C.R.S. § 23-5-140.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-140.7
23-5-140.7. Calculation of full-time employment of teachers for purposes of the federal publ
Status: in_force

23-5-140.7. Calculation of full-time employment of teachers for purposes of the federal public loan forgiveness program - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Certifying employment" means either completing the employer sections of the public service loan forgiveness form or sharing data directly with the United States department of education that corresponds to the information required for the public service loan forgiveness form.

(b) "Employee" means someone who works for an institution of higher education, regardless of whether the institution of higher education considers that work to be full-time or part-time, contingent, or contracted.

(c) "Full-time", for the purpose of certifying employment, means the lower standard of:

(I) Working at least an average of thirty hours per week or at least an average of thirty hours per week throughout a contractual or employment period of at least eight months in a twelve-month period; or

(II) An hourly standard adopted by the United States department of education.

(d) "Institution of higher education" means any state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-4.5-102 (7) or any higher education institution that is operating pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986".

(e) "Public service loan forgiveness form" means the form used by the United States department of education to certify an individual's employment at a public service organization, as defined in 34 CFR sec. 685.219 (b), and determine eligibility for the public service loan forgiveness program.

(f) "Public service loan forgiveness program" means the federal loan forgiveness program established pursuant to 20 U.S.C. sec. 1087e (m) and administered pursuant to 34 CFR sec. 685.219 as of the effective date of this section.

(2) The following apply for the purposes of certifying employment for the purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program only and have no other applicability for institutions of higher education and their employees:

(a) For current or former faculty or teacher employees, an institution of higher education certifying employment after the effective date of this section shall credit four and thirty-five one-hundredths hours worked for each hour of credit or contact hours, regardless of when the hours were worked, including hours worked on or after October 1, 2007. This section does not supersede any greater adjustment factor established by a collective bargaining agreement or employer policy in recognition of additional work associated with credit or contact hours for the purpose of the public service loan forgiveness program.

(b) When determining whether an employee is considered full-time for the purpose of certifying employment for the public service loan forgiveness program only, an institution of higher education shall not treat any adjusted total hours worked pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section differently from hours worked without an adjustment factor.

(c) For the purpose of certifying employment only, an institution of higher education shall consider an employee full-time when the employee satisfies the definition of "full-time" provided in this section.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the United States department of education permits public service employers to certify employment for past or present individual employees or groups of employees directly with the United States department of education or its agents, an institution of higher education may send to the United States department of education or its agents the information necessary for employment certification.

(b) (I) If an institution of higher education does not directly certify employment with the United States department of education pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, the institution of higher education shall annually provide a copy of the public service loan forgiveness form with the employer information and employment certification sections of the form already completed reflecting at least the last twelve months of employment to:

(A) A current or former employee who requests a public service loan forgiveness form, to the extent that the institution has employment records for the employee;

(B) Any current employee for whom the institution of higher education has certified employment on or after the effective date of this section; except that this subsection (3)(b)(I)(B) does not take effect until one year after the effective date of this section; and

(C) An employee who is ending the employee's work with the institution of higher education.

(II) The partially completed form should reflect employment for the prior twelve months and may reflect longer periods of employment, as necessary.

(c) For purposes of certifying employment only, an institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that maximizes the amount of time for which an employee's employment can be considered full-time for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program. Nothing in this section requires an employer of a higher education employee to increase the number of contracted hours for which an employee is paid.

(d) For purposes of certifying employment only, an institution of higher education shall treat as a continuous employment period any consecutive academic terms for which an employee teaches, regardless of whether such hours are taught pursuant to separate employment contracts or whether such academic terms are separated by routine academic vacation, but only to the extent that doing so maximizes the amount of time for which an employee's employment can be considered full-time for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program.

(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, if the United States department of education promulgates rules related to the calculation of hours worked for the purposes of certifying employment for the public service loan forgiveness program that are more favorable to employees than the requirements of this section, an institution of higher education shall apply the federal rules.

(4) An institution of higher education shall not unreasonably delay in certifying employment under the public loan forgiveness program as provided in this section.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents an institution of higher education from seeking permission from its employees prior to certifying their employment.
C.R.S. § 23-78-304 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 78 / Part 3 / Section 23-78-304
23-78-304. Department of education - eligible rural local education provider - identified
Status: in_force

23-78-304. Department of education - eligible rural local education provider - identified. Within thirty days after May 25, 2018, the department of education shall identify geographic areas of the state and specific subject areas and grade levels for which there are critical shortages of qualified teachers to fill elementary and secondary teaching positions in public schools. The department shall post a map showing the identified geographic areas and a list of the identified subjects on the department website. The department shall annually review the pertinent data and update the identified geographic areas and subjects as appropriate.
C.R.S. § 23-31-901 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 9 / Section 23-31-901
23-31-901. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-31-901. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The national western stock show has been held annually in Denver for one hundred nine years, and it provides many important benefits to the state because it:

(I) Is a showcase event for the western agricultural industry and related industries that promotes, supports, and helps to preserve the rural western lifestyle in our increasingly urbanized society and provides opportunities for dissemination of agricultural industry innovations and best practices locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally;

(II) Funds scholarships for students studying agriculture, rural medicine, and veterinary science at institutions of higher education in the state and in Wyoming; and

(III) Has an estimated annual economic impact to the state of about one hundred fifteen million dollars, hosting more national-level competitions than any other regional venue, and is considered one of the largest annual agricultural conventions and trade shows in the United States;

(b) It is important to sustain and grow the national western stock show in Denver for the next one hundred years so that the state can continue to realize the benefits that it provides and additional benefits estimated to accrue from its transformational redevelopment, which include but are not limited to:

(I) The significant economic benefit to the state that will result from the redevelopment and transformation of the site; and

(II) The following significant economic impacts, which an economic analysis by strategic advisory group estimates, of developing the Colorado state university facilities at the national western center based upon the current ten-year build-out of the site without the use of financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements:

(A) An additional one hundred million dollars in economic impact to the state, which the center will generate upon completion;

(B) An increase to over two million two hundred thousand in total attendance annually;

(C) Nine hundred sixty thousand five hundred new visitors annually, forty percent of whom will come from outside of Colorado;

(D) Three thousand nine hundred twenty construction jobs; and

(E) Five billion nine hundred million dollars in net new visitor spending over thirty years;

(c) The existing grounds and facilities where the national western stock show is held are currently difficult to access, poorly integrated with surrounding neighborhoods, and functionally limited;

(d) In order to ensure that the national western stock show can remain and thrive in Denver for the foreseeable future, and that additional, broad-based benefits of year-round activity can be realized, the national western stock show, the city and county of Denver, Colorado state university, the Denver museum of nature and science, and history Colorado formed the national western center partnership;

(e) The purpose of the national western center partnership is to redevelop and better integrate with surrounding neighborhoods the existing one hundred thirty acres of land on and near the existing site of the Denver coliseum and national western stock show grounds and to build and operate a new two-hundred-seventy-acre state-of-the-art, multi-purpose national western center to:

(I) House the national western stock show;

(II) Serve as a hub for year-round creative, P-20 experiential educational, research and commercial activity that promotes, supports, and helps to preserve the western lifestyle while highlighting innovation and global issues of health, food systems, food security, water, and the environment; and

(III) Provide an attractive environment for additional agricultural business and science investments that will increase other economic and workforce development activity in the surrounding neighborhoods, encourage the revitalization of those neighborhoods, and position the state as an agricultural innovations cluster leader; and

(f) At least twenty-four front range cities and towns already support the development of the national western center.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(a) Agriculture is a forty-two billion dollar per year industry in the state, agricultural innovation has been growing at a rate that is four times the overall state economic growth rate, and agriculture continues to drive economic growth as a major driver of technological advancement, patent development, and entrepreneurship, much of which has global applicability;

(b) Colorado ranked third in the nation in federal spending on agricultural research and development in 2011, with much of the funding being directed to universities and United States department of agriculture laboratories on the front range;

(c) The involvement of Colorado state university at the national western center is a critical element of continued growth in agricultural innovation because it will create research and development opportunities, showcase Colorado's innovation economy on national and international stages, and create public-private partnerships with major industries that will advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and have significant economic and scientific impact;

(d) As Colorado's land-grant university, a substantial part of Colorado state university's educational mission is to provide agriculture-related research, education, and outreach and support Colorado's agricultural industry, and it does so by:

(I) Offering a wide variety of highly respected agriculture-related undergraduate and graduate degree programs;

(II) Operating several research centers and institutes and a veterinary teaching hospital; and

(III) Providing accurate and unbiased information to the public regarding agriculture, gardening, nutrition, and natural resources-related topics through Colorado state university extension and its programs;

(e) In furtherance of its mission as Colorado's land-grant university and one of the nation's premier agricultural and veterinary institutions, Colorado state university's focus at the national western center will be to advance academic, research, and outreach initiatives related to the state's broad-based economy in agriculture, food systems, health, and western culture, but it will not issue undergraduate or graduate academic degrees from the national western center;

(f) The national western center master plan provides for an integrated facilities program that includes a variety of facilities for Colorado state university, including an equine sports medicine clinic, a collaborative community outreach veterinary clinic and clinical trials center, a water resources center, and a Colorado state university center that may include: a food systems innovation and learning center; a Denver urban extension center; an educational urban farm with demonstration fields; classrooms; laboratories; a test kitchen and administrative space; and other facilities that are consistent with the national western center master plan vision and guiding principles that may be added as the site develops. In addition, the national western center needs support from and integration with Colorado state university's on-campus programs that support the national western center vision and proposed activities, including teaching, research, and outreach. An on-campus equine veterinary teaching hospital, the Malone center for biologic and translational therapies, and the anatomy teaching laboratory expansion or other facilities that are supportive of activity at the national western center as the site develops will be critically connected to the national western center project.

(g) At full build-out of the two-hundred-seventy-acre national western center, there will be abundant opportunities for complementary co-location to advance food production, food safety, animal health, nutrition, natural resource conservation, and a broad range of related agricultural industries, resulting in estimated direct employment of six thousand people and indirect employment of an additional ten thousand people;

(h) The national western center's centralized location relative to the state's main population centers and its relationship to the state's greatest concentration of agricultural production, commodity processing, and food manufacturing to the north, including but not limited to the availability of a skilled workforce pipeline and proximity to several public and private universities, will help it drive future agricultural innovations; and

(i) It is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the state to authorize the state, acting by and through the state treasurer, to enter into financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements for the purpose of providing financing for the construction of facilities for Colorado state university at the national western center and on-campus affiliated facilities, and such financing is contingent upon approval, through established state executive and legislative branch capital construction project review and approval processes, of specific projects to be financed and the voters of the city and county of Denver approving an extension of the lodging and car rental taxes or another similar tax, which would generate necessary funding for the national western center. Further, it is in the best interests of the state to accelerate the development of the Colorado state university educational facilities resulting in the following economic benefits to the state:

(I) The state will realize the economic impact of the national western center sooner;

(II) Overall facility costs will be reduced if design and construction is started sooner; and

(III) Overall facility costs will also be reduced by taking advantage of historically low interest rates that are currently available.
C.R.S. § 23-20-129 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-129
23-20-129. Bonds
Status: in_force

23-20-129. Bonds. (1) The regents of the university of Colorado are hereby authorized to issue bonds as provided in this section for the purpose of obtaining funds for the planning, construction or other acquisition, and equipping of research buildings and facilities, wherever located in the state of Colorado, for the university of Colorado. Any such buildings and facilities shall be related to the research mission of the university.

(2) Such bonds shall be in such amount, shall mature at such time or times, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, and shall otherwise be sold and issued in such manner and on such terms as provided by the regents of the university of Colorado.

(3) Such bonds shall be payable from, and shall be secured by a pledge of, the university of Colorado research building revolving fund created in section 23-20-124, or the revenues and net income of any other designated enterprise auxiliary facilities that are pledged to the repayment of such bonds pursuant to sections 23-5-102 and 23-5-103, or any combination thereof.

(4) The authority contained in this section shall be in addition to the authority granted the regents of the university of Colorado to issue anticipation warrants pursuant to section 23-20-125; except that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the issuance of such bonds if by such issuance the obligation of any contract entered into with respect to any outstanding anticipation warrants would thereby be impaired.

(5) Any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taxation for state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or other purposes in the state of Colorado.

(6) Bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not constitute a debt or an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any applicable provision of the state constitution or state statutes.
C.R.S. § 23-6-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 6 / Section 23-6-101
23-6-101. Persons eligible for benefits
Status: in_force

23-6-101. Persons eligible for benefits. (1) This article shall apply to all presidents, deans, professors, administrators, instructors, and research workers, referred to in this article as "faculty members", retired from service of state institutions of higher education in Colorado, to their dependent surviving spouses, and to the surviving spouses of said faculty members who have died in service after ten or more years of employment in said state institutions.

(2) Any faculty members applying for benefits under this article:

(a) Shall have served as such faculty member at least fifteen years in one or more state institutions of higher education in Colorado, shall be at least sixty-five years of age, and shall have retired prior to July 1, 1962;

(b) Shall have retired at any age and at any time, at the initiative of the Colorado institution where last serving, for disability regarded as rendering such faculty member unfit for further service if such faculty member has served at least fifteen years and the president of the institution so retiring such member certifies to the commissioner of education as to the disability of such member;

(c) Shall, prior to July 1, 1962, have attained the age of sixty years and shall, upon the date of his retirement, have served at least twenty years; or

(d) Shall, prior to July 1, 1962, have attained the age of sixty years and shall, upon the date of his retirement, have served at least ten but less than twenty years.

(3) Any surviving spouse of any deceased faculty member applying for benefits under this article:

(a) Shall have been married to said faculty member on the date on which eligibility of said member for retirement benefits under this article was established under the provisions of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of this section;

(b) Shall have been married to said faculty member on the date on which eligibility of said member for retirement benefits under this article was established under the provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of this section;

(c) Shall have been married to said faculty member who died in service after twenty years of employment in state institutions of higher education in Colorado;

(d) Shall have been married to said faculty member who died in service after ten or more years of employment in state institutions of higher education in Colorado;

(e) May be of any age.
C.R.S. § 23-71-123 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-123
23-71-123. Duties of board of trustees - degrees
Status: in_force

23-71-123. Duties of board of trustees - degrees. (1) It is the duty of the board of trustees to determine financial and educational policies and provide for the proper execution of such by selecting competent administrators, instructors, and other personnel for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the institution, to prepare and adopt a budget pursuant to part 1 of article 44 of title 22, C.R.S., to fix tuition and fee rates, to accept gifts, to purchase, hold, sell, or rent property and equipment, to promote the general welfare of the institution for the best interests of education and the local college district, and, pursuant to contract and any other applicable provisions of law, to discharge or otherwise terminate the employment of any personnel.

(2) 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 duties of the Rangely junior college district board of trustees shall be limited to those specified in section 23-71-207 (3)(a)(VII).

