C.R.S. § 23-18-202 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 18 / Part 2 / Section 23-18-202
23-18-202. College opportunity fund - appropriations - payment of stipends - reimbursement
Status: repealed

23-18-202. College opportunity fund - appropriations - payment of stipends - reimbursement - report - repeal. (1) (a) Beginning with the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall make an annual appropriation, in trust for eligible undergraduate students, to the college opportunity fund, which is hereby established as a trust fund account with the Colorado student loan program. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), moneys appropriated to the college opportunity fund are for the sole purpose of disbursement on behalf of eligible undergraduate students in accordance with this part 2 and are not for the general operation or any other function of the Colorado student loan program. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the college opportunity fund at the end of a fiscal year are the property of the trust fund and shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(b) (I) The Colorado student loan program shall administer and disburse the funds in the college opportunity fund on behalf of eligible undergraduate students as provided in this part 2. Each institution of higher education may be required to pay an implementation fee and an ongoing disbursement fee, the amounts of which shall be determined by the Colorado student loan program but shall not exceed the actual cost of the implementation and ongoing disbursement; except that the fees may be required only if the department or the federal government takes action, including adopting rules, regulatory changes, or programmatic changes, that negatively affects the financial condition of the Colorado student loan program.

(II) Repealed.

(c) If there is money remaining in the college opportunity fund or if there is insufficient money in the college opportunity fund after the final census date of the last academic term of each state fiscal year, as determined in accordance with this section, the department may transfer up to ten percent of the annual total governing board appropriation for the institution between the cash spending authority for the governing board to expend stipends received on behalf of eligible undergraduate students and a fee-for-service contract for the governing board entered into pursuant to sections 23-1-109.7, 23-18-303.5, and 23-18-304 (1).

(d) (I) On June 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall transfer one million four hundred ninety-six thousand dollars from the college opportunity fund to the general fund.

(II) This subsection (1)(d) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(2) (a) (I) For the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the commission, in consultation with the governing boards and participating private institutions, shall annually estimate the number of undergraduate full-time equivalent students who are eligible for stipends under this part 2 at each state institution of higher education and each participating private institution of higher education. The commission shall annually report the numbers by February 15 to the governor and to the joint budget committee of the general assembly for inclusion in the annual general appropriations act.

(II) The general assembly reviewed the reporting requirements to the general assembly in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) during the 2008 regular session and continued the requirements.

(b) (I) For the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and for state fiscal years thereafter, for an eligible undergraduate student attending a state institution of higher education, the specified amount of the stipend per credit hour is an amount set annually by the general assembly, which in no case shall exceed the student's total in-state tuition. The value of the per credit hour stipend is the same for each eligible undergraduate student, regardless of the state institution of higher education that the student attends. The student is responsible for paying the student's share of total in-state tuition, if any.

(II) If the student is enrolled in a pathways in technology early college high school pursuant to article 35.3 of title 22, the p-tech school is responsible for paying the student's share of total in-state tuition, if any.

(III) Repealed.

(c) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission shall forward to the general assembly and governor, by November 1 of each year, a list of institutions eligible to receive stipends on behalf of eligible undergraduate students under the program. The commission shall annually request that the general assembly adjust the amount appropriated to the Colorado student loan program for the stipends, which amount may reflect inflation and enrollment growth in the state institutions of higher education.

(d) Beginning with the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006, the commission, in consultation with the governing boards and any participating private institutions of higher education, shall review annually the amount of the stipend per credit hour established pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section. Following the review, and notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission, in consultation with the governing boards and participating private institutions, shall annually make recommendations regarding possible adjustments to the amount of the stipend per credit hour to the governor, and the joint budget committee of the general assembly for consideration in preparing the annual general appropriations act.

(e) An eligible undergraduate student who attends a participating private institution of higher education may receive financial assistance under this part 2 in the amount of fifty percent of the stipend amount.

(3) (a) For the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate spending authority to each governing board for the funds estimated to be received by an institution, under the direction and control of the governing board, as stipends, consistent with the provisions of section 23-1-104. The spending authority for the stipends estimated to be received shall be calculated by multiplying the amount of the applicable per-credit-hour stipend by the number of eligible student credit hours that are estimated to be attributable to each state institution of higher education under the direction and control of the governing board.

(b) (I) The tuition increases from which the general assembly derived the total cash spending authority for each governing board shall be noted in a footnote in the annual general appropriations act.

(II) Repealed.

(c) Repealed.

(4) (a) Regardless of when an institution receives moneys in the form of a stipend on behalf of a student, or if the stipend amount is reduced by the general assembly, a state institution of higher education shall not increase the student's share of in-state tuition to make up for an actual or effective reduction during the same fiscal year in the stipend amount from which the total in-state tuition amount was calculated or for issues relating to the timing of stipend payments.

(b) If moneys in the college opportunity fund in any fiscal year are not sufficient to pay the rate per credit hour established pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, then the Colorado student loan program shall reduce the amount of the stipend per credit hour for all students to match the available funds, subject to joint budget committee approval. This paragraph (b) shall not be construed to limit the department's ability to request an adjustment to, or the general assembly's ability to adjust, the amount of the stipend during the budget process.

(5) (a) (I) After an undergraduate student has applied for the program, been approved for the program, and enrolled in a state or participating private institution of higher education, the institution shall request that the Colorado student loan program make a stipend payment from the college opportunity fund to the institution on behalf of the eligible undergraduate student. A payment by the Colorado student loan program to an institution of higher education from the college opportunity fund shall not be subject to the assessment of a transaction fee pursuant to section 24-36-120, C.R.S. The stipend payment shall be paid to the institution upon receipt by the institution of the eligible undergraduate student's authorization. The amount of the stipend paid on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student shall be applied against the student's total in-state tuition.

(II) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) to the contrary, an institution, with a student's permission, may apply for the program on the student's behalf using the information in the student's admission application after the student has been enrolled in the institution.

(b) The stipend paid by the Colorado student loan program on behalf of the eligible undergraduate student shall note on the student's receipt of payment from the state or private institution of higher education that the moneys came from the college opportunity fund.

(c) (I) An eligible undergraduate student shall not receive a stipend from the college opportunity fund for more than one hundred forty-five credit hours during the eligible undergraduate student's lifetime; except that:

(A) If an eligible undergraduate student has received stipend payments for one hundred forty-five credit hours and the student has received a bachelor's degree, the eligible undergraduate student is eligible to receive stipend payments for an additional thirty undergraduate credit hours; and

(B) For credit hours initiated on or after July 1, 2006, an eligible undergraduate student may receive stipend payments for developmental education courses, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b), and courses taken pursuant to the "Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act", article 35 of title 22. For a student who enrolls in a course at an institution of higher education pursuant to the "Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act", article 35 of title 22, the student loan division in the department shall record the student's uniquely identifying student number before submitting a stipend payment on behalf of the student. Stipend payments received for the developmental education courses specified in this subsection (5)(c)(I)(B) do not apply to the lifetime limitation of one hundred forty-five credit hours.

