C.R.S. § 23-7.4-201 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 2 / Section 23-7.4-201
23-7.4-201. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-7.4-201. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Domicile" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-7-102 (2).

(2) "Institution" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-7-102 (6).
C.R.S. § 23-5-143 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-143
23-5-143. Sexual assault victim care - memorandum of understanding - training - definition
Status: in_force

23-5-143. Sexual assault victim care - memorandum of understanding - training - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds and declares:

(a) College-aged students are at a high risk of being victims of sexual assault;

(b) It is important for a victim of a sexual assault to receive time-sensitive medical care following the assault whether or not medical forensic evidence is collected;

(c) The medical professionals best equipped to provide this care have specialized sexual assault training, including sexual assault nurse examiner training, sexual assault forensic examiner training, or medical forensic exam training;

(d) Few, if any, institutions of higher education have medical professionals on site with the necessary specialized training to care for sexual assault victims; and

(e) Institutions of higher education should have procedures in place to refer and transport sexual assault victims to nearby hospitals or clinics that have medical professionals specifically trained to care for those victims.

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

(a) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 or a participating private institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102.

(b) "Medical forensic exam program" means a health-care program with licensed medical professionals, such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or physicians, who have received some specialized training in conducting medical forensic examinations of adults and adolescents according to established Colorado protocols but have not received formal SAFE or SANE training. "Medical forensic exam programs" may be based in hospitals, medical clinics, safe houses, children's advocacy centers, stand-alone medical forensic exam clinics, public health clinics, or another facility where appropriate medical care is provided to sexual assault victims.

(c) "Sexual assault forensic examiner" or "SAFE" means a registered nurse, physician assistant, or physician who has been specifically trained to provide comprehensive sexual assault care, including evidence collection and testimony, pursuant to the International Association of Forensic Nurses' forensic nursing education guidelines.

(d) "Sexual assault nurse examiner" or "SANE" means a registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, who has been specifically trained to provide comprehensive sexual assault care, including evidence collection and testimony, pursuant to the International Association of Forensic Nurses' forensic nursing education guidelines.

(3) Within one hundred eighty days after May 4, 2015, each institution of higher education shall enter into and have in effect a memorandum of understanding or other formalized arrangement with at least one nearby medical facility or other facility that has sexual assault nurse examiners, sexual assault forensic examiners, or a medical forensic exam program. Each state-funded institution of higher education shall renew or obtain a new memorandum of understanding within three years after the date of each such memorandum. Each memorandum of understanding or other formalized arrangement must include provisions that the institution of higher education shall refer appropriate patients to the medical facility or other facility for the purposes of providing campus sexual assault victims medical care and evidence collection, if the victim chooses, and assist with or provide transportation to the facility.

(4) Each institution of higher education shall:

(a) Provide easily available information on the website of the institution of higher education on how to access a medical forensic examination following a sexual assault. The information must, at a minimum, inform victims of the medical facility with which the institution has a memorandum of understanding or formalized arrangement; of the methods of transportation available to get to the facility, including public transportation options; and that having a medical forensic examination does not require them, at any time, to participate with a law enforcement investigation or any criminal justice response.

(b) Have a sexual assault training and response policy that includes:

(I) A plan to ensure that campus health center staff is able to provide appropriate resources and referrals to students regarding medical forensic exams and sexual assault care. Within one year after the enactment of this section and at least every two years thereafter, each institution of higher education shall contract or otherwise arrange with a sexual assault nurse examiner and a trained sexual assault advocate to provide relevant campus health center staff with sexual assault response training. Such training must include campus, community, or law enforcement advocates as trainers. At a minimum, training should include content in the following areas:

(A) An overview of medical forensic exams for the purpose of enabling campus health staff to answer a victim's questions about medical forensic exams;

(B) Trauma response;

(C) Victim dynamics;

(D) Short-term and long-term health impact of sexual assault;

(E) Victim compensation eligibility as described in article 4.1 of title 24, C.R.S.; and

(F) Sexual assault victim emergency payment program eligibility as described in section 18-3-407.7, C.R.S.

(II) A referral plan to connect a student who is a victim to the appropriate victim advocates. Confidential victim advocates may be campus advocates or community-based advocates. Victims may also be referred to victim advocates employed by a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the crime, if appropriate.

(III) Transportation instructions to inform about, assist with, or provide transport to the hospital, clinic, or other facility performing the medical forensic examination or sexual assault-related medical care.

(5) The general assembly encourages all other institutions of higher education in this state to enter into a similar memorandum of understanding or formalized arrangement as described in this section, to post information on the institution's website, and to have sexual assault training and response policies.
C.R.S. § 23-5-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-112
23-5-112. Gifts and bequests to institutions of higher education - venture development inv
Status: in_force

23-5-112. Gifts and bequests to institutions of higher education - venture development investment funds. (1) All state institutions of higher education are authorized to receive gifts and bequests of money or property which may be tendered to any such institution by will or gift. The governing board of such institution is authorized, subject to the terms of any gift or bequest and to provisions of any applicable law, to hold such funds or property in trust or invest or sell them and use either principal or interest or the proceeds of sale for the benefit of such institutions or the students or others for whose benefit such institutions are conducted.

(2) When a governing board of an institution of higher education is offered a gift of property, whether real or personal, which directly or indirectly involves significant ongoing expenditures, the institution shall require in connection therewith an endowment sufficient to fund such expenses. This subsection (2) shall not apply when the gift has been approved by the Colorado commission on higher education with the understanding that acceptance will require an allocation of state funding and the commission is satisfied that provision therefor can be made within available resources. The commission shall prepare a statement of procedures of review and of criteria to be applied in its review of any such gifts, which shall have the approval of the governor and joint budget committee.

(3) Nonprofit entities such as foundations, institutes, and similar organizations organized for the sole benefit of one or more state institutions of higher education are entitled to receive gifts and bequests of money or property which may be tendered to any such entity by will or gift. Such gifts and bequests are subject to audit by the state auditor or the state auditor's designee. If the entity is entirely separate and apart from the institution, if no employees of the institution serve as staff or as voting members of the entity's board, and if the funds and accounts of the entity are entirely separate from those of the institution, such gifts and bequests are subject to annual audit to be performed by an independent accounting firm engaged by the entity if determined in advance to be satisfactory to the legislative audit committee. The state auditor shall have access to all of the accountant's work papers. If, alternatively, the separate relationship does not prevail, members and employees of the board of the entity may include staff members or employees of the institution, and such gifts and bequests are subject to audit by the state auditor or the state auditor's designee.

(4) (a) Each state institution of higher education may elect to establish a venture development investment fund for the purpose of facilitating the commercialization of research projects conducted at a research institution of the institution or a research institution that has an office of technology transfer. A venture development fund may be administered by a nonprofit entity such as a foundation, institute, or similar organization that is affiliated with the institution.

(b) The purposes of a venture development investment fund established by a state institution of higher education pursuant to this section shall include, but need not be limited to, providing the following:

(I) Capital for entrepreneurial programs that are associated with the institution;

(II) Opportunities for students of the institution to gain experience in applying research to commercial activities;

(III) Proof-of-concept funding for the purpose of transforming research and development concepts into commercially viable products or services; and

(IV) Entrepreneurial opportunities for persons who are interested in transforming research into viable commercial ventures that create jobs in Colorado.

(c) Each state institution of higher education and each nonprofit entity, such as a foundation, institute, or similar organization, that is affiliated with a state institution of higher education is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations to facilitate the establishment of a venture development investment fund.

(d) Individuals, businesses, and other entities are encouraged to donate moneys to research institutions of state institutions of higher education for the purpose of advancing the commercialization of research projects at the research institutions.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-209 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-209
23-3.1-209. Negotiability of bonds
Status: in_force

23-3.1-209. Negotiability of bonds. All bonds and any interest coupons applicable to such bonds are hereby declared and shall be construed to be negotiable instruments.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-308 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.1-308
23-3.1-308. Residency
Status: in_force

23-3.1-308. Residency. Both Colorado resident and nonresident account owners and designated beneficiaries are eligible to participate in and benefit from the college savings program. Only Colorado resident account owners and beneficiaries, and account owners and beneficiaries who are residents in any state which contracts with the authority under section 23-3.1-311, are eligible to participate in and benefit from the ABLE savings program, unless otherwise provided under section 529A of the internal revenue code.
C.R.S. § 23-1-125 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-125
23-1-125. Commission directive - student bill of rights - degree requirements - implementa
Status: in_force

23-1-125. Commission directive - student bill of rights - degree requirements - implementation of core courses - competency test - prior learning - prior work-related experience - policies - definitions - repeal. (1) Student bill of rights. The general assembly finds that students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and students who are accepted to an institution of higher education have the following rights:

(a) Students should be able to complete their associate of arts and associate of science degree programs in no more than sixty credit hours or their baccalaureate programs in no more than one hundred twenty credit hours unless there are additional degree requirements recognized by the commission;

(b) A student can sign a two-year or four-year graduation agreement that formalizes a plan for that student to obtain a degree in two or four years, unless there are additional degree requirements recognized by the commission;

(c) Students have a right to clear and concise information concerning which courses must be completed successfully to complete their degrees;

(d) Students have a right to know which courses are transferable among the state public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education;

(e) Students, upon completion of core general education courses, regardless of the delivery method, should have those courses satisfy the core course requirements of all Colorado public institutions of higher education;

(f) Students have a right to know if courses from one or more public higher education institutions satisfy the students' degree requirements;

(g) A student's credit for the completion of the core requirements and core courses shall not expire for ten years from the date of initial enrollment and shall be transferrable;

(h) Students have a right to transparency of the cost of postsecondary education programs, including information on fees, associated expenses, and financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, and loans;

(i) Students have the right to seamless transfer of courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, transparency in the process for transferring credits, a timely response on applications for transferring credits, and transparency in how and why a credit is accepted or rejected by an institution and how and why a credit is or is not applied toward degree requirements;

(j) Students have the right to appeal an institution's failure to accept the student's request for transfer credit; and

(k) Students have the right to know what work-related experiences or prior learning opportunities are awarded postsecondary academic credit at the institution in which the student is enrolled, pursuant to section 23-5-145.5.

(1.5) Policies. On or before April 1, 2025, the commission shall adopt policies for public institutions of higher education on how to best implement the right described in subsection (1)(i) of this section.

(2) Degree requirements. The commission shall establish a standard of a one-hundred-twenty-hour baccalaureate degree, not including specific professional degree programs that have additional degree requirements recognized by the commission.

(3) Core courses. The department, in consultation with each Colorado public institution of higher education, is directed to outline a plan to implement a core course concept that defines the general education course guidelines for all public institutions of higher education. The core of courses shall be designed to ensure that students demonstrate competency in reading, critical thinking, written communication, mathematics, and technology. The core of courses shall consist of at least thirty credit hours but shall not exceed forty credit hours. Individual institutions of higher education shall conform their own core course requirements with the guidelines developed by the department and shall identify the specific courses that meet the general education course guidelines. Any such guidelines developed by the department shall be submitted to the commission for its approval. In creating and adopting the guidelines, the department and the commission, in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education, may make allowances for baccalaureate programs that have additional degree requirements recognized by the commission. If a statewide matrix of core courses is adopted by the commission, the courses identified by the individual institutions as meeting the general education course guidelines shall be included in the matrix. The commission shall adopt such policies to ensure that institutions develop the most effective way to implement the transferability of core course credits.

(4) Competency testing. On or before July 1, 2010, the commission shall, in consultation with each public institution of higher education, define a process for students to test out of core courses, including specifying use of a national test or the criteria for approving institutionally devised tests. Beginning in the 2010-11 academic year, each public institution of higher education shall grant full course credits to students for the core courses they successfully test out of, free of tuition for those courses.

(4.5) Prior learning. Beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, each public institution of higher education shall adopt and make public a policy or program to determine academic credit for prior learning.

(4.7) Prior work-related experience. Pursuant to section 23-5-145.5, the council created and existing pursuant to section 23-1-108.5, in collaboration with the commission, shall create, adopt, and implement a plan to determine and award postsecondary academic credit for work-related experience.

(5) Nonpublic institutions of higher education. (a) (I) A nonpublic institution of higher education may choose to conform its core course requirements with, or adopt core course requirements that meet, the general education course guidelines developed by the department pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and identify the specific courses that meet the general education course guidelines. The nonpublic institution of higher education may require all of the students enrolled in the institution to take the core course requirements that are conformed or adopted as provided in this paragraph (a) or may require only those students who are concurrently enrolled, pursuant to article 35 of title 22, C.R.S., in a high school and in the nonpublic institution of higher education to take said core course requirements.

(II) The core course requirements that a nonpublic institution of higher education conforms or adopts pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall comply with the number of credit hours required by the department and shall include courses in each of the subject areas identified by the department. The nonpublic institution of higher education shall submit to the department a description of its core course requirements with the initial review fee established pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), and the department shall determine whether the nonpublic institution's core course requirements comply with the department's general education course guidelines. If the department determines that the nonpublic institution of higher education's core course requirements comply with the guidelines, then the nonpublic institution's core course credits shall be transferable to public institutions of higher education, and the nonpublic institution of higher education shall accept transfers of core course credits from the public institutions of higher education.

(b) A nonpublic institution of higher education that chooses to seek transferability of its core course credits pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) shall, prior to the beginning of each academic year in which it seeks transferability, allow the department to review its general education core course requirements and its general education courses to ensure that they continue to meet the general education core course guidelines. The department may assess a fee as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5) to offset the costs of the annual review.

(c) The commission, in consultation with the department, shall establish the amounts of the initial review fee and the annual review fee of a nonpublic institution of higher education's general education core course requirements and core courses, which amounts shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in initially reviewing and in annually reviewing the nonpublic institution's general education core course requirements and core courses. The department is authorized to collect the fees from nonpublic institutions of higher education as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (5).

(d) On or before March 1, 2016, the commission shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report concerning the implementation of this subsection (5). At a minimum, the report shall include:

(I) The names of the nonpublic institutions of higher education that are participating in the general education core course requirements;

(II) The number of students who have transferred core course credits to or from a nonpublic institution of higher education;

(III) Any issues that have arisen in the course of implementing this subsection (5); and

(IV) Any recommendations for changes to this subsection (5).

(e) As used in this subsection (5), "nonpublic institution of higher education" means an educational institution operating in this state that:

(I) Does not receive state general fund moneys in support of its operating costs;

(II) Admits as regular students only persons having a high school diploma or the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma;

(III) Is accredited by an accrediting agency or association approved by the United States department of education;

(IV) Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree;

(V) Is authorized by the department of higher education to do business in Colorado pursuant to section 23-2-103.3;

(VI) Maintains a physical campus or instructional facility in Colorado; and

(VII) Has been determined by the United States department of education to be eligible to administer federal financial aid programs pursuant to Title IV of the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", as amended.