(3) A local district college may offer a two-year degree program with or without academic designation. Before a local district college offers a two-year degree program with academic designation, as authorized by this subsection (3), the local district college shall determine the program designation for the degree. The local district college shall then submit the degree program designation to the board of trustees for its review and approval. The local district college may offer the degree program only after it has been approved by the board of trustees and by the Colorado commission on higher education. The local district college shall exclusively use the degree program designation name in official publications, course catalogs, diplomas, and official transcripts.
C.R.S. § 23-60-501 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 5 / Section 23-60-501
23-60-501. Transfer of funds, property, etc
Status: repealed

23-60-501. Transfer of funds, property, etc. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-204 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.3-204
23-3.3-204. Dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action
Status: in_force

23-3.3-204. Dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "prisoner of war" or "person missing in action" means any person who was a resident of the state of Colorado at the time such person entered the United States armed forces and who, while serving in said United States armed forces, has been declared to be a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, as established by the secretary of defense of the United States.

(2) Any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, upon being accepted for enrollment into any institution, shall be permitted to pursue studies leading toward a bachelor's degree or a certificate of completion, free of tuition, for so long as said dependent achieves and maintains standards as set by the institution for its students generally, but said benefits shall not be extended beyond twelve academic quarters or eight academic semesters, as the case may be. Such dependents pursuing studies at an institution that is not a state institution shall be eligible for assistance not to exceed the average cost of undergraduate instruction calculated for a full-time equivalent student at a comparable state institution for the previous year. The institution or the commission shall provide tuition assistance to such qualified students from appropriated student financial assistance funds.

(3) Any person qualifying as a dependent under this section shall not be deprived of the benefits provided by this section because of the return of a parent or the reported death of a parent.

(4) (a) A qualified dependent may receive benefits pursuant to this section prior to receiving federal educational benefits available to dependents pursuant to the federal "Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act", 34 U.S.C. sec. 10281 et seq.

(b) The benefit provided pursuant to this section must be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of any federal educational benefits provided to the dependent.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1009 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 10 / Section 23-31-1009
23-31-1009. Loan repayment
Status: in_force

23-31-1009. Loan repayment. (1) The council shall make all payments under the program on a veterinarian's behalf to the issuer or purchaser of the veterinarian's student loan.

(2) As required by a selected veterinarian's contract under the program, the veterinarian is eligible for the following amounts of loan repayment:

(a) Upon completion of six months of the first year of service under the program, fifteen thousand dollars;

(b) Upon completion of a second year of service under the program, an additional twenty thousand dollars;

(c) Upon completion of a third year of service under the program, an additional twenty-five thousand dollars; and

(d) Upon completion of a fourth year of service under the program, an additional thirty thousand dollars.

(3) A veterinarian is not entitled to receive more than seventy thousand dollars under the program.

(4) If, for any of the years of service for which a veterinarian selected under the program is contracted to provide service, the veterinarian fails to complete the entire year of service, the council shall prorate the amount of loan repayment on the veterinarian's behalf for that year.
C.R.S. § 23-16-221 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-221
23-16-221. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

23-16-221. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-220 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-220
23-3.1-220. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

23-3.1-220. Bonds eligible for investment. All banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, insurance companies and associations, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds, notes, or other obligations, issued pursuant to this part 2. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), C.R.S., may invest public funds in such bonds, notes, or other obligations only if said bonds, notes, or other obligations satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 23-31-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-121
23-31-121. Providing personnel, supplies
Status: in_force

23-31-121. Providing personnel, supplies. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system, operating through the Colorado agricultural experiment station, may provide such personnel, funds, labor, material, and supplies as are necessary for the purposes specified in sections 23-31-119 and 23-31-120.
C.R.S. § 23-1-106.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-106.5
23-1-106.5. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to advanced technology - fund cr
Status: repealed

23-1-106.5. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to advanced technology - fund created. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-7.4-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 1 / Section 23-7.4-102
23-7.4-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-7.4-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) Active duty members and veterans of the United States armed forces and Colorado National Guard provide an essential service to the nation and to the state of Colorado;

(b) The families of service members often sacrifice personal goals due to frequent moves and deployments that disrupt or delay work and education, including higher education;

(c) Veterans who return to civilian life and their dependents have opportunities to further their education in Colorado through the state system of community and technical colleges, local district colleges, and four-year institutions of higher education; and

(d) Many active duty and veteran military members and their dependents have difficulty navigating the various state and federal laws relating to military benefits, including in-state tuition classification and state financial assistance programs.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that locating provisions of the state's higher education statutes, where possible, into a single article of this title 23 relating to military members, veterans, and military dependents minimizes confusion and provides greater transparency concerning military benefits available in higher education.
C.R.S. § 23-3.9-304 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.9 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.9-304
23-3.9-304. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

23-3.9-304. Reporting requirements. (1) The department shall include the following data concerning the student educator stipend program and the educator test stipend program in the annual report required in section 22-60.5-121 (5):

(a) The total number of eligible students receiving stipend money for the student educator stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(b) The total number of approved programs of preparation and eligible students receiving stipend money for the educator test stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(c) The total number of eligible students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender, participating in the student educator stipend program and educator test stipend program;

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

(e) The name of the approved program of preparation where each eligible student is enrolled;

(f) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each approved program of preparation;

(g) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each eligible student for the student educator stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(h) The total amount of stipend money awarded to each eligible student for the educator test stipend program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(i) A summary of data collected from the eligible students and the approved program of preparation concerning the effectiveness of each stipend program, as described in sections 23-3.9-302 (1)(b) and 23-3.9-303 (1)(c);

(j) For the purposes of section 23-3.9-302, the name of the school- or community-based setting where each eligible student is completing the eligible student's academic residency;

(k) For the purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the total number of times each eligible student sits for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(l) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the assessment passage rate for each eligible student who sits for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(m) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the demographic data of eligible students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender, who sit for the assessment of professional competencies required pursuant to sections 22-60.5-203 and 22-60.5-212;

(n) For purposes of section 23-3.9-303, the assessment passage rate for each approved program of preparation; and

(o) Recommendations, if any, for legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate the effective implementation of the student educator stipend program and the educator test stipend program.

(2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the reporting requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section continue indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 23-64-113 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-113
23-64-113. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

23-64-113. Prohibitions. (1) No entity of whatever kind, alone or in concert with others, shall:

(a) Operate in this state a school not exempt from the provisions of this article 64 unless the school holds a valid certificate of approval issued pursuant to the provisions of this article 64;

(b) Offer educational services in or grant educational credentials from a school located within or without this state unless the agent holds a valid agent's permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article 64; except that the board may promulgate rules to permit the rendering of legitimate public information services without such permit;

(c) Accept contracts or enrollment agreements from an agent who does not hold a valid agent's permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article 64;

(d) Award educational credentials without requiring the completion of any education.
C.R.S. § 23-30-124 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-124
23-30-124. Online university established - role and mission
Status: repealed

23-30-124. Online university established - role and mission. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-1-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-116
23-1-116. Commission directive - education degree programs
Status: repealed

23-1-116. Commission directive - education degree programs. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-15-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-101
23-15-101. Short title
Status: in_force

23-15-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority Act".
C.R.S. § 23-19.7-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 19.7 / Section 23-19.7-102
23-19.7-102. Higher education competitive research authority - creation - board of directors
Status: in_force

23-19.7-102. Higher education competitive research authority - creation - board of directors. (1) The higher education competitive research authority, referred to in this article as the "authority", is hereby created as a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority shall not be an agency of state government and, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state.

(2) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of directors, referred to in this article as the "board". The board shall consist of one member appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and the following four ex officio members: The president of the university of Colorado, the president of Colorado state university, the president of the Colorado school of mines, and the president of the university of northern Colorado. The term of the appointed member of the board shall be four years, and the appointed member shall be eligible for reappointment. The appointed member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and the senate has confirmed the appointment. A vacancy in the seat of the appointed board member occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. The appointed member may be removed from office by the governor for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the governor pending the completion of the hearing.

(3) The members of the board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair. The members of the board shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the board, and may elect the same person to serve as both secretary and treasurer. The powers of the board may be vested in the officers from time to time. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall not impair the right of a quorum of the members to exercise all powers and perform all duties of the board pursuant to section 23-19.7-103.

(4) Each member of the board not otherwise in full-time employment of the state shall receive per diem compensation in the amount of fifty dollars for each day actually and necessarily spent in the discharge of official duties, and all members shall receive traveling and other necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties.
C.R.S. § 23-21-603 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 23-21-603
23-21-603. Pension status of part 4 corporation employees
Status: in_force

23-21-603. Pension status of part 4 corporation employees. (1) Employees who elected to become employees of the part 4 corporation and rolled over PERA contributions to the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan - election to return to PERA. (a) Any employee of university hospital on September 30, 1989, who elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation and who had all member contributions to PERA credited to the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan may elect to return to the employee's prior state employment status and resume active membership in PERA.

(b) If an employee elects to resume active membership in PERA, the authority is obligated to contribute to PERA an amount necessary to restore said employee to the retirement status with PERA the employee would have attained if said employee had never elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation; except that said employee shall cooperate in obtaining the refund of any moneys contributed by the part 4 corporation and the employee under the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as amended, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority for transfer to PERA, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan and the authority's qualified retirement plan. The authority's obligation under this paragraph (b) shall be discharged consistent with sound actuarial practices and PERA shall be obligated to act in accordance with this paragraph (b) in order to accomplish an employee election under this paragraph (b).

(c) An employee who elects to resume active membership in PERA may elect, no earlier than three years after the election to return to PERA or upon acquiring twenty years of service credit in PERA, whichever occurs first, to become an employee of the authority and participate in the authority's qualified retirement plan in accordance with section 23-21-508; except that said employee shall not thereafter resume active membership in PERA while employed by the authority.

(2) Employees who elected to become employees of the part 4 corporation and received cash - election to return to PERA. (a) Any employee of university hospital on September 30, 1989, who elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation and who received said employee's member contributions to PERA in cash may elect to return to the employee's prior state employment status and resume active membership in PERA.

(b) If an employee elects to resume active membership in PERA, the authority is obligated to contribute to PERA an amount necessary to restore said employee to the retirement status with PERA the employee would have attained if said employee had never elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation; except that the authority shall have no such obligation unless the employee electing pursuant to this paragraph (b) purchases all of the employee's service credit in PERA for employment at university hospital prior to becoming a part 4 corporation employee by restoring to PERA the member contributions refunded plus interest accrued from the date of refund to completion of purchase. Said employee shall cooperate in obtaining the refund of any moneys contributed by the part 4 corporation and the employee under the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as amended, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority for transfer to PERA, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan and the authority's qualified retirement plan. The authority's obligation under this paragraph (b) shall be discharged consistent with sound actuarial practices and PERA shall be obligated to act in accordance with this paragraph (b) in order to accomplish an employee election pursuant to this paragraph (b).

(c) An employee electing to resume active membership in PERA may elect, no earlier than three years after the election to return to PERA or upon acquiring twenty years of service credit in PERA, whichever occurs first, to become an employee of the authority and participate in the authority's qualified retirement plan in accordance with section 23-21-508; except that said employee shall not thereafter resume active membership in PERA while employed by the authority.

(3) Employees who elected to become employees of the part 4 corporation and became vested inactive members of PERA - election to return to PERA. (a) Any employee of university hospital on September 30, 1989, who elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation and who became a vested inactive member of PERA may elect to return to the employee's prior state employment status and resume active membership in PERA.

(b) If an employee elects to resume active membership in PERA, the authority is obligated to contribute to PERA an amount necessary to restore said employee to the retirement status with PERA the employee would have attained if said employee had never elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation; except that said employee shall cooperate in obtaining the refund of moneys contributed by the part 4 corporation and the employee under the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as amended, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority for transfer to PERA, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan and the authority's qualified retirement plan. The authority's obligation under this paragraph (b) shall be discharged consistent with sound actuarial practices and PERA shall be obligated to act in accordance with this paragraph (b) in order to accomplish an employee election under this paragraph (b).

(c) An employee who elects to resume active membership in PERA may elect, no earlier than three years after the election to return to PERA or upon acquiring twenty years of service credit in PERA, whichever occurs first, to become an employee of the authority and participate in the authority's qualified retirement plan in accordance with section 23-21-508; except that said employee shall not thereafter resume active membership in PERA while employed by the authority.

(4) Employees of the part 4 corporation not electing to return to prior state employment status become active members of the qualified retirement plan of the authority. An employee of university hospital on September 30, 1989, who elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation and who does not elect to return to such employee's prior state employment status and resume active membership in PERA shall become an employee of the authority on the authority's transfer date, shall commence active membership in the authority's qualified retirement plan, shall receive service credit in the authority's qualified retirement plan for the period of employment by the part 4 corporation, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan.

(5) Employees initially employed by the part 4 corporation on or after October 1, 1989 - election to become active members of PERA. (a) Any employee of university hospital initially employed on or after October 1, 1989, may elect to become a state employee and an active member of PERA.

(b) If an employee elects to become an active member in PERA, the authority is obligated to contribute to PERA an amount necessary to establish the retirement status with PERA the employee would have attained if said employee had been a member of PERA from the date the employee was initially employed by the part 4 corporation; except that said employee shall cooperate in obtaining the refund of moneys contributed by the part 4 corporation and the employee under the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as amended, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority for transfer to PERA, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan and the authority's qualified retirement plan. The authority's obligation under this paragraph (b) shall be discharged consistent with sound actuarial practices and PERA shall be obligated to act in accordance with this paragraph (b) in order to accomplish an employee election under this paragraph (b).

(c) An employee who becomes an active member in PERA may elect, no earlier than three years after the election to join PERA or upon acquiring twenty years of service credit in PERA, whichever occurs first, to become an employee of the authority and participate in the authority's qualified retirement plan in accordance with section 23-21-508; except that said employee shall not thereafter resume active membership in PERA while employed by the authority.

(6) Employees initially employed by the part 4 corporation on or after October 1, 1989 - election to become active members of the authority's qualified retirement plan. Any employee of university hospital initially employed on or after October 1, 1989, who does not elect to become a state employee and an active member in PERA shall become an employee of the authority on the authority's transfer date, shall commence active membership in the authority's qualified retirement plan, shall receive service credit in the authority's qualified retirement plan for the period of employment by the part 4 corporation, shall direct the trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan to distribute such employee's account balance in the plan to the authority, and shall relinquish all rights in the part 4 plan.

(7) Election required - when. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1)(c), (2)(c), (3)(c), and (5)(c) of this section, any election provided for in this section shall be made no later than one hundred twenty days after the authority's transfer date.
C.R.S. § 23-31-501 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 5 / Section 23-31-501
23-31-501. Acceptance of congressional grant of 1862
Status: in_force

23-31-501. Acceptance of congressional grant of 1862. Full and complete acceptance, ratification, and assent is made and given by the state of Colorado to all of the provisions, terms, grants, and conditions and purposes of the grants made and prescribed by the act of the congress of the United States entitled "An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.", established under the provisions of an act of congress, approved July 2, 1862.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1401 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 14 / Section 23-3.3-1401
23-3.3-1401. Financial aid for students who have been in out-of-home placement - institution
Status: in_force

23-3.3-1401. Financial aid for students who have been in out-of-home placement - institution liaisons - navigators - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Chafee ETV grant" means an educational and training vouchers program grant made pursuant to the federal "John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood", 42 U.S.C. sec. 677.

(b) "Cost of attendance" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-3.3-1002.

