban interface, or the necessary steps to reduce their wildfire risk.

(II) Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is vital to the health and safety of Colorado's citizens, communities, and forests for local, state, and federal agencies in Colorado, in partnership with organizations engaged in wildfire risk mitigation in the state, to enhance outreach efforts to residents in the wildland-urban interface to educate and motivate those residents to engage in effective wildfire risk mitigation and wildfire preparedness activities.

(b) (I) The forest service shall convene a working group of local, state, and federal partners engaged in wildfire risk mitigation, referred to in this subsection (9.5) as the "working group", to enhance outreach efforts to residents in the wildland-urban interface concerning effective wildfire risk mitigation and to coordinate the financial and other resources that may be available for such work. State and federal partners include the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety and the United States forest service. The forest service may invite other partners to join the working group and seek input from entities engaged in wildfire risk mitigation in the wildland-urban interface.

(II) The working group shall:

(A) Prior to the annual wildfire awareness month outreach campaigns in 2023 and 2024, consider how best to conduct an enhanced outreach campaign for the public that educates and motivates residents in the wildland-urban interface to engage in more wildfire risk mitigation;

(B) Consider how best to distribute educational resources and information to residents in the wildland-urban interface, including the forest service's publication "The Home Ignition Zone" or a successor publication, and whether other educational and marketing tools could be developed to educate residents and motivate increased wildfire risk mitigation;

(C) Consider which local, statewide, or regional outreach efforts, including direct mail, web-based material, telephone outreach, social media, print media, television and radio spots, billboards, and community events, are most effective in increasing awareness among the targeted residents in the wildland-urban interface of the importance of wildfire risk mitigation and how to prepare for wildfires;

(D) Consider how best to coordinate efforts by working group partners and other entities engaged in wildfire risk mitigation to disseminate web-based educational resources and information concerning effective wildfire risk mitigation and wildfire preparedness activities through links to the forest service's web-based clearinghouse for technical assistance and to web-based resources of other working group partners and entities engaged in wildfire risk mitigation;

(E) Consider how best to leverage existing state, local, and federal resources and expertise to implement the enhanced outreach efforts considered by the working group; and

(F) Consider what funding or additional resources would be necessary for the forest service and other partners to build upon the enhanced wildfire awareness month outreach campaign, as well as other potential outreach efforts, in subsequent years.

(c) After considering feedback from the working group, and subject to available appropriations, the forest service:

(I) Shall implement an enhanced wildfire awareness month outreach campaign in conjunction with the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety and the United States forest service in 2023 through 2027; and

(II) Shall implement other outreach efforts during the 2022-23 through 2026-27 state fiscal years that are expected to increase awareness of wildfire risk mitigation by residents in the wildland-urban interface.

(d) (I) To implement this subsection (9.5), the forest service, subject to available appropriations, may:

(A) Develop or contract for the development or placement of marketing and educational materials, including videos, direct mail, social media, print media, television and radio spots, and billboards;

(B) Conduct or contract for educational events targeted to residents in the wildland-urban interface;

(C) Retain consultants, as necessary, to implement all or part of an outreach campaign, as well as other outreach efforts;

(D) Make enhancements to the forest service's web-based clearinghouse for technical assistance and funding resources created pursuant to subsection (9) of this section, as necessary, to better implement outreach efforts described in this subsection (9.5) and coordinate with working group partners and other entities engaged in wildfire risk mitigation to provide links to web-based educational resources and information; and

(E) Secure necessary staff to implement the outreach efforts described in this subsection (9.5).

(II) Consistent with the outreach plan, the general assembly may appropriate money to the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety.

(e) (I) During the 2023 through the 2027 legislative interims, the state forester shall submit a report to the wildfire matters review committee created in section 2-3-1602 concerning outreach efforts implemented pursuant to this subsection (9.5) or, if the wildfire matters review committee is repealed, to the house of representatives agriculture, water, and natural resources committee and the senate agriculture and natural resources committee, or their successor committees.

(II) The report must include:

(A) A description of the outreach efforts;

(B) The amount and use of money appropriated to implement this subsection (9.5);

(C) Data and information received by the forest service or its partners relating to the impact of the outreach efforts in increasing awareness of wildfire risk mitigation by residents in the wildland-urban interface; and

(D) Proposed future outreach efforts, including any additional funding or other resources needed to implement those outreach efforts.

(f) (I) For purposes of conducting ongoing wildfire awareness month outreach campaigns and other outreach efforts pursuant to subsection (9.5)(c) of this section, the general assembly shall appropriate forty thousand dollars to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in subsection (10) of this section.

(II) This subsection (9.5)(f) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

(9.6) Carbon accounting framework. (a) On and after September 1, 2022, the state forest service shall develop a publicly accessible statewide carbon accounting framework that yields carbon stock and flux estimates for:

(I) Ecosystems by county and forest cover type; and

(II) Wood products.

(b) The state forest service shall also develop a forest carbon co-benefit framework for project-level forest management practices, including wildfire mitigation. The state forest service shall use this framework to train practitioners in adaptive management practices to be incorporated into current forest management practices, including wildfire mitigation. The state forest service shall provide technical expertise to assist industry and landowners with carbon inventories and monitoring.

(c) As used in this subsection (9.6), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Carbon accounting framework" means a model that uses data from the forest inventory and analysis program of the United States department of agriculture's forest service to develop tabular data of carbon flux and stock estimates for all forest types and wood products in the state of Colorado.

(II) "Forest carbon co-benefit framework" means a framework that links goals, strategies, and approaches in the 2020 Colorado forest action plan to forest management and wildfire risk mitigation practices that serve to improve carbon sequestration.

(9.7) Wildfire mitigation resources and best practices grant program. (a) There is hereby created in the forest service the wildfire mitigation resources and best practices grant program, referred to in this section as the "grant program". Grant recipients may use the money to conduct outreach among landowners to inform them of resources available for wildfire mitigation and best practices for wildfire mitigation.

(b) The forest service shall administer the grant program and, subject to available appropriations, shall award grants as provided in this section. The forest service shall develop and publish policies and procedures to implement the grant program in accordance with this section. At a minimum, the policies and procedures must specify the time frames for applying for grants, the form of the grant program application, and the grant program evaluation and reporting requirements for grant recipients.

(c) To be eligible to receive a grant, an entity must be an agency of local government, a county, a municipality, a special district, a tribal agency or program, or a nonprofit organization that is registered and in good standing with the secretary of state's office. Applicants must meet any other criteria specified in the forest service's policies and procedures.

(d) The forest service shall review the applications received pursuant to this section. The forest service shall only award grants to applicants proposing to conduct outreach among landowners in high wildfire hazard areas and shall consider the potential impact of the applicants' proposed outreach when awarding grants.

(e) Subject to available appropriations, not later than January 1, 2024, and on or before January 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the director shall award grants as provided in this section. Grants are awarded at the sole discretion of the director in accordance with this section.

(f) On or before September 1, 2025, and on or before September 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the forest service shall submit a report to the wildfire matters review committee, or any successor committee, on the grant program. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement continues until the grant program is repealed pursuant to subsection (9.7)(h) of this section.

(g) Commencing no later than the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2023, the general assembly shall annually appropriate money from the general fund to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund, created in subsection (10)(a)(I) of this section, to implement the grant program. The forest service may use a portion of the money annually appropriated for the grant program to pay the direct and indirect costs that the forest service incurs to administer the grant program.

(h) This subsection (9.7) is repealed, effective January 1, 2029.

(10) Healthy forests and vibrant communities fund. (a) (I) There is hereby created in the state treasury the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund. The fund consists of all money that may be appropriated or transferred thereto by the general assembly and all private and public money received through gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations that are transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the fund. All interest earned from the investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. The money in the fund is hereby continuously appropriated for the purposes specified in this section and remains available until expended. Any money not expended at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund.

(II) On July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, the state treasurer shall transfer one million one hundred eighty-six thousand three hundred sixty-three dollars from the general fund to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund.

(III) On June 15, 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer five million dollars from the general fund to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund.

(IV) Repealed.

(b) By executive order or proclamation, the governor may access and designate moneys in the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund for healthy forests and vibrant communities activities, subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection (10). The state forest service shall implement the directives set forth in such executive order or proclamation.

(c) Of the money transferred to the fund pursuant to section 39-29-109.3 (2)(n) prior to its repeal:

(I) Three hundred eighty thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (4) of this section;

(II) Two hundred thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (5) of this section;

(III) One hundred thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (6) of this section;

(IV) Sixty-five thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (7) of this section;

(V) Two hundred thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (8) of this section;

(VI) Three hundred sixty thousand dollars may be expended for purposes specified in subsection (9) of this section; and

(VII) The unencumbered balance may be used for any purpose specified in this subsection (10)(c).

(d) Repealed.

(11) Repealed.

(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the forest service's duties pursuant to this section shall be reduced pro rata with any reduction in the funding specified in this section.

(13) In carrying out projects pursuant to this section, the forest service shall, whenever feasible, contract with the Colorado youth corps association or an accredited Colorado youth corps to provide labor. For purposes of this subsection (13), "accredited Colorado youth corps" means a youth corps organization that is accredited by the Colorado youth corps association.
C.R.S. § 23-31-905 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 9 / Section 23-31-905
23-31-905. National western center partnership - open meetings and open records laws apply
Status: in_force

23-31-905. National western center partnership - open meetings and open records laws apply - audit. (1) To the extent that such laws are not already applicable, upon the final approval of state funding for any national western center project pursuant to section 23-31-903:

(a) The national western center partnership is subject to the open meetings provisions of the "Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972" contained in part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S., and the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S. For purposes of the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., the records of the national western center partnership are public records.

(b) The state auditor may, at any time thereafter, audit the national western center partnership.
C.R.S. § 23-16-218 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-218
23-16-218. Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Status: in_force

23-16-218. Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. The provisions of this part 2 governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures, conform to the requirements of section 102 of the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act", Pub.L. 106-229, 114 Stat. 464 (2000), and supersede, modify, and limit the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act".
C.R.S. § 23-5-111.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-111.5
23-5-111.5. Educational benefits for dependents of deceased or permanently disabled National
Status: repealed

23-5-111.5. Educational benefits for dependents of deceased or permanently disabled National Guardsman - definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-3.9-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.9 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.9-302
23-3.9-302. Student educator stipend program - created - guidelines - appropriation - legisl
Status: repealed

23-3.9-302. Student educator stipend program - created - guidelines - appropriation - legislative declaration - definition - repeal. (1) (a) There is created in the department the student educator stipend program, referred to in this section as the "stipend program". The purpose of the stipend program is to award stipend money to an eligible student to reduce the financial barriers to entering the educator workforce while the student is a student educator.