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

(a) "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.

(b) "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 has equivalent learning outcomes as the same level of courses offered by another institution.

(c) "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.

(d) "Public institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning set forth in section 23-4.5-102.
C.R.S. § 23-21-702 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 7 / Section 23-21-702
23-21-702. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-21-702. Definitions. As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Dementia diseases and related disabilities" has the same meaning set forth in section 25-1-502 (2.5).
C.R.S. § 23-3.5-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.5 / Section 23-3.5-105
23-3.5-105. Determination of eligibility
Status: repealed

23-3.5-105. Determination of eligibility. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-1-101.1 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-101.1
23-1-101.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-1-101.1. Definitions. As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education created and existing pursuant to this article.

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

(3) "Executive director" means the office of the executive director of the Colorado commission on higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114, C.R.S.

(4) "Legacy preference" means a preference given by a higher education institution to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution.
C.R.S. § 23-71-119 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-119
23-71-119. Regular meetings
Status: in_force

23-71-119. Regular meetings. (1) The local district college board of trustees shall hold regular meetings as the board decides; except that the board shall hold no fewer than four regular meetings each year. The board may hold additional or special meetings upon call of the president or a majority of the board. The secretary of the board shall notify the members of all meetings. The board shall hold all special and regular meetings of the board at locations that are within the boundaries of the district or that are within the boundaries of a county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location is not farther than twenty miles from the district boundaries. The board may waive the provisions of this section governing the location of meetings only if the proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board and if the board adopts a resolution stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this section and further stating the date, time, and place of the meeting.

(2) (a) The board of trustees of Colorado mountain college, without holding a meeting, may take an action that is otherwise required or permitted to be taken at a board meeting if:

(I) The secretary of the board transmits in writing to each member of the board notice of the proposed action to be taken without a meeting;

(II) A board member does not demand in writing that the action described in the notice be discussed in a regular or special board meeting;

(III) After the board receives notice of the proposed action, the board secretary provides full and timely notice of the proposed action to the public by posting notice of the proposed action in the designated public place for posting notice of meetings described in section 24-6-402 (2)(c), C.R.S., and a member of the public does not request that the proposed action be discussed in a regular or special board meeting; and

(IV) Every member of the board, by the date stated in the notice, delivers a written vote in favor of taking the action.

(b) The notice required by this subsection (2) must, at a minimum, state:

(I) The action to be taken;

(II) The date by which each board member must respond; and

(III) That failure to respond by the date stated in the notice has the same effect as voting against the action stated in the notice.

(c) The board of trustees of Colorado mountain college may take an action without a meeting as provided in this subsection (2) only if, by the date stated in the notice transmitted pursuant to this subsection (2), the board president receives an affirmative vote in favor of the action in writing from each member of the board and does not receive a written demand by a board member that the action not be taken without a meeting. Unless the notice transmitted pursuant to this subsection (2) states a different effective date, an action taken pursuant to this subsection (2) is effective on the date for response stated in the notice transmitted pursuant to this subsection (2).

(d) A writing by a board member under this subsection (2) must, at a minimum, specify the identity of the board member; the vote, abstention, demand, or revocation of the board member; and the proposed action to which the vote, abstention, demand, or revocation relates. Unless otherwise provided by an action of the board, all communications under this subsection (2) may be transmitted or received by electronically transmitted facsimile, electronic mail, or other form of wire or wireless communication. For purposes of this subsection (2), communications are not effective until received.

(e) An action taken pursuant to this subsection (2) has the same effect as an action taken at a regular or special meeting of the board and may be described as such in any document. Electronic mail or other written communications used to provide notice or to discuss the proposed action are subject to the open meeting requirements specified in part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S.

(f) The board secretary shall ensure that all writings made pursuant to this section are filed with the minutes of the board meetings.

(g) In addition to the list described in section 24-6-402 (7), C.R.S., the board secretary shall maintain a list of persons who ask for notice of a proposed action to be taken pursuant to this subsection (2). The board secretary shall notify each person on the list of a proposed action and shall specify in the notice that a member of the public may request that the board discuss the proposed action in a regular or special board meeting.
C.R.S. § 23-3.5-103.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.5 / Section 23-3.5-103.5
23-3.5-103.5. Assistance to professional theology students prohibited
Status: in_force

23-3.5-103.5. Assistance to professional theology students prohibited. (1) The guidelines established by the commission pursuant to section 23-3.5-103 (1) shall include:

(a) A prohibition against the awarding of any financial assistance pursuant to this article to a student who is pursuing a professional degree in theology; except that the prohibition described in this section shall not apply to financial assistance that is awarded to a student from a federal program, including but not limited to Title IV of the federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1070, as amended; and

(b) A requirement that an institution or nonpublic institution of higher education that seeks to award financial assistance to a student pursuant to this article certify that the student is not pursuing a professional degree in theology.
C.R.S. § 23-1-119.3 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-119.3
23-1-119.3. Department directive - exchange of student records
Status: in_force

23-1-119.3. Department directive - exchange of student records. (1) The department of higher education and the department of education shall establish a procedure that allows for the direct, electronic exchange of student unit record data for students enrolled in Colorado public high schools.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2-111 (3)(a), C.R.S., the department of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education, shall identify the student data relevant to high school students' transitions to the postsecondary system to which the department of education has access and that shall be shared with the department of higher education.

(3) The department of education shall collect student authorization for the transfer of data where necessary and practicable through existing systems for the collection of student data.

(4) The implementation of the data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section 22-7-1016.5, C.R.S., must utilize student unit record data collected and maintained by the department of education and must be administered at no charge to local education providers, public institutions of higher education, or students.

(5) The data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section 22-7-1016.5 must ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy of information, including but not limited to the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith.

(6) In compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy of information, including but not limited to the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith, the department of higher education shall share student unit record data with Colorado public institutions of higher education for recruitment, enrollment, and placement purposes.

(7) The department of higher education may use Colorado public high school students' student unit record data to provide students with relevant information concerning the transition from high school to colleges and universities.

(8) To the extent practicable and subject to available data and resources, the department of higher education may use the data obtained pursuant to this section for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of section 23-1-119.1 and 23-1-119.2, as well as in the admission of eligible students to public institutions of higher education.
C.R.S. § 23-41-206 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 23-41-206
23-41-206. Employees
Status: in_force

23-41-206. Employees. The Colorado school of mines may employ such assistants and personnel as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this part 2, subject to applicable provisions of law.
C.R.S. § 23-52-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-116
23-52-116. Power to invest
Status: in_force

23-52-116. Power to invest. The board of trustees has the power to direct the investment of funds held by the state treasurer pursuant to section 23-52-114 in such securities as are permitted for private trustees and similar fiduciaries under the law of the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-3.9-303 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.9 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.9-303
23-3.9-303. Educator test stipend program - created - guidelines - repeal
Status: repealed

23-3.9-303. Educator test stipend program - created - guidelines - repeal. (1) (a) There is created in the department the educator test stipend program, referred to in this section as the "stipend program". The purpose of the stipend program is to award stipend money to an approved program of preparation to reduce financial barriers for eligible students by paying the fees and costs, which may include travel and lodging costs, associated with the assessment of professional competencies required for licensure and required endorsements pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212.

(b) (I) The commission shall adopt any necessary policies and the department shall adopt any necessary guidelines to implement and administer the stipend program.

(II) In its adoption of any necessary policies pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section, the commission shall create a formula for calculating the amount of stipend money awarded to each approved program of preparation based on the total number of eligible students in an approved program of preparation and the amount required to pay the fees and costs associated with the assessment of professional competencies for licensure and the required endorsement for each eligible student.

(c) The department shall collect data to measure the effectiveness of the stipend program, which data includes, 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 the eligible students who receive stipend money through the educator test 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. 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 number of 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 stipend money, plus additional money to pay the direct costs of operating the stipend program. The approved program of preparation shall distribute the stipend money to each eligible student to pay the fees and costs associated with the assessment of professional competencies for licensure and the required endorsement.

(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund the total number of eligible students, the approved program of preparation shall reduce the stipend amounts paid to each eligible student in proportion to the deficit.

(c) The approved program of preparation shall determine the number of times an eligible student may be reimbursed if the student must retake the assessment of professional competencies.

(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 approved programs of preparation in operating the stipend program.

(4) (a) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department three 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 recipient shall spend or obligate any stipend 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:

(I) First, consideration for eligible students whose expected family contribution does not exceed three hundred percent of the maximum federal Pell-eligible expected family contribution; and

(II) Second, consideration for graduates of an approved program of preparation who were placed as student educators before passing the assessment of professional competencies in state fiscal years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.

(d) This subsection (4) is repealed, effective January 31, 2027.
C.R.S. § 23-80-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 80 / Section 23-80-104
23-80-104. Inclusive higher education grant program - created - duties - policies
Status: in_force

23-80-104. Inclusive higher education grant program - created - duties - policies. (1) There is created in the department the inclusive higher education grant program to provide grants to state institutions of higher education for the purpose of establishing, or expanding existing, inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(2) A state institution of higher education that receives a grant through the grant program shall use the money for the purpose of establishing an, or expanding an existing, inclusive higher education program. The grant recipient may use the grant award to:

(a) Perform an institutional assessment to determine training, technical assistance, and the capacity needed to provide inclusive higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(b) Identify institutional policies and practices that foster or impede inclusive higher education opportunities;

(c) Offer programs and supports for the students that allow each student to take for credit or to audit a minimum of two on-campus undergraduate courses each semester in a student's chosen area of study, and to take a course each semester that is designed to meet the needs of each student and is necessary to receive the award of a credential in the student's chosen area of study;

(d) Integrate the students academically and socially into the normative offerings of the state institution of higher education;

(e) Provide peer mentoring services for the students;

(f) Coordinate programs and supports with available vocational rehabilitation through the department of labor and employment;

(g) Provide programs and supports that prepare the students for gainful competitive employment;

(h) Provide programs and supports for the students to develop independent living skills, including self-care, socialization, career readiness, healthy lifestyle choices, and financial literacy;

(i) Provide benefits counseling to the students;

(j) Develop admissions standards that do not require students applying to participate in an inclusive higher education program to take a national assessment test as an admission requirement; and

(k) Perform outreach to high schools to ensure awareness of available inclusive higher education opportunities.

(3) No later than September 30, 2022, the department shall issue a request for proposals for an organization to administer the grant program. The department shall select and contract with an organization that has demonstrated success in assisting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to attend state institutions of higher education. The department shall select the administering entity and enter into a contract with the administering entity no later than December 30, 2022, which contract is subject to annual review and renewal.

(4) The department and administering entity shall implement the grant program in accordance with this article 80. Grants must be awarded as provided in this article 80.

(5) Upon receiving notice from the administering entity that a state institution of higher education is selected to receive a grant, the department shall, as soon as practicable, transfer to the administering entity the amount of the grant award.

(6) The commission shall adopt policies as required by this article 80 or as may be necessary to implement the grant program. At a minimum, the policies must specify the form of the grant program application, the time frames for applying for grants, and the time frames for distributing grant money.
C.R.S. § 23-20-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-108
23-20-108. Secretary - duties
Status: in_force

23-20-108. Secretary - duties. The board of regents shall elect a secretary, who shall hold the office during the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall record all the proceedings of the board of regents in a visual text format that may be transmitted electronically and carefully preserve all its books and papers. The secretary's books shall show how the permanent fund of the university has been invested; the amount of each kind of securities, if any, with the date thereof, and when due; the interest thereon, and when and where payable; the amount of each loan, if any, when made and payable to whom, how secured, at what rate of interest, and when and where payable. The secretary shall countersign and register all warrants and checks. The treasurer shall not pay a warrant or a check for money unless the same is drawn by the president and countersigned by the secretary.
C.R.S. § 23-31-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-101
23-31-101. University established - role and mission
Status: in_force

23-31-101. University established - role and mission. There is hereby established a university at Fort Collins to be known as Colorado state university. Colorado state university shall be a comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards offering a comprehensive array of baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree programs. Consistent with the tradition of land grant universities, Colorado state university has exclusive authority to offer graduate and undergraduate programs in agriculture, forestry, natural resources, and veterinary medicine. The Colorado commission on higher education, in consultation with the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, shall designate those graduate level programs that are the primary responsibility of Colorado state university. Colorado state 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.
C.R.S. § 23-71-507 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-507
23-71-507. Joint election for directors and bonds
Status: repealed

23-71-507. Joint election for directors and bonds. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-41-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-120
23-41-120. Warrants as security - when
Status: in_force

23-41-120. Warrants as security - when. Anticipation warrants issued pursuant to section 23-41-118 may be used as security for any depository bond or obligation where any kind of bonds or other securities must or may, by law, be deposited as security.
C.R.S. § 23-71-135 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-135
23-71-135. Local district colleges - high school diplomas - approval
Status: in_force

23-71-135. Local district colleges - high school diplomas - approval. (1) A local district college board of trustees may establish and approve graduation requirements for a high school diploma. A local district college shall award a high school diploma to a student who successfully completes the high school graduation requirements approved by a local district college board of trustees.

(2) A service provider may partner with a local district college to provide courses that lead to a high school diploma or an industry-recognized credential.