(c) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a); local district college, as defined in section 23-71-102; or area technical college, as defined in section 23-60-103.

(d) "Qualifying student" means a resident of Colorado who has been accepted for enrollment at an institution of higher education who:

(I) Has been in foster care, as defined in section 19-1-103, in Colorado at any time on or after the student's thirteenth birthday; or

(II) Has been in noncertified kinship care, as defined in section 19-1-103, in Colorado at any time on or after the student's thirteenth birthday and was, at any time, adjudicated neglected or dependent pursuant to article 3 of title 19.

(2) (a) Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, each institution of higher education in the state shall provide financial assistance to a qualifying student for the remaining balance of the student's total cost of attendance in excess of the amount of any private, state, or federal financial assistance received by the student, referred to in this section as "remaining balance financial assistance", during the first one hundred thirty-two semester hours or one hundred ninety-eight quarter hours that the student is enrolled in the financial assistance program created pursuant to this part 14.

(b) In order to receive remaining balance financial assistance, the qualifying student must:

(I) Complete the free application for federal student aid, including, if applicable, acknowledging past or current foster care placement;

(II) If eligible, complete the application for a Chafee ETV grant;

(III) Be enrolled in courses leading toward a bachelor's degree, a postgraduate degree, an associate degree, or a certificate of completion at an institution of higher education;

(IV) Request the financial assistance in accordance with policies set forth by the institution; and

(V) Remain in satisfactory academic standing in accordance with the academic policies of the institution and be making progress toward completion of the requirements of the educational program in which the student is enrolled.

(3) The general assembly shall appropriate money to the commission to cover fifty percent of providing remaining balance financial assistance to qualifying students. Subject to available appropriations, the commission shall provide funding to an institution equal to fifty percent of the remaining balance financial assistance provided by the institution.

(4) The commission shall promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this section.

(5) (a) Each institution shall designate one employee as a liaison to serve as a direct point of contact with the institution for qualifying students and prospective qualifying students. The liaison may have other duties unrelated to work as the liaison. The liaison shall provide qualifying students and prospective qualifying students with information regarding application assistance, financial assistance, support services, and other resources and assistance available to qualifying students and prospective qualifying students. Each institution shall publicize the availability of financial assistance pursuant to this part 14 on the institution's website and notify qualifying students of their eligibility.

(b) Each institution shall provide the foster care student navigators described in subsection (6) of this section with the contact information for the liaison.

(6) The department of higher education shall designate four full-time equivalent employees as foster care student navigators to assist prospective qualifying students in applying for and enrolling in institutions of higher education. The navigators shall work with school district and state charter school institute child welfare education liaisons, described in section 22-32-138 (2), to identify prospective qualifying students. A navigator shall provide guidance to prospective qualifying students with selecting institutions and programs in which the student may want to enroll. A navigator shall, at the request of a student, assist the student with completing an institution's application for admission, the free application for federal student aid, and, if eligible, the application for a Chafee ETV grant.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-106.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.1-106.5
23-3.1-106.5. Special funds
Status: repealed

23-3.1-106.5. Special funds. (1) The division may create a special fund into which any funds borrowed from any person, corporation, financial institution, state or federal authority, political subdivision, or state or federal agency pursuant to the provisions of section 23-3.1-104.5 (1) may be deposited.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) All moneys deposited or paid into any special fund established by this section shall be continuously available and are hereby appropriated to the division to be expended in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any income from the investment of this special fund shall be deposited in such fund.
C.R.S. § 23-20-141 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-141
23-20-141. Emerging technologies for water management - study - report - legislative declar
Status: repealed

23-20-141. Emerging technologies for water management - study - report - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31-316 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-316
23-31-316. Colorado forest health council - legislative declaration - repeal
Status: repealed

23-31-316. Colorado forest health council - legislative declaration - repeal. (1) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby:

(a) Finds that:

(I) The forest health advisory council was created pursuant to House Bill 16-1255 within the Colorado state forest service to provide a collaborative forum to advise the state forester on a range of issues, opportunities, and threats with regard to Colorado's forests;

(II) Since then, the council has met regularly to develop forest health priorities and recommendations, provide early and ongoing input on the development of the forest action plan, and convene discussions on issues such as landscape-scale planning, prescribed fires, watershed health, federal funding, and other topics; and

(III) During the 2020 fire season, Colorado experienced its three largest wildfires in recorded history, with wildfires statewide burning over six hundred twenty-five thousand acres and costing at least two hundred eighty-five million dollars to suppress; and

(b) Determines that:

(I) The challenges facing Colorado's forests, from invasive species to wildfire activity, have become increasingly serious and complex;

(II) The trend towards larger, more destructive, more frequent wildfires is expected to continue in the years to come as a result of historical fire suppression practices and ongoing climate-change-induced shifts in weather conditions and forest health; and

(III) Investments in forest health and wildfire mitigation help avoid more expensive fire suppression and recovery costs and provide multiple benefits to individuals as well as society, including protection of lives and property, watersheds, wildlife habitat, livelihoods, and air quality; carbon sequestration; and opportunities for recreation and solace; and

(c) Declares that:

(I) As the issues related to forest health and wildfire mitigation have evolved, so has the manner in which the state seeks to address them, and creating a Colorado forest health council within the department of natural resources to report to the governor and the general assembly is the most effective and integrated structure through which to do so; and

(II) Establishing the Colorado forest health council serves the interest of the state and local communities in developing effective strategies for forest health and wildfire mitigation.

(2) Council created. There is hereby created within the division of forestry in the department of natural resources the Colorado forest health council, referred to in this section as the "council", to provide a collaborative forum to advise the governor and general assembly on a broad range of issues, opportunities, and threats with regard to Colorado's forests.

(3) Membership. (a) The council consists of the following twenty-six members:

(I) The following ex officio members or there designees:

(A) The executive director of the department of natural resources, who is the chair of the council;

(B) The state forester appointed pursuant to section 23-31-207;

(C) The director of the division of fire prevention and control appointed pursuant to section 24-33.5-1201;

(D) The regional forester or deputy regional forester for the United States forest service region 2;

(E) The forestry program lead for the federal bureau of land management in Colorado;

(F) The state conservationist for the natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture;

(II) The following members appointed by the governor:

(A) An employee of the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101 with a leadership role and expertise in outdoor recreation;

(B) One member who is an enrolled member of a tribe that has a reservation within Colorado;

(C) Four county commissioners, two of whom must represent a county west of the continental divide and two of whom must represent a county east of the continental divide;

(D) One member who is employed or associated with a forest collaborative organization;

(E) One member who is a forest scientist or is employed in a forest research position and has climate science expertise;

(F) One member who is employed by a research institution and who has forest policy expertise;

(G) Two members employed by a water supplier, including a municipal drinking water supplier and an irrigation water supplier, one of whom must reside in a county west of the continental divide and one of whom must reside in a county east of the continental divide;

(H) One member who is employed by or associated with the timber industry;

(I) One member who is employed by or associated with a conservation organization;

(J) One member who is employed by or associated with the insurance industry;

(K) One member who is employed by a public utility that owns or operates transmission facilities;

(L) One member who owns a ranch and owns grazing rights on public lands;

(M) One member who is employed by or associated with a wildlife organization; and

(N) One member who is employed by or associated with an organization that advocates for motorized recreation; and

(III) Two members of the general assembly, including a majority and minority representative from the wildfire matters review committee, one appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(b) The term of each council member is five years; except that the terms of council members appointed pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(II) of this section is three years.

(4) Powers and duties. (a) The mission of the council is to improve forest health in Colorado through an integrated, science-based, statewide approach focused on collaboration among federal, state, and local governments, and private and nonprofit partners, to mitigate wildfire, restore ecological health, safeguard communities and water supplies, mitigate and adapt to climate change, support local economies, and protect recreational settings, as appropriate, across all jurisdictional boundaries.

(b) In furtherance of its mission, the council shall engage in at least the following activities:

(I) Making recommendations for forest health and wildfire mitigation capacity building and funding;

(II) Development of, and recommendations for, attaining a thirty-year vision for forest health in Colorado, including developing goals and both annual and multi-year recommendations for actions to improve forest health and reduce fire risk through increased funding and capacity building;

(III) Landscape-scale planning to identify state-level priorities for forest restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and related management; key barriers inhibiting the achievement of those priorities; and solutions to overcome those barriers;

(IV) Monitoring trends related to forest ecosystem health, including those related to climate adaptation, and advising on opportunities for state-level action;

(V) Monitoring and identifying opportunities to support and promote synergy across forest-based collaboratives in the state, including coordinating state funding sources and sharing best practices;

(VI) Identification of strategies for building sustained capacity to conduct forest restoration and wildfire mitigation work at scale through collaboration across multiple agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions; public-private partnerships; innovative public and private funding vehicles; shared stewardship; and other solutions, with emphasis on leveraging and maximizing the impact and reach of state funding;

(VII) Identification of workforce development challenges and opportunities, as well as potential regional and statewide economic benefits, associated with a significant increase in wildfire mitigation and forest restoration activities;

(VIII) Development and support of solutions to manage and utilize woody material produced by mitigation work, including consideration of climate change and ecological impacts;

(IX) Development of legislative and regulatory recommendations for policies that could support wildfire mitigation and forest restoration goals; and

(X) Providing technical expertise and recommendations to inform the general assembly, the executive branch, and federal and local agencies on forest health and wildfire mitigation issues.

(5) Staff support. The division shall provide office space, equipment, and staff services as may be necessary to implement this section.

(6) Reports. At a minimum, the council shall annually brief the wildfire matters review committee created in section 2-3-1602 and submit an annual report to the governor.

(7) Repeal. This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.
C.R.S. § 23-4-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4 / Section 23-4-106
23-4-106. Construction of article
Status: in_force

23-4-106. Construction of article. This article shall be liberally construed in order to prevent the practices described therein.
C.R.S. § 23-71-405 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 4 / Section 23-71-405
23-71-405. Depositories
Status: in_force

23-71-405. Depositories. (1) When the board of trustees of a district has elected to have all moneys belonging to the district paid over to the treasurer of said board, the treasurer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all such moneys in such depositories as shall be designated by such board.

(2) Each designated depository shall be required to give a surety bond in an amount equal to at least one hundred ten percent of the amount on deposit to the credit of the district at any time, with sureties approved by the board of trustees of the district and conditioned for the payment of all moneys on deposit to the credit of the district, upon demand of the treasurer thereof through presentation of checks, warrants, or orders. In lieu of such surety bond, the board of trustees may accept obligations of the United States or the state of Colorado or general obligation bonds of any district located within the state in an amount equal to said surety bond, and such securities shall be placed with and held in trust by some bank, other than the depository, within the state or with the Denver branch of the federal reserve bank of Kansas City, Missouri, contingent upon the issuance of a joint custody receipt subject to the joint order of the depository and the treasurer of said board and conditioned to secure and guarantee payment of all moneys on deposit to the credit of said district, upon demand of the district through presentation of a warrant or order.

(3) Any moneys belonging to a district which are temporarily not needed in the conduct of its operations may be invested or deposited by the board of trustees of such district pursuant to the provisions of sections 24-75-601 to 24-75-603, C.R.S.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of trustees of any district may provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of refunding escrow agreements and accounts and may provide for payment of principal and interest on the outstanding bonds of such district by paying agents, pursuant to the provisions of parts 5 and 6 of this article.
C.R.S. § 23-16-205 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-205
23-16-205. Registration as athlete agent - form - requirements
Status: repealed

23-16-205. Registration as athlete agent - form - requirements. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-21-518 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-518
23-21-518. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

23-21-518. Refunding bonds. (1) The board of directors may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations of the authority for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this part 5, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such obligations, and for any corporate purpose of the authority.

(2) Refunding obligations issued as provided in subsection (1) of this section may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under this part 5, and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, the accrued interest, and any redemption premium on the obligations being refunded and, if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such refunding obligations or in the trust agreement securing the same, to the payment of any interest on such refunding obligations and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.
C.R.S. § 23-3.7-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.7 / Section 23-3.7-103
23-3.7-103. Tuition assistance grant program - authorization - administration
Status: in_force

23-3.7-103. Tuition assistance grant program - authorization - administration. (1) The general assembly hereby authorizes the commission to establish and administer a tuition assistance grant program within the scholarship and grant program for in-state students attending nonpublic institutions of higher education in this state.

(2) An in-state student may apply to an eligible nonpublic institution of higher education for a grant at any time after his or her acceptance by such nonpublic institution of higher education. The commission shall award grants, out of moneys in the fund created in section 23-3.7-107, for such students to such institutions in accordance with criteria established by the commission. In establishing this criteria the commission shall include, but not be limited to, the consideration of need and merit. The criteria shall also 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 a 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.

(3) Grants, except in the case of part-time students, shall be for not more than one thousand five hundred dollars per academic year, and no student may receive more than one grant per academic year.

(4) Students enrolled on less than a full-time but more than a half-time basis shall be eligible for prorated grants as determined by the commission.

(5) A grant shall be awarded for not more than four academic years of credit, which shall be completed within twelve years of the initial award of such grant. Such grant may be renewed annually in accordance with criteria established by the commission in subsection (2) of this section and shall include the consideration of the student's performance and circumstances since the initial award of such grant.

(6) Grants shall be transmitted to nonpublic institutions of higher education on behalf of in-state students at the time of registration by the students.

(7) If an in-state student discontinues attendance at a nonpublic institution of higher education before the end of the academic term for which a grant has been transmitted on his behalf, the institution shall remit the unused portion of such student's grant to the commission as determined by the commission.
C.R.S. § 23-41-210 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 23-41-210
23-41-210. Annual report to general assembly - repeal
Status: repealed

23-41-210. Annual report to general assembly - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31.5-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31.5 / Section 23-31.5-103
23-31.5-103. Who shall constitute faculty
Status: in_force

23-31.5-103. Who shall constitute faculty. The president and the faculty shall constitute the faculty of the Colorado state university - Pueblo.
C.R.S. § 23-41-121 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-121
23-41-121. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

23-41-121. Tax exemption. Any anticipation warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of section 23-41-118 by the board of trustees 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. § 23-71-711 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 7 / Section 23-71-711
23-71-711. Construction
Status: in_force

23-71-711. Construction. (1) This part 7, without reference to other statutes of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided in this part 7, constitutes full authority for the exercise of the incidental powers granted in this part 7 concerning the borrowing of money to defray wholly or in part the cost of any project and the issuance of securities to evidence such loans.

(2) No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of securities or the exercise of any other power granted in this part 7 that requires an approval or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts authorized to be done in this part 7 shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken under this part 7 or acts done pursuant thereto, except as otherwise provided in this part 7.

(3) The powers conferred by this part 7 shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this part 7 shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law.

(4) Nothing in this part 7 shall prevent the exercise of any power granted to the committee or to a district acting by and through its committee, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, by any other law.

(5) No part of this part 7 shall repeal or affect any other law or part thereof, it being intended that this part 7 provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives and not an exclusive one; and this part 7 shall not be construed as repealing, amending, or changing any such other law.
C.R.S. § 23-1-109 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-109
23-1-109. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to off-campus instruction - prov
Status: in_force

23-1-109. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to off-campus instruction - provision of concurrent enrollment programs - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly declares its intent that the state-supported institutions of higher education may engage in instruction off the geographic boundaries of their campuses.