(II) For an eligible undergraduate student who is enrolled as a continuing student at a state institution of higher education or a participating private institution of higher education as of July 1, 2005, the commission shall determine the number of credit hours for which the student may receive a stipend from the college opportunity fund, based on the number of credit hours the eligible undergraduate student has earned.

(III) For an eligible undergraduate student who has completed one or more college courses while enrolled in high school pursuant to the "Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act", article 35 of title 22, or while designated as an ASCENT program participant pursuant to section 22-35-108 or as a TREP program participant pursuant to section 22-35-108.5, or while enrolled in a pathways in technology early college high school pursuant to article 35.3 of title 22, all college-level credit hours earned by the student while so enrolled do not count against the lifetime limitation described in subsection (5)(c)(I) of this section.

(d) (I) An eligible undergraduate student and an institution of higher education shall not receive the payment of a stipend on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student for:

(A) to (C) Repealed.

(D) International baccalaureate courses;

(E) Advanced placement courses;

(F) Off-campus, extended campus, or continuing education classes that are not supported by state general fund money, except as approved by the commission, and, on or after July 1, 2007, except for classes or programs offered by an institution of higher education that an eligible undergraduate student who is a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a member of the armed forces attends for credit on a military base; or

(G) Classes offered by an institution of higher education that was established after July 1, 2007.

(II) and (III) Repealed.

(e) Notwithstanding the lifetime-credit-hour limitation established pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), an eligible undergraduate student may apply to the commission for a waiver of the limitation. The commission may grant a waiver of the lifetime-credit-hour limitation if it finds:

(I) That extenuating circumstances exist related to the student's health or physical ability to complete the degree program within the lifetime-credit-hour limit;

(II) That the degree program, as approved by the commission, requires more than one hundred twenty hours to complete;

(III) That, while the eligible undergraduate student was enrolled in a specific degree program, the commission approved and the institution implemented an alteration of degree requirements or standards for the specific degree; or

(IV) That requiring the eligible undergraduate student to pay the full amount of total in-state tuition for credit hours that exceed the limitation would cause a substantial economic hardship on the student and the student's family.

(f) Notwithstanding the lifetime-credit-hour limitation established pursuant to subsection (5)(c) of this section and in addition to the provisions of subsection (5)(e) of this section, a state institution of higher education may annually grant a one-year waiver of the lifetime-credit-hour limitation for up to five percent of the eligible undergraduate students enrolled in the state institution of higher education. For any remaining portion of the institution's five percent of eligible undergraduate students who may receive waivers, the institution shall give priority to students who are seeking job retraining.

(6) If an eligible undergraduate student enrolls in a class for which the state or participating private institution of higher education receives a stipend payment pursuant to subsection (5) of this section and the eligible undergraduate student subsequently withdraws from the class on or prior to the final date on which the institution permits a student to withdraw without the payment of any amount of tuition, the institution shall reimburse the college opportunity fund for the proportional amount of the stipend received that conforms to the governing board's refund policy for the class from which the student withdrew. The credits for which the stipend is refunded shall not count against the eligible undergraduate student's lifetime-credit-hour limitation established pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of this section.

(7) It is the intent of the general assembly that the amount of a stipend received by a state institution of higher education on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student pursuant to this part 2 shall not constitute a grant from the state of Colorado pursuant to section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution.

(8) It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing in this article preclude the general assembly at a future time from including a local district college that is part of a local college district organized pursuant to article 71 of this title in the college opportunity fund program.

(9) It is the intent of the general assembly that the college opportunity fund and fee-for-service contracts authorized pursuant to section 23-18-303.5 be fully funded for enrollment growth.
C.R.S. § 23-71-505 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 5 / Section 23-71-505
23-71-505. Voting precincts
Status: repealed

23-71-505. Voting precincts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-60-902 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 9 / Section 23-60-902
23-60-902. Accelerated education and skills training - certificates
Status: in_force

23-60-902. Accelerated education and skills training - certificates. (1) (a) The board may collaborate with the local district colleges, area technical colleges, the unit within the department of education that works with adult education, and local workforce development programs to design certificate programs through which an eligible adult who has an insufficient level of information or math literacy may obtain a career and technical education certificate on an accelerated schedule to assist him or her in entering or re-entering the workforce or in obtaining better employment. Each certificate program must consist of courses that integrate information and math literacy development programs with career and technical training. The time required to complete a certificate program must not exceed twelve months.

(b) The board shall work with the community colleges, local district colleges, and area technical colleges to design the career and technical training portion of each certificate program.

(c) The board is encouraged to collaborate with and may enter into memorandums of understanding with local district colleges, area technical colleges, the unit within the department of education that works with adult education, local workforce development programs, and other local adult education providers to ensure that the accelerated certificates program can be implemented locally.

(2) In implementing the accelerated certificates program, the board must ensure that, at a minimum, the program:

(a) Is available to eligible adults who are seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce or obtain better employment and who may benefit from information or math literacy development programs, as indicated by their scores on the developmental education assessments in English and mathematics adopted by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-113.3 or by a referral from a local adult education program or a local workforce development program;

(b) Includes only career and technical certificate programs that a student can complete within twelve months; and

(c) Requires that each course offered through the certificate programs integrates appropriate information or math literacy instruction and career and technical skills training and is jointly designed by mathematics, English, and career and technical education faculty.

(3) (a) A community college in the state system of community and technical colleges, a local district college, and an area technical college may choose to participate in the accelerated certificates program by offering one or more of the certificate programs created through the accelerated certificates program pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(b) An institution or program that participates in the accelerated certificates program shall, on or before July 1, 2014, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter in which the institution or program participates in the accelerated certificates program, submit to the department of higher education a report that includes the following information:

(I) The certificate programs that the institution or program offered;

(II) The number of students who enrolled in each certificate program;

(III) The number of students who successfully completed each certificate program; and

(IV) The percentage of students who obtained employment in the subject area in which they obtained a certificate or who enrolled for additional education in that subject area.
C.R.S. § 23-7.4-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7.4 / Part 3 / Section 23-7.4-302
23-7.4-302. Tuition for members of the National Guard - definitions
Status: repealed

23-7.4-302. Tuition for members of the National Guard - definitions. (1) The general assembly recognizes its responsibility for the establishment and maintenance of a strong well-trained and high-spirited National Guard. The encouragement of membership in the guard through the granting of reduced or free tuition at certain institutions of postsecondary education simultaneously expresses a commitment to a part of this responsibility and supports existing institutions, carrying out a policy of maintaining reasonable access to quality education as broadly in this state as possible. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the establishment of a tuition assistance program will encourage enlistments, enhance the knowledge and skills of the National Guard, and retain membership in the National Guard.