(3) As used in this section, "service provider" means a nonprofit entity or for-profit entity that enters into a formal, negotiated contract for educational services with a local district college.
C.R.S. § 23-76.5-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76.5 / Section 23-76.5-105
23-76.5-105. Initiative funding - fee-for-service contracts
Status: repealed

23-76.5-105. Initiative funding - fee-for-service contracts. (1) Subject to available appropriations, 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 funding for the rural program office in the department of family medicine to carry out the office's duties described in section 23-76.5-103. The funding for the rural program office may be included in a single fee-for-service contract with the university of Colorado health sciences center pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) Subject to available appropriations, the department of higher education shall enter into a limited purpose fee-for-service contract with the governing boards of each of the following institutions, except for Colorado mountain college, for allocation to each program or institution listed in this subsection (2) to establish or expand an existing rural track pursuant to this article 76.5:

(I) Adams state university, in its nursing program;

(II) Colorado Mesa university, in its nursing program;

(III) The Colorado school of public health, in its master of public health program;

(IV) Colorado state university - Pueblo, in its school of nursing;

(V) Metropolitan state university of Denver, in its nursing program;

(VI) The university of Colorado, in the following programs or schools:

(A) At the health sciences center campus, in its school of dental medicine and in the rural program of its doctor of medicine program in the school of medicine;

(B) At the Colorado Springs campus, in its nursing program; and

(C) At the health sciences center campus, in its physician assistants program in the school of medicine;

(VII) The university of northern Colorado, in its school of nursing;

(VIII) Western Colorado university, in its master of behavioral science in rural community health program;

(IX) Colorado mountain college, in its nursing program;

(X) Fort Lewis college, in its nursing program operated in agreement with the university of Colorado nursing program; and

(XI) At the following institutions governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education:

(A) Morgan community college, in its nursing program; and

(B) Trinidad state college, in its nursing program.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Subject to available appropriations, the department of higher education may enter into a limited purpose fee-for-service contract with the board of regents of the university of Colorado for allocation to each program or institution listed in subsection (2)(a) of this section to expand an existing rural track program pursuant to this article 76.5. The rural program office, in collaboration with the institutions, shall develop a formula based on data that documents the program's or institution's fulfillment of the requirements specified in section 23-76.5-102 for the department of higher education to use to make allocations to a program or institution pursuant to this subsection (2)(c). When developing the allocation formula, the rural program office shall consider:

(I) The percentage of money dedicated to direct student support in the form of scholarships and rural housing assistance during rural practical experience;

(II) The number of students enrolled in each rural track program;

(III) The length of study for the rural track program;

(IV) The tuition expenses for the rural track program;

(V) The amount of rural curriculum provided to students;

(VI) The rural practical experience provided to students;

(VII) The teaching development provided to volunteer rural preceptors; and

(VIII) The number of graduates who enter rural practice.

(3) Any money not expended or encumbered from any appropriation at the end of any fiscal year remains available for expenditure for the purpose of this section in the next fiscal year without further appropriation.
C.R.S. § 23-64-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-103
23-64-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-64-103. Definitions. As used in this article 64, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Administrative law judge" means a person, appointed by the authority from a list provided by the attorney general, who shall conduct hearings on any matter that is within the jurisdiction of the division and that is referred to the administrative law judge by the division.

(2) "Agent" means any person owning any interest in, employed by, or representing for remuneration or other consideration a private occupational school located within or without this state who enrolls or who, in places other than the principal school premises, offers or attempts to secure the enrollment of any person within this state for education in a school.

(3) "Agent's permit" means a nontransferable written authorization issued to an agent pursuant to the provisions of this article 64 by the division upon approval by the executive director.

(4) "Associate degree" means a degree offered by a school on the successful completion of the degree requirements as established by the division.

(5) "Board" means the private occupational school board created in section 23-64-107.

(6) "Ceasing operation" means the voluntary discontinuation of operation by a private occupational school or the discontinuation of operation by a private occupational school due to the denial, expiration, revocation, or suspension of the school's certificate of approval by the division.

(7) "Certificate" means an award for the successful completion of a specific course or program objective.

(8) "Certificate of approval" means a written authorization issued by the division, upon approval by the executive director, to the principal owners of a school in the name of the school, pursuant to the provisions of this article 64, to operate a school in this state.

(9) "Diploma" means an award for the successful completion of an approved prescribed program of study in a particular field of endeavor.

(10) "Director" means the director of the private occupational school division created pursuant to section 23-64-105.

(11) "Division" means the private occupational school division created pursuant to section 23-64-105.

(12) "Educational credentials" means certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, transcripts, reports, numbers, or words that signify or are generally taken to signify enrollment, attendance, progress, or satisfactory completion of the requirements for education at a school.

(13) "Educational services" or "education" includes, but is not limited to, any class, course, or program of training, instruction, or study that is designed or is purported to meet all or part of the requirements for employment in an agricultural, trade, industrial, technical, business, office, sales, service, or health occupation and constitutes occupational education.

(14) "Entity" includes, but is not limited to, any person, society, association, partnership, corporation, or trust.

(15) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of higher education appointed pursuant to section 23-1-110 (2).

(16) "New school" means a private occupational school that does not hold an existing certificate of approval as of June 30, 1981, or a school holding an existing certificate of approval as of June 30, 1981, that subsequently expires pursuant to the provisions of section 23-64-114 (4) or is revoked or denied pursuant to the provisions of this article 64.

(17) "Occupational education" means any education designed to facilitate the vocational, technical, or occupational development of individual persons, including, but not limited to, vocational or technical training or retraining that is given in schools or classes, including field or laboratory work incident thereto, 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 requiring less than a four-year baccalaureate degree. The term also includes instruction related to the occupation for which the person is being trained or that is necessary for him or her to benefit from the training.

(18) "Offer" or "offering" includes, in addition to its usual meaning, advertising, publicizing, soliciting, or encouraging any person in any manner to perform the act described.

(19) "Operate" or "operating", when used with respect to a school, means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in this state where, from, or through which educational services are offered or educational credentials are offered or granted.

(20) "Private occupational school" or "school" means any entity or institution for profit or not for profit located within or without this state that offers educational credentials or educational services that constitute occupational education in this state and that is not specifically exempt from the provisions of this article 64.

(21) "Train-out" means the opportunity for a student of a private occupational school ceasing operation to meet the student's educational objectives through training provided by another approved private occupational school, a community college, an area technical college, or any other training arrangement acceptable to the division.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.3-103
23-3.3-103. Annual appropriations - repeal
Status: repealed

23-3.3-103. Annual appropriations - repeal. (1) The annual appropriations for student financial assistance under this article shall increase by at least the same percentage as the aggregate percentage increase of all general fund appropriations to institutions of higher education. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impair the authority of the Colorado commission on higher education under section 23-1-105.

(1.5) An appropriation that is less than two million dollars made to an institution of higher education in an act that is not the general appropriation act nor a supplemental appropriation act is exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article shall not apply to said appropriations for the 2010-11 fiscal year.

(3) and (4) Repealed.

(5) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made to the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund created in section 23-31-301 (8.5)(a) or the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10).

(6) Repealed.

(7) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to sections 23-18-308 (1)(f) and 23-60-202.7 to the state board for community colleges and occupational education to provide services to maximize concurrent enrollment across the community college system.

(8) Repealed.

(9) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations for the 2021-22 fiscal year for increases in funding for the institutions of higher education that restore aggregate general fund appropriations to a level at or below the level of such appropriations for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

(b) For the 2021-22 fiscal year, subsection (1) of this section is calculated based on 2020-21 fiscal year financial aid appropriations enacted during the 2020 regular legislative session and does not include any supplemental appropriation for financial aid enacted during the 2021 legislative session.

(c) This subsection (9) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(10) Repealed.

(11) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to sections 23-18-308 (1)(i) and 23-20-142 for the educator well-being and mental health program.

(b) This subsection (11) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(12) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program pursuant to section 23-31-320.

(13) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the expansion of forestry and wildfire mitigation degree and certificate programs pursuant to section 23-1-142.

(b) This subsection (13) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(14) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program pursuant to section 23-81-102.

(15) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to section 23-60-1201 for the in-demand short-term credentials program.

(b) This subsection (15) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(16) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to part 11 of article 21 of this title 23 for the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program.

(17) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for the purpose of the Colorado food systems advisory council pursuant to part 11 of article 31 of this title 23.

(b) This subsection (17) is repealed , effective September 1, 2026.

(18) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to section 23-31-319 to fund improvements to the Colorado state forest service seedling tree nursery.

(b) This subsection (18) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(19) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for the purpose of conducting a Republican river groundwater economic impact study pursuant to section 23-31-804.

(b) This subsection (19) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(20) Repealed.

(21) (a) Subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 does not apply to increased appropriations from the general fund for the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal years made pursuant to section 23-18-304 that result from the phase-out of increased reimbursements and payments pursuant to the federal "Families First Coronavirus Response Act", Pub.L. 116-127.

(b) This subsection (21) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(22) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for allocation to public institutions of higher education to support eligible students described in section 23-3.3-1006.

(b) This subsection (22) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 23-71-706 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 7 / Section 23-71-706
23-71-706. Payable from special fund
Status: in_force

23-71-706. Payable from special fund. The securities shall be payable and collectible, as to principal, interest, and any prior redemption premium, solely out of net pledged revenues; the holder thereof may not look to any general or other fund for such payment of such securities, except the net revenues pledged therefor; the securities shall not constitute an indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation, if any such provision or limitation appertains thereto; the securities shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the district but shall constitute its special obligations; and the full faith and credit of the district shall not be pledged for their payment. Such payment shall not be secured by an encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, except for its pledged revenues. No property of the district, subject to said exception, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of securities.
C.R.S. § 23-64-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-116
23-64-116. Application for change of ownership - definition
Status: in_force

23-64-116. Application for change of ownership - definition. (1) In the event of a change of ownership of a school, the seller, prior to the effective date of the change of ownership, shall notify the board in writing, and the buyer, prior to the change of ownership, shall apply for approval of the change of ownership upon forms to be provided and in a manner prescribed by the board. In the event of the buyer's or seller's failure to comply with this subsection (1), the school's certificate of approval is suspended by operation of law until the application has been received and approved by the board as provided in this section. The change of ownership must not occur unless the board gives prior approval.

(2) Following the review and evaluation of an application and any further information required by the board to be submitted by the applicant and an investigation and appraisal of an applicant as the board deems necessary or appropriate, the board shall either grant or deny the application. Denial of an application shall be in the same manner as set forth in section 23-64-118 for a denial of an application for a certificate of approval; except that the board shall not be required to submit a notice of noncompliance.

(3) "Ownership", for the purpose of this section, means ownership of a controlling interest in the school or, in the event the school is owned or controlled by a corporation or other legal entity other than a natural person, ownership of a controlling interest in the legal entity owning or controlling the school.
C.R.S. § 23-41-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-101
23-41-101. Location - powers
Status: in_force

23-41-101. Location - powers. The state school of mines, located at Golden in the county of Jefferson, is declared to be a body corporate under the name of "Colorado school of mines"; and, by that name, it may sue and be sued; may take and hold real and personal property by gift, bequest, devise, or purchase for the state; and may sell and dispose of the same when authorized so to do by law.
C.R.S. § 23-15-114 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-114
23-15-114. Purchase
Status: in_force

23-15-114. Purchase. The authority may purchase its bonds or notes out of any funds available therefor. The authority may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell such bonds or notes, subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondholders or noteholders.
C.R.S. § 23-31-509 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 5 / Section 23-31-509
23-31-509. Acceptance of congressional act of 1928
Status: in_force

23-31-509. Acceptance of congressional act of 1928. Full and complete acceptance, ratification, and assent is made and given by the state of Colorado to all the provisions, terms, grants, and conditions and purposes of the grants made and prescribed by the act of congress of the United States entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work at the agricultural colleges in the several states, receiving the benefit of the act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts', approved July 2, 1862, and all acts supplementary thereto, and the United States department of agriculture, approved May 22, 1928". The action of the governor of the state in accepting in behalf of the state of Colorado the provisions of the said act of congress for the period from its approval to the adjournment of the present session of the general assembly as authorized by said act of congress is ratified.
C.R.S. § 23-31-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-116
23-31-116. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

23-31-116. Tax exemption. Any anticipation warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of section 23-31-113 by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall be exempt from taxation for state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or any other purpose in the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-7-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-104
23-7-104. Commission to recommend enrollment incentive program
Status: in_force

23-7-104. Commission to recommend enrollment incentive program. The Colorado commission on higher education shall propose an enrollment incentive program for summer sessions at state-supported colleges and universities and make recommendations for the legislative implementation thereof to the education committees of the general assembly on or before January 15, 1979. Such recommendations shall be accompanied by an analysis of the fiscal impact of differentiated tuition levels, projections of the extent of the effect that summer school tuition rates have on overall enrollment, and a summary of the experiences any other states may have had in implementing a similar program.
C.R.S. § 23-22-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 22 / Section 23-22-110
23-22-110. Deposit of moneys collected
Status: in_force

23-22-110. Deposit of moneys collected. (1) All sums collected from patients in said hospital shall be deposited in the psychiatric hospital fund.

(2) Every person received as a patient at the psychiatric hospital, whether certified, committed, or otherwise, and the estate of such person and of all persons responsible for the patient's support are liable for the cost of the inquisition, certification, commitment, transportation, and hospital expenses.

(3) The expenses of the proceedings, commitment, and transportation to the hospital may be recovered by the county bearing such expenses, and the expenses of observation, treatment, and hospital care and of transportation and attendance of any discharged patient from said hospital to any point within the state to which he may be discharged, insofar as they remain unpaid, may be collected by the attorney general for the board of regents. The statutes of limitations shall not run against the obligations for these items. All moneys so collected by the attorney general shall be placed in the psychiatric hospital fund.
C.R.S. § 23-64-133 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-133
23-64-133. Repeal of article - review of functions
Status: repealed

23-64-133. Repeal of article - review of functions. This article 64 is repealed, effective September 1, 2035. Prior to the repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall review the regulation of private occupational schools and their agents under this article 64, including the functions of the division and the board, in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-206.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-206.7
23-3.1-206.7. Prepaid expense program
Status: in_force

23-3.1-206.7. Prepaid expense program. (1) The authority shall develop and administer, in accordance with this part 2, the Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense program, which program is hereby created. Through the prepaid expense program, all or part of tuition or other costs, as determined by the authority, may be paid in advance of or accumulated toward enrollment at institutions of higher education.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1278, § 8, effective May 26, 2000.)

(3) No purchaser or qualified beneficiary participating in the prepaid expense program shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes as a result of such participation. Purchasers and qualified beneficiaries shall be required to establish residency status based on the requirements of the state institution at which the qualified beneficiary is seeking to enroll.

(4) The selection by a purchaser in an advance payment contract of a particular state institution shall not in any way constitute a promise or guarantee that a qualified beneficiary will be admitted to any particular state institution or other institution of higher education or allowed to continue enrollment in or graduate from any state institution or other institution of higher education.

(5) (a) The Colorado prepaid postsecondary education expense trust fund is hereby created. The prepaid expense trust fund shall consist of moneys remitted by purchasers, moneys acquired from governmental and private sources, and general fund appropriations, if any. In addition, the prepaid expense trust fund may include any moneys transferred or loaned thereto pursuant to section 23-3.1-205.4. All income derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund shall be credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. On May 26, 2000, the prepaid expense trust fund, and all moneys in said fund, including all interest and earnings in said fund shall be transferred with the authority as provided in section 23-3.1-205.3. All moneys remitted by purchasers and other moneys received by the authority in connection with the prepaid expense program shall be transmitted by the authority to the state treasurer and credited to the prepaid expense trust fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund based upon the direction of the authority and shall make disbursements from the prepaid expense trust fund in connection with the prepaid expense program based upon the direction of the authority and in a manner appropriate to carry out the prepaid expense program. All income derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund shall be credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1278, § 8, effective May 26, 2000.)