(2) The commission shall define, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions, the geographic and programmatic service areas for each state-supported institution of higher education. No such institution shall provide instruction off-campus in programs or in geographic areas or at sites not approved by the commission, unless otherwise provided by law.

(3) The general assembly declares its intent that all instruction at two-year institutions, including the first two years of instruction at Adams state university and Colorado Mesa university, shall be funded throughout the institutions' commission-approved service area on the same basis as on-campus instruction.

(4) The department shall administer any centralized, statewide extension and continuing education program of instruction that may be offered by any state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institution. All instruction offered outside the geographic boundaries of the campus, including instruction delivered by television or other technological means, shall be a part of this program unless exempted by policy and action of the commission.

(5) The commission shall set policies, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions, which define which courses and programs taught outside the geographic boundaries of the campus may be eligible for general fund support. The commission may include funding for those courses and programs in its systemwide funding recommendations to the general assembly.

(6) (a) As used in this subsection (6), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Commission-approved two-year institution" means the two-year institution of higher education in whose college service area the local education provider is located.

(II) "Two-year institution of higher education" means a state-supported institution of higher education with a two-year role and mission, including the community college role and mission of Adams state university and Colorado Mesa university.

(b) The commission shall establish a policy that facilitates local education provider participation in a concurrent enrollment program or course, pursuant to article 35 of title 22, with a two-year institution of higher education that is outside of the geographic boundaries of the commission-approved college service area in which the local education provider is located. The commission's policy shall apply when a local education provider has requested in writing, after the adoption of the commission policy pursuant to this subsection (6)(b), a concurrent enrollment program or course from the commission-approved two-year institution and the commission-approved two-year institution declines in writing to provide the requested concurrent enrollment program or course. A two-year institution of higher education that fails to agree or decline in writing to provide a concurrent enrollment program or course in response to a written request within forty-five days of receiving the request shall be deemed to have declined to provide the program or course.

(c) Nothing in this section requires a local education provider to enter into a cooperative agreement for a concurrent enrollment program or course or precludes two-year institutions of higher education from entering into voluntary service area waiver agreements under which a two-year institution of higher education agrees to allow another two-year institution of higher education to provide a concurrent enrollment program or course within its commission-approved college service area.

(d) When a two-year institution of higher education provides a concurrent enrollment program or course outside of its commission-approved college service area in accordance with commission policies established pursuant to subsection (6)(b) of this section or pursuant to a voluntary service area waiver agreement with another two-year institution of higher education, the concurrent enrollment program or course shall be funded as though offered as on-campus instruction within the commission-approved college service area of the two-year institution of higher education providing the concurrent enrollment program or course.

(e) Nothing in this subsection (6) affects provisions contained in article 35 of title 22 relating to the tuition rate paid for a concurrent enrollment program or course.
C.R.S. § 23-18-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 23-18-301
23-18-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-18-301. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Higher education is an economic engine for Colorado, helps to create an informed citizenry, and contributes significantly to Colorado's superior quality of life;

(b) In order to ensure the state's ongoing social, cultural, and economic vibrancy, funding for higher education should be based on the needs of the state, the people of Colorado, and the students;

(c) Colorado ranks highly in the United States in the percentage of its citizens between the ages of twenty-five and sixty-four with a college degree, largely due to the migration of college-educated adults from other states and countries;

(d) In order to ensure that Colorado students have access to a postsecondary education that will allow them to compete for jobs in Colorado's increasingly high-tech economy and the global economy, it is essential that Colorado make wise use of its investment in higher education to increase the number of Coloradans who have earned a high-quality postsecondary credential;

(e) It is important that the state of Colorado ensures that all Coloradans have access to affordable higher education, regardless of income, race, gender, age, or academic preparation, and that higher education services are available in all geographic areas of the state, including rural areas, historically underserved areas, and areas with low educational attainment;

(f) In particular, it is critical that the rate of postsecondary participation by low-income Coloradans and minorities, who are currently underrepresented, be increased at Colorado's institutions of higher education;

(f.5) As part of an affordable higher education, the Colorado commission on higher education should ensure that institutions provide realistic opportunities for students to shorten their time to degree, when appropriate, while also recognizing the challenges that some students face as they work or take care of and support their families while striving to avoid accumulating student debt; and

(g) Colorado's limited state resources must be used in a way that provides incentives for state institutions of higher education to achieve the policy goals adopted by the general assembly and identified in the Colorado commission on higher education's master plan.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(a) In order for the general assembly to perform its duty to exercise oversight and ensure that tax dollars are being used to achieve stated policy goals, higher education must be funded in a manner that is transparent and understandable;

(b) These goals can be accomplished by the general assembly establishing performance funding metrics that are consistent, predictable, and focused on improved performance;

(c) With a consistent and predictable funding model for higher education, state institutions of higher education will be able to engage in long-term financial planning that will benefit students through more predictable tuition and fees; and

(d) If higher education is funded in a manner that is transparent and understandable, Coloradans, and especially Colorado taxpayers, will more easily understand the benefit realized from Colorado's investment in its higher education system.
C.R.S. § 23-71-128 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-128
23-71-128. Additions to district - procedure
Status: in_force

23-71-128. Additions to district - procedure. (1) If a school district or group of districts that is adjacent to a local college district or located entirely within the boundaries of the local district college's service area, as determined by the Colorado commission on higher education, desires to be annexed to the existing local college district, it may do so by satisfying both of the following requirements:

(a) By obtaining approval of the existing local college district. The approval is given only upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing local college district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of a regular election held in the local college district. The election is called only upon an affirmative vote of the board of trustees.

(b) The school district desiring to be annexed votes to approve the annexation at a regular election. The election is called only upon the affirmative vote of the school district board of education. If a single school district desires to be annexed, the annexation is effected by a majority vote of the eligible electors of the district. If two or more school districts desire annexation as a group, the annexation is effected only by a majority vote in favor thereof in each district desiring annexation. If there is not a majority vote in favor of the annexation in any district in the group, then the annexation does not occur for the group of districts, but any individual district in the group that had a majority vote in favor of the annexation is annexed to the local college district.

(2) If the town of Berthoud desires to be annexed to its existing local college district, it may do so by satisfying both of the following requirements:

(a) By obtaining approval of the existing local college district. Approval shall only be given upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing local college district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of the regular election held in the local college district. The election shall be called only upon the affirmative vote of the board of trustees.

(b) By the town of Berthoud voting on the question of annexation at a regular election. The election shall only be called upon the affirmative vote of the governing body of the municipality, and the annexation shall be effected by a majority vote of the eligible electors of the municipality.
C.R.S. § 23-31-705 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 7 / Section 23-31-705
23-31-705. Authority to accomplish purposes of part
Status: in_force

23-31-705. Authority to accomplish purposes of part. (1) The service is authorized, pursuant to applicable university, state, and federal policies and procedures, to spend appropriated funds, to collect and expend reasonable and proper service fees, to employ personnel, purchase materials and supplies, and to take other necessary action to facilitate the accomplishment of the purposes of this part 7, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Training of group leaders and directing of group educational activities;

(b) Conduct of workshops, institutes, conferences, and noncredit short courses at Colorado state university or at convenient locations in the state;

(c) Use of demonstrations and other appropriate educational methods and dissemination of information by appropriate means, including press, radio, television, and other forms of communication;

(d) Cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies, other universities and colleges, private organizations, and institutions to further program objectives; and

(e) Development of interstate and multicounty administrative or program arrangements, memoranda of understanding, and agreements to achieve state extension objectives.
C.R.S. § 23-1-136 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-136
23-1-136. Department directive - federal student loan repayment and forgiveness program in
Status: in_force

23-1-136. Department directive - federal student loan repayment and forgiveness program information. In addition to any other powers and duties set forth in law, the department shall annually distribute to the governing board for each state institution of higher education informational materials received from the department of personnel pursuant to section 24-5-102 relating to federal student loan repayment programs and student loan forgiveness programs.
C.R.S. § 23-78-303 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 78 / Part 3 / Section 23-78-303
23-78-303. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-78-303. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agreement" means a teaching fellowship program agreement as described in section 23-78-305.

(2) "Approved educator preparation program" has the same meaning as provided in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b).

(3) "Eligible student" means an in-state student, as defined in section 23-7-102, who is enrolled in the final year of an approved educator preparation program at an institution of higher education.

(4) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means:

(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102;

(b) A local district college that offers an approved educator preparation program; or

(c) A private college or university, as defined in section 23-2-102, that is authorized pursuant to article 2 of this title 23 and offers an approved educator preparation program.

(4.5) "Remote school district" means a school district in Colorado, irrespective of pupil enrollment, that is more than fifty miles from the nearest large, urbanized area.

(5) "Rural charter school" means a charter school that is authorized by a rural school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22 or an institute charter school that is authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22 and is located within a rural school district.

(6) "Rural local education provider" means a remote school district, a rural school district, a rural charter school, or a board of cooperative services that operates a public school that is located within a rural school district.

(7) "Rural school district" means a school district in Colorado that the department of education determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area.

(8) "Stipend" means a teaching fellowship stipend distributed to a teaching fellow as wages for employment or as state-based financial aid as provided in section 23-78-306.

(9) "Teaching fellow" means an eligible student who participates in a teaching fellowship program.

(10) "Teaching fellowship program" or "program" means a teaching fellowship program created by a rural local education provider and an institution of higher education pursuant to an agreement as described in section 23-78-305.
C.R.S. § 23-71-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-120
23-71-120. District - body corporate
Status: in_force

23-71-120. District - body corporate. Each regularly organized local college district which may be formed as provided in this part 1 is declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of ".............. Local College District", and in that name may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts, the same as municipal corporations in this state.
C.R.S. § 23-56-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 56 / Section 23-56-111
23-56-111. Board of trustees may rent rooms
Status: in_force

23-56-111. 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. § 23-7-108.6 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-108.6
23-7-108.6. Tuition classification for veterans pursuant to federal law
Status: repealed

23-7-108.6. Tuition classification for veterans pursuant to federal law. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-31-307 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-307
23-31-307. Limitation of state responsibility
Status: repealed

23-31-307. Limitation of state responsibility. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-70-105.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 70 / Section 23-70-105.5
23-70-105.5. Public-private developments - definitions
Status: in_force

23-70-105.5. Public-private developments - definitions. (1) As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "complementary facility" means a facility, located at or within the center, that may provide moneys for the center, provide occupational and educational opportunities consistent with the respective missions of the constituent institutions, or facilitate integration of the center with the adjacent Denver area. "Complementary facility" may include, but need not be limited to, an office, retail, restaurant, residential, or mixed-use facility.

(2) The Auraria board shall have the power and authority to develop, construct, hold, lease, and dispose of complementary facilities and to facilitate the development and construction of complementary facilities by entering into leases or other contractual arrangements with private persons or entities.

(3) The Auraria board shall have the same powers with respect to a complementary facility as it has with respect to auxiliary facilities under this article and under article 5 of this title.

(4) Without limiting the scope of any other power granted to the Auraria board in this article, the Auraria board shall have the power and authority to enter into one or more ground leases for portions of the center with private persons or entities, which lease shall require the lessee to develop a complementary facility upon the leased premises. The Auraria board shall not subordinate its interest in land subject to such a ground lease but may enter into attornment and nondisturbance agreements with any party providing financing to the lessee.

(5) Any moneys derived from a complementary facility shall be devoted first to payment of any debt service on bonds that are secured by the moneys and all expenses connected with the complementary facility and then to furthering the mission of the Auraria board and the center, including but not limited to applying the moneys pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Moneys derived from a complementary facility shall be continuously appropriated to the Auraria board and shall remain in the control of the Auraria board and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 23-20-130 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-130
23-20-130. Disposition of natural specimens
Status: in_force

23-20-130. Disposition of natural specimens. All specimens of natural history and geological and mineralogical specimens which are collected by the state geologist of Colorado, appointed by the state to investigate its natural history, belong to and are the property of the university and form a part of its cabinet.
C.R.S. § 23-60-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-110
23-60-110. Teaching career pathway - design
Status: in_force

23-60-110. Teaching career pathway - design. (1) No later than the 2022-23 academic year, the department of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education, the board, and the deans of the schools of education and academic administrators in Colorado institutions of higher education, or their designees, shall design a career pathway, as defined in section 23-60-1002 (2), for students to enter the teaching profession. The teaching career pathway must connect school districts, local district colleges, community colleges, and four-year institutions of higher education with adult programs, and may allow a student to earn income while progressing along the career pathway. The board shall approve all pathways that begin in middle or high school.

(2) The teaching career pathway must be aligned with the quality standards adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-2-109 (3). In addition, the pathway must include the following components:

(a) Secondary, adult education, and postsecondary education options, with a nonduplicative, clearly articulated course progression from one level of instruction to the next, with opportunities to earn postsecondary credits, maximize credit for prior learning, and secure educator licensure;

(b) Academic and career counseling resources; best practices in wraparound support services, particularly at transition points along the teaching career pathway; and support and development of individual career and academic plans; and

(c) Curriculum and instructional strategies that are appropriate for adult students and that embed learning and skill-building in a work-related context.

(3) The department of education shall direct each school district to publicize the teaching career pathway on its website and social media and the department of higher education shall direct each community college campus and four-year institutional campus to publicize the teaching career pathway on its website and social media.
C.R.S. § 23-71-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-112
23-71-112. Precincts and polling places
Status: repealed

23-71-112. Precincts and polling places. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-15-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-103
23-15-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-15-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Authority" means the Colorado educational and cultural facilities authority created by this article.

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

(3) "Bond", "note", "bond anticipation note", "certificate of participation", or "other obligation" means any bond, note, certificate of participation in annually renewable leases, debenture, interim certificate, or other evidence of financial indebtedness issued by the authority pursuant to this article or issued by another issuer pursuant to other statutory authority, including refunding bonds.

(4) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds issued under the provisions of this article and includes any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage, or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for such bonds.

(5) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education.

(6) "Costs", as applied to facilities financed in whole or in part under the provisions of this article, means and includes the sum total of all reasonable or necessary costs incidental to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, equipment, enlargement, improvement, and extension of such facilities and the acquisition of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interest acquired, necessary, used for, or useful for or in connection with a facility and all other undertakings which the authority deems reasonable or necessary for the development of a facility, including without limitation the cost of studies and surveys, of land title and mortgage guaranty policies, of plans, specifications, and architectural and engineering services, of legal, accounting, organization, marketing, or other special services, of financing, acquisition, demolition, construction, equipment, and site development of new and rehabilitated buildings, of rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair, or remodeling of existing buildings, and of all other necessary and incidental expenses, including working capital, an initial bond, and interest reserve funds, together with interest on bonds issued to finance such facilities until a date not more than six months subsequent to the estimated date of completion.

(6.3) (a) "Cultural institution" means any governmental, quasi-governmental, or nonprofit institution that engages in cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational, or artistic enrichment. "Cultural institution" includes, without limitation, any aquarium, botanical society, educational society, historical society, library, museum, gallery, performing arts association or society, nonprofit sports association, committee, or governing body, scientific society, natural history society or organization, zoological society, society for western history and western culture, sponsor of housing facilities that serve the cultural needs of their residents, and any private nonprofit foundation, nonprofit association, or other entity that is organized principally for the support and benefit of any of the foregoing.