(2) (a) Any person who is a member of the Colorado National Guard, upon being accepted for enrollment at any designated institution of higher education, is permitted to pursue studies leading toward a bachelor's degree, a postgraduate degree, an associate degree, or a certificate of completion with at least fifty percent but not more than one hundred percent of the cost of tuition paid by the department of military and veterans affairs, subject to available appropriations, for so long as the person remains a member of the Colorado National Guard, but the tuition payments shall not be made for more than one hundred thirty-two semester hours or one hundred ninety-eight quarter hours or for more than eight years.

(a.5) A member is eligible for tuition assistance pursuant to this section to the extent that the sum of the member's tuition assistance from all sources, including the federal government, does not exceed one hundred percent of the cost of tuition.

(b) In order to qualify for the tuition assistance authorized by this section, a member:

(I) Must meet the criteria for eligibility, as established by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (7) of this section;

(II) Must not be drawing tuition from any other tuition assistance program funded by a private employer that, when combined with the assistance in this section, would exceed one hundred percent of the tuition costs;

(III) Must not be a recipient of a full scholarship for tuition and fees to any designated institution of higher education; and

(IV) Must serve in the Colorado National Guard during the period of time that the member is receiving tuition and fee assistance.

(c) In providing the tuition assistance to members pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the department of military and veterans affairs is encouraged to consider providing assistance on a priority basis to newly-enlisted members in their first term of service and who enlist in those military specialties that are experiencing shortages as determined by the department.

(d) For purposes of this section, "member" means an enlisted member or officer of the National Guard.

(3) (a) For purposes of this section, "designated institution of higher education" means the Colorado state university - Pueblo, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Metropolitan state university of Denver, Fort Lewis college, Western Colorado university, all independent area technical colleges, all local district colleges, the university of northern Colorado, the university of Colorado at Boulder, the university of Colorado at Denver, the university of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado state university, Colorado state university - global campus, the Colorado school of mines, the university of Colorado health sciences center, all community colleges governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education, and any private institution of higher education in Colorado that qualifies for the college opportunity fund pursuant to article 18 of this title 23 and that offers an accredited certificate or degree program in homeland security. For a member of the Colorado National Guard enrolled in a private institution of higher education, tuition assistance is limited to the completion of the accredited certificate or degree program in homeland security and is provided at the discretion of the adjutant general of the department of military and veterans affairs.

(b) The department of military and veterans affairs shall establish the basis for the tuition assistance at the university of Colorado health sciences center.

(4) Repealed.

(5) For each individual member of the Colorado National Guard who is a continuing student and who is receiving tuition assistance as provided in this section, the department of military and veterans affairs shall obtain certification from the designated institution of higher education prior to the payment to the institution attesting to the member's current satisfactory academic standing at the designated institution of higher education, as determined by military regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (7) of this section, for each semester or quarter for which tuition assistance is requested. Tuition assistance shall not be granted without such certification.

(6) Any member who leaves the Colorado National Guard in violation of the member's agreement under subsection (2) of this section during an academic term for which the member is receiving tuition assistance is required to repay to the department of military and veterans affairs the amount of tuition assistance granted for that academic term and any and all collection fees incurred by the department of military and veterans affairs. The repayment of tuition assistance shall be credited to the Colorado National Guard tuition fund created in subsection (9) of this section.

(7) The department of military and veterans affairs shall promulgate military regulations for the administration of tuition assistance as provided in this section, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Criteria for the eligibility of a member of the National Guard for tuition assistance. In establishing this criteria, the department of military and veterans affairs shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the following:

(I) The member's past service and record, if any, in the National Guard;

(II) An evaluation of the member's commitment to future service in the National Guard;

(III) The member's military record, if any, including the member's achievements and whether the member has been honorably discharged;

(IV) The benefit to the National Guard by having such an individual as a member;

(V) Financial need, merit, or talent;

(b) Procedures to be followed by designated institutions of higher education in reporting the member's academic standing and in providing timely billing to the department of military and veterans affairs;

(c) A definition of satisfactory academic standing, including, but not limited to, consideration of the member's cumulative grade point average, credit hours completed, and progress toward a degree.

(8) Repealed.

(9) (a) There is created in the state treasury the Colorado National Guard tuition fund which is administered by the department of military and veterans affairs and which consists of all money that may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly or that is otherwise made available to it by the general assembly. Money "otherwise made available" includes any repayment of tuition assistance made pursuant to subsection (6) of this section. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the payment of tuition assistance as provided in this section. Any money not expended at the end of the fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund of the state.

(b) An audit of the Colorado National Guard tuition fund must be made during the department of military and veterans affairs postaudit pursuant to section 2-3-103.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1009 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 10 / Section 23-3.3-1009
23-3.3-1009. Support for in-demand short-term health-care credentials - report - definitions
Status: repealed

23-3.3-1009. Support for in-demand short-term health-care credentials - report - definitions - repeal. (1) Subject to available appropriations, the state board for community colleges and occupational education, in coordination with its career and technical education role and mission as Colorado's state administrator of the federal "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 1998", 20 U.S.C. sec. 2301 et seq., as amended, shall administer the in-demand short-term health-care credentials program or care forward Colorado, referred to in this section as the "program", in order to support the expansion of available health-care professionals.

(2) The state board for community colleges and occupational education shall allocate money to community colleges, area technical colleges, local district colleges, and community not-for-profit organizations that deliver hybrid programming that leverages place-based supports in partnership with local district colleges, community colleges, and area technical colleges through reimbursement based on students enrolled in eligible programs for fiscal years 2022-23 to 2025-26 to:

(a) Provide assistance for tuition, fees, and course materials for eligible programs;

(b) Support alignment with existing efforts, such as apprenticeship and work-based learning, for students to earn eligible program credentials that lead into health-care careers such as nursing; and

(c) If unexpended resources exist or if the program use is less than anticipated, to expand eligible programs in allied health based on in-demand credential needs or include high school equivalency support and attainment for students without a high school degree who participate in the program.

(3) In allocating the money pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the first priority is for students enrolled in eligible allied health programs with nursing aide programs and the second priority is for students enrolled in an emergency medical technician program.