(c) The state treasurer shall maintain on behalf of the authority the prepaid expense trust fund as a separate fund. The state treasurer shall credit all moneys remitted to the state treasurer by the authority as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) to the prepaid expense trust fund.

(d) (I) The authority shall evaluate the actuarial soundness of the prepaid expense trust fund if, on the last day of the fiscal year, the aggregate amount of moneys of the prepaid expense trust fund invested in any of the following forms of investment exceeds ten percent of the market value of investable assets of the prepaid expense trust fund:

(A) Common or preferred stock; or

(B) Corporate bonds, notes, or debentures that are convertible into common or preferred stock; or

(C) Investment trust shares.

(II) The authority may contract with a private consultant or consultants to perform an actuarial evaluation of the prepaid expense trust fund and to provide financial advice to the authority in connection with the prepaid expense trust fund. Any actuarial report and written financial advice shall be provided by the authority to the state treasurer. If, based upon an actuarial evaluation, the authority determines that the prepaid expense trust fund is not actuarially sound, the authority may direct the state treasurer to distribute the available assets of the prepaid expense trust fund in a manner permitted by outstanding advance payment contracts. In connection with the evaluation of the prepaid expense trust fund, a calculation based on key assumptions approved by the board shall be made by or on behalf of the authority to determine whether an excess amount exists in the prepaid expense trust fund. If, based on this calculation, the authority determines that an excess amount exists in the prepaid expense trust fund, the authority shall calculate, by dividing such excess amount by the total number of expected tuition units in the prepaid expense trust fund, the portion of such excess amount that would be attributable on a pro rata basis to each such expected tuition unit. At the time the value of any tuition units under an advance payment contract is disbursed from the prepaid expense trust fund during the academic year immediately following such calculation, the portion of the excess amount attributable to such tuition units as a result of the calculation made pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be paid as part of such disbursement. The excess amount shall otherwise remain in the prepaid expense trust fund as a part of the stabilization reserve.

(e) (I) All expenses of the authority incurred in developing and administering the prepaid expense program shall be payable from the prepaid expense trust fund. The authority may use moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund to reimburse the expenses of the authority incurred in connection with the development and administration of the prepaid expense program. In no event shall annual administration expenses of the authority exceed one percent of the contract price. Any recovery of development costs by the authority shall not include interest or finance charges, but may include moneys transferred from the collegeinvest fund to the prepaid expense trust fund under section 23-3.1-205.4 (4). Any moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund that are not needed for immediate use by the authority shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) and with the actuarial report provided by the authority and in investments permitted by section 23-3.1-216 (1) and (3). The authority shall determine the amount of moneys in the fund that shall be invested and shall notify the state treasurer in writing of the amount.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1278, § 8, effective May 26, 2000.)

(6) and (7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1278, § 8, effective May 26, 2000.)

(8) If, at any time, the authority determines that the prepaid expense program, or any aspect thereof, is not financially sound, the authority may discontinue permanently or for a period of time the prepaid expense program or that particular aspect of the program and the execution of additional advance payment contracts. The state treasurer shall continue to invest moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund based upon the direction of the authority and shall continue to make disbursements from the prepaid expense trust fund in connection with the prepaid expense program based upon the direction of the authority for the benefit of existing purchasers and qualified beneficiaries except as otherwise authorized.
C.R.S. § 23-1-121.2 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-121.2
23-1-121.2. Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information
Status: in_force

23-1-121.2. Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information. By October 1, 2020, the department shall post on the department website a description of each of the existing programs and pathways that lead to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher preparation programs and teacher preparation programs approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, teacher residency programs, student teacher programs, concurrent enrollment programs, teacher cadet programs, and the teaching fellowship programs created pursuant to part 3 of article 78 of this title 23. The department shall annually update the descriptions of programs and pathways.
C.R.S. § 23-80-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 80 / Section 23-80-106
23-80-106. Applications - criteria - awards
Status: in_force

23-80-106. Applications - criteria - awards. (1) To receive a grant, a state institution of higher education must submit an application to the administering entity in accordance with policies adopted by the commission.

(2) The administering entity shall review the applications received pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the administering entity shall consider the intended expenses and associated costs proposed by the applicant relative to the money annually appropriated to the department pursuant to section 23-80-108 to achieve the greatest intended impact of the grant program across Colorado, including maximizing access and opportunity for all students regardless of demographic or geographic diversity.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1006 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 10 / Section 23-31-1006
23-31-1006. Program applicant eligibility - criteria
Status: in_force

23-31-1006. Program applicant eligibility - criteria. (1) Each year, the council shall select up to six qualified veterinarian applicants to participate in the program. The number of applicants that the council may choose in a given year is dependent on the amount of money available in that year for the council to award under the program.

(2) To be eligible for repayment under the program, an applicant must:

(a) Be a licensed veterinarian who:

(I) Agrees, in the form and manner determined by the council, to practice veterinary medicine in a veterinary shortage area, as designated by the council pursuant to section 23-31-1007.

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

(b) Currently live in Colorado or, at some point, have lived in Colorado for at least three years; and

(c) Have an outstanding education loan:

(I) That was incurred in relation to the applicant's attendance at an accredited doctor of veterinary medicine school located in the United States;

(II) For which the applicant is not in default; and

(III) That has not been consolidated with any loans incurred by a spouse.

(3) An applicant selected for loan repayment under the program:

(a) Is eligible for an amount:

(I) Up to ninety thousand dollars pursuant to the maximum yearly repayment amounts set forth in section 23-31-1009; and

(II) That correlates to the applicant's outstanding veterinary education loans;

(b) Shall contract with the council to provide veterinary medical services in one or more designated veterinary shortage areas for a period up to four years.

(4) In establishing the applicant eligibility criteria for loan repayment under the program, the council shall consider the following factors with respect to the applicant's compatibility with a designated veterinary shortage area:

(a) An applicant's training with respect to, ability to provide, and willingness to engage in, food animal veterinary medicine and the extent to which the designated veterinary shortage area needs food animal veterinary medical services;

(b) An applicant's commitment to practice veterinary medicine in the designated veterinary shortage area;

(c) An applicant's date of availability to practice veterinary medicine in the designated veterinary shortage area; and

(d) An applicant's competence, as determined by the state board of veterinary medicine created in section 12-315-106, and ability to fulfill the duties identified in the application.

(5) The council shall give priority to eligible applicants who:

(a) Have graduated from Colorado state university's college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences; and

(b) With respect to a designated veterinary shortage area:

(I) Have lived in the veterinary shortage area or a nearby area;

(II) Have family in the veterinary shortage area or a nearby area; or

(III) Live, or have lived, in a substantially similar rural area of the state.
C.R.S. § 23-1-103.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-103.5
23-1-103.5. Establishment of annual allowable cash fund revenues and expenditures by general
Status: repealed

23-1-103.5. Establishment of annual allowable cash fund revenues and expenditures by general assembly. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31-310 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-310
23-31-310. Forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program - technical adviso
Status: repealed

23-31-310. Forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program - technical advisory panel - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) Short title. The short title of this section is the "Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Act".

(1.5) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby:

(a) Finds that:

(I) Colorado's forests are fundamentally important to its citizens in providing clean air and water, recreation and tourism opportunities, wildlife habitat, and wood products;

(II) Damaging wildfires occur regularly in Colorado due in part to fire suppression efforts and drought, the result of which are unhealthy, fire-prone forests; and

(III) Colorado has experienced a significant increase in damaging wildfires that have destroyed homes, property, and other essential community infrastructure;

(b) Determines that:

(I) It is critical that we invest in measures that reduce the probability of catastrophic fires spreading uncontrollably into our communities in areas of the wildland-urban interface and reduce the financial costs of wildfire in Colorado;

(II) Increasing our efforts to thin or otherwise manage to improve the forests in Colorado would keep our forests healthy and help mitigate risks associated with catastrophic wildfires that endanger lives, property, watersheds, and critical infrastructure;

(III) Consolidating existing state grant programs will provide the necessary resources to the Colorado state forest service to allow the agency to continue to address watershed wildfire risks and forest health conditions in Colorado; augment its technical capacity to assess and reduce wildfire risk to people, property, and infrastructure; support implementation of community wildfire protection plans; enhance its technical outreach capabilities; and provide loans and grants for market-based forest treatment solutions to reduce wildfire risk, protect watersheds, and improve forest health;

(IV) Maintaining proper funding for a combined grant program will ensure that necessary resources are available to both reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health; and

(V) Given the challenging conditions of Colorado's forests and the imminent risks of catastrophic wildfire, it is critical that state funding of the grants program be increased for the 2019-20 state fiscal year and that grant money be expended on an expedited basis to the greatest extent practicable to fulfill the purposes of this section; and

(c) Declares that it intends to provide aid and guidance for catastrophic wildfire risk mitigation and forest health improvements by authorizing a competitive grant program to assist with funding community-level actions across the entire state that are implemented to protect populations and property in the wildland-urban interface and to promote forest health and the utilization of woody material, including traditional forest products and biomass energy.

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

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

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

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

(d) "Fuel" means living and dead combustible vegetation that can feed a fire, including grass, leaves, pine boughs, shrubs, and trees.

(e) "Hazardous fuel reduction treatment" means a treatment that removes or reduces vegetative fuel, including mechanical, manual, broadcast burning, and pile burning fire treatments, or reduces structural ignitability in order to:

(I) Diminish the potential damage arising from a catastrophic wildfire;

(II) Enhance the ability of emergency personnel to safely influence the spread of wildfire; or

(III) Improve landscape-scale forest health conditions.

(f) "Wildland-urban interface" or "WUI" means an area where:

(I) Human development is close to wildland vegetation; and

(II) There exists a high potential for a wildland fire.

(3) Grant projects. The forest service shall issue a statewide request for proposals for cost-share grants for projects that are designed through a collaborative community process. The projects may be entirely on, or on any combination of, private, state, county, or municipal forest lands. Projects may also be on federal lands, so long as the project maintains continuity across a landscape including federal lands and the area of the federal lands does not exceed the combined area of the nonfederal lands involved in the project. The grant share of an individual project cost must not exceed fifty percent of the total cost of the project. In the case of a project that is located in an area with fewer economic resources, the grant share of an individual project cost must not exceed seventy-five percent of the total cost of the project. The remaining portion of the project's funding may be in the form of cash, stumpage, or in-kind contribution. In meeting the match requirements under this subsection (3), a project may be funded, in whole or in part, from gifts, grants, or donations received from any organization, entity, or individual. In measuring an in-kind contribution for purposes of meeting the fifty percent and twenty-five percent matches required by this subsection (3), "in-kind contribution" may include volunteer hours provided by the staff of an entity or organization applying for grant funding and the time for which staff receives monetary compensation in the form of salary or other financial benefits. Such compensated time that counts toward the in-kind contribution is limited to the estimated time of paid staff in planning and implementing the mitigation project. The forest service shall establish a policy that specifies the criteria by which a particular project will satisfy the requirement of this subsection (3) that it is located in an area with fewer economic resources, as applicable.

(4) Eligibility requirements. To be eligible to receive funding under this section, a project must:

(a) Reduce the risk to people and property in the wildland-urban interface and promote forest health;

(b) Address one or more of the following objectives for the purpose of protecting water supplies:

(I) Reducing the threat of large, high-intensity wildfires and the negative effects of excessive competition between trees by restoring ecosystem functions, structures, and species composition, including the reduction of nonnative species populations;

(II) Preserving old and large trees to the extent consistent with ecological values and science;

(III) Replanting trees in deforested areas if such areas exist in the proposed project area; and

(IV) Improving the use of, or adding value to, small diameter trees;

(c) Comply with all applicable federal and state environmental laws;

(d) Repealed.

(e) Incorporate current scientific forest restoration information;

(f) Include an assessment to:

(I) Identify both the existing ecological condition of the proposed project area and the desired future condition; and

(II) Report, upon project completion, to the forest service on the number of acres treated, cost per acre to treat, tonnage of material generated, number of jobs created, and use of any forest products generated; and

(g) Leverage state funding through in-kind, stumpage, or cash matching contributions.

(4.3) In addition to satisfying subsection (4) of this section, a grant project that receives funding under this section may also support ongoing maintenance efforts by eligible recipients to reduce the threat of large, high-intensity wildfires.

(4.4) Additional funding objectives. As part of the submission of grant applications under this section, the forest service encourages applicants to include on their grant application information that indicates whether the project is supported by a diverse and balanced group of stakeholders as well as appropriate federal, state, county, and municipal government representatives in the design, implementation, and monitoring of the project.

(4.5) Eligible recipients. Eligible grant recipients include:

(a) Local community groups, including homeowners' associations or neighborhood associations, that are within close proximity to the WUI;

(b) Local government entities within or adjacent to the WUI;

(c) Public or private utilities, including water providers, with infrastructure or land ownership in areas of high risk for catastrophic wildfires;

(d) State agencies, such as the state land board or the division of parks and wildlife, that own lands or property in areas of high risk for catastrophic wildfires;

(e) Nonprofit groups that promote hazardous fuel reduction treatment projects in partnership with local, state, or private entities;

(f) A fire protection district, as defined in section 32-1-103 (7); and

(g) A nonprofit organization or entity engaged in firefighting or fire management activities.

(5) Technical advisory panel. The director shall convene a technical advisory panel to evaluate the proposals for forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grants and provide recommendations regarding which proposals would best meet the objectives of this section. The panel shall consider eligibility criteria established in subsections (4) and (4.5) of this section, a project's effect on long-term forest management, and the number of acres treated for state dollars spent and seek to use a consensus-based decision-making process to develop such recommendations. For hazardous fuel reduction projects pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, the panel shall show preference to applicants that have adopted or plan to adopt local measures that reduce wildfire risks to people, property, and infrastructure that complement funds provided through the program. Stronger measures shall receive greater preference, while taking into account geographic differences and needs for mitigation. A panel member shall recuse himself or herself if he or she has an actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to a grant applicant. The panel is composed of members to be appointed by the director. The composition of the panel includes at least:

(a) An official to represent the department of natural resources;

(b) One representative from federal land management agencies;

(c) One independent scientist with experience in forest ecosystem restoration;

(d) An official to represent the department of public safety;

(e) One member who represents a county or municipal government with jurisdiction over an area of the WUI;

(f) One member who represents the traditional forest products industry;

(g) One member who represents the biomass energy products industry;

(h) One member who represents a nonprofit collaborative group involved with the mitigation of catastrophic wildfires in Colorado and the maintenance and improvement of ecological health; and

(i) Two members with expertise in water and watershed management.