(b) The commission shall adopt any necessary policies and the department shall adopt any necessary guidelines to implement and administer the stipend program. The department shall collect data to measure the effectiveness of the stipend program, which data must include, but need not be limited to:

(I) The total number of eligible students served by each approved program of preparation;

(II) The total amount of stipend money each eligible student receives each year;

(III) A survey of eligible students to measure the eligible students' experience with the stipend program;

(IV) The demographic data of each eligible student aggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(V) The reported number of hours each eligible student works a second job to earn income;

(VI) A comparison of eligible students' financial burdens with the national average of financial burdens imposed on students enrolled in teacher and counselor preparation programs; and

(VII) The data correlation between eligible students who receive stipends through the student educator stipend program and the subsequent placement and retention of those eligible students as educators, to the extent the data is available.

(2) (a) To qualify to participate in the stipend program, a student must be an eligible student and placed as a student educator in Colorado or within one hundred miles of the Colorado state border. No later than July 1, 2022, and no later than July 1 each year thereafter, each approved program of preparation shall notify the department of the eligible students who qualify for the stipend program.

(b) (I) No later than August 1, 2022, and no later than August 1 each year thereafter, the department, subject to available appropriations, shall disburse to each approved program of preparation money to distribute as stipend money to each eligible student, plus additional money to pay the direct costs of operating the stipend program. The approved program of preparation shall distribute stipend money, using the standard methods for allocating state-based financial aid or as wages for employment, to each eligible student in monthly installments.

(II) An eligible student placed as a student educator in a sixteen-week academic residency may receive a stipend of eleven thousand dollars, and an eligible student placed as a student educator in a thirty-two-week academic residency may receive a stipend of twenty-two thousand dollars.

(III) The stipend amounts set forth in subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section must be annually adjusted by the rate of inflation. The amounts must be rounded to the nearest dollar. As used in this subsection (2)(b)(III), "inflation" means the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid by all urban consumers, or its applicable successor index.

(IV) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2)(b)(II) and (2)(b)(III) of this section, if the amount appropriated in a state fiscal year is insufficient to fully fund stipends for the total number of eligible students for that state fiscal year, the department shall reduce the amount distributed to each approved program of preparation by the same percentage that the deficit bears to the amount required to fully fund the total number of eligible students who qualify for the stipend program. Each approved program of preparation shall reduce the stipend amounts distributed to each eligible student in proportion to the deficit.

(3) The general assembly shall annually appropriate money to the department to implement this section, including money to pay the costs of implementing and administering the stipend program, which may include the direct costs incurred by the approved program of preparation in operating the stipend program.

(4) (a) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department thirty-nine million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created pursuant to section 24-75-228 to fund stipends for eligible students.

(b) The department or the stipend recipients shall spend or obligate any money received pursuant to this subsection (4) in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d).

(c) The department and any person who receives money from the department, including each stipend recipient, shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226 (5).

(c.5) For purposes of this subsection (4) only, the commission shall approve the criteria of eligible students, including first consideration for students whose expected family contribution does not exceed three hundred percent of the maximum federal Pell-eligible expected family contribution.

(d) This subsection (4) is repealed, effective January 31, 2027.

(5) (a) The general assembly shall appropriate to the department of education money from the state education fund to fund stipends for eligible students. The department of education shall transfer spending authority from the appropriation made pursuant to this subsection (5)(a) to the department of higher education for the same purpose.

(b) The general assembly finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, awarding stipend money to an eligible student to reduce the financial barriers to entering the educator workforce while the student is a student educator is a critical element of accountable education reform, accountable programs to meet state academic standards, and class size reduction, and therefore the department and eligible student may receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 23-20-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-101
23-20-101. University of Colorado - role and mission - all campuses
Status: in_force

23-20-101. University of Colorado - role and mission - all campuses. (1) The role and mission of the several campuses of the university of Colorado are as follows:

(a) The Boulder campus of the university of Colorado shall be a comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards. The Boulder campus of the university of Colorado shall offer a comprehensive array of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs. The Boulder campus of the university of Colorado has exclusive authority to offer graduate programs in law. The Colorado commission on higher education, in consultation with the board of regents, shall designate those graduate level programs that are the primary responsibility of the Boulder campus of the university of Colorado. The university has the responsibility to provide on a statewide basis, utilizing when possible and appropriate the faculty and facilities of other educational institutions, those graduate level programs. The commission shall include in its funding recommendations a level of general fund support for these programs.

(b) The Denver campus of the university of Colorado shall be an urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards. The Denver campus shall offer baccalaureate, master's, and a limited number of doctoral degree programs, emphasizing those that serve the needs of the Denver metropolitan area. The Denver campus has statewide authority to offer graduate programs in public administration and exclusive authority in architecture and planning.

(c) The Colorado Springs campus of the university of Colorado shall be a comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards. The Colorado Springs campus shall offer liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, and teacher preparation undergraduate degree programs, and a selected number of master's and doctoral degree programs.

(d) The health sciences center campus of the university of Colorado shall offer specialized baccalaureate, first-professional, master's, and doctoral degree programs in health-related disciplines and professions. It is affiliated with the university of Colorado hospital and other health-care facilities that offer settings for education, clinical practice, and basic and applied research. Except for degree programs in osteopathic medicine described in section 23-40-101 (4), it has exclusive authority in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and physical therapy.
C.R.S. § 23-21-517 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-517
23-21-517. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

23-21-517. Bonds eligible for investment. Bonds issued under the provisions of this part 5 are hereby made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), C.R.S., may invest public funds in such bonds only if said bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes, or obligations of the state is authorized by law.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 11 / Section 23-31-1104
23-31-1104. Subcommittees of the council
Status: repealed

23-31-1104. Subcommittees of the council. (1) (a) The council may create subcommittees, as the council deems necessary, to carry out the work of the council.

(b) If created, the subcommittees must include representatives of the council and may include persons appointed by the chair and the vice-chair of the council who are not members of the council.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-40-104.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 40 / Section 23-40-104.5
23-40-104.5. Tuition - repeal
Status: repealed

23-40-104.5. Tuition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-201 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-201
23-60-201. State system of community and technical colleges established - local district co
Status: in_force

23-60-201. State system of community and technical colleges established - local district colleges - role and mission. There is established a state system of community and technical colleges that is under the management and jurisdiction of the state board for community colleges and occupational education. The mission of the community colleges is to serve Colorado residents who reside in their service areas by offering a broad range of general, personal, career, and technical education programs, bachelor of applied science degree programs approved pursuant to section 23-60-211 (4), and bachelor of science in nursing completion programs that result in the awarding of a bachelor of science in nursing degree to successful candidates pursuant to section 23-60-211 (5). Except as provided in section 23-60-211, each college must be a two-year college. Each community college may offer two-year degree programs with or without academic designation, and, upon approval of the board pursuant to section 23-60-211, may offer technical, career, and workforce development bachelor of applied science degree programs. A community college shall not impose admission requirements upon any student. Admission to a community college does not guarantee enrollment in a specific program that has prerequisites. The objects of the community and technical colleges are to provide educational programs to fill the occupational needs of youth and adults in career and technical fields, two-year transfer educational programs to qualify students for admission to the junior year at other colleges and universities, developmental education courses, workforce development, and a broad range of personal and career education for adults, and technical, career, and workforce development bachelor of applied science degree programs established pursuant to section 23-60-211, that address the needs of the community within each community college service area.
C.R.S. § 23-2-103.3 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 2 / Section 23-2-103.3
23-2-103.3. Authorization to operate in Colorado - renewal - enrollment agreement
Status: in_force

23-2-103.3. Authorization to operate in Colorado - renewal - enrollment agreement. (1) (a) To operate in Colorado, a private college or university shall apply for and receive authorization from the commission. A private college or university shall obtain a separate authorization for each campus, branch, or site that is separately accredited. A private, nonprofit college or university shall submit with its application verification of nonprofit status, including a copy of the institution's tax-exempt certificate issued by the Colorado department of revenue.

(b) After receiving an application, the department shall review the application to determine whether the private college or university is institutionally accredited by an institutional or programmatic accrediting body recognized by the United States department of education or is accredited by a programmatic accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as having the ability to accredit a freestanding, single-purpose institution of construction education. The department shall not recommend and the commission shall not approve an application from a private college or university that, in the two years preceding submission of the application, has had its accreditation suspended or withdrawn or has been prohibited from operating in another state or that has substantially the same owners, governing board, or principal officers as a private college or university that, in the two years preceding submission of the application, has had its accreditation suspended or withdrawn or has been prohibited from operating in another state.

(c) As used in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, "accredited" means that an institution is institutionally accredited by:

(I) An institutional accrediting body recognized by the United States department of education;

(II) A programmatic accrediting body recognized by the United States department of education, which body may institutionally accredit a freestanding, single-purpose institution; or

(III) A programmatic accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, which body may institutionally accredit a freestanding, single-purpose institution of construction education.

(2) To operate in Colorado, a private college or university shall be institutionally accredited on the basis of an on-site review by an institutional or programmatic accrediting body recognized by the United States department of education or, for construction education institutions, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; except that a private college or university may operate for an initial period without accreditation if the commission determines, in accordance with standards established by the commission, that the private college or university is likely to become accredited in a reasonable period of time or is making progress toward accreditation in accordance with the accrediting body's policies. The commission may grant a provisional authorization to a private college or university to operate for an initial period without accreditation. The private college or university shall annually renew its provisional authorization and report annually to the commission concerning the institution's progress in obtaining accreditation.

(3) A private college or university shall immediately notify the department of any material information related to an action by the institution's accrediting body concerning the institution's accreditation status, including but not limited to reaffirmation or loss of accreditation, approval of a request for change, a campus evaluation visit, a focused visit, or approval of additional locations. In addition, the institution shall immediately notify the department if the institution's accrediting body is no longer recognized by the United States department of education or, if applicable, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

(4) To operate in Colorado, a seminary or religious training institution shall apply for and receive authorization from the department and establish that it qualifies as a bona fide religious institution and as an institution of postsecondary education, as defined by rules promulgated by the commission. A seminary or religious training institution that meets the criteria and rules established by this subsection (4) is exempt from the provisions of subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section. A bona fide religious institution and an institution of postsecondary education that applies for authorization pursuant to this subsection (4) shall pay the fee established according to section 23-2-104.5.

(5) A private college or university that has authorization from the commission pursuant to this section and maintains its accreditation shall apply to the department for reauthorization in accordance with the schedule for reaccreditation by its accrediting body or every three years, whichever is longer. A seminary or religious training institution shall apply for reauthorization every three years. A private college or university or seminary or religious training institution that seeks reauthorization shall submit an application in accordance with the procedures and policies adopted by the commission and shall pay the reauthorization fee established by the commission pursuant to section 23-2-104.5.