(b) "Cultural institution" also includes any governmental, quasi-governmental, or nonprofit institution, corporation, association, or organization that, through one or more affiliates, directly or indirectly engages in cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational, or artistic enrichment in this state or outside this state if:

(I) Such institution, corporation, association, or organization, or an affiliate of such an entity, is engaged in a financing or refinancing on behalf of a facility within this state or outside of this state; and

(II) Such institution, corporation, association, or organization, or an affiliate of such an entity, operates a cultural facility within this state.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2055, § 1, effective May 22, 2003.)

(6.5) "Deep discount" means any obligation for which the original purchase price is substantially less than the par amount paid upon maturity.

(7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1496, § 31, effective June 1, 2006.)

(8) (a) "Educational institution" means any governmental, quasi-governmental, or nonprofit educational institution operating in this state that:

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

(II) Provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit towards such a degree; or

(III) Provides not less than a six-month program of training to prepare students for gainful employment; or

(IV) Provides not less than a six-month program of training to develop, improve, or enhance the occupational skills of persons in their current positions of employment or of persons seeking employment in a new or different occupation; or

(V) Provides an educational program pursuant to a charter from a school district in accordance with applicable laws; or

(VI) Provides an educational program to the residents of the state; or

(VII) Provides or finances, directly or indirectly through one or more affiliates, an educational program or educational services in this state or outside this state; or

(VIII) Is any public school district; or

(IX) Provides an educational program pursuant to a contract with the state charter school institute in accordance with applicable laws.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 1518, § 1, effective May 28, 2004.)

(c) "Educational institution" includes any private foundation, nonprofit association, or any other entity which is organized principally for the support and benefit of any educational institution defined in paragraph (a) of this subsection (8) and includes but is not limited to the Auraria higher education center. Any reference in this article to "educational institution supported in whole or in part by state funds" includes but is not limited to the Auraria higher education center.

(8.5) (a) (I) (A) "Facility", in the case of a participating educational institution, means any structure or building suitable for use as a housing facility, an instructional facility, an administration building, a research facility, a laboratory, a maintenance, storage, or utility facility, an auditorium, a dining hall, a food service and preparation facility, a mental or physical health-care facility, a recreational facility, a hotel, or a student center facility or any other structure or facility required or useful for the operation of an educational institution, including, but not limited to: Offices, parking lots and garages, eating or drinking establishments, gift shops, lodging, and other supporting service structures; any equipment, furnishings, and appurtenances necessary or useful in the operation of a participating educational institution; and the acquisition, preparation, and development of all real and personal property necessary or convenient as a site or sites for any such structure or facility.

(B) "Facility", in the case of a participating educational institution, also means any structure or building described in sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (I) that is located within the state or outside the state and that is operated or financed by an educational institution if such institution operating or financing such structure or building, or an affiliate of such institution, operates or finances an educational facility within this state.

(II) (A) "Facility", in the case of a cultural institution, means any property that is suitable for the particular purposes of a cultural institution, including, without limitation, any such property suitable for use as or in connection with the operation of any one or more of the following: An administrative facility, an aquarium, an assembly hall, an auditorium, a botanical garden, an exhibition or performance hall or structure, a gallery, a greenhouse, a library, a museum, a scientific laboratory, a film center, a hotel, a housing facility that serves the cultural needs of its residents and is being financed as part of a multistate program of financing educational or cultural facilities under this article, a theater, or a zoological facility; and also including, without limitation, the books, works of art or music, and the animal, plant, or aquatic life or other items contained therein for display, exhibition, or performance. The term "facility" includes any other structure or facility required or useful for the operation of a cultural institution including, but not limited to, offices, parking lots and garages, eating or drinking establishments, gift shops, lodging, and other supporting service structures; any equipment, furnishings, and appurtenances necessary or useful in the operation of a cultural institution; and the acquisition, preparation, and development of all real and personal property necessary or convenient as a site or sites for any such structure or facility. The term "facility" also includes buildings on the national register of historic places that are owned or operated by nonprofit or governmental entities, including the authority.

(B) "Facility", in the case of a cultural institution, also means any property described in sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (II) that is located within the state or outside the state and that is operated or financed by a cultural institution if such institution operating or financing such property, or an affiliate of such institution, also operates or finances a cultural facility within this state.

(b) "Facility" does not include such items as food, fuel, supplies, or other items which are customarily considered as current operating expenses or charges.

(9) "Refinancing of outstanding obligations" means liquidation, with the proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the authority, of any indebtedness of a participating educational institution or cultural institution incurred prior to, on, or after July 1, 1981, to finance or aid in financing a lawful purpose of such institution not financed pursuant to this article which would constitute a facility had it been undertaken and financed by the authority. The term also means consolidation of such indebtedness with indebtedness of the authority incurred for a facility related to the purpose for which the indebtedness of such institution was initially incurred.

(10) "Revenues" means, with respect to facilities, the rents, fees, charges, interest, principal repayments, and other income received or to be received by the authority from any source on account of such facilities.

(11) "Zero-coupon" means any obligation, as defined in subsection (3) of this section, which is payable in one payment on a fixed date.
C.R.S. § 23-21-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 2 / Section 23-21-202
23-21-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-21-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Committee" means the sickle-cell anemia advisory committee.

(2) "Sickle-cell anemia" means an inherited blood disease caused by abnormal hemoglobin (oxygen-carrying pigment) in the red blood cells, causing the red blood cells to form a crescent or sickle shape when deprived of sufficient oxygen.
C.R.S. § 23-31-308 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-308
23-31-308. Emergencies
Status: repealed

23-31-308. Emergencies. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-104.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-104.5
23-60-104.5. Recommendations of governor's task force - legislative declaration - definitions
Status: in_force

23-60-104.5. Recommendations of governor's task force - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) On December 23, 2003, by executive order, the governor established the governor's task force to strengthen and improve the community college system;

(b) The task force was charged with evaluating the current structure of governance and administration in the state system of community colleges and recommending reforms and cost savings to the governor, the Colorado commission on higher education, the board, and, if applicable, the general assembly;

(c) The task force met ten times and sponsored five public forums at community colleges around the state;

(d) The task force made six recommendations to the governor along with a two-year timeline for completing each recommendation and sending periodic reports to the governor;

(e) These recommendations were:

(I) Decreasing the administrative costs of the system office;

(II) Maintaining a central system office but restructuring its functions;

(III) Centralizing and standardizing the information technology functions of the system office;

(IV) Decentralizing institutional research functions of the colleges;

(V) Restructuring of distance learning; and

(VI) Completing a comprehensive review of the administrative costs for career and technical education;

(f) The task force recommended that any cost savings achieved from the recommendations, pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section, should go to program providers for enhancing services pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of this section;

(g) The task force recommended that the board conduct a comprehensive examination of the Lowry campus, including how to develop the land to its highest and best use and how any funds resulting from these changes may be invested in the classrooms of the state system of community colleges;

(h) The task force established a timeline for the board to follow and included in that timeline periodic reports to the governor; and

(i) It is in the best interests of the public that some of these recommendations be put into statute.

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

(a) "Colleges" means the community colleges under the control of the board.

(b) "System office" means the office under the board that provides services to all of the colleges.

(c) "Task force" means the governor's task force established pursuant to an executive order dated December 23, 2003.

(3) (a) For the state fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2004, and ending on June 30, 2005, the board shall reduce the state-funded administrative costs of the system office by at least twenty percent.

(b) The moneys available because of the reductions required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall be used to finance the following recommendations of the task force:

(I) (A) The installation of a centralized, standardized, integrated, system-wide information technology system solution for the colleges.

(B) On or before July 1, 2004, the board shall begin implementation of the centralized, standardized, integrated, system-wide information technology configuration for the colleges. The implementation of the information technology configuration shall be substantially completed on or before June 30, 2006. The board and the colleges shall adopt best practices for all business processes.

(II) By January 1, 2005, the restructuring of distance learning at all colleges by requiring the system office to provide and all colleges to use a common utility infrastructure and maintain a common standard for security and accreditation;

(III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 1016, § 10, effective June 2, 2005.)

(IV) By July 1, 2004, conducting a comprehensive review by the board of the administrative costs for career and technical education.

(c) Any remaining moneys available because of the reductions required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) after the financing of the recommendations specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) shall be used in delivering classroom instruction and in support of the colleges.

(4) (a) On or before June 30, 2005, the state board shall develop a master plan for the use, development, or sale of the real property at the Lowry campus, except for the property used by the community college of Aurora or the community college of Denver. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from allowing a charter school to be located at the Lowry campus prior to the development of the master plan, and nothing in the master plan shall cause the displacement of a charter school.

(b) On or before June 30, 2006, the state board may enter into an agreement with a third-party master developer to carry out the use, development, or sale of the real property for the Lowry campus.

(5) (a) As used in this subsection (5), unless the context otherwise requires, "net proceeds from the Lowry property" means the proceeds from the sale, ground lease, or other disposition of the real estate interests of the state board at the Lowry campus, less the actual and reasonable costs of completing the transaction and less any unsatisfied debt or other obligation relating to such real estate interests.

(b) The net proceeds from the Lowry property may be maintained in an account for use by the state board for capital-development-related projects at the system office or the colleges.

(6) On or before October 1, 2004, July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006, the board shall submit to the governor and to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives reports on the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in this section.
C.R.S. § 23-71-607 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 6 / Section 23-71-607
23-71-607. Application of bond proceeds - procedures - limitations
Status: in_force

23-71-607. Application of bond proceeds - procedures - limitations. (1) The proceeds derived from the issuance of any refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 6 shall either be immediately applied to the payment or redemption and retirement of the bonds to be refunded and the cost and expense incident to such procedures or shall immediately be placed in escrow to be applied to the payment of said bonds upon their presentation therefor and the costs and expenses incident to such proceedings and for no other purpose whatsoever until the bonds being refunded have been paid in full and discharged and all accrued interest thereon has also been paid in full, upon which occurrences the escrow shall terminate, and any moneys remaining therein shall be returned to the district's bond redemption fund.

(2) Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested or, if necessary, reinvested only in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., maturing at such times as to insure the prompt payment of the bonds refunded under the provisions of this part 6 and the interest accruing thereon.

(3) Such escrowed proceeds and investments, together with any interest to be derived from such investments, shall be in an amount which at all times is sufficient to pay the bonds refunded as they become due at their respective maturities or as they are called for redemption and payment on prior redemption dates, as to principal, interest, any prior redemption premium due, and any charges of the escrow agent payable therefrom. The computations made in determining such sufficiency shall be verified by a certified public accountant.

(4) For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this part 6, the committee of any district has the power to enter into escrow agreements and to establish escrow accounts with any commercial bank having full trust powers located within the state of Colorado and a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation under protective covenants and agreements whereby such accounts shall be fully secured by securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., or shall be invested in such securities only, in such amounts as will be sufficient and maturing at such times so as to insure the prompt payment of the bonds refunded and the interest accruing thereon, under the provisions of this part 6.

(5) In no event shall the aggregate amount of bonded indebtedness of any district exceed the maximum allowable amount as determined pursuant to section 23-71-504; except that in determining and computing such aggregate amount of bonded indebtedness of any district, bonds which have been refunded, as provided in this part 6, either by immediate payment or redemption and retirement or by the placement of the proceeds of refunding bonds in escrow, shall not be deemed outstanding indebtedness from and after the date on which sufficient moneys are placed with the paying agent of such outstanding bonds for the purpose of immediately paying or redeeming and retiring such bonds or from and after the date on which the proceeds of said refunding bonds are placed in escrow.

(6) The issuance of refunding bonds by any district for the purposes of and in the manner authorized by this part 6, or by the provisions of any other law, shall never be interpreted or taken to be the creation of an indebtedness such that the same would require the approval at an election held in accordance with part 5 of this article, and no such approval shall be required for the issuance of such refunding bonds except as is specifically required by the law under which said refunding bonds are sought to be issued or have been issued.

(7) No bonds may be refunded under the provisions of this part 6 unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender said bonds for immediate exchange or immediate payment or unless said bonds either mature or are callable for redemption prior to their maturity under their terms within ten years after the date of issuance of the refunding bonds, and provisions shall be made for paying or redeeming and discharging all of the bonds refunded within said period of time.

(8) No bonds shall be refunded under the provisions of this part 6 within a period of one year following the actual issuance and delivery thereof to their initial purchasers unless the proceeds of said refunding bonds are immediately applied to the payment or redemption and retirement of the bonds being refunded.

(9) No bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this part 6 for the purpose of refunding any refunding bonds unless the original bonds refunded by said refunding bonds have previously been paid or redeemed and retired.
C.R.S. § 23-71-523 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-523
23-71-523. Validation
Status: in_force

23-71-523. Validation. All outstanding bonds and all acts and proceedings had or taken, or purportedly had or taken, prior to July 1, 1964, by or on behalf of any district under law or under color of law preliminary to and in the authorization, execution, sale, issuance, and payment of all such bonds are validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power or authority or otherwise, other than constitutional, and notwithstanding any defects and irregularities, other than constitutional, in such bonds, acts, and proceedings and in such authorization, execution, sale, issuance, and payment, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such acts and proceedings appertaining to bonds, all or any part of which have not been issued nor purportedly issued.
C.R.S. § 23-15-120 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-120
23-15-120. Fees
Status: in_force

23-15-120. Fees. (1) All expenses of the authority incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article shall be payable solely from funds provided pursuant to this article, and no liability shall be incurred by the authority beyond the moneys which are provided pursuant to this article; except that, for the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation until such date as the authority derives moneys from funds provided pursuant to this article, the authority may borrow such moneys as may be required for the necessary expenses of organization and operation. Such borrowed moneys shall be repaid within a reasonable time after the authority receives funds provided pursuant to this article.

(2) Nothing in this article shall be construed to imply mandatory participation by an educational institution or a cultural institution. An initial planning service fee in an amount determined by the authority shall be paid to the authority by each participating educational institution or cultural institution that applies for financial assistance to provide for its facilities. Such initial planning service fees shall be included in the cost of the facilities to be financed and shall not be refundable by the authority, whether or not any such application is approved or, if approved, whether or not such financial assistance is accomplished. In addition to such initial fee, an annual planning service fee shall be paid to the authority by each participating educational institution or cultural institution in an amount determined by the authority. Such fees shall be paid on said dates or in such installments as may be satisfactory to the authority. Such fees may be used for:

(a) Necessary expenses to determine the need for facilities;

(b) Necessary administrative expenses; and

(c) Reserves for anticipated future expenses.

(3) In addition, the authority may retain, for a negotiated fee, the services of any other public or private person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation for the furnishing of services and data for use by the authority in determining the need and location of any such facilities for which application is being made or for such other services or surveys as the authority deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.