(6) Proposal selection. After consulting with the technical advisory panel established in subsection (5) of this section, the forest service shall select the proposals that will receive funding through this section. In carrying out approved projects, the project proponents shall, whenever feasible, contract with the Colorado youth corps association or an accredited Colorado youth corps to provide labor. The general assembly encourages the forest service to modify its administrative policies and procedures under this section to enable funding to be provided to grant recipients in March to enable wildfire mitigation to commence before the prime wildfire season starts in June.

(7) Repealed.

(8) Administrative costs. The forest service may utilize no more than seven percent of any amounts appropriated in any fiscal year for its direct and indirect costs in administering the program.

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

(I) Hire additional field capacity to support the implementation of forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation program grants awarded pursuant to this section;

(II) In awarding grants pursuant to this section, give additional emphasis to projects that substantially leverage additional financial resources or that have been identified through a community-based collaborative process.

(b) (I) The forest service may use the unencumbered balance of the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund created in subsection (8.5) of this section for the purpose of complying with this subsection (8.2).

(II) This subsection (8.2)(b) is repealed, effective September 1, 2028.

(8.3) Grant program. (a) The forest service shall develop and administer the program in consultation with the technical advisory panel created in subsection (5) of this section. In developing the program, the forest service shall:

(I) Dedicate up to twenty-five percent of the money available in the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund, created in subsection (8.5) of this section, to fund capacity-building efforts to provide local governments, community groups, and collaborative forestry groups with the resources and staffing necessary to plan and implement forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation projects, including community and partner outreach and engagement, identifying priority project areas, prescription planning, and acquiring community equipment for use by landowners;

(II) Dedicate up to five percent of the money available in the fund to be used by the forest service to:

(A) Monitor grant recipients' compliance with the grant program; and

(B) Measure the grant program's effectiveness;

(III) Require a grant applicant to demonstrate that:

(A) The grant applicant has available, or will have available before implementation of the project, matching funds in the form of a dollar-for-dollar match or the value of in-kind contributions for the project. A project's matching funds may come from federal sources or state sources, but no more than fifty percent of the matching funds may come from state sources; except that, if the grant applicant is a state agency, more than fifty percent of the matching funds may come from other state sources.

(B) The proposed project includes a plan for utilizing any woody material generated by the project, including traditional forest products and biomass energy products. The forest service shall offer technical support to grant applicants to assist with the development of the applicant's plan for utilizing forest products. The forest service shall inform applicants of the availability of its technical support.

(IV) Encourage a grant applicant, where feasible, to utilize the labor of:

(A) Youth and young adults participating in a Colorado youth corps organization accredited by the Colorado youth corps association; or

(B) Veterans participating in an accredited Colorado corps program serving veterans;

(V) In consultation with the technical advisory panel created in subsection (5) of this section, establish the information to be included in the grant application, including a description of the proposed project; and

(VI) Establish a plan for administering the grant program, including the development of:

(A) Periodic reporting requirements;

(B) Tools for monitoring and tracking grant projects; and

(C) Measures for assessing the progress of grant projects.

(b) Annually and in a final report to be presented before the end of the regular session in 2018, the forest service shall report to the agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee in the Colorado house of representatives and the agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee in the Colorado senate, or their successor committees, regarding the progress of the grant program, including information concerning the:

(I) Number of acres treated;

(II) Cost per acre to treat;

(III) Tonnage of material generated;

(IV) Number of jobs created;

(V) Use of any forest products generated; and

(VI) The grant program's ability to achieve its stated goals.

(c) On and after the repeal of part 4 of article 7 of title 36, the forest service shall administer pursuant to this section all grants made pursuant to that part 4 before its repeal.

(8.5) Forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund. The department of higher education shall administer the fund, which consists of:

(I) All money transferred by the treasurer as specified in subsection (8.7) of this section;

(II) All money that was in the wildfire risk reduction fund created in section 36-7-405 prior to the repeal of that fund. As soon as possible after December 31, 2017, the state treasurer shall transfer the unencumbered fund balance of the wildfire risk reduction fund as of month-end close on December 31, 2017, to the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund.

(III) Any other money appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly.

(b) All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department of higher education for allocation to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program specified in this section. All money in the fund at the end of each fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund or any other fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(8.7) Repealed.

(8.8) It is the intent of the general assembly that any additional amount of money appropriated for the 2019-20 state fiscal year to the fund created in subsection (8.5)(a) of this section be expended on grants that will support the maximum number of effective forest management fuels reduction projects to reduce the impacts to life, property, and critical infrastructure caused by wildfire.

(9) Repeal. This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2029.
C.R.S. § 23-5-101.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-101.7
23-5-101.7. Enterprise status of institutions of higher education
Status: repealed

23-5-101.7. Enterprise status of institutions of higher education. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "institution of higher education" or "institution" means the Colorado state university - Pueblo, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Metropolitan state university of Denver, Fort Lewis college, Western Colorado university, the university of northern Colorado, Colorado school of mines, the university of Colorado, Colorado state university, and all community colleges governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education.

(2) An institution of higher education, or a group of institutions of higher education that is managed by a single governing board, may be designated as an enterprise for the purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution so long as the governing board of the institution or group of institutions retains authority to issue revenue bonds on behalf of the institution or group of institutions and the institution or group of institutions receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined. So long as it is designated as an enterprise pursuant to the provisions of this section, an institution or group of institutions shall not be subject to any of the provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(3) In pledging revenues for the repayment of revenue bonds issued on behalf of an institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that is designated as an enterprise, the institution or group of institutions may pledge internal revenues only if the institution or group of institutions:

(a) Is accounted for separately in institutional financial records; and

(b) Engages in the type of activities that are commonly carried on for profit outside the public sector.

(4) (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may, by resolution, designate an institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education managed by the governing board as an enterprise so long as the institution or group of institutions meets the requirements for an enterprise stated in subsection (2) of this section. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (4), any such enterprise designation shall not terminate, expire, or be rescinded as long as the institution or group of institutions meets the requirements for an enterprise.

(b) All resolutions adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) shall be submitted by the adopting governing board to the office of the state auditor in the form and manner prescribed by the legislative audit committee. The designations shall be reviewed by the office of the state auditor to determine whether the designations are within the authority of the adopting governing board pursuant to the provisions of this section. The legislative audit committee shall also review the designations to determine whether the designations conform with the provisions of this section. The official certificate of the state auditor as to the fact of submission or the date of submission of a designation as shown by the records of the office of the state auditor, as well as to the fact of nonsubmission as shown by the nonexistence of such records, shall be received and held in all civil cases as competent evidence of the facts contained therein. A designation adopted by a governing board of an institution or group of institutions of higher education without being submitted within twenty days after adoption to the office of the state auditor for review by the office and by the legislative audit committee shall be void.

(5) Repealed.

(6) Notwithstanding section 24-77-108, an institution of higher education, or a group of institutions of higher education that is managed by a single governing board, that was designated as an enterprise as of January 1, 2021, and that subsequently disqualifies as an enterprise does not require voter approval in order to qualify and be redesignated as an enterprise.
C.R.S. § 23-64-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-112
23-64-112. Minimum standards
Status: in_force

23-64-112. Minimum standards. (1) In establishing the criteria required by section 23-64-108 (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(j), the board shall observe and require compliance with at least the following minimum standards for all schools:

(a) That the school can demonstrate that it has sufficient financial resources to:

(I) Fulfill its commitments to students;

(II) Make refunds of tuition and fees to the extent and in the manner set forth in this article 64; and

(III) Meet the school's financial obligations;

(b) That the school shall furnish and maintain surety bonds as required by this article 64;

(c) That the educational services are such as will adequately achieve the stated objectives for which the educational services are offered;

(d) That the school has adequate facilities, equipment, instructional materials, instructional staff, and other personnel to provide educational services necessary to meet the stated objectives for which the educational services are offered;

(e) That the education and experience qualifications of administrators, instructional staff, and other personnel are such as will adequately ensure that the students will receive educational services consistent with the stated objectives for which the educational services are offered;

(f) That the school provides each prospective student with a school catalog and other printed information describing the educational services offered and describing entrance requirements, program objectives, length of programs, schedule of tuitions, fees, all other charges and expenses necessary for the completion of the program of study, cancellation and refund policies, and such other material facts concerning the school and the program of instruction that are likely to affect the decision of a student to enroll therein as required by the board and that the information is provided to a prospective student prior to the commencement of classes and the execution of any enrollment agreement or contract;

(g) That, upon satisfactory completion of training, the student is given appropriate educational credentials by the school; except that the school may require the payment of all tuition and fees due at the time of completion;

(h) That adequate educational, financial, and other records are maintained by the school;

(i) That the school adheres to procedures, standards, and policies set forth in the school catalog and other printed materials;

(j) That the school is maintained and operated in compliance with all pertinent ordinances and laws, including rules adopted pursuant thereto, relative to the health and safety of all persons upon the premises;

(k) That neither the school nor its agents have violated the prohibitions as set forth in section 23-64-113 or have engaged in deceptive trade or sales practices as set forth in section 23-64-123;

(l) That the principal owners, officers, agents, administrators, and instructors are of good reputation and free from moral turpitude;

(m) That the school provides the student with a copy of the executed enrollment agreement or contract, at the time of enrollment, that complies with this article 64;

(n) That the school adheres to a policy for the cancellation, settlement, and refund of tuition and fees that complies with this article 64;

(o) That an out-of-state school shall maintain records that include, but are not limited to, a list of the name and address of each student enrolled from within this state and that the records shall be made available to the board upon request;

(p) That the school shall submit to the board the name and Colorado address of a designated agent upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served and that the agent shall be maintained continuously. Nothing contained in this section shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a foreign corporation in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law.

(q) That the school or agent shall have paid any restitution required by section 23-64-124 and any civil penalties assessed pursuant to section 23-64-127;

(r) That an agent shall represent only a school that meets the minimum standards set forth in this section and the criteria established pursuant to section 23-64-108;

(s) That the school shall not deny enrollment of a student or make any distinction or classification of students on account of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or marital status; and

(t) That a school offering an associate degree is accredited by an institutional or programmatic accrediting body that is officially recognized by the United States department of education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
C.R.S. § 23-20-134 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-134
23-20-134. No loans to board or faculty - exception
Status: in_force

23-20-134. No loans to board or faculty - exception. No funds of the university shall ever be, directly or indirectly, loaned to the president or any of the regents, professors, or other officers of the said university; except that the board of regents may make loans secured by an equity interest in real estate in Colorado from funds not appropriated by the general assembly to full-time faculty members if such secured loans are made pursuant to a faculty housing assistance plan promulgated and approved by the board of regents.
C.R.S. § 23-76.5-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 76.5 / Section 23-76.5-104
23-76.5-104. Initiative reporting
Status: in_force

23-76.5-104. Initiative reporting. (1) On or before November 1, 2023, and on or before November 1 each year thereafter, the rural program office shall submit a report to the house of representatives education committee and the senate education committee, or their successor committees, concerning the initiative. The report must include:

(a) Information about each institution's health-care professionals rural tracks, the number of students enrolled in each rural track, the number of students who have completed each rural track and are practicing in a rural or frontier county, and any other relevant data and information about the initiative;

(b) The rural program office's analysis of the effectiveness of the initiative and rural tracks; and

(c) The allocation formula developed pursuant to section 23-76.5-105 (2)(c).

(2) The report may include recommendations for legislative changes to the initiative, including recommendations for expanding the initiative.
C.R.S. § 23-71-122 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-122
23-71-122. Local college district board of trustees - specific powers - rules - definitions
Status: in_force

23-71-122. Local college district board of trustees - specific powers - rules - definitions. (1) In addition to any other power granted by law to a board of trustees of a local college district, each board has the power to:

(a) Take and hold in the name of the district so much real and personal property as may be reasonably necessary for any purpose authorized by law;

(b) Sue and be sued and be a party to contracts for any purpose authorized by law;

(c) Purchase real property on such terms, including but not limited to installment purchase plans, as the board sees fit or lease or rent real property on such terms as the board sees fit for any school sites, buildings, or structures or for any school purpose authorized by law; determine the location of each school site, building, or structure; and construct, erect, repair, alter, and remodel buildings and structures;

(d) Sell and convey district property for any purpose authorized by law, upon such terms and conditions as it may approve; and lease any such property, pending sale thereof, under an agreement of lease, with or without an option to purchase the same;

(e) Rent or lease district property and permit the use of district property by community organizations upon such terms and conditions as it may approve;

(f) Employ a chief executive officer to administer the affairs and the programs of the district, pursuant to a contract;

(g) Procure group life, health, or accident insurance covering employees of the district pursuant to section 10-7-203, C.R.S.;

(h) Provide for the necessary expenses of the board in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties and reimburse a board member for necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his official duties, whether within or without the territorial limits of the district;

(i) Procure such insurance coverage on the building, structures, and equipment owned by the district, or in which the district has an insurable interest, as, in the judgment of the board, may be adequate from time to time;

(j) Procure such casualty insurance coverage on the personal property owned by the district, or in which the district has an insurable interest, as may, in the judgment of the board, be adequate from time to time;

(k) Procure public liability insurance covering the district and the directors and employees thereof;

(l) Procure liability and property damage insurance on buses or motor vehicles owned or rented by the district and accident insurance covering the medical expenses incurred by any pupil who is injured while being furnished transportation by the district, including injury received in the course of entering or alighting from any school bus or other means of transportation furnished by the district;

(m) Elect to have moneys belonging to the district withdrawn from the custody of the county treasurer and paid over to the treasurer of the board in the manner provided by law;

(n) Accept gifts, donations, or grants of any kind made to the district and expend or use said gifts, donations, or grants in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the donor; but no gift, donation, or grant shall be accepted by the board if subject to any condition contrary to law;

(o) Authorize the use of facsimile signatures on teacher contracts, bonds, and bond coupons by appropriate resolution;

(p) Take and hold, under the provisions of any law in effect providing for the exercise of the rights of eminent domain, so much real estate as may be necessary for the location and construction of a local district college building and for the convenient use of said local district college;

(q) Contract with another local college district or public school district or with the governing body of a state college or university, with the tribal corporation of any Indian tribe or nation, with any federal agency or officer or any county, city, or city and county, or with any natural person, body corporate, or association for the performance of any service, activity, or undertaking which any school may be authorized by law to perform or undertake. Such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, obligations, and responsibilities, financial or otherwise, of the parties so contracting and shall provide that the service, activity, or undertaking be of comparable quality and meet the same requirements and standards as would be necessary if performed by the school district. A contract executed pursuant to this paragraph (q) may include, among other things, the purchase or renting of necessary building facilities, equipment, supplies, and employee services.