(6) Nothing in this section shall preclude a seminary or religious training institution from seeking accreditation.

(7) (a) By January 1, 2013, the commission shall adopt procedures by which a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution may renew its authorization to operate in Colorado. To renew its authorization to operate in Colorado, a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution shall demonstrate that it continues to meet the minimum operating standards specified in this section and section 23-2-103.8, if applicable.

(b) (I) A private college or university that has had its accreditation reaffirmed without sanction, is in compliance with section 23-2-103.8, and is not subject to investigation pursuant to section 23-2-103.4 is presumed qualified for renewal of authorization, and the department shall recommend renewal for a period of three years or the length of the institution's accreditation, if applicable, whichever is longer.

(II) A seminary or religious training institution that continues to meet the minimum operating standards specified in this section is presumed qualified for renewal of authorization, and the department shall recommend that the commission renew the institution's authorization for three additional years.

(c) If a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution cannot demonstrate that it meets the minimum operating standards specified in this section or section 23-2-103.8, if applicable, the department shall recommend that the commission deny the institution's application for renewal of the authorization. If, within six months after receiving the notice of denial of the application for renewal, the institution corrects the action or condition that resulted in denial of the application for renewal, the institution may reapply for renewal of the authorization. If the institution does not correct the action or condition within the six-month period, it may submit a new application for authorization after correcting the action or condition.

(d) If a private college or university is under a sanction from its accrediting body at the time it files an application for renewal of authorization to operate in Colorado, the department may recommend that the commission renew the institution's authorization or that the commission grant a probationary renewal of the institution's authorization. If an institution receives a probationary renewal of its authorization, the institution shall reapply for renewal of its authorization annually until the accrediting body lifts the sanction, and the institution shall annually report to the commission concerning the institution's progress in removing the sanction.

(e) If the department recommends that the commission grant a probationary renewal of authorization or deny an application for renewal of authorization, the commission shall notify the private college or university or seminary or religious training institution concerning the recommendation, and the department and the commission shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(8) All higher education institutions that are not regionally accredited shall provide all incoming students with an enrollment agreement or contract before the student enrolls. The agreement must include, at a minimum, a conspicuous notice outlining the following information regarding limited credit transferability:

(a) If applicable, information about where students can obtain credit for credentials a student receives as part of the statewide credit for prior learning policy, as set forth in section 23-5-145.5, or any other articulation agreement the institution may have; and

(b) A statement that individual credits or credentials obtained at the institution may not transfer to other colleges or universities and that students should confirm whether or not the credits will transfer if the student plans to transfer credits.
C.R.S. § 23-53-103.4 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-103.4
23-53-103.4. Corporate stock in name of nominee authorized
Status: in_force

23-53-103.4. 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 is authorized to 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 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 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 Colorado Mesa university 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 regarding the investments made and the earnings or losses derived therefrom under the provisions of this section and section 23-53-103.3. The report shall 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 23-53-103.6 (1)(b).
C.R.S. § 23-41-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-103
23-41-103. Oath or affirmation of trustees
Status: in_force

23-41-103. Oath or affirmation of trustees. Every trustee shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101.
C.R.S. § 23-1-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-118
23-1-118. Commission directive - programs of excellence
Status: repealed

23-1-118. Commission directive - programs of excellence. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-52-104.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-104.5
23-52-104.5. Powers and duties of the president
Status: repealed

23-52-104.5. Powers and duties of the president.

(1) Repealed.

(2) On and after September 1, 2002, the president of Fort Lewis college shall report directly to the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-41-119 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-119
23-41-119. Purchase of anticipation warrants
Status: in_force

23-41-119. Purchase of anticipation warrants. It is lawful for the state of Colorado, the state treasurer, any department, institution, or agency of the state, or any political subdivision of the state to purchase anticipation warrants issued pursuant to section 23-41-118 if such warrants satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S.; but not more than twenty percent of the total of any specific fund of the state or any of its departments, institutions, agencies, or political subdivisions shall be invested in such warrants.
C.R.S. § 23-80-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 80 / Section 23-80-105
23-80-105. Administering entity - duties - funding
Status: in_force

23-80-105. Administering entity - duties - funding. (1) The administering entity shall:

(a) Administer the grant program in accordance with this article 80, including establishing and implementing the process by which a state institution of higher education may apply to receive a grant; and

(b) Perform annual evaluations of grant recipients regarding the performance and implementation of an inclusive higher education program pursuant to section 23-80-107.

(2) Of the money annually appropriated to the department pursuant to section 23-80-108, not more than twenty percent shall be used to compensate the administering entity to offset the costs that the administering entity incurs in administering the grant program. The contract between the department and the administering entity must not include any additional amount of remuneration to the administering entity from the state. The department shall compensate the administering entity with funds from the appropriation for purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 13 / Section 23-3.3-1301
23-3.3-1301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-3.3-1301. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Through the innovative learning opportunities pilot program, concurrent enrollment, apprenticeships, internships, and other high school transition programs and opportunities, students are able to pursue multiple pathways to career and postsecondary training and education;

(b) Some students who have met high school graduation requirements early and want to pursue career and postsecondary training and education outside of the school setting face significant financial barriers to doing so; and

(c) A state-funded fourth-year innovation pilot program would help low-income students with the drive and ambition to complete high school early to pay for career and postsecondary training and education.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that low-income students who graduate early from a high school participating in the pilot program should be awarded state funding through the fourth-year innovation pilot program to be used to pursue career and postsecondary training and education after high school.
C.R.S. § 23-15-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-112
23-15-112. Security for bonds and notes
Status: in_force

23-15-112. Security for bonds and notes. (1) The principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued by the authority may be secured by a pledge of or security interest in the revenues, rentals, and receipts out of which the same may be made payable or from other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged or used as security and may be secured by a trust indenture, mortgage, or deed of trust (including assignment of leases or other contract rights of the authority thereunder) covering all or any part of the facilities from which the revenues, rentals, or receipts so pledged or used as security may be derived, including any enlargements of and additions to any such facility thereafter made. The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such trust indenture, mortgage, or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds or notes to be authorized as to:

(a) The pledging or providing of a security interest in all or any part of the revenues of a facility or any revenue-producing contract or contracts made by the authority with any individual, partnership, corporation, or association or any other body, public or private, to secure the payment of the bonds or notes or of any particular issue of bonds, subject to such agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist;

(b) The maintenance of properties covered thereby;

(c) The fixing and collection of mortgage payments, rents, fees, and other charges and the amounts to be raised in each year thereby and the use and disposition of the revenues;

(d) The setting aside, creating, and maintaining of special and reserve funds and sinking funds and the use and disposition of the revenues;

(e) The limitations on the right of the authority or its agent to restrict and regulate the use of the facilities;

(f) The limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds or notes then or thereafter to be issued may be applied and the pledging or providing of a security interest in such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or notes or any issue of the bonds or notes;

(g) The limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding bonds;

(h) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders or noteholders may be amended or abrogated and the total amount of bonds or notes consented to by the holders thereof and the manner in which such consent may be given;

(i) The limitations on the amount of moneys derived from a facility to be expended for operating, administrative, or other expenses of the authority;

(j) The defining of the acts or omissions to act constituting a default in the duties of the authority to holders of its obligations and the providing of rights and remedies to such holders in the event of a default;

(k) The mortgaging of a facility and the site thereof for the purpose of securing the bondholders or noteholders;

(l) Such other additional covenants, agreements, and provisions as are judged advisable or necessary by the authority for the security of the holders of such bonds or notes.

(2) Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding at the time the pledge is made and thereafter until satisfied. The revenues, moneys, or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort or contract or in any other form against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded. Each pledge, agreement, lease, indenture, mortgage, and deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the authority shall continue to be effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the same were made has been fully paid or provision for such payment has been duly made. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the authority made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the resolutions authorizing the bonds or in any trust indenture, mortgage, or deed of trust executed as security therefor, said payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, action in the nature of mandamus, appointment of a receiver in equity, foreclosure of any mortgage or deed of trust, or any one or more of said remedies.

(3) In addition to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, bonds of the authority may be secured by a pooling of leases, loans, or mortgages whereby the authority may assign its rights as lessor, lender, or mortgagee and pledge rents, loan payments, or mortgage payments under two or more leases, loans, or mortgages, with two or more participating educational institutions or cultural institutions as lessees, borrowers, or mortgagors, respectively, upon such terms as may be provided for in the resolutions of the authority or as may be provided for in a trust indenture or mortgage or deed of trust authorized by the authority.
C.R.S. § 23-1-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-104
23-1-104. Financing the system of postsecondary education - report
Status: repealed

23-1-104. Financing the system of postsecondary education - report.

(1) (a) Repealed.

(b) (I) For the 2010-11 fiscal year and for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2016, the general assembly shall make annual appropriations of general fund money, of cash funds received from tuition income, and of money that is estimated to be received by an institution, under the direction and control of the governing board, as stipends, as defined in section 23-18-102, and through fee-for-service contracts, as authorized in section 23-1-109.7 or 23-18-303.5, whichever is applicable, as a single line item to each governing board for the operation of its campuses; except that, if the general assembly appropriates money, as described in subsection (1)(c) of this section, to the Colorado state forest service, the agricultural experiment station department of the Colorado state university, the Colorado state university cooperative extension service, or to the state board for community colleges and occupational education as described in subsection (1)(c.5) of this section, such money shall not be included within the single line item appropriations described in this subsection (1)(b).

(II) For the 2010-11 fiscal year and for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2016, the general assembly shall also make annual appropriations of cash funds, other than cash funds received as tuition income or as fees, as a single line item to each governing board for the operation of its campuses. Each governing board shall allocate said cash fund appropriations to the institutions under its control in the manner deemed most appropriate by the governing board; except that, if the general assembly appropriates money pursuant to section 23-31.5-112 or 27-80-118, that money is not included within the single line item appropriation described in this subsection (1)(b)(II).

(c) In addition to any appropriations made pursuant to subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this section, the general assembly may make annual appropriations of general fund money and of money received pursuant to a fee-for-service contract negotiated by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system or the regents of the university of Colorado, whichever is applicable, and the department of higher education, as described in section 23-18-303.5, as separate line items to:

(I) The Colorado state forest service described in part 3 of article 31 of this title 23;

(II) The agricultural experiment station department of the Colorado state university described in part 6 of article 31 of this title 23;

(III) The Colorado state university cooperative extension service described in part 7 of article 31 of this title 23; and

(IV) The center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies created in section 27-80-118.