(4) The authority may charge a reasonable fee to cover expenses incurred by the authority in connection with the review of an application by an issuer other than the authority for designation of bonds or certificates as Colorado education savings bonds or certificates pursuant to section 23-15-110.5. Such fee may also be used to cover a portion of the cost to the authority of administering the program.
C.R.S. § 23-15-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-116
23-15-116. Trust agreement to secure bonds
Status: in_force

23-15-116. Trust agreement to secure bonds. In the discretion of the authority, any bonds issued pursuant to this article may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company in Colorado. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received or the proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged and may convey or mortgage the facilities or any portion thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable, proper, and not in violation of law, including particularly such provisions as have been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing bonds thereof. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of a facility.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1008 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 10 / Section 23-3.3-1008
23-3.3-1008. Displaced workers grant - repeal
Status: repealed

23-3.3-1008. Displaced workers grant - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-7.4-301 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 3 / Section 23-7.4-301
23-7.4-301. Financial assistance - dependents of prisoners of war or missing in action - dec
Status: in_force

23-7.4-301. Financial assistance - dependents of prisoners of war or missing in action - deceased or permanently disabled National Guardsman. Provisions relating to tuition and other financial assistance for dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action are set forth in section 23-3.3-204. Provisions relating to tuition and other financial assistance for dependents of a deceased or permanently disabled National Guardsman are set forth in section 23-3.3-205.
C.R.S. § 23-70-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 70 / Section 23-70-105
23-70-105. General powers of the Auraria board
Status: in_force

23-70-105. General powers of the Auraria board. (1) The Auraria board is a body corporate by the name and style of the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center and, as such and by its said name, has the power to:

(a) Sue or be sued to the extent permitted by law;

(b) Contract or be contracted with;

(c) Acquire, hold, lease as lessor or lessee, or dispose of property, both real and personal;

(d) Have a common seal which it may change and alter at its pleasure;

(e) Elect officers of the board, appoint a chairman, and promulgate bylaws and rules of procedure to govern the transaction of its business as provided in this article;

(f) Employ, within funds appropriated for such purpose or otherwise made available therefor, such employees as are necessary to perform the functions and carry out the duties of the Auraria board, including a chief executive officer who shall report directly to the Auraria board;

(g) Assess, after approval of the governing boards of the constituent institutions, a special student fee, which may be pledged as provided in section 23-70-108 and shall be collected as prescribed by the Auraria board; and

(h) Do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this article in like manner as municipal corporations of this state, including but not limited to the power to approve special districts wholly contained within the boundaries of the center in accordance with section 32-1-204.5, C.R.S., as if the board were a municipal corporation.
C.R.S. § 23-52-103.3 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 52 / Part 1 / Section 23-52-103.3
23-52-103.3. Investments in consolidated funds
Status: in_force

23-52-103.3. Investments in consolidated funds. Unless otherwise restrained by the terms of a will, trust agreement, or other instrument of gift, the board of trustees may hold investments in one or more consolidated investment funds in which the participating trusts or accounts have undivided interests.
C.R.S. § 23-60-1001 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 10 / Section 23-60-1001
23-60-1001. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-60-1001. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Manufacturing plays a vital role in Colorado's economy;

(b) The manufacturing sector in Colorado is diverse, with employers distributed across the state;

(c) Over five thousand nine hundred manufacturing firms employ more than one hundred twenty thousand employees and contribute over sixteen billion dollars annually to Colorado's economy; and

(d) Both durable and consumable goods are manufactured in Colorado, including products such as medical instruments, semiconductors and other information technology products, plastics, aviation equipment components, chemicals, and food products requiring specialized processes.

(2) The general assembly further finds that:

(a) The promise and challenge of sustaining growth in Colorado's manufacturing sector presents special difficulties due to the scope and diversity of the industry;

(b) Manufacturing sector employers have increased reliance on automated and computer-integrated control processes and "lean" manufacturing principles;

(c) Workers in this employment environment need foundational knowledge, specialized skills, portable production skills, as well as flexibility and adaptability in work habits;

(d) This has resulted in a shortfall in the quantity and quality of the pool of workers who can succeed in the manufacturing sector; and

(e) Because manufacturing in Colorado is a dynamic and evolving economic engine for the state, the challenges in preparing a pipeline of skilled employees to work in the manufacturing sector must be addressed, and current and future Colorado workers must be aware of the opportunities in the industry and the career pathway to achieve employment in the manufacturing sector.

(3) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that developing a manufacturing career pathway for Colorado citizens will:

(a) Increase the number of Colorado citizens accessing postsecondary education;

(b) Increase the number of Colorado citizens completing degrees and other credentials;

(c) Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level;

(d) Increase entry into employment and increase wages over time; and

(e) Create better transitions in educational programs for students in the manufacturing career pathway from high school to college, from adult education to postsecondary credit, and from community colleges to four-year institutions of higher education or into employment.
C.R.S. § 23-3.9-401 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.9 / Part 4 / Section 23-3.9-401
23-3.9-401. Definitions
Status: repealed

23-3.9-401. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) and (2) Repealed.

(3) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education.

(4) "Educator" means a teacher, principal, or special services provider as defined in section 22-60.5-102 (19).

(5) "Facility school" means an approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).

(6) "Qualified loan" means an educational loan incurred while completing a program of preparation, including an alternative teacher preparation program approved pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, that leads to educator licensure pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22, or a bachelor's or master's degree in the area in which the educator is employed in a qualified position.

(7) "Qualified position" means:

(a) A hard-to-staff educator position in a rural school or rural school district, or in a facility school that is in a rural school district, identified by the department of education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6);

(b) A hard-to-staff educator position in a content shortage area identified pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6) in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility school; or

(c) An educator position in a Colorado public school, a school operated by a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, or a facility school.

(8) "Rural school" or "rural school district" means a public school or school district identified by the department of education pursuant to section 23-3.9-102 (6).

(9) "School" or "public school" means a public school that serves any of grades kindergarten through twelve and that derives its support, in whole or in part, from money raised by a general state or school district tax. A public school includes a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or by the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind pursuant to section 22-80-102 (4).
C.R.S. § 23-60-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 23-60-104
23-60-104. State board for community colleges and occupational education - student advisory
Status: repealed

23-60-104. State board for community colleges and occupational education - student advisory council - state advisory council.

(1) (a) Repealed.

(b) There is created a state board for community colleges and occupational education, which is referred to in this article as the "board". The board is a body corporate and has the authority to adopt a seal and to receive, demand, and hold for all occupational education purposes and for any educational institution under its jurisdiction such money, lands, or other property as may be donated, bequeathed, appropriated, or otherwise made available to the board, and it may use such property in the interests of community and technical colleges and occupational education in this state.

(2) (a) (I) The board consists of:

(A) One member from each congressional district in the state, appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate;

(B) Two members from the state at large, appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate; and

(C) Two members selected pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(III) of this section.

(II) The board shall appoint a director of occupational education and a director of community and technical colleges with the qualifications and background specified by the board. No appointed member shall be an employee of any local district college, community or technical college, school district or agency receiving vocational funds allocated by the board, private institution of higher education, or state or private occupational school in the state. No appointed member shall be an elected or appointed statewide official of the state of Colorado or member of the governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education. The board must at no time have more than a minimum majority of the appointed members affiliated with any one political party. Members of the board shall be appointed so as to ensure that all geographic areas of the state are represented. A state student advisory council of student members who are enrolled for a minimum of nine hours shall be elected, one each, from and by the student bodies of each of the campuses governed by the board.

(III) The first additional member must be a student at a college of a state system of community colleges, and the second additional member must be a member of the faculty of a college of the state system of community colleges. Such members shall be elected in accordance with procedures established by the board, which procedures must take into account all the colleges within the state system of community colleges. The term of said offices is one year. Said offices are advisory, without the right to vote and without the right to attend executive sessions.

(b) The term of office for each member appointed by the governor is four years; except that a member of the board who is appointed by the governor shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed by the senate, and the terms of members appointed by the governor shall be staggered so that no more than a minimum majority of the appointed members' terms expire in the same year. The terms of the offices of members of the state student advisory council shall be one year. A member appointed to the board shall not serve for more than two consecutive full four-year terms. Members of the board shall receive fifty dollars per diem for attendance at official meetings, plus actual and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of official business.

(c) If a member appointed by the governor moves out of the congressional district from which the member was appointed, a vacancy is created. A member who moves out of such congressional district shall promptly notify the governor of the date of such move, but such notice is not required for the vacancy to occur. Any vacancy in the office of any member of the board appointed by the governor shall be filled by appointment of the governor with the consent of the senate for the unexpired term. Any vacancy on the state student advisory council shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the duly elected student government of the affected campus within thirty days after such vacancy occurs.

(3) Repealed.

(4) The board shall appoint an executive officer of the board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall receive compensation commensurate with his duties as determined by the board. Offices held by the executive officer and professional personnel are declared to be educational in nature and not under the state personnel system.
C.R.S. § 23-18-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 1 / Section 23-18-102
23-18-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-18-102. Definitions. As used in parts 1 and 2 of this article 18, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "College opportunity fund" or "fund" means the college opportunity fund created in section 23-18-202.

(2) "College opportunity fund program" or "program" means the college opportunity fund program created in the department of higher education pursuant to section 23-18-201 (1).

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

(4) "Department" means the Colorado department of higher education established pursuant to section 24-1-114, C.R.S.

(5) (a) "Eligible undergraduate student" means:

(I) A student who is enrolled at a state institution of higher education and who is classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes;

(I.5) A student who is enrolled at a state institution of higher education as part of a pathways in technology early college high school that is approved as provided in article 35.3 of title 22, C.R.S., and who is classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes; or

(II) A student who is enrolled at a participating private institution of higher education and who:

(A) Is classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes;

(B) Is a graduate of a Colorado high school or has successfully completed a nonpublic home-based educational program as provided in section 22-33-104.5, C.R.S.;

(C) Demonstrates financial need through the student's eligibility for the federal Pell grant, or its successor program;

(C.5) Is not pursuing a professional degree in theology; and

(D) Meets any other eligibility requirements established by the commission.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 1011, § 1, effective June 2, 2005.)

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), a student shall not be considered an "eligible undergraduate student" during the first year the student attends a Colorado institution of higher education if the student receives status as an in-state student for tuition purposes pursuant to section 23-7-111.

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

(7) "Institution of higher education" means a participating private institution of higher education or a state institution of higher education.

(8) "Participating private institution of higher education" means a private institution of higher education that enters into a performance contract with the department pursuant to section 23-18-201 (2) and agrees to participate in the program.

(9) "Private institution of higher education" means a not-for-profit college or university that maintains its primary place of business in the state of Colorado, that offers general baccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences, and that is institutionally accredited on the basis of an on-site review in Colorado by one of the six nationally recognized regional accrediting associations or by an accrediting agency determined by the commission to be appropriate to its educational purposes and programs.

(9.5) "Professional degree in theology" means a certificate signifying a person's graduation from a degree program that is:

(a) Devotional in nature or designed to induce religious faith; and

(b) Offered by an institution as preparation for a career in the clergy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(X) The state board for community colleges and occupational education.

(b) "State institution of higher education" does not include a local district college that is part of a local college district organized pursuant to article 71 of this title, which districts shall continue to be eligible for direct grant funding from the general assembly pursuant to section 23-71-301.

(11) "Stipend" means the amount of money per credit hour specified pursuant to section 23-18-202 (2)(b) held in trust for and paid on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student pursuant to section 23-18-202 (5). "Stipend" shall also include payment on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student for a part of a credit hour.

(12) "Student's share of in-state tuition" means the amount of total in-state tuition, less any amount paid on behalf of the student as a stipend.

(13) "Total in-state tuition" means the total amount of tuition that is paid to a state institution of higher education by or on behalf of a student who is eligible to pay in-state tuition, including but not limited to the amount of the stipend paid on behalf of the student.
C.R.S. § 23-80-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 80 / Section 23-80-102
23-80-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-80-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) As of the 2020-21 school year, the department of education reported that an estimated six thousand nine hundred two students with intellectual disabilities reside in Colorado;

(b) Historically, society's low expectations and limited opportunities have prevented people with intellectual disabilities from the benefits associated with higher education. As a result, many people with intellectual disabilities live in poverty with few prospects other than exceptionally low-paying jobs or sitting idly at home.

(c) Although students with intellectual disabilities have historically been denied higher education opportunities, when opportunities arise, students completing higher education programs reap the benefits of higher education, including high employment rates, better wages, increased socialization, community belonging, and greater independence;

(d) In 2014, under the leadership of IN! Pathways to Inclusive Higher Education, educators, advocates for persons with intellectual disabilities, students, and families began working to create inclusive opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, as Colorado was one of only four states that did not have an inclusive higher education pathway for students with intellectual disabilities;

(e) In 2016, the general assembly enacted a five-year inclusive higher education pilot program at the university of northern Colorado, the university of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and Arapahoe community college;

(f) As of 2022, approximately seventy students with intellectual disabilities are enrolled in a higher education institution, participating in traditional classes and course work, living inclusively on campus, and preparing for their careers;

(g) Inclusive higher education pathways are designed to focus on academic growth, social development, independence, and career advancement;

(h) Higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities:

(I) Create career pathways for students with intellectual disabilities;

(II) Ensure students with intellectual disabilities enter the workforce with in-demand skills;

(III) Increase inclusion, social interactions, and meaningful community contributions for students with intellectual disabilities;

(IV) Reduce reliance on family and community resources by students with intellectual disabilities; and

(V) Provide employers with access to a historically underutilized workforce;

(i) Since 2016, under the leadership of IN! Pathways to Inclusive Higher Education and the Colorado inclusion consortium, many advancements have been made in Colorado for inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disabilities, including the ability to earn credentials at graduation, access to federal financial aid, and partnerships to support vocational goals; and

(j) The success of the pilot program has created significant demand for more opportunities throughout Colorado.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares it is beneficial to create higher education opportunities that support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to develop inclusive higher education programs in Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-5-145.7 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-145.7
23-5-145.7. Funding for nondegree credential programs - duty - policy - appropriation - repo
Status: repealed

23-5-145.7. Funding for nondegree credential programs - duty - policy - appropriation - report - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-19.7-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 19.7 / Section 23-19.7-101
23-19.7-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-19.7-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) During the peer review process for awarding federally sponsored research projects, the federal government often requires project applicants to provide state matching moneys or gives preference to applicants that demonstrate an ability to provide such moneys.

(b) Colorado, unlike many other states, does not have a dedicated source of matching moneys for federally sponsored research projects.

(c) Federal requirements and preferences for state matching moneys disadvantage Colorado public universities when competing against universities in other states that can access dedicated sources of state matching moneys.