(r) Issue general obligation bonds, refund the same, and provide for the payment thereof by taxation for the purposes, to the extent, and in the manner provided by parts 5 and 6 of this article and pledge the revenues of the district as additional security for the payment of general obligation bonds. Each local college district also has the power to issue general obligation refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or to refund other revenue securities upon the approval of a majority of the eligible electors voting at an election called and held in the manner provided by part 5 of this article for elections on school building bonds.

(s) Cooperate with the state board for community colleges and occupational education in carrying out the provisions of the national and state vocational education and rehabilitation acts, or amendments thereto, or any such acts providing for vocational education or vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities;

(t) Enter into a contract for administrative services with a term not to exceed five years, for capital outlay purposes in accordance with paragraph (c) of this subsection (1) and parts 5, 6, and 7 of this article, or for the purchase of real property pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (1). Any such contract shall be valid and enforceable between the parties to the contract.

(u) Adopt written policies, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with law, which may relate to study, discipline, conduct, safety, and welfare of all students, or any classification of students, enrolled in the local district college and adopt written procedures not inconsistent with this article for the expulsion of or denial of admission to a student, which procedures shall afford due process to students and school personnel;

(v) (I) Determine the location of each school site, building, or structure and construct, erect, repair, alter, rebuild, replace, and remodel buildings and structures without a permit or fee or compliance with a local building code. The authority delegated by this subparagraph (I) shall exist notwithstanding any authority delegated to or vested in any county, town, city, or city and county. Prior to the acquisition of land for school building sites or the construction of buildings thereon, the board of trustees of a local college district shall consult with the planning commission that has jurisdiction over the territory in which the site, building, or structure is proposed to be located, on issues related to the location of the site, building, or structure in order to ensure that the proposed site, building, or structure conforms to the adopted plan of the community insofar as is feasible. All buildings and structures shall be constructed in conformity with the building and fire codes adopted by the director of the division of fire prevention and control, referred to in this section as the "division", in the department of public safety. The board shall notify the planning commission that has jurisdiction over the territory in which a site, building, or structure is proposed to be located, in writing, of the location of the site, building, or structure before awarding a contract for the purchase or the construction thereof.

(II) (A) This paragraph (v) shall apply to building or structure construction. Except as specified in sub-subparagraph (A.5) of this subparagraph (II), the division shall conduct the necessary plan reviews, issue building permits, cause the necessary inspections to be performed, perform all final inspections, and issue certificates of occupancy to assure that a building or structure constructed pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (v) has been constructed in conformity with the building and fire codes adopted by the director of the division. Pursuant to this sub-subparagraph (A), the division may contract with third-party inspectors that are certified by the division in accordance with section 24-33.5-1213.5, C.R.S., to perform inspections. The local college district may hire and compensate third-party inspectors under contract with the division to perform inspections or hire and compensate other third-party inspectors that are certified in accordance with section 24-33.5-1213.5, C.R.S., to perform inspections. If the local college district is unable to obtain a third-party inspector and no building department has been prequalified, the division shall perform the required inspections. If a third-party inspector is used, the director of the division shall require a sufficient number of inspection reports to be submitted to the division based upon the scope of the project to ensure quality inspections are performed. The third-party inspector shall attest that inspections are complete before the local college district is issued a certificate of occupancy unless the criteria for a temporary certificate of occupancy are met. Inspection records shall be retained by the third-party inspector for two years after the certificate of occupancy is issued. If the division finds that inspections are not completed satisfactorily, as determined by rule of the division, or that all violations are not corrected, the division shall take enforcement action against the local college district pursuant to section 24-33.5-1213, C.R.S. If inspections are not complete and a building requires immediate occupancy, and if the local college district has passed the appropriate inspections that indicate there are no life safety issues, the division may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy. The temporary certificate of occupancy shall expire ninety days after the date of occupancy. If no renewal of the temporary certificate of occupancy is issued or a permanent certificate of occupancy is not issued, the building shall be vacated upon expiration of the temporary certificate. The division shall enforce this sub-subparagraph (A) pursuant to section 24-33.5-1213, C.R.S.

(A.5) Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the appropriate building department and the division, the division may prequalify an appropriate building department to conduct the necessary plan reviews, issue building permits, conduct inspections, issue certificates of occupancy, and issue temporary certificates of occupancy pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (II), to ensure that a building or structure has been constructed in conformity with the building and fire codes adopted by the director of the division, and to take enforcement action. Nothing in the memorandum of understanding shall be construed to allow the building department to take enforcement action other than in relation to the building and fire codes adopted by the division. An appropriate building department shall meet certification requirements established by the division pursuant to section 24-33.5-1213.5, C.R.S., prior to the prequalification. An affected local college district may, at its own discretion, opt to use a prequalified building department that has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the division as the delegated authority. If a building department conducts an inspection, the building department shall retain the inspection records for two years after the final certificate of occupancy is issued. The fees charged by the department shall cover actual, reasonable, and necessary costs. For purposes of this section, "appropriate building department" means the building department of a county, town, city, or city and county and includes a building department within a fire department.

(B) The division shall cause copies of the building plans to be sent to the appropriate fire department for review of fire safety issues. The fire department shall review the building plans, determine whether the building or structure is in compliance with the fire code adopted by the director of the division, and respond to the division within twenty business days; except that the fire department may request an extension of this time from the director of the division on the basis of the complexity of the building plans.

(C) If the fire department declines to perform the plan review or any subsequent inspection, or if no certified fire inspector is available, the division shall perform the plan review or inspection. As used in this section, "certified fire inspector" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-33.5-1202 (2.5), C.R.S.

(D) If the building or structure is in conformity with the building and fire codes adopted by the director of the division and if the fire department or the division certifies that the building or structure is in compliance with the fire code adopted by the director of the division, the division or the appropriate building department shall issue the necessary certificate of occupancy prior to use of the building or structure by the local college district.

(E) If the division authorizes building code inspections by a third-party inspector pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (II) or authorizes building code plan reviews and inspections by an appropriate building department pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A.5) of this subparagraph (II), the plan reviews and inspections shall be in lieu of any plan reviews and inspections made by the division; except that this subparagraph (II) shall not be construed to relieve the division of the responsibility to ensure that the plan reviews and inspections are conducted if the third-party inspector or appropriate building department does not conduct the plan reviews and inspections. Nothing in this paragraph (v) shall be construed to require a county, town, city, city and county, or fire department to conduct building code plan reviews and inspections.

(III) If the division conducts the necessary plan reviews and causes the necessary inspections to be performed to determine that a building or structure constructed pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (v) has been constructed in conformity with the building and fire codes adopted by the director of the division, the division shall charge fees as established by rule of the director of the division. Such fees shall cover the actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses of the division. Fees collected by the division pursuant to this subparagraph (III) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the public school construction and inspection cash fund created pursuant to section 24-33.5-1207.7, C.R.S. The director of the division, by rule or as otherwise provided by law, may increase or reduce the amount of the fees as necessary to cover actual, reasonable, and necessary costs of the division. The rules authorized by this paragraph (v) shall be promulgated in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(IV) Any moneys remaining as of December 31, 2009, in the public safety inspection fund created in section 8-1-151, C.R.S., from fees collected by the division of oil and public safety in the department of labor and employment pursuant to subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (v) as it existed prior to January 1, 2010, shall be transferred to the public school construction and inspection cash fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.7, C.R.S.

(V) The inspecting entity shall cooperate with the affected board of trustees of a local college district in carrying out the duties of this section.

(VI) If the inspecting entity and the board of trustees of a local college district disagree on the interpretation of the codes and standards of the division, the division shall set a date for a hearing as soon as practicable before the board of appeals in accordance with section 24-33.5-1213.7, C.R.S., and the rules adopted by the division pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(VII) School buildings shall be maintained in accordance with the fire code adopted by the director of the division pursuant to section 24-33.5-1203.5, C.R.S.

(w) Enter into a cooperative arrangement with the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to develop a system in which a qualified volunteer firefighter may receive a tuition voucher to attend courses at a local community college, including Aims community college and Colorado mountain college, in accordance with section 24-33.5-1216, C.R.S.

(1.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if Colorado Northwestern community college is accepted into the state system pursuant to section 23-71-207, the powers of the Rangely junior college district board of trustees shall be limited to those specified in section 23-71-207 (3)(a)(V).

(2) Nothing in this section shall authorize a local college district to expend proceeds from the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds issued by said district to procure or erect a school or other building beyond the territorial limits of the district.
C.R.S. § 23-53-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 53 / Section 23-53-112
23-53-112. Board of trustees may rent rooms
Status: in_force

23-53-112. Board of trustees may rent rooms. Upon the termination of a lease or contract executed with private persons or corporations for the construction of buildings under the terms of this article, the board of trustees is empowered to rent rooms or quarters in buildings erected under leases or contracts for reasonable compensation as the board deems best in relation to current operation, maintenance, and upkeep costs.
C.R.S. § 23-54-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 54 / Section 23-54-103
23-54-103. Board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver fund - creation -
Status: repealed

23-54-103. Board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver fund - creation - control - use. (1) Effective July 1, 2012, there is created in the state treasury the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", which shall be under the control of and administered by the board of trustees in accordance with the provisions of this article. Except as otherwise allowed by state law, including but not limited to section 24-36-103 (2), C.R.S., all moneys received or acquired by the board of trustees or by Metropolitan state university of Denver shall be deposited in the fund, whether received by appropriation, grant, contract, or gift, or by sale or lease of surplus real or personal property, or by any other means, whose disposition is not otherwise provided for by law. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board of trustees and shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

(2) The moneys in the fund shall remain under the control of the board of trustees and shall be used for the payment of salaries and operating expenses of the board of trustees and of Metropolitan state university of Denver and for the payment of any other expenses incurred by the board of trustees in carrying out its powers and duties.

(3) Moneys in the fund which are not needed for use by the board of trustees may be invested by the state treasurer in investments authorized by sections 24-36-109, 24-36-112, and 24-36-113, C.R.S. The board of trustees shall determine the amount of moneys in the fund that may be so invested and shall notify the state treasurer in writing of such amount.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-52-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-109
23-52-109. Buildings - control of
Status: repealed

23-52-109. Buildings - control of.

(1) Repealed.

(2) On and after September 1, 2002, the management of buildings erected and equipped under the terms of sections 23-52-107 to 23-52-113 and the scale of rentals thereof shall be subject to the approval of the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-1-126 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-126
23-1-126. Commission directive - nursing programs
Status: in_force

23-1-126. Commission directive - nursing programs. (1) The general assembly finds that Colorado is facing a shortage of nurses. It is determined by the general assembly that because nurses are crucial and integral to the health and welfare of the people of Colorado, it is therefore in the public interest to enhance educational opportunities for individuals pursuing a career in nursing.

(2) The commission shall evaluate and implement two-year educational programs for professional registered nursing. The commission shall adopt any necessary policies and rules for the implementation of a two-year program for professional registered nursing.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1004 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 10 / Section 23-3.3-1004
23-3.3-1004. Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board - created - duties -
Status: repealed

23-3.3-1004. Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board - created - duties - rules - repeal. (1) (a) There is created the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board, which consists of fifteen members appointed as follows:

(I) Seven persons to be appointed jointly by the executive director of the department of labor and employment or his or her designee and the executive director of the department of higher education or his or her designee, including:

(A) One person representing the four-year research institutions of higher education in the state;

(B) One person representing a four-year postsecondary institution in the state;

(C) One person representing the community colleges and area technical colleges of the state;

(D) One person representing workforce centers;

(E) One person representing economic development corporations;

(F) One person who is a current or former participant of the initiative for a two-year public institution of higher education; and

(G) One person who is a current or former participant of the initiative for a four-year public institution of higher education; and

(II) Four persons from the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101, to be appointed by the executive director of the department of labor and employment or his or her designee; and

(III) Four persons, either commissioners of the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102, members of the advisory committee to the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-103, or any combination thereof, to be appointed by the executive director of the department of higher education or his or her designee.

(b) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, members of the board serving as of May 7, 2021, who were appointed by the governor continue to serve at the pleasure of the governor until the end of their term.

(II) Except for the members described in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section, the appointing authorities described in subsection (1)(a) of this section shall make their initial appointments to the board by August 1, 2021.

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

(2) The members of the board shall elect presiding officers for the board, including a chair and vice-chair, from among the board members appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, which presiding officers shall serve terms of two years. Board members may reelect a presiding officer.

(3) Each member of the board serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority for a term of four years. The appointing authority may reappoint the member for an additional term or terms. Members of the board must receive seventy-five dollars per diem for attendance at official meetings plus reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of official business; except that a member shall not receive the per diem allowance provided for in this subsection (3) if the member receives a salary from the state for a full-time position with the state.

(4) The board shall meet at least four times each year and shall carry out the following duties:

(a) Promulgate rules for administration of the initiative, including but not limited to the following:

(I) Criteria for eligibility of state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and public institutions of higher education to participate in the initiative;

(II) Criteria for eligibility of students to apply for and receive grants from the initiative, which criteria shall include consideration of an applicant student's:

(A) Courses of study;

(B) Commitment to academic achievement;

(C) Work experience;

(D) Community involvement; and

(E) Extracurricular activities;

(III) Rules establishing permissible uses of grant and scholarship money from the initiative, which rules must stipulate that:

(A) A portion of the money in the fund in any fiscal year may be awarded to state agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist such agencies and organizations with ensuring that student-success, precollegiate, postsecondary student support services are available to students who are classified as Colorado residents for tuition purposes; increasing the capacity for student support services at postsecondary institutions; and developing connections between local employers, public schools, precollegiate organizations, and postsecondary institutions;

(B) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2020.)

(C) Any money appropriated to the fund that is not used for the purposes described in subsection (4)(a)(III)(A) of this section, to pay the direct and indirect costs of administering the initiative as described in section 23-3.3-1005 (4), or as otherwise provided in sections 23-3.3-1006 and 23-3.3-1007, must be used to build a financial corpus capable of providing financial assistance to eligible Colorado students in Colorado who will attend eligible institutions of higher education within the state. Financial assistance provided pursuant to this subsection (4)(a)(III)(C) may take the form of direct awards, matching incentives to create or increase the number of other scholarships, loans, or any combination thereof.