(c.5) In addition to any appropriations made pursuant to subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) of this section, the general assembly may make annual appropriations of general fund money as separate line items to the state board for community colleges and occupational education for the in-demand short-term credentials program created in section 23-60-1201.

(d) In accordance with the provisions of section 5 of article VIII of the state constitution, the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education shall have control and direction of any moneys received by their respective institutions in addition to the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection (1), unless otherwise provided by statute.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, beginning in the 2011-12 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter through the 2020-21 fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate moneys to the governing board of the Colorado school of mines in accordance with section 23-41-104.7, through fee-for-service contracts, as authorized in sections 23-1-109.7 and 23-18-303, and as stipends, as defined in section 23-18-102, as a single line item to said governing board.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-75-102, the governing boards are authorized to retain all money appropriated pursuant to this section or otherwise generated from fiscal year to fiscal year.

(b) All moneys raised by a governing board shall be available for expenditure by such governing board and shall not be transferred or otherwise made available for expenditure by any other governing board or by a state entity or state agency; except that said moneys may be transferred to the department of higher education or the Colorado commission on higher education to the extent required to pay indirect cost assessments, as defined in section 24-75-112 (1)(f), C.R.S.

(3.5) Each governing board shall report to the Colorado commission on higher education, using approved forms, the institution's plans for any tuition or other proposed increases for the following fiscal year. The commission shall review the plans and make recommendations to the general assembly during the annual budget process.

(4) (a) On or before November 10, 2010, each governing board shall submit to the commission and to the joint budget committee of the general assembly a report describing, with regard to each institution under its governance, the governing board's plans to fund the institution in the following fiscal year if the general assembly reduces overall state funding for higher education by fifty percent.

(b) Each governing board's report prepared pursuant to this subsection (4) shall specifically address the manner in which the institutions governed by the governing board shall serve students who graduate from Colorado high schools and are enrolling as first-time freshmen students and meet one or more of the following criteria:

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

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

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

(IV) The student has limited access to technologies to support learning.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-401 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 4 / Section 23-3.3-401
23-3.3-401. Work-study program established - requirements
Status: in_force

23-3.3-401. Work-study program established - requirements. (1) The commission shall use a portion of any moneys remaining after meeting the requirements of parts 2 and 3 of this article to provide a work-study program of employment of qualifying students in good standing with the institution in which they are enrolled in positions that are directly under the control of the institution in which the student is enrolled or in positions with nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, or for-profit organizations with which the institution may execute student employment contracts.

(2) Any in-state student who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an institution as an undergraduate may qualify for participation in the work-study program established pursuant to this section.

(3) Funds appropriated to the commission may also be used by the commission in conjunction with and to supplement funds for current job opportunities or to supplement or match funds made available through any other public or private program for financial assistance. A sum not to exceed thirty percent of the funds allocated by the commission for the work-study program may be used to provide funding on a basis other than financial need. A sum of not less than seventy percent of such money shall be used for students demonstrating financial need.
C.R.S. § 23-18-207 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 2 / Section 23-18-207
23-18-207. College opportunity fund - legislative declaration - commission report
Status: in_force

23-18-207. College opportunity fund - legislative declaration - commission report. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) No other state has tried to change the funding of institutions of higher education from the institution to the student as provided for in this part 2;

(b) Because this part 2 creates a new and untried program, it is anticipated that during the early years of its implementation, there may be some unanticipated effects requiring additional statutory changes.

(2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2006, and continuing through July 1, 2009, the commission shall submit to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives and to the joint budget committee of the general assembly annual reports on the status of the program established pursuant to this part 2. The annual reports may include, but are not limited to, recommended statutory changes.

(b) On or before July 1, 2010, the commission shall submit a final report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives and to the joint budget committee of the general assembly on the implementation of the program established pursuant to this part 2.
C.R.S. § 23-60-705 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 7 / Section 23-60-705
23-60-705. Duties and powers of the division subject to the approval of the executive direc
Status: repealed

23-60-705. Duties and powers of the division subject to the approval of the executive director. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-213 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-213
23-3.1-213. Payment of bonds and advance payment contracts - limited liability of state
Status: in_force

23-3.1-213. Payment of bonds and advance payment contracts - limited liability of state. (1) Bonds and notes issued by the authority shall be payable solely from the funds provided for in this part 2 and shall not otherwise constitute or become an indebtedness, a debt, or a liability of the state, nor shall the state otherwise be liable on such bonds and notes, nor shall such bonds or notes constitute the giving, pledging, or loaning of the full faith and credit of the state. The issuance of bonds or notes under the provisions of this part 2 shall not obligate the state or empower the authority, directly, indirectly, or contingently, to levy or collect any form of taxes or assessments, to create any indebtedness payable out of taxes or assessments, or to make any appropriation for their payment, and such appropriation, levy, or collection is prohibited.

(2) Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to authorize the authority to create a debt of the state within the meaning of the constitution or statutes of Colorado; and all bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this part 2 are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance or with any trust indenture executed as security for such bonds and are not otherwise a debt or liability of the state of Colorado.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, the state shall not be liable in any event for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever that may be undertaken by the authority. No breach of any such pledge, obligation, or agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon the state, except from funds specifically pledged by the state, or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, advance payment contracts and the benefits due thereunder shall be payable solely from the moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund, and shall not otherwise constitute or become an indebtedness, a debt, or a liability of the state, nor shall the state otherwise be liable on such advance payment contracts, nor shall such advance payment contracts constitute the giving, pledging, or loaning of the full faith and credit of the state. Advance payment contracts and the benefits due thereunder shall be payable by the authority solely from moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund and are not payable from or secured in any way by other moneys or accounts of the authority.
C.R.S. § 23-16-107 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 1 / Section 23-16-107
23-16-107. Compliance coordinator - duties
Status: in_force

23-16-107. Compliance coordinator - duties. (1) Each institution or governing board shall designate an individual to serve as compliance coordinator for the institution or for each institution under the governing board's management. The compliance coordinator shall ensure the compliance of the institution and its athletes and students with the provisions of this part 1 and the rules adopted by the governing board or institution.

(2) If an institution chooses to sponsor on-campus athlete agent interviews as provided in section 23-16-106, the compliance coordinator shall organize the athlete interview schedule. The compliance coordinator shall provide appropriate public notice of the interview period at least thirty days before the date the interview period is scheduled to begin. On receipt of a written request, the compliance coordinator shall provide an athlete agent with a copy of the rules adopted by the governing board or institution pursuant to section 23-16-106.
C.R.S. § 23-64-125 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-125
23-64-125. Preservation of records
Status: in_force

23-64-125. Preservation of records. (1) In the event that a school located in Colorado ceases operation, the owner or his or her authorized designee shall deposit with the division the original or legible true copies of all educational, financial, or other records of the school.

(2) In the event that it appears to the board that any records of a school located in Colorado that is ceasing operation are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the board, the board may seize and take possession of the records upon making application to any court of competent jurisdiction for an appropriate order. The board shall maintain or cause to be maintained a permanent file of any such records.

(3) Any person desiring copies of any such records shall pay a fee as may be established by the board.
C.R.S. § 23-21-508 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-508
23-21-508. Retirement benefits - rights of former state employees - PERA membership
Status: in_force

23-21-508. Retirement benefits - rights of former state employees - PERA membership. (1) Any employee initially employed by the authority on and after the transfer date under this part 5 shall be eligible for membership in the authority's qualified retirement plan.

(2) (a) Any employee of university hospital who was a member of PERA on the transfer date under this part 5 and who elects to become an employee of the authority pursuant to section 23-21-507 (1) shall have such employee's active membership in PERA terminated and shall be provided retirement benefits in accordance with this subsection (2).

(b) Any employee of university hospital who elects to become an employee of the authority, and who has less than five years of service credit at the time such employee's active membership in PERA was terminated, may elect to have such employee's member contributions to PERA credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan. Any employee who so elects shall receive from the authority, upon retirement, a benefit which, when combined with social security, is at least equal to the benefit such employee would have received from PERA if such employee had continued to earn PERA service credit until retirement or the date upon which the employee ceases to be an employee of the authority. The calculation of such benefit shall be based upon the PERA benefit plan in effect on the transfer date under this part 5. Any employee who elects not to have such employee's member contributions credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan shall be entitled only to those retirement benefits provided in accordance with such plan.

(c) (I) Any employee of university hospital who elects to become an employee of the authority, and who has five or more years of service credit at the time such employee's active membership in PERA was terminated, may elect either to become a vested inactive member of PERA or to have such employee's member contributions to PERA credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan.

(II) Any employee who becomes a vested inactive member of PERA shall receive from the authority, upon retirement, a benefit which, when combined with social security and the PERA retirement benefit earned by the employee, is at least equal to the benefit such employee would have received from PERA had such employee continued to earn PERA service credit until retirement or the date upon which the employee ceases to be an employee of the authority. The calculation of such benefit shall be based upon the PERA benefit plan in effect on the transfer date under this part 5.

(III) Any employee who elects to have all member contributions credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan shall receive from the authority, upon retirement, a benefit which, when combined with social security, is at least equal to the benefit such employee would have received from PERA if such employee had continued to earn PERA service credit until retirement or the date upon which the employee ceases to be an employee of the authority. The calculation of such benefit shall be based upon the PERA benefit plan in effect on the transfer date under this part 5.

(IV) The discretion granted to an employee of the corporation by this subsection (2) to elect either vested inactive status in PERA or the crediting of the employee's member contributions to the authority's qualified retirement plan shall not be limited or abridged as a condition of employment or promotion by the authority.

(d) An employee of university hospital who becomes an employee of the authority and whose member contributions in PERA are credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan shall be eligible to purchase service credit for previous employment at university hospital only pursuant to the terms of section 24-51-505, C.R.S.

(3) (a) As soon as practicable after the transfer date under this part 5, and again on each annual anniversary of such transfer date, the board of trustees of PERA shall determine the amount of reserves required to provide benefits and health care to former employees of university hospital who are benefit recipients or vested inactive members of PERA as provided in article 51 of title 24, C.R.S. The amount of reserves required shall be determined by the board of trustees utilizing certified actuarial reports prepared by the board's actuary.

(b) If the amount of reserves on deposit in the state division trust fund of PERA to provide such benefits and health care, as calculated by the actuary, exceeds the amount of reserves required pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), then the excess amount shall be paid to a retirement trust established by the authority as further provided in this subsection (3). Such payment shall be made if the actuarial report certifies that the payment will not have an adverse impact on the actuarial soundness of the state division trust fund or the PERA health care trust fund. If the actuary determines, in accordance with accepted actuarial principles, that the payment provided by this paragraph (b) will have an adverse impact on the actuarial soundness of these funds, the payment shall not be permitted.