(d) It is therefore necessary and appropriate for the state to provide a dedicated source of matching moneys that will allow Colorado public universities to compete on equal footing with out-of-state universities when applying for federally sponsored research projects and to create an authority to oversee the use of the matching moneys.
C.R.S. § 23-41-118 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-118
23-41-118. Anticipation warrants
Status: in_force

23-41-118. Anticipation warrants. The state treasurer is authorized to issue anticipation warrants in such amounts as requested by the board of trustees, the total amount of which shall not exceed one million dollars, to be repaid exclusively from the user revenues accruing to the Colorado school of mines research building revolving fund as provided in this section and sections 23-41-116 and 23-41-117. The anticipation warrants shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum and shall not be sold at a price less than the face value thereof. Disbursements from said fund shall be only by warrant upon vouchers certified by the board of trustees.
C.R.S. § 23-79-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 79 / Section 23-79-102
23-79-102. Students with disabilities - report
Status: in_force

23-79-102. Students with disabilities - report. (1) Beginning in 2024, and every year thereafter, the department shall include as part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing required by section 2-7-203 the following available data, gathered by the department in collaboration with institutions of higher education:

(a) The number of students enrolled at an institution of higher education who identify as having a disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(b) The number of students with a disability who receive a service, support, or accommodation from the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(c) The number of students with a disability who continued enrollment in an institution of higher education in a subsequent academic year, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(d) The number of students with a disability who graduated from an institution of higher education, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status;

(e) The number of students with a disability who receive a service or support from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status; and

(f) The number of students with a disability who received a service or support from the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of labor and employment at the institution of higher education that is related to the student's disability and graduated from the institution of higher education, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution of higher education, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, first-generation status, federal Pell grant eligibility, and military status.
C.R.S. § 23-31-1008 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 10 / Section 23-31-1008
23-31-1008. Release from contract obligation
Status: in_force

23-31-1008. Release from contract obligation. (1) The council shall release a veterinarian selected for repayment under the program from his or her veterinary loan repayment contract without penalty if:

(a) The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;

(b) The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract because of a permanent physical disability;

(c) The veterinarian demonstrates to the council extreme hardship or other good cause justifying release from the contract; or

(d) The veterinarian dies.

(2) A decision by the council not to release a veterinarian from the veterinarian's loan repayment contract without penalty is a final agency action that is reviewable by a district court.
C.R.S. § 23-1-105.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-105.5
23-1-105.5. Duties and powers of the commission with respect to student fees - report on tui
Status: in_force

23-1-105.5. Duties and powers of the commission with respect to student fees - report on tuition and fees. (1) (a) The commission shall adopt policies concerning the collection and use of student fees by the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 23-5-119.5. The policies may address, but need not be limited to, the purposes for student fees categories of student fees, the distinctions between tuition revenue and student fee revenue, accounting for student fee revenue, student fee fund balances, the minimum level of student involvement in the processes for establishing, reviewing, changing the amount of, and discontinuing student fees, and student fees that apply to a student concurrently enrolled pursuant to article 35 of title 22. In preparing the policies, the commission shall seek input from the governing boards, the state institutions of higher education, and the student representative to the advisory committee created pursuant to section 23-1-103 and representatives of the student governments at the state institutions of higher education.

(b) The commission may waive the requirements of the policies adopted pursuant to this subsection (1).

(2) (a) On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the joint budget committee and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, concerning the governing boards' fee policies, the collection and use of student fees, and tuition rates.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the report required pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section continues indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 23-71-517 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-517
23-71-517. Board of trustees to certify needed revenues
Status: in_force

23-71-517. Board of trustees to certify needed revenues. (1) If the board of trustees has issued any of said bonds at the time of certifying to the board of county commissioners a statement showing the amount necessary to raise from the taxable property of said district for the general fund as required by law, it shall also certify to said board of county commissioners the amount needed for its bond redemption fund to pay all installments of principal and interest of said bonds, which, according to their terms, have already become due and payable or shall become due and payable during the next ensuing fiscal year, or both, together with such additional amount, if any, as, in the judgment of the board of trustees, is desirable to raise from the taxable property of said district for the purpose of redeeming, during the said ensuing fiscal year, any of said bonds which are redeemable but not due.

(2) The board of trustees has the authority to include in each amount certified for said bond redemption fund an amount to create a reserve for the redemption of bonds in future years prior to their maturities or for purchasing at a discount and cancellation any bond on which the interest is being paid from the current district debt service mill levy; but said reserve shall be restricted to the subsidiary account in the bond redemption fund for which said tax levy was made. A total of not more than one mill on the then current valuation for assessment may be carried in the reserve at any one time to be available for prior redemption purposes.
C.R.S. § 23-71-518 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-518
23-71-518. Tax levy to pay principal and interest
Status: in_force

23-71-518. Tax levy to pay principal and interest. (1) If any district has issued bonds under the provisions of this part 5, it is the duty of the board of county commissioners of the county in which said district is situated, at the time of levying other district taxes, to levy a tax on all the taxable property of said district at a rate sufficient to produce such amount as has been certified by the board of trustees of said district for the purpose of paying bonds not yet due, as provided in section 23-71-517.

(2) Except when said district has sufficient moneys or securities in a refunding escrow account to satisfy the bonded indebtedness obligations which will be due and payable during said district's next ensuing fiscal year, if the board of trustees fails to certify such an amount to the board of county commissioners as required by section 23-71-517, the board of county commissioners, nevertheless, shall levy upon the appropriate taxable property of said district a tax in addition to the taxes levied for other purposes in an amount sufficient to pay all installments of principal and interest of said bonds that shall become due during the next ensuing fiscal year or, if said bonds do not become due and payable in series at different times, in an amount sufficient to pay all installments of interest then to become due and the aforesaid portion of principal.

(3) The amount certified pursuant to section 23-71-517 and the rate of the tax levy required by this section shall be sufficient to cover any deficiency which may occur by reason of delinquent payment of taxes.

(4) The county treasurer shall not collect any fee on the moneys received by virtue of a tax levied pursuant to this section or by virtue of his office having been designated as the place of payment or optional place of payment for bonds issued under this part 5 or under part 6 of this article, nor shall he collect any fee on any moneys received from any other source to pay bonds or interest thereon.
C.R.S. § 23-21-604 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 23-21-604
23-21-604. Transfers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part 6
Status: in_force

23-21-604. Transfers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part 6. (1) The trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan shall transfer all reserves to the authority's qualified retirement plan as soon as practicable after the authority's transfer date and consistent with sound actuarial practices.

(2) (a) (I) The reserves held by PERA which are due and payable to the part 4 corporation shall remain with PERA to the extent and in the amount necessary to enable the authority to make the contributions to PERA provided for in section 23-21-603 (1)(b), (2)(b), (3)(b), or (5)(b).

(II) Any remaining reserves held by PERA which are due and payable to the part 4 corporation, including interest as determined by mutual agreement of the trustees of PERA and the board of directors of the authority, shall be transferred to the authority's qualified retirement plan as soon as practicable and consistent with sound actuarial practices.

(b) If the reserves held by PERA which are due and payable to the part 4 corporation are not sufficient to enable the authority to make the contributions to PERA provided for in section 23-21-603 (1)(b), (2)(b), (3)(b), or (5)(b), the authority shall transfer such additional amount to PERA plus interest as determined by mutual agreement of the trustees of PERA and the board of directors of the authority.

(3) Any employer and employee contributions under the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as amended, which are refunded pursuant to section 23-21-603 (1)(b), (2)(b), (3)(b), or (5)(b) shall be payable to the authority's qualified retirement plan.

(4) All expenses incurred for the preparation of actuarial reports pursuant to this section shall be paid by the authority. Any such actuarial reports shall be available to the authority upon request.
C.R.S. § 23-20-116 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-116
23-20-116. Claims against university
Status: in_force

23-20-116. Claims against university. Except with respect to claims coming within the provisions of article 10 of title 24, C.R.S., the board of regents shall audit all claims against the university, and the president shall draw all warrants and checks for approved claims; but before payment such warrants and checks shall be countersigned by the secretary, who shall keep a specific and complete record of all matters involving the expenditure of money, which record shall be submitted to the board of regents at each regular meeting of the same.
C.R.S. § 23-60-209 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-209
23-60-209. Programs and services
Status: in_force

23-60-209. Programs and services. The board shall ensure that no unnecessary duplication of programs or services exists between the community colleges in the metropolitan Denver area and the vocational schools operating in the same geographic area.
C.R.S. § 23-3.7-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.7 / Section 23-3.7-101
23-3.7-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-3.7-101. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares: That the costs of education at Colorado's public and nonpublic institutions of higher education have increased dramatically in recent years; that while the increased costs of education at public institutions have been defrayed by state support of such institutions Coloradans wishing to attend nonpublic institutions of higher education in the state face a serious financial burden; that the decline of Colorado's nonpublic institutions of higher education due to an absence of students able to bear the costs of education would increase the number of students seeking admission to state-funded institutions; and that the preservation of Colorado's traditional diversity in higher education and access to a variety of educational opportunities for Coloradans of all backgrounds and resources require that the general assembly act to assist in-state students in meeting the increased costs of education at Colorado's nonpublic institutions of higher education.
C.R.S. § 23-21-303 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 3 / Section 23-21-303
23-21-303. Center created - committee established
Status: repealed

23-21-303. Center created - committee established. (1) There is hereby established the hemophilia treatment center within the university of Colorado school of medicine. Such treatment center shall use existing facilities and staff of the university of Colorado school of medicine and may establish programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia as they are needed. The hemophilia treatment center shall assist those persons who require continuing treatment with blood, blood derivatives, or a manufactured pharmaceutical product to avoid crippling, hospitalization, or other effects associated with hemophilia but who are unable to pay for the entire cost of such services on a continuing basis despite the existence of various types of hospital and medical insurance, medicare, medicaid, other government assistance programs, and private charitable assistance.

(2) (a) The governor shall appoint a committee to consult with the school of medicine in the administration of this part 3. The committee shall be composed of eleven members representing hospitals, voluntary agencies interested in hemophilia, medical specialists in hemophilia patient care, and the general public; but no group shall have more than four members on the committee. Each member of the committee shall hold office for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified; except that, of those members first appointed, two shall be appointed for one-year terms, three shall be appointed for two-year terms, three shall be appointed for three-year terms, and three shall be appointed for four-year terms. Any vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. The committee shall meet at least annually and at such other times as the governor deems necessary. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

(b) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-71-525 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-525
23-71-525. Public disclosure of terms of sale
Status: in_force

23-71-525. Public disclosure of terms of sale. (1) When bonds are sold, the board of trustees of the district selling the same shall cause to be prepared and filed with the state board for community colleges and occupational education, within ten days after said sale, a report setting forth a description of the bond issue, the applicable interest rate, including the net effective interest rate, any other terms of the sale, and any applicable statistical, comparative bond market data, ratings, and indices relative to prevailing market conditions prior to and at the time of said sale and explaining the reasons why it was necessary, if it was, that the bonds be sold at a negotiated sale instead of by public competitive bidding. The state board for community colleges and occupational education may request additional information from the district or from the purchaser of the bonds regarding terms of the sale.

(2) One or more copies of said report shall be retained on file at the administrative headquarters of the district.
C.R.S. § 23-64-123 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-123
23-64-123. Deceptive trade or sales practices
Status: in_force

23-64-123. Deceptive trade or sales practices. (1) It is a deceptive trade or sales practice for:

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

(b) A school or agent to represent falsely, directly or by implication, through the use of a trade or business name or in any other manner, including the use of "help wanted" or other employment columns in a newspaper or other publication, that it is an employment agency or agent or authorized training facility for another industry or member of such industry or to otherwise deceptively conceal the fact that it is a school;

(c) A school or agent to represent falsely, directly or by implication, that any of its educational services have been approved by a particular industry or that successful completion thereof qualifies a student for admission to a labor union or similar organization or for the receipt of a state license to perform certain functions;

(d) A school or agent to represent falsely, directly or by implication, that the lack of a high school education, prior training, or experience is not a handicap or impediment to completing successfully a course or program of study or for gaining employment in the field for which the educational services were designed;

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

(f) A school or agent to represent falsely, directly or by implication, that students completing a course or program of instruction successfully may transfer credit therefor to any institution of higher education;

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

(h) A school or agent to provide prospective students with any testimonials, endorsements, or other information that has the tendency to mislead or deceive prospective students or the public regarding current practices of the school, current conditions for employment opportunities, or probable earnings in the industry or occupation for which the educational services were designed or as a result of the completion of any such educational service;

(i) A school or agent to enroll a student when it is reasonably obvious that the student is unlikely to complete successfully a program of study or is unlikely to qualify for employment in the field for which the education is designed, unless this fact is affirmatively disclosed to the student;

(j) An agent representing an out-of-state school to represent directly or by implication that the school is approved or accredited by the state of Colorado;

(k) A school or agent to designate or refer to its sales representatives as "counselors" or "advisors" or to use words of similar import that have the tendency to mislead or deceive prospective students or the public regarding the authority or qualifications of the sales representatives or agents; or

(l) A school to advertise or otherwise represent that it is accredited unless the school is accredited by an accrediting body that is recognized by the United States department of education or is accredited by a programmatic accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as having the ability to accredit a freestanding, single-purpose institution of construction education.
C.R.S. § 23-4.5-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4.5 / Section 23-4.5-102
23-4.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-4.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article 4.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) "Council" means the Colorado open educational resources council created in section 23-4.5-103.

(3) "Department" means the department of higher education created in section 24-1-114.

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

(5) "Grant program" means the open educational resources grant program created in section 23-4.5-104.

(6) "Open educational resources" means high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits free use and repurposing by others. Open educational resources may include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, exams, software, and other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.

(7) "Public institution of higher education" means the state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), the local district colleges, and the area technical colleges.

(8) "Zero-textbook-cost degree program" means a postsecondary credential or degree program that does not require a student to pay textbook costs but requires the student to use only open educational resources or other resources that are entirely free to the student.
C.R.S. § 23-71-404 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 4 / Section 23-71-404
23-71-404. County treasurer - accounts - warrants
Status: in_force

23-71-404. County treasurer - accounts - warrants. (1) It is the duty of the county treasurer to keep separate accounts by funds and subsidiary accounts for the bond redemption fund of each district in his county, and said funds and accounts shall be subject to the warrants of said district. The tax revenues shall be credited to the proper fund and account, together with any penalty interest collected thereon.

(2) If only a portion of a district is situate within the territorial limits of said county and the headquarters of said district are not located therein, the county treasurer shall transfer, at the end of each month, all moneys which have accrued to the credit of said district to the county treasurer of the county wherein the headquarters of said district is located. No warrant shall be drawn by a district situate in more than one county against its moneys except against those moneys in the custody of the county treasurer of the county wherein the district headquarters is located.

(3) If a district warrant is presented to the county treasurer of a district situate in his county and there are no moneys or insufficient moneys to the credit of said district in the proper fund or account thereof to pay such warrant, it is the duty of said county treasurer to register such warrants in the order of presentment and endorse each such warrant "no funds". Registered warrants shall draw interest from the date of such registration and endorsement at the rate and in the manner as registered county warrants. The county treasurer shall keep a list of all warrants so registered and endorsed and furnish a copy of said list to the treasurer of said district. The county treasurer shall pay both the principal and interest of said warrants, in the order of registration, when there are sufficient moneys to the credit of the district fund or account upon which any such warrant was drawn. It is his duty to cause to be published in a newspaper with general distribution in said district for five days a notice that certain district warrants, describing said warrants by numbers and amounts, will be paid upon presentation at the expiration of said five-day notice, at which time said warrants shall cease to bear interest.

(4) It is unlawful for a district to issue warrants in excess of the amount budgeted or appropriated to or the anticipated revenues for any fund, whichever is less, for said district's fiscal year whether or not the board of trustees of said district has elected to withdraw its moneys from the custody of the county treasurer.