(4) The program begins no later than the 2022-23 academic year.

(5) Depending on the credential pathway, students participating in the program must complete a free application for federal student aid or Colorado application for the college opportunity fund and state financial aid and submit an application for the college opportunity scholarship initiative fund. Subject to available appropriations, the program resources must cover remaining tuition, fees, books, and material costs.

(6) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "eligible programs" means in-demand credentials in allied health care less than one year in duration through career and technical education programs, including certified nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, phlebotomy technician, pharmacy technician, medical assistant, and dental assistant.

(7) (a) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department for allocation by the board twenty-six million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 for the eligible programs, of which twenty-five thousand dollars may be used for purposes of marketing the program and one percent may be used for administration pursuant to this section. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2022-23 state fiscal year from this appropriation:

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

(II) May be used by the board in the 2023-24 or 2024-25 state fiscal years without further appropriation; and

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

(b) In addition to the appropriation in this section and subject to available appropriations, the board may seek gifts, grants, and donations for the program.

(8) Beginning January 1, 2023, the department shall include a summarized report regarding the program in the department's annual presentation to the committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement in this subsection (8) continues indefinitely.

(9) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 23-22-106 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 22 / Section 23-22-106
23-22-106. Director and assistant
Status: in_force

23-22-106. Director and assistant. The board of regents shall appoint a director who holds office during its pleasure, who is a physician and graduate of an incorporated medical college, who has had at least ten years' experience in the actual practice of his or her profession, and who has had at least five years' actual experience as a neuropathologist. The director shall reside at the hospital, give his or her entire time and attention to the discharge of his or her official duties, and receive compensation as fixed by the board of regents. The board of regents may further provide for an assistant director who is a physician and graduate of an incorporated medical college, has had at least five years' experience in the actual practice of his or her profession, and one year's specialization in behavioral or mental health disorders. It shall provide for other employees and medical assistants as may be necessary and prescribe their duties and fix their respective compensations. The director shall select and appoint all such assistants and employees, subject to the approval of the board of regents. The assistants and employees hold their positions subject to the rules of the board of regents.
C.R.S. § 23-71-206 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 2 / Section 23-71-206
23-71-206. Northeastern junior college - approval of plan - date of entry into state system
Status: in_force

23-71-206. Northeastern junior college - approval of plan - date of entry into state system - continuation of mill levy. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby approves the plan of dissolution submitted by Northeastern junior college pursuant to section 23-71-203, referred to in this section as the "plan". Contingent upon approval of the plan in a special election held pursuant to section 23-71-204 and enactment of an appropriation of general fund moneys to the board for allocation to Northeastern junior college, whether in an annual general appropriations bill or by supplemental appropriation, the general assembly approves the entry of Northeastern junior college into the state system of community and technical colleges.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23-71-204 (4), at the special election for approval of the plan, the question shall be:

Shall Northeastern junior college join the state system of community and technical colleges upon enactment of an appropriation to fund Northeastern junior college as part of the state system of community and technical colleges, and shall the Northeastern junior college district continue to collect property taxes for three years after the appropriation is enacted in the amount of 20.311 mills in year one, 18.000 mills in year two, and 16.000 mills in year three, after which time the Northeastern junior college district shall be dissolved, all assets be transferred to the state board for community colleges and occupational education, and provision be made for meeting all liabilities as provided in the plan of dissolution?

Yes ___ No ___.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23-71-203 (1), if the plan is approved and moneys are appropriated as provided in subsection (1) of this section, Northeastern junior college shall enter the state system of community and technical colleges on the effective date of the appropriation, but the Northeastern junior college district shall continue as provided in subsection (3) of this section. On entry into the state system of community and technical colleges, Northeastern junior college shall be under the management and control of the board. On entry into the state system of community and technical colleges, the assets and liabilities of Northeastern junior college, with the exception of the property tax moneys collected and the physical education and events center built pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and the property on which said center is located, shall be transferred to the board; except that, if construction of the physical education and events center is completed prior to approval of the plan and appropriation of moneys pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the physical education and events center and the property on which said center is located shall be transferred to the board at the time Northeastern junior college enters the state system of community and technical colleges.

(3) (a) If the plan is approved and moneys are appropriated as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the Northeastern junior college district shall be dissolved three years after Northeastern junior college enters the state system of community and technical colleges. Prior to dissolution of the Northeastern junior college district and notwithstanding any other provisions of this part 2 to the contrary, the Northeastern junior college district shall continue to collect property tax in the district. Following approval of the plan, the mill levy imposed by the Northeastern junior college district shall not exceed the mill levy imposed for the tax year during which the plan is approved and may be reduced prior to dissolution of the district.

(b) Northeastern junior college district shall use a portion of the property tax moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) for construction of a physical education and events center on the Northeastern junior college campus, as provided in the plan; except that, if construction of the physical education and events center is completed prior to the time that the plan is approved and moneys are appropriated as provided in subsection (1) of this section, all of the property tax moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be used as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (3).

(c) Northeastern junior college district shall use the property tax moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) that are not used for construction of the physical education and events center on the Northeastern junior college campus to assist residents of the Northeastern junior college district who are enrolled at Northeastern junior college in defraying any increases in tuition that may result from entry into the state system of community and technical colleges.

(d) On dissolution of the Northeastern junior college district, the physical education and events center built pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), regardless of whether said center is completed, the property on which said center is located, and any moneys remaining under control of the district shall be transferred to the board.
C.R.S. § 23-41-103.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-103.5
23-41-103.5. The Colorado school of mines fund - creation - control - use
Status: in_force

23-41-103.5. The Colorado school of mines fund - creation - control - use. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado school of mines fund which shall be under the control of and administered by the board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines in accordance with the provisions of this article. The board of trustees shall have authority and responsibility for all moneys of the board of trustees and of Colorado school of mines. The board of trustees shall designate, pursuant to its constitutional and statutory authority, those moneys received or acquired by the board of trustees or by the Colorado school of mines, whether by appropriation, grant, contract, or gift, by sale or lease of surplus real or personal property, or by any other means, whose disposition is not otherwise provided for by law, that shall be credited to the fund. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund must be credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board of trustees and shall remain in the fund under the control of the board of trustees and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

(2) The moneys in the Colorado school of mines fund shall be used by the board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines in carrying out its statutory powers and duties.