(c) Not later than one hundred twenty days following the transfer date under this part 5, and again not later than one hundred twenty days following each anniversary date of such transfer date, the board of trustees of PERA shall pay to a retirement trust established by the authority any moneys payable pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) together with all member contributions, not previously paid, of all employees electing to have their member contributions credited to the authority's qualified retirement plan pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. PERA shall include interest on such payment for the period from the transfer date under this part 5, or subsequent anniversary of such transfer date, to the date of payment at the rate specified for members in section 24-51-101 (28), C.R.S.

(d) All expenses incurred by the board of trustees of PERA for the preparation of actuarial reports pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) shall be paid by the authority. Such expenses shall be deducted from any amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (3). Any actuarial reports prepared pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be made available to the authority upon request.
C.R.S. § 23-40-107 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 40 / Section 23-40-107
23-40-107. Escrow requirement for accreditation of college of osteopathic medicine - cash f
Status: repealed

23-40-107. Escrow requirement for accreditation of college of osteopathic medicine - cash fund - offset to appropriation - legislative declaration - report - definitions - repeal. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) The accreditation body for the college of osteopathic medicine of the university of northern Colorado requires that the university deposit money into an escrow account to be held and released only upon either the:

(I) Failure of the college to complete accreditation; or

(II) Graduation of the first cohort from the college;

(b) Money for the escrow is from a transfer of general fund money to the university in the amount required by the accreditation body;

(c) In connection with the transfer of money from the general fund to satisfy the accreditation body's escrow requirements, there is a temporary reduction in the state's cash reserve set forth in section 24-75-201.1, which is a strategic investment of a small portion of the required statutory reserve in the general fund to reduce costs of the university required for accreditation of the college while ensuring that the state maximizes the benefit of the historic and important levels maintained as reserves in the general fund;

(d) During the period that the money is held in escrow, the transaction of general fund money is a non-exchange transaction with a long-term time component that constitutes deferred outflow of resources by the state and deferred inflow of resources by the university, the principal of which is not recognized as revenue or expense until recognition of the money when it is released from escrow;

(e) If the money, including any earned interest, is released from escrow upon the graduation of the first cohort from the college, the university intends to retain the money and the general assembly intends to reduce all or a portion of the total state appropriation to the university for the fiscal year in which the money is released from escrow, and for subsequent fiscal years as needed, by an equivalent amount; and

(f) The retention by the university of northern Colorado of the money released from escrow is not intended to affect or in any way modify or otherwise impact the higher education funding allocation model established in article 18 of this title 23.

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

(a) "College" means the college of osteopathic medicine of the university.

(b) "Escrow account" means the account established and governed by an escrow agreement that is entered into between an escrow agent, the accrediting body for the college, and the university to receive and hold the escrow money.

(c) "Escrow money" means the money that is deposited and held in the escrow account and released to the university upon either the failure of the college to complete accreditation or the graduation of the first cohort from the college, including any earned interest or investment income.

(d) "Fund" means the college of osteopathic medicine escrow money cash fund created in subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(e) "University" means the university of northern Colorado.

(3) (a) The college of osteopathic medicine escrow money cash fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(b) On or before June 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall transfer forty-one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund.

(c) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the university for the purpose of the university depositing the money into the escrow account to satisfy necessary costs in accordance with the accrediting body of the college's rules and regulations for operating reserve and escrow reserve requirements.

(d) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective December 31, 2025.

(4) If the escrow money is released to the university due to failure of the college to complete accreditation, the university shall provide a report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly, the state treasurer, and the office of state planning and budgeting within ten days of the release of the escrow money that sets forth the circumstances for the release of the escrow money and information concerning the use of the escrow money by the university as required by the accreditation body to pay operating and teach out costs of students of the college.

(5) (a) Within ten days of receipt of notice from the accreditation body that the escrow money will be released to the university in accordance with the requirements and conditions of accreditation being met for the graduation of the first cohort of the college, the university shall provide notice of the same to the joint budget committee of the general assembly, the state treasurer, and the office of state planning and budgeting.

(b) For the state fiscal year in which the escrow money will be released to the university for the reason set forth in subsection (5)(a) of this section, the amount to be paid to the university pursuant to the fee-for-service agreement negotiated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 for that state fiscal year is reduced by the lesser of the amount of the escrow money or the amount of a portion of the escrow money that reduces the amount to be paid pursuant to the fee-for-service agreement to zero, and the university shall use the escrow money, or a portion of it, as applicable, to offset the reduction.

(c) If there is escrow money remaining after the offset required by subsection (5)(b) of this section is made, then money that the university would otherwise receive from the college opportunity fund is reduced by the lesser of the amount of the remaining escrow money or the amount of a portion of the remaining escrow money that reduces the money the university would otherwise receive from the college opportunity fund to zero, and the university shall use the remaining escrow money, or a portion of it, as applicable, to offset the reduction.

(d) If, after the offsets required by subsections (5)(b) and (5)(c) of this section, there remains any excess escrow money, then in the next state fiscal year, the amount to be paid to the university pursuant to the fee-for-service agreement negotiated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 for that state fiscal year is reduced by the amount of any excess escrow money and the university shall use the remaining escrow money to offset the reduction.
C.R.S. § 23-21-506 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-506
23-21-506. Relationship between authority and regents
Status: in_force

23-21-506. Relationship between authority and regents. (1) Following the creation of the authority and on the transfer date under this part 5, and except for the power of the regents to appoint members of the board of directors, the regents shall have no further control over the operation of university hospital but shall be authorized to:

(a) At such future date as the regents shall determine it to be necessary and for the purpose of preserving the certification of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital and eligibility for federal funds thereunder, transfer some or all of the assets of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital to the authority operating university hospital pursuant to the provisions of this article; except that the director of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital shall at all times be a professor of psychiatry in the school of medicine of the university of Colorado. The transfer of assets of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital shall be conditional upon the provision of retirement benefits and the protection of accrued sick leave and annual leave under sections 23-21-507 and 23-21-508 for state employees of the psychiatric hospital who become employees of the authority.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 through 112 of title 24, C.R.S., enter into contracts with the authority for the provision of goods, services, and facilities in support of programs of the university of Colorado; except that moneys paid to either the regents or the authority under said contracts shall not exceed a reasonable estimate of actual cost of the goods, services, or facilities.

(c) In the regents' discretion, provide the authority and its employees with medical malpractice liability coverage from any self-insurance trust fund established pursuant to section 24-10-115, C.R.S., or any other provision of state law, or through such other fund or mechanism which may be available for the provision of such coverage by the regents to university of Colorado employees, at such cost as would be actuarially sound.
C.R.S. § 23-5-119.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-119.5
23-5-119.5. Student fees - legislative declaration - definitions - institutional plans - fee
Status: in_force

23-5-119.5. Student fees - legislative declaration - definitions - institutional plans - fee information - reporting. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that, due to increasing financial restrictions, fees are increasingly being used as sources of revenue for state institutions of higher education. The general assembly further finds that it is important to allow the governing boards flexibility in managing student fees in the manner that is most effective for their respective institutions. However, the general assembly also finds that state institutions of higher education must develop meaningful processes for receiving and considering student input concerning the amount assessed in fees and the purposes for which the institution uses the revenues received. It is therefore the intent of the general assembly that the governing boards adopt policies concerning the definition, assessment, increase, and use of fees, including but not limited to the policies specified in this section, which governing board policies shall be in accordance with the policies adopted by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-105.5.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Auxiliary facility" has the same meaning as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a).

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

(c) "State institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state-supported institution of higher education in Colorado.

(3) Each governing board is authorized to require students to pay fees to offset costs that are specific to certain courses or programs or that otherwise exceed or are in addition to normal overhead and operating costs that are paid by tuition revenues. Revenues received by a governing board as student fees are not subject to annual appropriation. The costs for which a governing board may impose fees may include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Costs related to the construction, maintenance, furnishing, and equipping of buildings and infrastructure;

(b) Costs that are unique to specific courses or programs and benefit the students who choose to enroll in the course or program;

(c) Costs related to student-centered facilities, services, or activities such as student centers, recreation facilities, technology, parking lots, child care, health clinics, mandatory insurance, student government, and other student organizations or activities;

(d) Costs incurred by an institution that are in addition to the costs of direct delivery of instruction such as registration costs, costs for student orientation and graduation, and costs incurred in communicating with students and their families.

(4) (a) On or before July 1, 2012, each governing board shall adopt for each institution and campus that it governs an institutional plan for student fees. Each governing board shall ensure that the process for developing the plan includes the opportunity for meaningful input from the students enrolled at the affected institution or campus. At a minimum, the fee plan shall specify:

(I) The types and purposes of student fees collected by the institution;

(II) The procedures for establishing, reviewing, changing the amount of, and discontinuing student fees, including the level of student involvement in each process, which, at a minimum, shall include consultation with students whenever possible prior to the establishment of a new fee or the increase of an existing fee;

(III) Procedures by which students may contest the imposition or amount of a fee and a process for resolving disputes regarding fees; and

(IV) A plan for addressing reserve fund balances.

(b) A governing board shall annually review and revise, as necessary, the fee plan for each of the institutions and campuses that it governs. In creating, reviewing, and revising the fee plans, a governing board shall collaborate with the student government organization at the applicable institution or campus. Each governing board shall make the fee plans available to the public on a website for the respective institution or campus. In addition, each governing board shall annually provide to the department of higher education and the commission a copy of the fee plan for each institution or campus it governs.

(5) The fee plan adopted for each institution pursuant to subsection (4) of this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the following policies:

(a) Fees related to bonds issued on behalf of auxiliary facilities on or after July 1, 1997. (I) (A) For any bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on or after July 1, 1997, on behalf of an auxiliary facility, the issuing or incurring governing board may assess a user fee against persons using the auxiliary facility that includes the amount necessary for repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations and any amount necessary for the operation and maintenance of the auxiliary facility.

(B) If a governing board uses revenues from a general student fee for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred pursuant to this paragraph (a), the governing board shall specify the portion of the general student fee that is actually applied to repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations. The itemization of any general student fee, all or a portion of which is used for repayment of bonds or other debt obligations, shall appear on the student billing statement.

(II) The issuing or incurring governing board may, subject to the restrictions specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), pledge any excess revenue received from any user fee assessed pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) or from any portion of a general student fee applied to the repayment of such bonds or other debt obligations pursuant to sub-subparagraph (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) to the repayment of any bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of any other auxiliary facility, so long as such pledge of excess revenue from any general student fee authorized for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred to finance a specific facility shall terminate upon full repayment of all bonds or other debt obligations, including refunding bonds or obligations, and all fees and costs related to such bonds or other debt obligations incurred with respect to such specific facility.