(D) To the extent practicable, grants of financial assistance must be awarded to students representing rural and urban areas of the state and to students attending area technical colleges, community colleges, four-year institutions of higher education, and research institutions;

(E) To the extent practicable, financial assistance must be evenly distributed between students with an expected family contribution of less than one hundred percent of the annual federal PELL grant award and students with an expected family contribution between one hundred percent and two hundred fifty percent of the annual federal PELL grant award; and

(F) To the extent practicable, grant and scholarship money may be used for work-based learning;

(IV) Criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiative in improving higher education outcomes in the state, which criteria must include, but need not be limited to:

(A) Reductions in remediation rates and associated costs;

(B) Increases in graduation rates;

(C) Reductions in average time required to earn a degree;

(D) Increases in student retention rates;

(E) Reductions in disparities between the academic achievements of certain student populations based on demographic, geographic, and economic indicators;

(F) Adoption of best practices for student support services;

(G) Fulfillment of local workforce needs;

(H) Reductions in student loan debt;

(I) Improvements in tuition affordability; and

(J) Improvements in students' access to federal grant programs and other federal sources of support for postsecondary students;

(b) Identify and consider the feasibility of potential funding sources for the initiative, including but not limited to:

(I) The implementation of an income tax credit for taxpayers of the state who elect to make a contribution to the fund; and

(II) Any fundraising for the initiative that may result from a memorandum of understanding executed between the board and a nonprofit organization, as described in subsection (5) of this section; and

(c) Prepare and submit an annual report concerning the initiative to the director. The director shall post the annual report on the department's website or appropriate online location, and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, shall send the annual report to the members of the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or any successor committees.

(5) The board may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of raising moneys for the initiative.
C.R.S. § 23-3.7-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.7 / Section 23-3.7-104
23-3.7-104. Determination of eligibility of institution
Status: repealed

23-3.7-104. Determination of eligibility of institution. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-8-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 8 / Part 1 / Section 23-8-101
23-8-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-8-101. Legislative declaration. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit or limit existing programs of career and technical education in any grade level, the value of which is specifically recognized by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 23-18-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 23-18-302
23-18-302. Definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

23-18-302. Definitions - repeal. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Applicable fiscal year" or "applicable state fiscal year" means the state fiscal year that commences July 1 after the conclusion of the regular legislative session. For example, during the 2015 regular legislative session, the "applicable fiscal year" means the 2015-16 fiscal year.

(2) "Area technical college" has the same meaning as provided in section 23-60-103 (1).

(3) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education established pursuant to section 23-1-102.

(4) "Credential completion" means the calculation of student credential completion by a governing board based on equal weighting of the total resident student completions of postsecondary credentials in a given state fiscal year. The credential completion calculation includes:

(a) Only credentials recognized by the department and determined by commission policy for purposes of this subsection (4); and

(b) Equal weighting for a resident student who transfers out of an institution with a community college role and mission specified in statute, after accumulating at least eighteen credit hours at the institution in a two-year degree program.

(5) "Department" means the Colorado department of higher education established pursuant to section 24-1-114.

(6) "Local district college" means a local district college operating pursuant to article 71 of this title 23.

(7) "Master plan" means the master plan created pursuant to section 23-1-108.

(8) "One-hundred-fifty-percent-of-time graduation rate" means, for a four-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students starting in the fall term and graduating within six years with a bachelor's degree from the same institution, and, for a two-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time, associate degree-seeking or undergraduate certificate-seeking students starting in the fall term and completing their declared program within one hundred fifty percent of the normal time to completion, as reported to the integrated postsecondary education data system maintained by the federal department of education. If the integrated postsecondary education data system does not include data for an institution or governing board for prior state fiscal years, the department shall use its available data, as reported by the governing board to the department through the student-unit record database, in place of the missing integrated postsecondary education data system data. The department shall ensure that the governing boards collect and report the data in a consistent manner. A student may be counted only once in a state fiscal year for purposes of this performance funding metric.

(9) "One-hundred-percent-of-time graduation rate" means, for a four-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students starting in the fall term and graduating within four years with a bachelor's degree from the same institution, and, for a two-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time, associate degree-seeking or undergraduate certificate-seeking students starting in the fall term and completing their declared program within one hundred percent of the normal time to completion, as reported to the integrated postsecondary education data system maintained by the federal department of education. If the integrated postsecondary education data system does not include data for an institution or governing board for prior state fiscal years, the department shall use its available data, as reported by the governing board to the department through the student-unit record database, in place of the missing integrated postsecondary education data system data. The department shall ensure that the governing boards collect and report the data in a consistent manner. A student may be counted only once in a state fiscal year for purposes of this performance funding metric.

(10) "Pell-eligible student" means an undergraduate student who qualifies for the federal Pell grant or for a grant through a successor program.

(11) "Preceding fiscal year" or "preceding state fiscal year" means the state fiscal year that ends immediately before the applicable fiscal year. For example, during the 2015 regular legislative session, the "preceding fiscal year" means the 2014-15 fiscal year.

(12) (a) "Resident first-generation undergraduate student" means a resident student who, until the age of eighteen, primarily resided with a single parent who does not, or with parents or guardians both of whom do not, possess a bachelor's degree, based on institutional reporting data described in subsection (12)(b) of this section.

(b) Each governing board shall collect and report to the department resident first-generation undergraduate student data based on student reporting as to primary residence until the age of eighteen and the educational attainment of the student's parents or guardians. Data collected must be reported in compliance with this subsection (12) not later than the census student data for the fall 2020 term and for each fall term thereafter. The department shall ensure that the governing boards collect and report the data in a consistent manner.

(13) "Resident first-generation undergraduate student population share" means the resident first-generation undergraduate student head count as a percentage of the overall resident student population head count from the fall enrollment census collected by the department.

(14) "Resident Pell-eligible student population share" means the resident Pell-eligible student head count as a percentage of the overall resident student population head count from the end-of-term fall enrollment collected by the department.

(15) "Resident student full-time equivalent enrollment" means the final state fiscal year count of resident undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students enrolled at a state institution of higher education, not including resident graduate students at the university of Colorado Anschutz medical campus and graduate students at the Colorado state university veterinary medicine campus.

(16) "Resident underrepresented minority student population share" means the total resident student head count of underrepresented minority students, as defined by the department, as a percentage of the overall resident student population head count from the end-of-term fall enrollment collected by the department.

(17) "Retention rate" means, for a four-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time undergraduate students starting in the fall term and returning for their second fall term at the same institution, and, for a two-year institution, the percentage of first-time, full-time associate degree-seeking or undergraduate certificate-seeking students starting in the fall term and either returning for or successfully completing their declared program by the second fall term at the same institution, as reported to the integrated postsecondary education data system maintained by the federal department of education. If the integrated postsecondary education data system does not include data for an institution or governing board for prior state fiscal years, the department shall use its available data, as reported by the governing board to the department through the student-unit record database, in place of the missing integrated postsecondary education data system data. The department shall ensure that the governing boards collect and report the data in a consistent manner. A student may be counted only once in a state fiscal year for purposes of this performance funding metric.

(18) (a) "Role and mission share" means the percentage share of funding appropriated to each governing board of the total amount appropriated in the preceding state fiscal year pursuant to sections 23-18-202 and 23-18-303.5, excluding the amount appropriated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (3).

(b) Repealed.

(19) "State institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning as defined in section 23-18-102 (10).

(20) "Total governing board appropriation":

(a) For the applicable fiscal year or applicable state fiscal year, has the same meaning as the total state appropriation for the applicable fiscal year, as applied to a governing board.

(b) For the preceding fiscal year or preceding state fiscal year, has the same meaning as the total state appropriation for the preceding fiscal year, as applied to a governing board.

(21) Repealed.

(22) (a) "Total state appropriation" means, for state fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2021:

(I) For the preceding fiscal year or preceding state fiscal year, the sum of:

(A) The total amount appropriated in the annual general appropriations act for the preceding fiscal year to the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education for fee-for-service contracts determined pursuant to section 23-18-303.5, excluding amounts appropriated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (3), and the amount of the appropriation to the college opportunity fund established in section 23-18-202 for student stipends. This amount is the amount as enacted during the legislative session in which the act was initially adopted, unless otherwise specified in a supplemental appropriations act.

(B) Appropriations pursuant to sections 23-18-202 and 23-18-303.5, excluding amounts appropriated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (3), that were included in acts other than the annual general appropriations act for the preceding fiscal year that were enacted during the same legislative session as the annual general appropriations act, unless the act otherwise specifies.

(II) For the applicable fiscal year or applicable state fiscal year, the total amount appropriated in the annual general appropriations act for the fiscal year to the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education for fee-for-service contracts determined pursuant to section 23-18-303.5, excluding amounts appropriated pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 (2) and (3), and the amount of the appropriation to the college opportunity fund established in section 23-18-202 for student stipends. This amount includes only the amounts enacted in the annual general appropriations act as initially enacted, unless a supplemental appropriations act or another act otherwise specifies. The total state appropriation for the applicable fiscal year excludes any out-year costs or savings from legislation adopted in previous years that the general assembly determines were not accounted for in the preceding fiscal year's appropriations.

(b) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-5-139 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-139
23-5-139. Higher education revenue bond intercept program - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-139. Higher education revenue bond intercept program - definitions. (1) (a) The state treasurer, on behalf of an institution, shall make payment as provided in this section of principal and interest on intercept bonds unless the governing board adopts a resolution stating that it will not accept on behalf of the institution payment of principal of and interest on intercept bonds as provided in this section. Any such resolution must be adopted prior to issuance or incurrence of the intercept bonds to which it applies. Following adoption of the resolution, the institution shall provide written notice to the state treasurer of its refusal to accept the payment. The refusal to accept payment takes effect on the date the state treasurer receives the written notice and continues in effect until the date the state treasurer receives written notice from the institution that the governing board has adopted a resolution rescinding the refusal to accept payment pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any provision of subsections (2) to (7) of this section to the contrary, the state treasurer shall not make payment of principal of or interest on intercept bonds on behalf of an institution that provides written notice of its refusal to accept payment by the state treasurer on its behalf as provided in this paragraph (a) until the state treasurer receives written notice of the rescission of refusal to accept payment.

(b) If an institution issues a revenue bond pursuant to this article 5 on or after June 6, 2016, or issues a refunding bond pursuant to article 54, 56, or 57 of title 11 on or after June 6, 2016, and the governing board wants the revenue or refunding bond to be an intercept bond, then:

(I) The maximum total annual debt service payment of the new intercept bond to be issued plus the debt service payment for all other intercept bonds that were issued on or after June 4, 2008, by the same governing board, must equal seventy-five percent or less of the most recent fiscal year general fund appropriation for stipends and fee-for-service contracts that is reappropriated to such governing board; and

(II) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), the governing board must have:

(A) A credit rating in one of the three highest categories, without regard to modifiers within a category, from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization and, if more than one such organization has rated an institution, no credit rating that is in a category below the three highest categories, without regard to modifiers within a category; and

(B) A debt service coverage ratio of at least one and one-half to one, measured by dividing the governing board's net revenue available for annual debt service over such governing board's total amount of annual debt service plus the annual debt service to be issued by such governing board; and

(III) The pledged revenues for the new intercept bond issue include not less than:

(A) The net revenues of auxiliaries;

(B) One hundred percent of tuition if the institution is an enterprise, as defined in section 24-77-102 (3);

(C) Indirect cost recovery revenues, if any;

(D) Facility construction fees designated for bond repayment, if any; and

(E) Student fees and ancillary revenues currently pledged to existing bondholders; and

(IV) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), the governing board has obtained a preapproval certificate from the state treasurer as described in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (d) of this subsection (1), and obtained approval from both the capital development committee and the joint budget committee as specified in subsection (1.5) of this section.

(c) (I) (A) If the state treasurer determines that a governing board does not meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the state treasurer confirms that the revenue bonds to be issued are refunding bonds that result in cost savings to the governing board based on a cash flow analysis, the refunding bonds will refund intercept bonds, and the refunding bonds will not extend the number of years of repayment, then the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (II) and (IV) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) shall not apply. No later than fifteen days after receiving a request in writing from a governing board to use the intercept program, the state treasurer shall notify the capital development committee, the joint budget committee, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the office of state planning and budgeting that the governing board has met the requirements of this sub-subparagraph (A). The state treasurer may make recommendations to the governing board regarding the structure of the refunding.

(B) If the state treasurer determines that a governing board does not meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the state treasurer confirms that the revenue bonds to be issued are refunding bonds that result in cost savings to the governing board based on a cash flow analysis, the refunding bonds will either refund revenue bonds that are not intercept bonds, or the refunding bonds will extend the number of years of repayment, then the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) shall not apply. No later than fifteen days after receiving a request in writing from a governing board to use the intercept program, the state treasurer shall notify the capital development committee, the joint budget committee, the Colorado commission on higher education, the office of state planning and budgeting, and the governing board whether or not he or she recommends the requested use of the intercept program. The governing board must subsequently seek approval from the capital development committee and the joint budget committee as set forth in subsection (1.5) of this section. The notification issued by the state treasurer may include the state treasurer's recommendations regarding the structure of the refunding.

(II) If the state treasurer determines that a governing board meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the state treasurer confirms that the revenue bonds to be issued are refunding bonds that result in cost savings to the governing board based on a cash flow analysis by the state treasurer, the refunding bonds will refund intercept bonds, and the refunding bonds will not extend the number of years of repayment, then the requirements set forth in subparagraph (IV) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) shall not apply. No later than fifteen days after receiving a request in writing from a governing board to use the intercept program, the state treasurer shall notify the capital development committee, the joint budget committee, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the office of state planning and budgeting that the governing board has met the requirements of this subparagraph (II). The state treasurer may make recommendations to the governing board regarding the structure of the refunding.

(III) The state treasurer shall develop and issue guidelines that detail how the state treasurer will determine whether a refunding bond results in cost savings to the governing board based on a cash flow analysis. The state treasurer may consult with financial advisors in order to determine whether a refunding bond results in cost savings to the governing board on a cash flow analysis.

(d) (I) No later than September 1, 2016, and each September 1 thereafter, the state treasurer shall provide the capital development committee, the joint budget committee, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the office of state planning and budgeting with a report that includes:

(A) The credit rating described in sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) of each governing board that has issued intercept bonds;

(B) The debt service coverage ratio described in sub-subparagraph (B) of subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) of each governing board that has issued intercept bonds;

(C) The total amount of all intercept bonds issued by governing boards, including the anticipated payment schedule for such intercept bonds; and

(D) The total amount of all revenue bonds issued by governing boards under section 23-5-101.7 (2), including the anticipated payment schedule for all such revenue bonds.