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

(4) If the board of trustees votes to invest Colorado school of mines assets pursuant to sections 23-41-103.6 and 23-41-103.7, the board shall establish an investment advisory committee consisting of at least five members to make recommendations to the board regarding investments. The investment advisory committee may include the treasurer of the board and up to three representatives from the financial community.
C.R.S. § 23-1-120.9 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-120.9
23-1-120.9. Department directive - collaborative educator preparation grant program - create
Status: repealed

23-1-120.9. Department directive - collaborative educator preparation grant program - created - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-64-127 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-127
23-64-127. Violations - civil - penalty
Status: in_force

23-64-127. Violations - civil - penalty. The board may commence a civil action against any entity believed by the board to have violated the provisions of section 23-64-113 or who fails or refuses to deposit with the division the records required by section 23-64-125. Upon a finding that the entity has violated the provisions of section 23-64-113 or has failed or refused to deposit with the division the records required by section 23-64-125, the court shall order the entity to pay to the division a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation. Each day's failure by an entity to comply with the provisions of said section is a separate violation.
C.R.S. § 23-19.9-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 19.9 / Section 23-19.9-102
23-19.9-102. Higher education federal mineral lease revenues fund - higher education maintena
Status: repealed

23-19.9-102. Higher education federal mineral lease revenues fund - higher education maintenance and reserve fund - creation - sources of revenues - use. (1) (a) The higher education federal mineral lease revenues fund is hereby created in the state treasury. For the 2008-09 fiscal year and for each succeeding fiscal year through the quarterly transfer for the quarter commencing on October 1 of the 2015-16 fiscal year, the lesser of the first fifty million dollars of the total amount of moneys required to be transferred to the revenues fund and the maintenance and reserve fund pursuant to section 34-63-102 (5.5), C.R.S., or all of such moneys shall be transferred to the revenues fund and the remainder of such moneys shall be transferred to the maintenance and reserve fund. For the quarterly transfers for the quarters commencing on January 1, 2016, and April 1, 2016, for the 2016-17 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, money shall be transferred to the revenues fund as required by section 34-63-102 (5.5), C.R.S. Interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of the revenues fund shall remain in the revenues fund and shall not be transferred to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year. The state treasurer may invest the revenues fund in any investment in which the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement association may invest the funds of the association pursuant to section 24-51-206, C.R.S.

(a.5) On April 14, 2016, the treasurer shall transfer all money in the maintenance and reserve fund to the revenues fund.

(b) The general assembly may annually appropriate moneys in the revenues fund to the department of higher education for transfer to the state treasurer to directly pay for or pay the costs of financing capital construction projects at state-supported institutions of higher education that are included on a prioritized list of such projects specified in a joint resolution that has taken effect in accordance with section 39 of article V of the state constitution after being sponsored by the joint budget committee of the general assembly, approved by the general assembly, and presented to the governor pursuant to section 23-1-106.3 (1)(b), enacted by Senate Bill 08-233, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly. Money transferred to the treasurer is continuously appropriated to the treasurer for the purpose of making payments related to the capital construction projects. The general assembly may also appropriate moneys in the revenues fund to the department of education for distribution by the department, or any board or division within the department that the department may designate, to school districts for capital construction projects at area technical colleges, as defined in section 23-60-103 (1). In making such appropriations, the general assembly shall give priority consideration to capital construction projects at state-supported institutions of higher education that are located in communities that are substantially impacted by energy production or conversion activities, and the department, or any board or division within the department designated to distribute moneys appropriated to the department pursuant to this paragraph (b), shall give priority consideration to capital construction projects at area technical colleges that are located in such communities. Only capital construction projects that will be used exclusively or primarily for academic purposes shall be eligible for funding pursuant to this paragraph (b).

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection (1) to the contrary, on May 5, 2010, the state treasurer shall deduct seven hundred fifty thousand dollars from the revenues fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection (1) to the contrary, on July 1, 2010, the state treasurer shall deduct seven million dollars from the revenues fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-205.4 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 2 / Section 23-3.1-205.4
23-3.1-205.4. Collegeinvest fund - creation - control - use
Status: repealed

23-3.1-205.4. Collegeinvest fund - creation - control - use. (1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado student obligation bond authority fund, to be known and referred to on and after July 1, 2004, as the collegeinvest fund, which shall be under the control of the authority in accordance with the provisions of this part 2 and part 3 of this article. The moneys in the collegeinvest fund shall be invested by the state treasurer. Except as otherwise allowed by section 24-36-103 (2), C.R.S., and except for amounts received in connection with the prepaid expense program and the savings programs in part 3 of this article, all moneys received or acquired by the authority, whether by appropriation, grant, contract, gift, sale or lease of surplus real or personal property, or any other means, whose disposition is not otherwise provided for by law or by a trust indenture, and all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to said fund, including moneys received pursuant to sections 23-3.1-206 (1)(k) and 23-3.1-304 (1)(h). Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the authority and shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), if the authority sells, transfers, or enters into a contract with another entity concerning all or a substantial portion of the authority's power to make, originate, disburse, or service loans, the proceeds of the sale, transfer, or contract shall not be used by the authority without further appropriation by the general assembly.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) to the contrary, if the authority or any other division of the department sells, transfers, or enters into a contract with another entity concerning all or any portion of the authority's or division's interest in any student loans or student obligations, the authority or the division shall deposit the net proceeds of the sale, transfer, or contract as follows:

(I) Up to five million dollars shall remain in the reserve account in the collegeinvest fund, which account is hereby created, and may be used: To fund the repurchase of student loans sold by the authority if a guarantee agency refuses to honor a claim filed with respect to any such loans on account of an event that occurred prior to the sale; and to pay all liabilities, costs, and expenses with respect to the authority's programs to undertake forgiveness of indebtedness under such student loans sold by the authority.

(II) After the retention of the amount required in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c), up to five million dollars of the remaining proceeds shall remain in the transition account in the collegeinvest fund, which account is hereby created to pay costs and expenses associated with the transition and wind-down of the authority's student loan program. Any expenditure from the transition account in excess of one hundred thousand dollars shall require the approval of the executive director.

(III) to (IV) Repealed.

(2) The moneys in the collegeinvest fund may be used by the authority for the payment of salaries and operating and administrative expenses of the authority and for the payment of any other expenses incurred by the authority in carrying out its statutory powers and duties.