(III) On and after the date upon which all bonds or other debt obligations issued, secured, or incurred pursuant to this paragraph (a) are fully repaid:

(A) The amount of the user fee assessed against persons using the auxiliary facility, if any, shall be reduced, if necessary, so as not to exceed one hundred ten percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year; except that the governing board may reduce the amount of the user fee to an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year and set aside the additional ten percent in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility;

(B) The governing board shall cease collecting any portion of a general student fee assessed for the repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations; except that, if no user fee was assessed for the repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations or if the amount of the user fee is less than the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year, the governing board may continue collecting the specified portion of the general student fee that was applied to repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations so long as said portion of the general student fee is reduced, if necessary, to an amount that, in combination with any user fee collected for the auxiliary facility, does not exceed one hundred ten percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year. Notwithstanding the provisions of this sub-subparagraph (B), the governing board may reduce said portion of the general student fee to an amount that, in combination with any user fee collected for the auxiliary facility, does not exceed one hundred twenty percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year and set aside the additional ten percent in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility.

(C) The revenues received pursuant to this subparagraph (III), either through a user fee or through a specified portion of a general student fee, may not be pledged for the repayment of any bonds or other debt obligations issued on behalf of any other auxiliary facility. Any amount of said revenue that exceeds both the amount necessary for the operation and maintenance of the auxiliary facility and any amount set aside in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility is surplus and may be used by the governing board as provided in section 23-5-103 (3).

(b) Fees related to bonds issued on behalf of auxiliary facilities prior to July 1, 1997. (I) For any bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred prior to July 1, 1997, on behalf of an auxiliary facility:

(A) Approval of the student body is not required for any fee assessed for repayment of said bonds or other debt obligations;

(B) Approval of the student body is not required to increase any fee that is applied to the repayment of said bonds or other debt obligations if the fee increase is necessitated by a covenant in the authorizing bond resolution or other agreement for which the bonds or other debt obligations were issued or incurred;

(C) Approval of the student body is not required to increase any fee that is applied to the repayment of said bonds or other debt obligations if the fee increase is assessed for the repayment of bonds that are issued to refund the existing bonds.

(II) The issuing or incurring governing board may, subject to the restrictions specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), pledge any excess revenue received from the fee, whether it is a user fee or a portion of a general student fee applied to the repayment of such bonds or other debt obligations, to the repayment of any bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of any other auxiliary facility, so long as such pledge of excess revenue from any general student fee authorized for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligation issued or incurred to finance a specific facility shall terminate upon full repayment of all bonds or other debt obligations, including refunding bonds or obligations, and all fees and costs related to such bonds or other debt obligations incurred with respect to such specific facility.

(III) On and after the date upon which all bonds or other debt obligations issued, secured, or incurred pursuant to this paragraph (b) are fully repaid:

(A) The amount of the user fee, if any, assessed against persons using the auxiliary facility shall be reduced, if necessary, so as not to exceed one hundred ten percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year; except that the governing board may reduce the amount of the user fee to an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year and set aside the additional ten percent in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility;

(B) The governing board shall cease collecting any portion of a general student fee assessed for the repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations; except that, if no user fee was assessed for the repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations or if the amount of the user fee is less than the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year, the governing board may continue collecting the specified portion of the general student fee that was applied to repayment of the bonds or other debt obligations so long as said portion of the general student fee is reduced, if necessary, to an amount that, in combination with any user fee collected for the auxiliary facility, does not exceed one hundred ten percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year. Notwithstanding the provisions of this sub-subparagraph (B), the governing board may reduce said portion of the general student fee to an amount that, in combination with any user fee collected for the auxiliary facility, does not exceed one hundred twenty percent of the costs incurred in operating and maintaining the auxiliary facility during the preceding year and set aside the additional ten percent in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility.

(C) The revenues received pursuant to this subparagraph (III), either through a user fee or through a specified portion of a general student fee, may not be pledged for the repayment of any bonds or other debt obligations issued on behalf of any other auxiliary facility. Any amount of said revenue that exceeds both the amount necessary for the operation and maintenance of the auxiliary facility and any amount set aside in a reserve fund for repair and replacement of the auxiliary facility is surplus and may be used by the governing board as provided in section 23-5-103 (3).

(c) Restrictions on pledging of amounts received in fees. (I) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (5), a user fee that is assessed against persons using an auxiliary facility that is not designated as an enterprise pursuant to section 23-5-101.5 may be pledged for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of any other auxiliary facility that is not designated as an enterprise, as provided in sections 23-5-102 and 23-5-103.

(II) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (5), a user fee that is assessed against persons using an auxiliary facility that is designated as an enterprise by the university of Colorado pursuant to section 23-5-101.5 may be pledged for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of another auxiliary facility that is designated as an enterprise by the university of Colorado, as provided in sections 23-5-102 and 23-5-103.

(III) A governing board may not pledge a user fee assessed against persons using an auxiliary facility that is not designated as an enterprise for repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of any auxiliary facility that is designated as an enterprise or on behalf of the institution with which the auxiliary facility is associated. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c), a governing board may not pledge a user fee assessed against persons using an auxiliary facility that is designated as an enterprise pursuant to section 23-5-101.5 for the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations issued or incurred on behalf of any other auxiliary facility, regardless of whether the other auxiliary facility is designated as an enterprise, or on behalf of the institution with which the auxiliary facility is associated.

(d) Itemization of bond fees. Every fee, the purpose of which includes making payments on bonds or other obligations, shall be separately itemized on the student billing statement.

(6) (a) As soon as practicable following August 10, 2011, each governing board shall make reasonable efforts to provide on the website for each institution or campus it governs current information about the tuition rates and fees, including information concerning the purposes of the fees, charged by the institution or campus; except that the institution or campus may provide information about fees that are specific to courses or programs either on its website or in the most recent course catalog, whichever is appropriate.

(b) As soon as practicable following August 10, 2011, each governing board shall make reasonable efforts to provide a function for calculating tuition and fees on the website of each institution or campus it governs to assist students in estimating their annual and total cost of attendance at the institution or campus.

(c) Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year, each governing board shall ensure that the tuition bill for each student enrolled in an institution or campus governed by the governing board includes a clear itemization of the fees charged to the student.

(7) In establishing fees, a governing board shall comply with the procedures specified in the fee plan for the applicable institution or campus. In addition, the governing board shall provide to students at least thirty days' advance notice of a new fee assessment or fee increase, which notice, at a minimum, specifies:

(a) The amount of the new fee or of the fee increase;

(b) The reason for the new fee or fee increase;

(c) The purpose for which the institution will use the revenues received from the new fee or fee increase; and

(d) Whether the new fee or fee increase is temporary or permanent and, if temporary, the expected date on which the new fee or fee increase will be discontinued.

(8) A decision by a governing board with regard to a fee shall be final and incontestable either on the thirtieth day after final action by the governing board or on the date on which any evidence of indebtedness or other obligation payable from the fee revenues is issued or incurred by the governing board, whichever is earlier.
C.R.S. § 23-20-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 23-20-302
23-20-302. Recovery-friendly workplace program - creation - duties
Status: in_force

23-20-302. Recovery-friendly workplace program - creation - duties. (1) There is hereby established a recovery-friendly workplace program. The center may contract with one or more public or private entities to perform some or all of the duties outlined in this part 3 but shall maintain oversight of the program. Any such public or private entity shall be required to meet all requirements for certification as a recovery-friendly workplace.

(2) At a minimum, the program must:

(a) Develop or adopt a process through which employers may apply to become recovery-friendly workplace participants or certified as recovery-friendly as set forth in section 23-20-303;

(b) Develop or adopt an orientation process that includes training materials for new employers that provides a baseline introduction to substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery, including information on the science of addiction, stigma, substance use in the workforce, prevention measures, available local resources, and the ways in which employers can amend and implement recovery-friendly policies and practices to help their employees with substance use disorders;

(c) Provide consultation, guidance, technical assistance, training and education, and other support to employers seeking to become participants or certified recovery-friendly workplaces, as well as to current participants and certified recovery-friendly employers and key stakeholders within the workplace, such as human resources directors and union leaders;

(d) Conduct outreach to key stakeholders within the state, including employers that are not engaged in the program, labor unions, and recovery support services organizations to provide information regarding the program and program benefits;

(e) Dependent on funding, hire or contract with at least one recovery-friendly workplace advisor for every one hundred participants and certified recovery-friendly workplaces;

(f) Assign a recovery-friendly workplace advisor to each employer that has submitted a letter of intent who will:

(I) Assist employers through the process of becoming a participant or certified recovery-friendly workplace;

(II) Provide information to employers regarding the state and federal laws and regulations that impact individuals with substance use disorders, including the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.; state disability laws; the federal "Family Medical Leave Act", 29 U.S.C. secs. 2601 to 2654; 42 CFR 2; and the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", 42 U.S.C. sec. 201 et seq., through the provision of written materials, training, or referral to an individual or entity with the requisite knowledge;

(III) Provide ongoing assistance to employers by:

(A) Working with employers to review the employers' policies and procedures and providing suggestions to make such policies and procedures more recovery-friendly;

(B) Referring employers to organizations and individuals with specialized knowledge and expertise that may assist the employer in becoming or maintaining its status as recovery-friendly or in revising its policies or procedures to better assist employees with substance use disorders, addressing stigma and building a recovery-supportive workplace culture, or in providing employees access to additional services and supports; and

(C) Encouraging employee involvement in the employer's process of becoming a participant or certified recovery-friendly workplace or in maintaining such status, including through activities such as participating in a recovery-friendly workplace task force, orienting new employees on the employer's recovery-friendly policies, monitoring the implementation process, and providing feedback on the employer's recovery-friendly workplace efforts; and

(IV) Assist employers in renewing their status as a participant or certified recovery-friendly workplace through the completion of an annual review as set forth in section 23-20-303 (5);

(g) Provide each participating employer with a certificate or other documentation evidencing the employer's status as a participant or as a certified recovery-friendly workplace, which must reflect the name of the employer, the address of each workplace covered by the certificate, the date the certificate was issued, and the date of expiration;

(h) Develop a recovery-friendly workplace program website that provides resources and information on substance use in the workplace to employers, employees, and the general public or incorporate such information into the center's existing website;

(i) Develop or adopt already existing educational and training resources for employers and employees that must be posted to the program website and must include materials such as guideline documents, flyers, posters, webinars, panel discussions, online interactive modules, and training modules tailored to specific employers or industries and may include interactive classroom-based training;

(j) Develop or adopt already existing model recovery-friendly policies and procedures for use by employers; and

(k) Compile the information to be submitted to the center pursuant to section 23-20-304 (2)(b).
C.R.S. § 23-60-203 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-203
23-60-203. Duties of board with respect to local district colleges
Status: in_force

23-60-203. Duties of board with respect to local district colleges. (1) With respect to local district colleges operating under the provisions of article 71 of this title, the board shall:

(a) Exercise all powers and perform all duties vested prior to July 1, 1967, in the state board of education or in the commissioner of education with respect to local district colleges;

(b) Review and make recommendations concerning requests by any local district college for appropriations for capital construction before such requests are submitted to the Colorado commission on higher education and the general assembly; and

(c) Provide such local district colleges with such technical assistance as they may request.
C.R.S. § 23-7.4-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 2 / Section 23-7.4-202
23-7.4-202. Tuition classification of Colorado National Guard personnel
Status: in_force

23-7.4-202. Tuition classification of Colorado National Guard personnel. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 7.4 or article 7 of this title 23 to the contrary, a member of the Colorado National Guard who maintains his or her sole residence in Colorado, or the dependent of that member of the Colorado National Guard, has in-state tuition status at any institution of higher education in this state. Such member of the Colorado National Guard has in-state tuition status regardless of whether he or she is eligible for or is receiving tuition assistance pursuant to section 23-7.4-302.