(II) The report described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) is the basis for the annual preapproval certificate that the state treasurer shall issue to each governing board that meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1). In the event a governing board desires to issue intercept bonds between June 6, 2016, and September 1, 2016, the capital development committee may request the state treasurer to issue an early preapproval certificate for such governing board when a preapproval certificate has not yet been issued. The preapproval certificate must include the total amount of intercept bonds that the governing board may issue for the period that the preapproval certificate covers. The total amount of intercept bonds that a governing board may issue must be calculated based on the lesser of the following, as of the date of issuance of the preapproval certificate:

(A) The difference between seventy-five percent of the most recent fiscal year's general fund appropriations for stipends and fee-for-service contracts that are reappropriated to such governing board and the total annual debt service payments for intercept bonds of such governing board; or

(B) The total amount of additional revenue bonds a governing board could issue while maintaining the requirements set forth in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1).

(III) The preapproval certificate described in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (d) may be amended if requested by the capital development committee as specified in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1.5) of this section.

(IV) The preapproval certificate described in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (d) may include the state treasurer's recommendations regarding the structure of any intercept bonds to be issued.

(1.5) (a) (I) A governing board desiring to issue intercept bonds shall present the state treasurer's preapproval certificate, described in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section, to the capital development committee and request approval from the capital development committee. The request must include:

(A) A description of the project or projects that the governing board seeks to finance through the issuance of intercept bonds;

(B) The maximum amount of intercept bonds the governing board seeks to issue for the project or projects;

(C) The anticipated terms of the intercept bonds including the maximum anticipated annual debt service payment; and

(D) If available, a copy of the governing board's resolution that authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds.

(II) If there are actual or anticipated changes to the financial position and credit rating of the governing board that may affect the governing board's compliance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section since the preapproval certificate was issued by the state treasurer, the governing board shall provide the capital development committee with documentation regarding such changes. The capital development committee may request the state treasurer to prepare an amended preapproval certificate on the basis of the additional documentation.

(b) No later than thirty days after the request for approval described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) during a regular legislative session of the general assembly, or no later than forty-five days after the request for approval described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) during any period that the general assembly is not in regular legislative session, the capital development committee shall review the request for approval and forward a letter to the joint budget committee setting forth its approval or disapproval for such governing board to use the intercept program and, if approved, any recommendations the capital development committee may have regarding the maximum amount of intercept bonds that may be issued by such governing board.

(c) No later than forty-five days after receipt of the letter from the capital development committee during the period of October 10 to April 10 of any calendar year, or no later than ninety-five days after receipt of the letter from the capital development committee during the period of April 11 to October 9 of any calendar year, the joint budget committee shall review the project or projects and the governing board's request to finance the project or projects through the issuance of intercept bonds. The joint budget committee shall forward a letter to the state treasurer, the office of state planning and budgeting, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the governing board setting forth the committee's approval or disapproval for such governing board to use the intercept program and the maximum amount of intercept bonds that may be issued by such governing board.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, no governing board may issue intercept bonds until the joint budget committee issues the approval letter described in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1.5).

(e) The capital development committee shall develop instructions on the format for requests for approval to issue intercept bonds. Such instructions must be developed in consultation with the joint budget committee, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the office of state planning and budgeting. If a request to issue intercept bonds does not relate to a new capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance project, the guidelines may allow the governing board to submit the request directly to the capital development committee.

(f) The capital development committee may request input from the state treasurer on all requests from a governing board to expand or restructure intercept bonds.

(2) Whenever the paying agent has not received payment of principal of or interest on intercept bonds on the business day immediately prior to the date on which such payment is due, the paying agent shall so notify the state treasurer and the institution by telephone, facsimile, or other similar communication, followed by written verification, of such payment status. The state treasurer shall immediately contact the institution and determine whether the institution will make the payment by the date on which it is due.

(3) If an institution indicates that it will not make a payment by the date on which it is due, or if the state treasurer is unable to contact the institution, the state treasurer shall forward the amount in immediately available funds necessary to make the payment of the principal of or interest on the intercept bonds to the paying agent. The state treasurer shall recover the amount forwarded by withholding amounts from the institution's payments of the state's fee-for-service contract with the institution, from any other state support for the institution, and from any unpledged tuition or other moneys collected by the institution.

(4) The amounts forwarded to the paying agent by the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (3) of this section shall be applied by the paying agent solely to the payment of the principal of or interest on such intercept bonds. The state treasurer shall notify the department of higher education and the general assembly of amounts withheld and payments made pursuant to this section. Institutions that have a debt service payment forwarded to the paying agent by the state treasurer shall not request a supplemental general fund appropriation or budget amendment for the amount forwarded in order to replace withheld fee-for-service revenue.

(5) (a) Any governing board with an intercept bond issue for which this section applies shall file with the state treasurer within thirty days of its public release a copy of the resolution that authorizes the issuance of intercept bonds; a copy of the official statement or other offering document for the intercept bonds; the agreement, if any, with the paying agent for the intercept bonds; and the name, address, and telephone number of the paying agent. A copy of the official statement or other offering document for the intercept bonds must also be submitted within thirty days of its public release to the office of state planning and budgeting, the Colorado commission on higher education, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee.

(b) On the day a preliminary official statement is publicly released for an intercept bond to be issued, the governing board shall notify the state treasurer, the office of state planning and budgeting, the Colorado commission on higher education, the capital development committee, and the joint budget committee by providing an electronic link to or an electronic copy of the preliminary official statement.

(c) The failure of any governing board to file any information required in this subsection (5) does not affect the state treasurer's obligations set forth in this section.

(6) As provided in section 11 of article II of the state constitution, the state hereby covenants with the purchasers and owners of intercept bonds that it will not repeal, revoke, or rescind the provisions of this section or modify or amend this section so as to limit or impair the rights and remedies granted by this section; except that nothing in this subsection (6) shall be deemed or construed to require the state to continue the payment of state assistance to any institution or to limit or prohibit the state from repealing, amending, or modifying any law relating to the amount of state assistance to institutions or the manner of payment or the timing thereof. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to create a debt of the state with respect to such intercept bonds within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or to create any other liability except to the extent provided in this section.

(7) Whenever the state treasurer is required by this section to make a payment of principal of or interest on intercept bonds on behalf of an institution, the department of higher education shall initiate an audit of the institution to determine the reason for the nonpayment and to assist the institution, if necessary, in developing and implementing measures to ensure that future payments will be made when they are due.

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

(a) "Cash flow analysis" means a comparison made by the state treasurer of a governing board's annual debt service currently being paid on the revenue bonds or intercept bonds to be refunded versus annual debt service to be paid on the intercept bonds being issued to effectuate the refunding and the resulting debt service savings or dissavings that are generated. The cash flow analysis must consider the universe of refunding candidates and refunding bond statistics including the true interest cost, average life of refunded and refunding bonds, average annual debt service, gross debt service, and the expected present value savings on the refunding.

(b) "Governing board" means the governing body of a state institution of higher education.

(c) "Intercept bonds" means revenue bonds, refunding bonds, or other obligations issued pursuant to this section.

(d) "Intercept program" means the program set forth in this section.

(e) "State institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-18-102 (10).
C.R.S. § 23-1-117 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-117
23-1-117. Commission directive - administrative expense reduction
Status: repealed

23-1-117. Commission directive - administrative expense reduction. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-79-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 79 / Section 23-79-103
23-79-103. Postsecondary services advisory committee - creation - appointment - duties - re
Status: repealed

23-79-103. Postsecondary services advisory committee - creation - appointment - duties - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-204 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-204
23-60-204. Financing
Status: in_force

23-60-204. Financing. Except as provided in this article, the construction, operation, and maintenance of the community and technical colleges within the state system shall be financed by the state in the same manner as are all other state institutions of higher education.
C.R.S. § 23-21-1101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 11 / Section 23-21-1101
23-21-1101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-21-1101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Over the past decade, Colorado has had the second-fastest-growing rate of residents over sixty-five years of age in the United States, growing at roughly fifty-one percent;

(b) Currently, twenty-one percent of the population in Colorado is over sixty-five years of age;

(c) By 2030, Colorado will have more residents over sixty-five years of age than residents under eighteen years of age;

(d) There are only ninety-six physicians trained in geriatrics across the state, and two hundred eighty-nine physicians trained in geriatrics are needed by 2050 to serve ten percent of Coloradans over sixty-five years of age;

(e) Only twenty-three percent of dental schools across the United States offer clinical training specific to dental care for older adults;

(f) There is a severe shortage in the United States of geriatric-trained clinicians across all health-care disciplines;

(g) The number of older Coloradans places high resource demands on the state's health-care system;

(h) During a health-care study conducted between 1993 and 1997, older patients who were admitted to the hospital were placed either in an acute care for elders unit or a usual-care control unit. On average, the length of stay for older patients treated by a geriatric-trained interdisciplinary team, including geriatricians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and physical therapists, was significantly shorter, at just over six days per patient for those receiving care in the acute care for elders unit versus just over seven days per patient for those in the usual-care control unit. The difference in care produced lower total inpatient costs from nine thousand four hundred seventy-seven dollars per patient for those patients in the acute care for elders unit versus ten thousand four hundred fifty-one dollars per patient for those patients in the usual-care control unit. The difference in care for those patients in the acute care for elders unit maintained patients' functional abilities and did not increase hospital readmission rates.

(i) The study described in subsection (1)(h) of this section resulted in fifty-eight fewer days of hospitalization for every one hundred patients admitted to the acute care for elders unit versus the usual-care control unit. Over the course of the study, this resulted in savings of ninety-seven thousand four hundred dollars for every one hundred patients admitted to the acute care for elders unit versus the usual-care control unit.

(j) Hospital readmission rates for patients released from hospitals with acute care for elders units were nearly ten percent less compared to readmission rates for patients released from hospitals without acute care for elders units;

(k) Colorado accounts for twelve percent of the national medicare budget as measured by medicare part A or part B program payments. Payments from the medicare program for Colorado equal four billion five hundred eighty million four thousand five hundred nine dollars, which covers five hundred twenty-eight thousand medicare enrollees.

(l) Medicaid covers one in five Americans and accounts for seventeen percent of the national health expenditures. Medicaid spending growth is expected to be a substantial contributor to national health spending increases over the next ten years, primarily due to a population of older adults who are enrolling in medicaid with long-term services and supports and health-care needs.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that by establishing a multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program to train and support clinical health professions graduate students in advanced practice provider programs; dentistry; medicine, including osteopathic medicine; nursing; occupational therapy; pharmacy; physical therapy; psychology; social work; and speech-language therapy, future clinicians trained specifically in geriatrics will better meet the needs of medically complex, costly, compromised, and vulnerable older Coloradans. The multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program is core to the future expansion of multidisciplinary geriatric practices among each health-care discipline. Meeting the needs of Colorado's older adults will save the state millions of dollars in health-care costs each year. The general assembly further declares that collaboration between participating institutions of higher education, communities, and health-care providers will allow Colorado to provide the highest standard medical care to medically complex, costly, compromised, and vulnerable older Coloradans and to better fill the present and future need for geriatric care in urban, rural, and underserved communities across the state.
C.R.S. § 23-31-304 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-304
23-31-304. State responsibility determined
Status: repealed

23-31-304. State responsibility determined. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-108
23-60-108. Board responsibilities - direct care provider career path pilot program - repeal
Status: repealed

23-60-108. Board responsibilities - direct care provider career path pilot program - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31-514 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 5 / Section 23-31-514
23-31-514. Control of funds from 1935 act
Status: in_force

23-31-514. Control of funds from 1935 act. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the control of the funds appropriated by the said act of congress and shall disburse the same for the use and benefit of the Colorado state university for instruction, for research and investigations, and for cooperative agricultural extension work in accordance with the terms and provisions of said act of congress.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.3-102
23-3.3-102. Assistance program authorized - procedure - audits
Status: repealed

23-3.3-102. Assistance program authorized - procedure - audits. (1) The general assembly hereby authorizes the commission to establish a program of financial assistance, to be operated during any school sessions, including summer sessions for students attending institutions.

(2) The commission shall determine, by guideline, the institutions eligible for participation in the program and shall annually determine the amount allocated to each institution.

(3) Each state institution shall administer a financial assistance program according to policies and procedures established by the governing board of the institution. Each private institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (9), that participates in the program of financial assistance established pursuant to this section shall administer a financial assistance program according to policies and procedures established by the governing board of the institution. Each participating nonpublic institution that is not a private institution of higher education shall administer a financial assistance program according to policies and procedures established by the commission. Each institution shall fund its assistance program using state moneys allocated to the institution and institutional moneys.

(3.5) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, each participating institution shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a person who meets the following criteria to qualify for financial assistance through the financial assistance programs established pursuant to this article:

(a) The person qualifies as an in-state student; and

(b) The person is enrolled at an institution that participates in the programs of financial assistance established pursuant to this article; and

(c) The person is enrolled in an approved program of preparation, as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (8), C.R.S., for principals.

(4) Program disbursements shall be handled by the institution subject to audit and review.

(5) Upon commencement of participation in the program, no participating institution shall decrease the amount of its own funds spent for student aid below the amount so spent prior to participation in the program.

(6) In determining the amount allocated to each institution that is not a state institution or a nonpublic institution of higher education, the commission shall consider only that portion of financial need which would have existed were the institution's tuition no greater than the highest in-state tuition rate charged by a comparable state institution. In determining the amount allocated to each nonpublic institution of higher education, the commission shall base its determination upon the cost of attendance at a nonpublic institution of higher education.

(7) Each annual budget request submitted by the commission shall provide information on the proposed distribution of moneys among the programs developed under this article. Subsequent to final appropriation, the commission shall provide to the joint budget committee an allocation proposal specifically identifying the distributions among programs for the coming year. Expenditures in any program shall not exceed the allocation for that program by more than ten percent of such allocation, and the total appropriation for all student aid programs shall not be exceeded. The commission may require such reports from institutions as are necessary to fulfill the reporting requirements of this subsection (7) and to perform other administrative tasks.

(8) The state auditor or his or her designee shall audit, in accordance with state statute and federal guidelines, the program at any participating institution every other year to review residency determinations, needs analyses, awards, payment procedures, and such other practices as may be necessary to ensure that the program is being properly administered, but the audit shall be limited to the administration of the program at the participating institution. The state auditor may accept an audit of the program from an institution that is not a state institution from such institution's independent auditor. The cost of conducting audits of the program at an institution that is not a state institution shall be borne by such institution.

(9) Repealed.