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

(4) The authority may request authorization to transfer or loan moneys from the collegeinvest fund to the prepaid expense trust fund, created in section 23-3.1-206.7, or to any fund created for the implementation of the savings programs, established pursuant to part 3 of this article, as necessary to carry out the authority's powers and duties under this part 2 and part 3 of this article. The authority shall submit any such transfer or loan request to the executive director for approval. The authority shall not transfer or loan moneys from the collegeinvest fund to the prepaid expense trust fund or to any fund created for the implementation of the savings programs unless such transfer or loan is approved by the executive director.
C.R.S. § 23-20-111 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-111
23-20-111. Supervisory powers of board
Status: in_force

23-20-111. Supervisory powers of board. The board of regents has general supervision of the university and control and direction of all funds of and appropriations to the university.
C.R.S. § 23-21-507 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-507
23-21-507. Personnel
Status: in_force

23-21-507. Personnel. (1) Any employee of university hospital who is a state employee on the transfer date under this part 5 may elect to remain a state employee or become an employee of the authority. Said employee may elect to become an employee of the authority at any time but shall not thereafter return to state employment status while employed by the authority. No state employee shall be discriminated against in training, promotion, retention, assignment of duties, granting of rights and benefits, or any other personnel action. Promotion or a change in position shall not be contingent upon the employee becoming an employee of the authority.

(2) Any employee who elects to remain a state employee shall retain all rights and privileges of the state employment status which is applicable to such employee's position.

(3) In the case of any dispute involving an employee who is a member of the state personnel system, university hospital and the authority shall agree to accept resolution of all disciplinary appeals or other employment disputes governed by the statutes of the state personnel system or the rules of the state personnel department according to the rules and procedures applicable to members of the state personnel system.

(4) Any employee who elects to become an employee of the authority shall receive full credit for sick leave and annual leave accrued while employed by university hospital.

(5) Any employee initially employed by the authority operating university hospital pursuant to this part 5 on or after the transfer date under this part 5 shall be deemed to be an employee of the authority created under this part 5 and not a state employee.

(6) The authority is authorized to contract with the university of Colorado health sciences center through the state personnel board pursuant to section 13 (4) of article XII of the state constitution for personnel.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-303 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.1-303
23-3.1-303. Department - purpose - powers - duties
Status: in_force

23-3.1-303. Department - purpose - powers - duties. (Deleted by amendment)
C.R.S. § 23-31-108 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-108
23-31-108. President may be professor
Status: in_force

23-31-108. President may be professor. The president may or may not perform the duties of a professor, as the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall determine.
C.R.S. § 23-21-805 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 8 / Section 23-21-805
23-21-805. MAT expansion advisory board - created - duties
Status: in_force

23-21-805. MAT expansion advisory board - created - duties. (1) There is hereby created in the center the MAT expansion advisory board, which shall:

(a) Review and approve pilot program guidelines and procedures;

(b) Advise and provide assistance to the center on the implementation of the pilot program;

(c) Review and make recommendations to the center on grant applications, including recommendations for grant award amounts;

(d) Assist the center in evaluating the pilot program; and

(e) Perform other tasks, as requested by the center, related to the implementation and administration of the pilot program.

(2) (a) The advisory board consists of representatives of the following entities or organizations who are designated by the entity or organization:

(I) The college of nursing;

(II) The state substance abuse trend and response task force created in section 18-18.5-103;

(III) The Colorado consortium for prescription drug abuse prevention, administered under the center at the university of Colorado Anschutz medical campus;

(IV) The Colorado Nurses Association;

(V) The Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants;

(VI) The physician assistant program at the university of Colorado; and

(VII) The Colorado Pharmacists Society.

(b) In addition to the members specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section, representatives from counties participating in the pilot program area, appointed as follows, shall serve on the advisory board:

(I) The Northwest Colorado Community Health Partnership in Routt county shall appoint a medical or public health professional from Routt county;

(II) The Pueblo county heroin task force shall appoint a medical or public health professional from Pueblo county;

(III) Valley-wide Health Systems, Inc., shall appoint a medical professional from the San Luis valley;

(IV) The San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center shall appoint a medical or public health professional from the San Luis valley;

(V) The Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials shall appoint a public health professional from the San Luis valley;

(VI) If additional counties are selected to participate in the pilot program, the center shall determine the appointing authority for and type of professional from each participating county;

(VII) The board of county commissioners for each county participating in the pilot program, including additional counties that may be selected to participate pursuant to section 23-21-804 (1)(b), shall appoint a member of its board; except that, for the San Luis valley, the boards of county commissioners of the counties in the San Luis valley shall jointly appoint one member from one of the boards of county commissioners in the San Luis valley to serve on the advisory board; and

(VIII) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing shall appoint a representative from the department.
C.R.S. § 23-31-315 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-315
23-31-315. Technical support for the Colorado wildfire risk reduction grant program - repea
Status: repealed

23-31-315. Technical support for the Colorado wildfire risk reduction grant program - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-15-110.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 15 / Section 23-15-110.5
23-15-110.5. Colorado education savings program
Status: in_force

23-15-110.5. Colorado education savings program. (1) There is hereby established the Colorado education savings program which shall be administered by the authority and which shall include, but need not be limited to, components concerning bonds and certificates, education, financial incentives, and alternative payment plans. In furtherance of the Colorado education savings program and in addition to any powers, duties, and responsibilities enumerated in this article, the authority may:

(a) Designate the bonds or certificates of participation of the authority as Colorado education savings bonds or certificates;

(b) Designate the bonds or certificates of participation of issuers other than the authority as Colorado education savings bonds or certificates if the issuer of such instruments applies for such designation and if such instruments satisfy the criteria established in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Bonds or certificates of participation may be designated as Colorado education savings bonds or certificates pursuant to subsection (1) of this section if such instruments satisfy the following criteria:

(a) The bonds or certificates are structured and are to be marketed statewide by the underwriters in such a manner as to attract a broad range of investors in the retail Colorado bond market, including, but not limited to, parents, grandparents, or others who are interested in planning for the college education of their children;

(b) The interest on the bonds or certificates is exempt from Colorado income taxation;

(c) The bonds or certificates are issued by a state or local governmental entity, agency, institution, subdivision, district, or financing authority on its own behalf or on behalf of a nonprofit organization which is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, or on behalf of a nonprofit corporation which is organized principally for the support and benefit of such state or local governmental entity, agency, institution, subdivision, district, financing authority, or nonprofit corporation;

(d) The bonds or certificates, at the time such instruments are designated as Colorado education savings bonds or certificates, are rated in one of the two highest rating categories of such instruments by one or more nationally recognized organizations which regularly rate such obligations;

(e) The bonds or certificates are either zero-coupon, deep discount, or comparable instruments and the maturation dates of such instruments are structured to the extent possible both to accommodate the financing needs of the issuer or the entity on whose behalf the instruments are being issued and to fulfill the needs of individuals planning on using the proceeds of such instruments for education purposes.