(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.
C.R.S. § 23-71-403 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 4 / Section 23-71-403
23-71-403. Change in needed tax revenues - unlawful
Status: in_force

23-71-403. Change in needed tax revenues - unlawful. A board of trustees or a board of county commissioners shall not modify the amount certified pursuant to section 23-71-402 as needed for any fiscal year, nor shall said board of county commissioners be charged with any discretion in determining or reviewing the amounts so certified other than to ascertain if said amounts are within the limitations as prescribed by law.
C.R.S. § 23-22-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 22 / Section 23-22-105
23-22-105. Control of hospital - director
Status: in_force

23-22-105. Control of hospital - director. (1) The board of regents has full power to accept legacies, bequests, devises, and donations for the benefit of the psychiatric hospital and to apply the same to the furtherance of the purposes of said hospital, to the end that these benefits may accrue to the greatest possible extent to the afflicted citizens of this state.

(2) The director of said hospital shall serve as professor of psychiatry in the school of medicine of the university of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-30-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-118
23-30-118. Board to fix salaries
Status: in_force

23-30-118. Board to fix salaries. The board shall fix the salaries of the chancellor, presidents, and other system staff that report directly to the board and shall prescribe their respective duties. The board may delegate the authority to set salaries for professors and other employees of the system to the chancellor and presidents. The board may remove the chancellor, presidents, or subordinate officers and fill all vacancies.
C.R.S. § 23-21-201 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 2 / Section 23-21-201
23-21-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-201. Legislative declaration. In order to foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of sickle-cell anemia and related diseases, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for persons suffering from this and related diseases.
C.R.S. § 23-71-606 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 6 / Section 23-71-606
23-71-606. Needed revenues - tax levy - miscellaneous
Status: repealed

23-71-606. Needed revenues - tax levy - miscellaneous. (1) Whenever a board of trustees issues refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 6, sections 23-71-517 to 23-71-521 shall be applicable to said refunding bonds and the procedures therefor, in the same manner as prescribed for other district bonds; except that any such refunding bonds shall be payable from the same funds which are to be derived from the same source as would have been used to pay the original bonds if no refunding thereof had occurred.

(2) After refunding bonds are issued pursuant to this part 6, the resolution authorizing the same and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of interest upon and the principal of such refunding bonds shall not be altered or repealed until the refunding bonds so authorized have been fully paid.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-208 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-208
23-3.1-208. Bonds
Status: in_force

23-3.1-208. Bonds. (1) (a) The authority may issue from time to time its bonds for its purposes as provided in this part 2, including but not limited to purchasing or making student obligations or making institutional loans. The authority may not undertake the financing of the making or purchasing of student obligations unless, prior to the issuance of any bonds or notes, the board finds that there is insufficient access to student obligations from normal private market sources and that the financing will help alleviate such insufficient access.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 568, § 17, effective July 1, 2004.)

(c) In anticipation of the sale of its 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 for payments and not otherwise pledged or from proceeds of the sale of the bonds of the authority in anticipation of which they were issued. The bond anticipation notes shall be issued in the same manner as bonds. Such notes and the resolution authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a bond resolution of the authority contains.

(2) (a) All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts of the authority as designated in the resolution of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as designated in a trust indenture authorized by the authority which shall name a bank or trust company as trustee or out of other moneys available for payments and not otherwise pledged.

(b) 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 fixed or variable rate or rates per annum as determined by the authority or in accordance with methods approved by the authority without regard to any interest rate limitation appearing in any other law of this state, 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 may be either an officer of the authority or an officer of the trustee authenticating the same, may be in the form of coupon bonds which have attached interest coupons bearing the facsimile signature of an authorized officer of the authority, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this part 2, all as provided in the resolution of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as provided in a trust indenture authorized by the authority.

(3) If deemed advisable by the authority, there may be retained in the resolution or the trust indenture under which any bonds of the authority are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part of said bonds as may be specified in such resolution or in such trust indenture, at such price or prices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such resolution or in such trust indenture. Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to confer on the authority the right or option to redeem any bonds except as provided in the resolution 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 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 of bonds or notes. 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 officer by resolution of the authority. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the authority may issue interim receipts or certificates which shall be exchanged for such definitive bonds.

(5) (a) Any outstanding bonds of the authority may be refunded or advance refunded at any time and from time to time by the authority by the issuance of its bonds for such purpose in a principal amount determined by the authority, which may include interest accrued or to accrue with or without giving effect to investment income and other expenses necessary to be paid in connection with such issuance.

(b) (I) 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 of such sale for the payment of the bonds to be refunded or by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded with the consent of the holders of the bonds to be so refunded, 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.

(II) 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 and reinvested in securities meeting the investment 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 part 2. 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 may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.

(c) All such refunding bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this part 2 in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this part 2.

(6) The proceeds of any bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations may be used and applied to the payment of financing costs, including legal, underwriting and investment banking, accounting, and other similar costs; the funding of any reserve funds deemed necessary or advisable by the authority; interest on such bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations for a period not to exceed three years; and all other necessary and incidental costs and expenses.
C.R.S. § 23-31-606 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 6 / Section 23-31-606
23-31-606. Employees and specialists
Status: in_force

23-31-606. Employees and specialists. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system is vested with the power to employ and to discharge, as in its opinion the interests of the service require, all employees and specialists engaged to carry out the provisions of this section and section 23-31-605.
C.R.S. § 23-15-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-109
23-15-109. Notes
Status: in_force

23-15-109. Notes. The authority may issue from time to time its negotiable notes for any corporate purpose, including the payment of all or any part of the cost of any facility, and may renew from time to time any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. The authority may issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge other obligations then outstanding and partly for some other purpose. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing notes of the authority or any issue thereof may contain any provisions which the authority is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing bonds of the authority or any issue thereof, and the authority may include in any notes any terms, covenants, or conditions which it is authorized to include in any bonds. All such notes shall be payable from the proceeds of bonds or renewal notes or from the revenues of the authority or other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any contractual rights of the holders of any of its notes or other obligations then outstanding.
C.R.S. § 23-21-601 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 23-21-601
23-21-601. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-601. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares:

(a) That through the passage of House Bill No. 1143 at its first regular session in 1989, the general assembly intended to authorize the reorganization of the university of Colorado university hospital by its operation through a private nonprofit-nonstock corporation;

(b) That said hospital was reorganized and attempted to commence operations through a private nonprofit-nonstock corporation on October 1, 1989;

(c) That the Colorado supreme court subsequently found said House Bill No. 1143 unconstitutional;

(d) That employees of university hospital made decisions governing their state employment status and their membership in the public employees' retirement association in reliance on the provisions of said House Bill No. 1143;

(e) That this part 6 is enacted to address certain issues affecting employees of university hospital who changed their employment status or pension status, or both, in reliance on said House Bill No. 1143 or who were initially employed by the part 4 corporation, within the context of the creation of the university of Colorado hospital authority to operate university hospital pursuant to part 5 of this article.
C.R.S. § 23-60-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-103
23-60-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-60-103. Definitions. As used in this article 60, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Area technical college" means a school offering approved postsecondary vocational programs for credit, operated by a local school district or by a board of cooperative services, and designated by the general assembly as an area technical college in conformity with standards established by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. Tuition rates and fees charged any person not enrolled in a secondary school curriculum must be uniform for any group classification. For the purposes of this article 60, the following schools are area technical colleges: The Emily Griffith technical college, the technical college of the Rockies, and the Pickens technical college.

(2) "Occupational education" means any education designed to facilitate career and technical or occupational development of individual persons, including, but not limited to, career and technical training or retraining that is given in schools or classes, including field or laboratory work incident thereto, under public supervision and control or under contract with the board or a local educational agency and that is conducted as a part of a program designed to fit individuals for gainful employment as semiskilled or skilled workers or technicians in recognized occupations, but excluding any program to fit individuals for employment in occupations generally considered to be professional or that require a baccalaureate or higher degree. The term further includes career and technical guidance and counseling in connection with such training; instruction related to the occupation for which the person is being trained or necessary for the person to benefit from such training; and the training of persons engaged as or preparing to become career and technical education teachers, teacher-trainers, supervisors, and directors.

(3) "Postsecondary" means related to instruction of students over the age of seventeen years who are not enrolled in a regular program of kindergarten through grade twelve in a public, independent, or parochial school.

(4) A "registered elector" of a district means any person who is at least eighteen years of age, who is a citizen of the United States, who has resided in the state for thirty-two days, in the local college district thirty-two days, and in the dissolution election precinct thirty-two days immediately preceding the election, and who is duly registered.

(5) "Workplace literacy program" means any program of remedial education in basic mathematics or literacy skills sponsored by one or more private employers and offered for the benefit of employees and conducted in the workplace.
C.R.S. § 23-5-128 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-128
23-5-128. Meningococcal disease - information - immunity - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-128. Meningococcal disease - information - immunity - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Institution" means any public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution in the state.

(b) "New student" means each incoming freshman student residing in student housing, as defined by the institution, or any student who the institution requires to complete and return a standard certificate indicating immunizations received by the student as a requirement for residing in student housing.