(5) It is the duty of the county treasurer to cancel all paid district warrants with a proper canceling stamp and indicate the date of payment thereof.
C.R.S. § 23-56-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 56 / Section 23-56-102
23-56-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties
Status: in_force

23-56-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) There is established the board of trustees for Western Colorado university, referred to in this article 56 as the "board of trustees", which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Western Colorado university. The board of trustees is, and is hereby declared to be, a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:

(I) Acquire and hold property for the use of Western Colorado university;

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

(III) Do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this article 56 in like manner as municipal corporations of this state, including but not limited to the power to demand, receive, hold, and use for the best interests of Western Colorado university such money, lands, or other property as may be donated or devised to or for the university.

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

(2) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, nine members of the board of trustees. Members appointed by the governor shall serve terms of up to four years, expiring on December 31 of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the member is appointed; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than five members' terms expire in the same year. Of the nine members appointed by the governor, no more than five members may be affiliated with the same political party. Of the nine members appointed by the governor, at least two shall reside in Gunnison county. Each trustee shall hold office for the term for which the trustee has been appointed and until the trustee's successor is appointed and confirmed by the senate.

(3) The tenth member of the board of trustees is a full-time junior or senior student at Western Colorado university, elected by the members of the student body of Western Colorado university. The term of the student member is one year, beginning on July 1 each year. The student member is advisory, without the right to vote and without the right to attend executive sessions of the board of trustees, as provided by section 24-6-402.

(4) The eleventh member is a member of the faculty of Western Colorado university elected by other members of the faculty for a term of two years, beginning on July 1 every odd-numbered year. The faculty member is advisory, without the right to vote and without the right to attend executive sessions of the board of trustees, as provided by section 24-6-402.

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

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6), the powers, duties, and functions formerly performed by the trustees of the state colleges in Colorado with respect to Western Colorado university are hereby transferred to the board of trustees. Policies, resolutions, procedures, and agreements previously approved by the trustees of the state colleges in Colorado and applicable to Western Colorado university remain in force and effect unless and until changed by the board of trustees.

(7) In addition to those powers conferred elsewhere in this article 56, the board of trustees has the power to:

(a) Appoint a president of Western Colorado university;

(b) Appoint such other executive officers of the university as may be required;

(c) Appoint faculty and employees as may be required;

(d) Determine the compensation to be paid to the president, executive officers, faculty, and professional staff;

(e) With the advice of the faculty, prescribe the degree programs for the university; and

(f) Prescribe the student admissions qualifications.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-216 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-216
23-3.1-216. Investment of funds
Status: in_force

23-3.1-216. Investment of funds. (1) Moneys of the authority held in the collegeinvest fund created in section 23-3.1-205.4 shall be invested as provided in section 23-3.1-205.4 (3). Other moneys of the authority may be invested in property or securities in which the state treasurer may legally invest moneys subject to his or her control. The authority may sell the securities and may deposit the securities in a trust bank within or without the state. Any moneys deposited in a banking institution or a depository authorized in section 24-75-603, C.R.S., shall be secured in such a manner and subject to the terms and conditions as the board may determine, with or without payment of any interest on the deposit, including, without limitation, time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposit.

(2) The board may direct a corporate trustee that holds moneys of the authority pursuant to a trust indenture or other agreement between the trustee and the authority to invest or reinvest the moneys in any investments, other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section, if the board determines that, as of the date of the determination, the investment meets the standards for investments established in section 15-1-304, C.R.S.

(3) In addition to the investments otherwise permitted in this part 2, the state treasurer may invest moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund in the following:

(a) State and municipal bonds;

(b) Corporate notes, bonds, and debentures, whether or not convertible, to the extent provided for in paragraph (d) of this subsection (3);

(c) Participation agreements with life insurance companies;

(d) Common or preferred stock; except that:

(I) No investment of moneys in the prepaid expense trust fund in common or preferred stock, or both, of any corporation shall be of an amount that exceeds five percent of the market value of investable assets of the trust fund; except that, such amount may exceed five percent, for a period not to exceed sixty consecutive days;

(II) The prepaid expense trust fund shall not acquire more than five percent of the outstanding stock or bonds of any single corporation; and

(III) The aggregate amount of moneys of the prepaid expense trust fund invested in common or preferred stock, or in corporate bonds, notes, or debentures that are convertible into common or preferred stock, or in investment trust shares shall not exceed sixty percent of the market value of investable assets of the prepaid expense trust fund; except that such market value of investable assets may exceed sixty percent, by not more than five percent, for a period not to exceed sixty consecutive days;

(d.5) Investments in the form of mutual funds; and

(e) Any guaranteed investment contract, guaranteed interest contract, annuity contract, or funding agreement if the board determines by resolution that:

(I) Such contract or agreement meets the standard for investments established in section 15-1-304, C.R.S.;

(II) The income on such contract or agreement is at least comparable to the income then available on the other investments permitted in this section; and

(III) Such contract or agreement will assist the authority in maintaining an actuarially sound trust fund.
C.R.S. § 23-61.5-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 61.5 / Part 1 / Section 23-61.5-111
23-61.5-111. Area vocational districts subject to local government revenue-raising limitation
Status: in_force

23-61.5-111. Area vocational districts subject to local government revenue-raising limitation. For the purposes of part 3 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., a board shall not be deemed to be a school board.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.3-104
23-3.3-104. Assistance to professional theology students prohibited
Status: in_force

23-3.3-104. Assistance to professional theology students prohibited. (1) The policies and procedures established by the commission pursuant to section 23-3.3-102 (3) 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. § 23-61.5-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 61.5 / Part 1 / Section 23-61.5-110
23-61.5-110. Property tax - vocational services
Status: in_force

23-61.5-110. Property tax - vocational services. Each area vocational district, acting through its board, has the power to impose an ad valorem property tax against property in the district to raise revenue for the purpose of meeting the cost of the postsecondary vocational services provided within the district by the area technical college which serves and is contained in the district, including but not limited to the cost of capital construction.
C.R.S. § 23-71-704 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 7 / Section 23-71-704
23-71-704. Interim securities
Status: in_force

23-71-704. Interim securities. The committee may issue interim securities, which may be designated "bonds", "notes", or "warrants", evidencing any emergency loans, construction loans, and other temporary loans of not exceeding three years, in supplementation of long-term financing, such interim securities to be funded with the proceeds of long-term securities, net pledged revenues, or further interim securities, or any combination thereof, as the committee may determine.
C.R.S. § 23-31-502 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 5 / Section 23-31-502
23-31-502. Board of governors of the Colorado state university system to control fund
Status: in_force

23-31-502. Board of governors of the Colorado state university system to control fund. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the control of the fund appropriated by the said act of congress and shall disburse the same for the use and benefit of the Colorado state university and in accordance with the terms and provisions of said act of congress.
C.R.S. § 23-31-604 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 6 / Section 23-31-604
23-31-604. Board to control fund
Status: in_force

23-31-604. Board to control fund. The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the control of the fund appropriated by the said act of congress and shall disburse the same for the use and benefit of the agricultural experiment station department of the Colorado state university in accordance with the terms and provisions of said act of congress.
C.R.S. § 23-54-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 54 / Section 23-54-101
23-54-101. University established - role and mission - governance
Status: in_force

23-54-101. University established - role and mission - governance. There is hereby established a university at Denver, to be known as Metropolitan state university of Denver, which shall be a comprehensive institution with modified open admission standards at the baccalaureate level; except that nontraditional students at the baccalaureate level who are at least twenty years of age shall only have as an admission requirement a high school diploma, the successful completion of a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., or the equivalent thereof. Metropolitan state university of Denver shall offer a variety of liberal arts and science, technical, and educational programs. The university may offer a limited number of professional programs. In furtherance of its role and mission, Metropolitan state university of Denver may offer master's degree programs that address the needs of its urban service area.
C.R.S. § 23-1-143 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-143
23-1-143. Commission directive - first-generation-serving institution designation - legisl
Status: in_force

23-1-143. Commission directive - first-generation-serving institution designation - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) In 2017, the Colorado commission on higher education, in its master plan, Colorado Rises: Advancing Education and Talent Development, set a statewide attainment goal for sixty-six percent of Colorado's adult population to hold a postsecondary credential;

(b) Colorado has made progress, but as of 2023, the state has still not met this goal;

(c) One of the ways to increase the number of people holding a postsecondary credential is to increase the number of first-generation students attending institutions of higher education;

(d) By recognizing and designating institutions of higher education that serve a large number of first-generation students, the state shows incoming students at those institutions that the students may share a sense of belonging with others of similar backgrounds and that the institutions are committed to meeting the needs of first-generation students;

(e) Institutions of higher education serving first-generation students incur increased costs; and

(f) It is therefore necessary to establish a designation to recognize state institutions of higher education serving first-generation students.

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

(a) "First-generation-serving institution" means a state institution of higher education:

(I) Whose average resident first-generation undergraduate student population share, as defined in section 23-18-302, for the most recent year that the information is available and the two previous years equals or exceeds the statewide average resident first-generation undergraduate student population share as reported by the department for the fall 2022 term; or

(II) That has secured a First Scholars Network of Institutions designation from the Center for First-generation Student Success or a similarly rigorous independent third-party designation.

(b) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as "public institution of higher education" as defined in section 23-4.5-102.

(3) Within thirty days after the annual public release of enrollment, retention, and graduation data from each state institution of higher education in 2024 and each year thereafter, the department shall:

(a) Identify institutions of higher education that meet the definition of first-generation-serving institutions for that school year;

(b) Post on the department's website the names of the first-generation-serving institutions for that school year; and

(c) Notify each first-generation-serving institution and the Colorado general assembly of the designations.
C.R.S. § 23-41-112 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-112
23-41-112. Transfer of property
Status: in_force

23-41-112. Transfer of property. All property, both real and personal, belonging to the Colorado school of mines, shall be vested in the trustees, in trust for the use and benefit of the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-78-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 78 / Part 3 / Section 23-78-302
23-78-302. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

23-78-302. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) A shortage in the availability of teachers to fill teaching positions in rural local education providers is causing a significant hardship for rural local education providers;

(b) The shortage is due, in part, to the high rate of turnover of teachers entering and leaving the profession. Following graduation and initial employment, a high percentage of teachers leave the profession within five years.

(c) The shortage in some rural local education providers also arises because teachers, after teaching in the rural local education provider for a few years, choose to relocate to a more urban area or to an area with a lower cost of living;

(d) A program through which a rural local education provider and an institution of higher education enter into an agreement to provide a teaching fellowship in the rural local education provider for selected teacher candidates in their final year of an approved educator preparation program, which leads to employment by the rural local education provider upon graduation, will help to ensure that teachers are well prepared to meet the rural local education provider's needs and expectations, have met specific competencies the rural local education provider identified as being necessary, and are acclimated into the rural local education provider upon hiring. A teacher who receives this level of specific preparation for employment with a specific employer is more likely to remain in the profession and thereby help to reduce the teacher shortage.

(e) In selecting teacher candidates to participate in a teaching fellowship program, a rural local education provider and an institution of higher education should give preference to applicants who resided within the area surrounding the rural local education provider before attending a higher education institution and are seeking the opportunity to return to the local education provider as a teacher.
C.R.S. § 23-20-131 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-131
23-20-131. Free pupil from each county
Status: in_force

23-20-131. Free pupil from each county. Each county is entitled to send one pupil under the age of seventeen years to said university, tuition free, said pupil to be selected by competitive examination before the county superintendent of such county and given to the highest scholarship.
C.R.S. § 23-71-513 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-513
23-71-513. Use of voting machines
Status: repealed

23-71-513. Use of voting machines. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-21-510 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-510
23-21-510. Records of board of directors
Status: in_force

23-21-510. Records of board of directors. All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the secretary or any assistant secretary of the board of directors. Every legislative act of the board of directors of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions, orders, other proceedings of the board of directors, minutes of the meetings, annual reports and monthly financial statements, certificates, contracts and any financial agreements, and bonds given by officers, employees, and any other agents of the authority, and any personnel reports, guidelines, manuals, handbooks, other than individual personnel files shall be a public record as defined in section 24-72-202 (6), C.R.S., and subject to the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S. The account of all moneys received by and disbursed on behalf of the authority shall also be a public record. All records shall be subject to the uniform budget and audit laws and shall be subject to regular audit as provided therein; except that the audit of the authority shall be on a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, all writings and other records concerning the modification, initiation, or cessation of patient care programs shall not be deemed to be a public record and shall not be subject to the provisions of this section if premature disclosure of information contained in such writings or other records would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to any person or entity.
C.R.S. § 23-70-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 70 / Section 23-70-110
23-70-110. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

23-70-110. Tax exemption. Any bonds, certificates, or warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-70-107 and 23-70-108 by the Auraria board shall be exempt from taxation for any state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or other purpose in the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 23-15-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-105
23-15-105. Organizational meeting - chairman - executive director - surety bond - conflict
Status: in_force

23-15-105. Organizational meeting - chairman - executive director - surety bond - conflict of interest. (1) A member of the board, designated by the governor, shall call and convene the initial organizational meeting of the board and shall serve as its chairman pro tempore. At such meeting, appropriate bylaws shall be presented for adoption. The bylaws may provide for the election or appointment of officers, the delegation of certain powers and duties, and such other matters as the authority deems proper. At such meeting and annually thereafter, the board shall elect one of its members as chairman and one as vice-chairman. It shall appoint an executive director and, if desired, an associate executive director, who shall not be members of the board and who shall serve at its pleasure. They shall receive such compensation for their services as shall be fixed by the board.

(2) The executive director, the associate executive director, or any other person designated by the board shall keep a record of the proceedings thereof and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the board, the minute books or journal thereof, and its official seal. Said executive director, associate executive director, or other person may cause copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the board to be made and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely on such certificates.

(3) The board may delegate, by resolution, to one or more of its members or to its executive director or associate executive director such powers and duties as it may deem proper.

(4) Before the issuance of any bonds under this article, the executive director and associate executive director shall each execute a surety bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars, and each member of the board shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, or, in lieu thereof, the chairman of the board shall execute a blanket bond covering each member, the executive director, the associate executive director, and the employees or other officers of the authority, each surety bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, to be executed by a surety authorized to transact business in this state as surety. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the authority.

(5) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, officer, or employee of any educational institution, financial institution, investment banking firm, brokerage firm, commercial bank or trust company, architectural firm, or other firm, person, or corporation to serve as a member of the board; except that such trustee, director, officer, or employee shall disclose such interest to the board and may abstain from deliberation, action, and voting by the board in each instance where the business affiliation of any such trustee, director, officer, or employee is involved.
C.R.S. § 23-15-130 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-130
23-15-130. Powers in addition to those granted by other laws
Status: in_force

23-15-130. Powers in addition to those granted by other laws. The powers conferred by this article are in addition and supplementary to, and the limitations imposed by this article do not affect the powers conferred by, any other law, except as provided in this article. Facilities may be acquired, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, improved, bettered, and extended, and bonds may be issued pursuant to this article for said purposes, notwithstanding that any other provision of law may provide for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, and extensions of like facilities or the issuance of bonds for like purposes; and such bonds may be issued without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any other provision of law.