(3) The authority shall collaborate with the Colorado commission on higher education on the development of educational materials designed to inform parents and others concerning the importance of accumulating the financial resources necessary to pay for a child's college education and the options available to accomplish that accumulation of resources, including the option of investing in Colorado education savings bonds or certificates.

(4) The authority shall evaluate the feasibility of:

(a) Payment of financial incentives to holders of Colorado education savings bonds or certificates if, at maturity, the proceeds of such bonds or certificates are applied to expenses incurred for education in the state of Colorado;

(b) Staggered or periodic forms of payment for Colorado education savings bonds or certificates, including, but not limited to, payroll deduction plans;

(c) Matching employer-employee purchase plans for Colorado education savings bonds or certificates.

(5) No bond, certificate, or other financial instrument sold, traded, conveyed, or otherwise transferred in the state shall bear the designation, logo, trade name, or trademark of a Colorado education savings bond or certificate, nor shall any such bond or financial instrument be called, described, marketed, or otherwise be made to appear to a reasonable person to be a Colorado education savings bond or certificate unless such bond or financial instrument has been so designated pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 23-30-122 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 30 / Section 23-30-122
23-30-122. Corporate stock in nominee authorized - report
Status: in_force

23-30-122. Corporate stock in nominee authorized - report. (1) In order to facilitate the investment, reinvestment, sale, and disposition of corporate stocks, the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, referred to in this section as the "board", is authorized to hold certificates of stock in the name of a nominee of its selection without disclosing the fact that the certificates are held by the board or are held in a fiduciary capacity if:

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

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

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

(3) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the board shall report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly at each regular session regarding the investments made and the earnings or losses derived therefrom under the provisions of this section and section 23-30-121. The report shall include information indicating the extent to which the investment managers hired by the board have achieved or failed to achieve the performance benchmarks established pursuant to section 23-30-123 (1)(b).
C.R.S. § 23-7-103 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-103
23-7-103. Presumptions and rules for determination of status - definition
Status: repealed

23-7-103. Presumptions and rules for determination of status - definition. (1) Unless the contrary appears to the satisfaction of the registering authority of the institution at which a student is registering, it is presumed that:

(a) The domicile of an unemancipated minor is that of the parent with whom the minor resides or, if the minor has a guardian, that of the guardian, but only if the court appointing the guardian (who has legal custody of the minor child as defined in section 19-1-103) certifies that the primary purpose of the appointment is not to qualify the unemancipated minor as a resident of this state and that the minor's parents, if living, do not provide substantial support to the minor child;

(b) Repealed.

(c) (I) (A) A person does not lose in-state status by reason of his or her presence in any state or country while a member of the armed forces of the United States or a dependent of said member; but a member of the armed forces or a dependent of said member is eligible for in-state status if the member is domiciled in Colorado for twelve continuous months prior to enlistment and returns to Colorado within six months following discharge from the military.

(B) A member of the armed forces shall be eligible to obtain in-state status, notwithstanding the length of his or her residency, upon moving to Colorado on a permanent change-of-station basis or on a temporary assignment to duty in Colorado.

(C) A dependent of a member of the armed forces is eligible for in-state tuition classification when the member moves to Colorado on a permanent change-of-station basis, regardless of the length of the member's or dependent's residency in Colorado. After qualifying as an in-state student, a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty, or the member's dependent, shall not lose his or her eligibility for in-state tuition status if the member retires or separates from the military. As used in this sub-subparagraph (C), "dependent" means a spouse of a member of the armed services who was the member's spouse at the time that the member was stationed in Colorado and at the time the spouse is requesting in-state tuition classification and any child under twenty-three years of age born to or legally adopted by the member of the armed forces who enrolls in a public institution of higher education within twelve years after the member was stationed in Colorado.

(D) Nothing in this subparagraph (I) shall be interpreted to deny a person in-state tuition classification after that person is found eligible for such classification nor to deny in-state tuition classification to any person who is eligible for such classification under any other provision of law.

(II) Notwithstanding any provision of section 23-18-102 (5) to the contrary, a member of the armed forces or his or her dependent who obtains in-state status upon moving to Colorado on a temporary assignment to duty in Colorado shall not be eligible to receive a stipend pursuant to part 2 of article 18 of this title unless said member or dependent is eligible to obtain in-state status under another provision of this section.

(III) Repealed.

(d) The establishment of a new domicile in Colorado by a qualified person formerly domiciled in another state has occurred if he is physically present in Colorado without a present intention to return to such other state or to acquire a domicile at some other place outside of Colorado;

(e) Once established, a domicile has not been lost by mere absence unaccompanied by intention to establish a new domicile;

(f) The establishment of a Colorado domicile for twelve continuous months in accordance with the provisions of this article by the parent of a parent-qualified student entitles the student to in-state tuition rates;

(g) A minor is unemancipated.

(2) To aid the institutions in deciding whether a student, a parent or guardian of the student, or the person who provides substantial support to the student is domiciled in Colorado, the following rules shall be applied:

(a) Payment of Colorado income tax is highly persuasive evidence of domicile in Colorado. If spouses file income tax returns in different states, the income tax paid to each state may be considered in determining whether domicile in Colorado is proper.

(b) Nonpayment of Colorado income tax by a person whose income is sufficient to be taxed is highly persuasive evidence of non-Colorado domicile.

(c) After a student has registered at an institution, his classification for tuition purposes remains unchanged in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. Such evidence shall be reduced to writing and filed with the registering authority of the college. Changes in classification established by such evidence, whether from out-of-state to in-state or the reverse, shall be in writing, signed by the registering authority of the college, and given effect at the time of the student's next registration.

(d) A qualified person cannot establish a new domicile in Colorado if he lacks the intention of so doing.

(e) No person may establish a domicile in Colorado solely for the purpose of changing a student's classification for tuition purposes from out-of-state to in-state. Any student who is classified for tuition purposes as an out-of-state student at the time of registration at an institution and who personally or through his parent, his guardian, or the person who provides substantial support to him seeks to establish Colorado domicile while registered shall be presumed to seek to establish Colorado domicile solely for tuition purposes in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

(f) The following may be considered evidence of domicile even though no one of these criteria, if taken alone, may be considered as conclusive evidence of domicile:

(I) Employment in Colorado, other than that normally provided on a temporary basis to students by an institution of higher education or other temporary employment;

(II) Ownership of residential real property in Colorado;

(III) Graduation from a high school located in Colorado;

(IV) Continued residence in the state of Colorado during periods when not enrolled as a student or during periods between academic sessions;

(V) Acceptance of future employment in the state of Colorado;

(VI) Vehicle registration in Colorado;

(VII) Any other factor peculiar to the individual which tends to establish the necessary intent to make Colorado a permanent home;

(VIII) Voter registration in Colorado.