(2) (a) On and after July 1, 2005, each institution shall provide to each new student, or, if a new student is under the age of eighteen years, to the student's parent or guardian, information concerning meningococcal disease, including but not limited to the following:

(I) (A) Meningococcal disease is a serious disease;

(B) Meningococcal disease is a contagious, but a largely preventable, infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain;

(C) Scientific evidence suggests that college students living in dormitory facilities are at a modestly increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease; and

(D) Immunization against meningococcal disease decreases the risk of contracting the disease.

(II) Website addresses, telephone numbers, or other similar information to assist a new student or the student's parent or legal guardian in identifying a location or locations where the new student may receive an immunization against meningococcal disease.

(b) An institution may provide the information required by subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) exactly as written or through similar language that reasonably meets the intent of the notification requirement and is based upon established and scientifically recognized medical or epidemiological data.

(3) On and after July 1, 2005, each institution shall require each new student who has not received a vaccination against meningococcal disease, or, if the new student is under the age of eighteen years, the student's parent or guardian, to check a box on a document provided by the institution stating that the signor has reviewed the information provided pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and has decided that the new student will not obtain a vaccination against meningococcal disease. An institution may include the acknowledgment required in this section on another signed document used to collect health or housing information that must be returned to the institution and that the institution is already required to retain for other purposes regarding the student's health or housing.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:

(a) Require a student who is planning to reside in student housing to obtain the vaccination against meningococcal disease;

(b) Require an institution to provide or pay for the vaccination of a student; or

(c) Prohibit an institution from establishing additional requirements concerning meningococcal vaccination.

(5) An institution that has made a reasonable effort to comply with this section shall not be liable for damages for injuries sustained by a student as a result of contracting meningococcal disease where the student's claim is based solely upon the provision of the information required by paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 23-71-406 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 4 / Section 23-71-406
23-71-406. Registered warrants by treasurer of the board of trustees
Status: in_force

23-71-406. Registered warrants by treasurer of the board of trustees. If a board of trustees has elected to withdraw all district moneys from the temporary custody of the county treasurer and there are no moneys or insufficient moneys to the credit of the proper fund of said district on deposit with a depository to pay any warrant or order drawn against said fund, the treasurer of said board of trustees shall register said warrant in the same manner as otherwise prescribed for a county treasurer under the provisions of section 23-71-404. Registered warrants shall draw interest from the date of such registration and endorsement at the rate and in the same manner as warrants registered by the county treasurer. The treasurer of said board of trustees shall perform all duties required of the county treasurer under section 23-71-404 (3) in the registration and payment of district warrants registered by said treasurer of the board of trustees, including publication for notice of payment thereof.
C.R.S. § 23-31-612 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 6 / Section 23-31-612
23-31-612. Expenses - how paid
Status: in_force

23-31-612. Expenses - how paid. To enable the board of governors of the Colorado state university system to carry out the provisions of sections 23-31-607 to 23-31-612, it is authorized to expend such amount as it may deem necessary in establishing agricultural experimental stations, out of any moneys which may accrue to the state by action of the congress of the United States for the purpose of establishing agricultural experimental stations in the various states and territories of the United States.
C.R.S. § 23-21-501 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-501
23-21-501. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-501. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The mission of the university of Colorado university hospital is to facilitate and support the education, research, and public service activities of the health sciences schools operated by the regents of the university of Colorado and to provide patient care, including care for the medically indigent, and specialized services not widely available elsewhere in the state and region;

(b) In order to provide for the education and training of health-care professionals, to provide a clinical setting for biomedical research, to ensure the availability of quality patient care including specialized medical services not otherwise widely available, and to provide for the care and treatment of the medically indigent, it is necessary that the university of Colorado university hospital be a facility of the finest possible quality;

(c) The present university of Colorado university hospital is unable to become and remain economically viable due to constraints imposed by being subject to various kinds of government policy and regulation;

(d) Unless the university of Colorado university hospital can become and remain economically viable, it will become ever more dependent upon state subsidies, and the quality of medical service and education will inevitably decline;

(e) The needs of the citizens of the state of Colorado and of the university of Colorado health sciences schools will be best served if the university of Colorado university hospital is operated by a quasi-governmental and corporate entity charged with the mission of operating a teaching hospital for the benefit of the health sciences schools and providing care for the medically indigent;

(f) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(f) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Subject to the provisions of section 25.5-3-102 (2), C.R.S., the authority to be created pursuant to this part 5 to operate the university of Colorado university hospital by receiving its assets and operating obligations shall continue to subsidize the costs of delivering medically indigent care in excess of the state reimbursement for the medically indigent. Consistent with the university of Colorado university hospital's past policy and performance, the authority will make every reasonable effort to continue the hospital's historic commitment to the provision of uncompensated care and shall allocate and invest its resources with a view to maximizing the hospital's long-term ability to provide uncompensated care.

(f) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(f) is effective July 1, 2025.] Consistent with the university of Colorado university hospital's past policy and performance, the authority will make every reasonable effort to continue the hospital's historic commitment to the provision of uncompensated care and shall allocate and invest its resources with a view to maximizing the hospital's long-term ability to provide uncompensated care.
C.R.S. § 23-60-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 3 / Section 23-60-301
23-60-301. Supervision of occupational education
Status: in_force

23-60-301. Supervision of occupational education. The director of occupational education shall supervise the administration of the occupational education programs of the state and upon approval of the board shall determine the allocation and distribution of state and federal vocational education funds to the community and technical colleges, local college districts, individual school districts, and other appropriate state and local educational agencies and institutions.
C.R.S. § 23-20-142 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-142
23-20-142. Educator well-being and mental health program - reporting - repeal
Status: repealed

23-20-142. Educator well-being and mental health program - reporting - repeal. (1) The university of Colorado health sciences center shall establish and operate an educator well-being and mental health program to provide support services for educators serving students in Colorado's public elementary and secondary schools.

(2) The services provided through the educator well-being and mental health program must include, but are not limited to:

(a) A hotline service for educators, providing daily telephone and text access;

(b) Staffed support groups; and

(c) Training and support programs for educators that focus on coping with stress and building resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery from the pandemic.

(3) The department of higher education shall enter into a limited purpose fee-for-service contract with the university of Colorado health sciences center pursuant to section 23-18-308 to provide state funding for the educator well-being and mental health program to supplement other sources of funding.

(4) On or before November 1, 2022, and on or before November 1 each year thereafter, the university of Colorado health sciences center shall submit a report to the department of higher education concerning the use of state funding for the educator well-being and mental health program, including information about the number of educators served, the services provided, funding received from other sources, and other relevant data and information about the implementation of the program and program outcomes.

(5) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-108
23-31.5-108. Power to acquire land
Status: in_force

23-31.5-108. Power to acquire land. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the power to take and hold, by gift, devise, or purchase or through exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to law, so much additional land as may become necessary for the location and construction of such additional buildings, structures, and other facilities as may be required for the uses and purposes of Colorado state university - Pueblo.
C.R.S. § 23-31-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-118
23-31-118. Advancement of moneys and pledge of income
Status: in_force

23-31-118. Advancement of moneys and pledge of income. (1) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system, designated in this section as the "board", is authorized to enter into contracts for the advancement of moneys for the construction and acquisition of facilities or equipment, or both, for the Colorado state university veterinary medicine hospital, or any part thereof, and, in connection with or as a part of such contracts, to pledge revenues from a special hospital fee that the board shall collect pursuant to agreements entered into with or with respect to each accountable student as security for the repayment of the moneys advanced therefor, together with interest thereon. The maximum number of accountable students at any given time shall not exceed three hundred eight; except that, should the total enrollment in the professional veterinary medicine program exceed five hundred forty-eight head-count students, additional accountable students may not exceed forty-five percent of each admitted class. For purposes of this section, an "accountable student" is a person who, as of the date of his or her selection for admission into the professional veterinary medicine program, is not receiving funding, either from the state of Colorado or from a state that has entered into a cooperative agreement with the state of Colorado pursuant to section 24-60-601, C.R.S., for all or any portion of the costs incurred in participating in the professional veterinary medicine program. An agreement shall be entered into with or with respect to each accountable student, and each such agreement shall provide that, as a condition to that student's continued enrollment in the professional veterinary medicine program, there shall be paid annually by or on behalf of the student the special hospital fee provided for in this section, which fee shall be fixed by the board annually in an amount sufficient to meet the obligation authorized by this section.

(2) The board shall annually assess each cooperative state or accountable student a support fee to reimburse Colorado for instructional costs. This support fee includes an equipment and renovation fee of one thousand one dollars assessed to each cooperative state or accountable student for acquisition or replacement of equipment and for renovation. Colorado shall share proportionately in the acquisition or replacement of equipment and renovation projects. The amount to be paid by Colorado shall be determined by the annual ratio of Colorado students to accountable students based upon beginning enrollment of each school year. The fee required to be collected pursuant to this subsection (2) is based on a student's status as an "accountable student" at the time of selection for admission into the professional veterinary medicine program and shall not be reduced or waived regardless of the student's status as an in-state student, pursuant to the provisions of section 23-7-103, at any time during the student's participation in the professional veterinary medicine program.

(3) The board shall not pledge any income of the university except that authorized in subsection (1) of this section and shall not create any mortgage upon property belonging to such institution or obligate the state of Colorado for the purpose of repaying or receiving any funds raised or advanced under the provisions of this section.

(4) Any advancement of moneys, not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars, may be evidenced by revenue bonds or anticipation warrants to be executed by the board for and on behalf of Colorado state university and containing such terms and provisions, including provisions for adequate reserves and for redemption prior to maturity and a maximum net effective interest rate, as may be determined by the board. Such revenue bonds or anticipation warrants shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds or anticipation warrants does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate fixed, which interest shall be payable semiannually or annually. Such revenue bonds or warrants may be sold at less than par, but they may not be sold at a price such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds or warrants exceeds the maximum net effective interest rate fixed. Any such revenue bonds or warrants may be refunded pursuant to article 54 of title 11, C.R.S., if in the judgment of the board such refunding is to the best interests of the university.

(5) If the sources of pledged revenues described in subsection (1) of this section exceed the amount required for the amortization of any advancement made pursuant to this section, and the payment of interest thereof, together with reserve requirements, the board may apply such surplus to the redemption of such securities prior to maturity of such securities according to redemption provisions thereof, or such surplus may be used by the board for the purposes of maintaining, repairing, altering, or adding to any existing equipment or facilities acquired pursuant to the provisions of this section for any lawful purpose.

(6) All obligations issued pursuant to this section and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance, estate, and transfer taxes.

(7) No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, proceedings, revenue bonds, or anticipation warrants issued or to be issued by the board in connection with the provision of all or any part of the Colorado state university veterinary medicine hospital pursuant to this section after the expiration of thirty days from 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.