(g) The following may be considered as evidence of domicile in another state even though no one of these criteria, if taken alone, may be considered as conclusive evidence of domicile in another state:

(I) Failure to comply with any law imposing a mandatory duty upon a domiciliary or resident of this state;

(II) Maintenance of a home in another state;

(III) Prolonged absence from Colorado, except in military or governmental service or except when the absence is due to a temporary relocation required as a condition of employment which the employer does not intend to make permanent or except when the student has been out of state for less than three years and such student's parent or legal guardian was and continues to be a resident of Colorado;

(IV) Return to one's former residence for a substantial portion of the time during periods when not enrolled as a student or between academic sessions;

(V) Vehicle registration in another state;

(VI) Any other factor peculiar to the individual which tends to establish the fact that his permanent home is in another state.

(h) The following may be considered as evidence of emancipation for the purposes of this article even though no one of these criteria, if taken alone, may be considered as conclusive evidence of emancipation:

(I) An affidavit of the parents stating their relinquishment of any claim or right to the care, custody, and earnings of the minor as well as the duty to support the minor;

(II) Entry into the military service by the minor;

(III) Failure of the parents to provide financial support to the minor, coupled with the evidence that the minor is independently able to meet his own financial obligations, including the costs of his education;

(IV) Any other factor peculiar to the individual which tends to establish that he is independent of his parents and is providing his own support.

(i) The following may be considered as evidence of nonemancipation for the purpose of this article even though no one of these criteria, if taken alone, may be considered as conclusive evidence of nonemancipation:

(I) The claiming of a minor as a dependent for the purposes of income taxation;

(II) Receipt of gifts, loans, or trust proceeds from an inter vivos trust by a minor regardless of the date of receipt thereof which the minor depends upon for financial support, whether the gifts, loans, or trusts from which proceeds are paid are made by the parents, any other relative, or a friend of the minor;

(III) Residence in the home of his parents by the minor, except for temporary visits;

(IV) Any other factor peculiar to the individual which tends to establish that he lacks independence and is dependent upon his parents.

(j) The marriage of a minor results in his emancipation.

(k) The establishment of a Colorado domicile shall be the burden of the person seeking to establish domicile. The registering authority of any state institution of higher education shall require the individual seeking to establish domicile to support his claim by clear and convincing evidence of the validity of the claim. The registering authority may require the individual seeking to establish domicile to complete forms prepared by the Colorado commission on higher education for the purpose of aiding him in his determination and to provide such documentation as may be required to support the classification.

(l) Only a qualified person can establish a domicile.

(m) (I) Any person who himself or, if an unemancipated minor, through his parent or legal guardian has had an established domicile in this state for not less than one year shall not be considered to have lost such domicile for tuition purposes unless such person would be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes in another state if the rules and presumptions in this section for classification as an in-state student were applied in such other state to such person.

(II) Any unemancipated minor whose parent or legal guardian was domiciled in Colorado for at least the four immediately preceding years and whose parent or legal guardian moves from this state shall be classified as an in-state student if:

(A) The parent or legal guardian leaves the state after the minor completes his or her junior year of high school and the minor matriculates at a Colorado institution within three years and six months after the time the parent or legal guardian leaves the state; or

(B) Notwithstanding his or her unemancipated status, the minor maintains continuous Colorado domicile subject to all other provisions of this section.

(n) Participation in an education expense program shall not be considered evidence of domicile in this state or in another state.

(o) (I) A foreign national, notwithstanding an intention to return to his or her country of origin or ineligibility to establish domicile in the United States pursuant to federal law, is eligible for classification as an in-state student subject to all other provisions of this section if the primary purpose of the foreign national's residence in Colorado, pursuant to federal immigration regulations, is other than for his or her education or for the education of a family member. The Colorado commission on higher education shall designate those nonimmigrant classifications under which such foreign nationals may qualify as in-state students. In no event shall said designation displace students who would otherwise qualify as Colorado residents for in-state tuition classification purposes.

(II) A foreign national admitted to the United States as a refugee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. sec. 1157 or who was admitted to the United States as a special immigrant pursuant to Pub.L. 110-181, sec. 1244, as amended; Pub.L. 109-163, sec. 1059, as amended; or Pub.L. 111-8, Division F, Title VI, sec. 602, as amended, who settled in Colorado upon entering the United States is eligible for classification as an in-state student immediately upon settlement in Colorado.

(III) For the purpose of this subsection (2)(o), "settle" means a special immigrant or refugee who, upon entering the United States, has made his or her home in Colorado and presently intends to reside permanently in the state.

(2.5) Repealed.

(3) An unemancipated minor qualifies for a change in his or her classification to in-state student for tuition purposes only if either of his or her parents, regardless of custody or parental responsibilities, or his or her legal guardian has completed the requirements for establishing a Colorado domicile. Eligibility for classification as an in-state student for tuition purposes shall be lost if both of his parents, regardless of custody or parental responsibilities, or his or her legal guardian has lost eligibility. An emancipated minor or adult who has registered as a student does not qualify for a change in his or her classification to in-state student for tuition purposes unless he or she has established and maintained a domicile for twelve continuous months in this state.

(4) Repealed.

(5) The presumptions and rules in this section shall determine tuition classification except when exceptions are made by the general assembly in other sections of this article.
C.R.S. § 23-41-113 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 23-41-113
23-41-113. Fund used exclusively for school
Status: in_force

23-41-113. Fund used exclusively for school. The school of mines fund shall be used solely for the support of the Colorado school of mines and for no other purpose, notwithstanding any provision in the law to establish the office of commissioner of mines.
C.R.S. § 23-5-101.5 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-101.5
23-5-101.5. Enterprise status of auxiliary facilities - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-101.5. Enterprise status of auxiliary facilities - definitions. (1) Any auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities with similar functions which is managed by the governing body of an institution of higher education or by the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center may be designated as an enterprise for the purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution so long as the governing body of the institution of higher education or the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, whichever manages such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities, retains the authority to issue revenue bonds on behalf of such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities and such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for the purposes of determining whether an auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities may be designated as an enterprise, it is sufficient that the governing body of an institution of higher education or the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, whichever manages such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities, has authority to issue revenue bonds on behalf of such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities. So long as it is designated as an enterprise pursuant to the provisions of this section, an auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities shall not be subject to any of the provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

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

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

(b) Is self-supporting from revenues received as gifts from nongovernmental sources or in exchange for goods and services; and

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

(2) As used in this section and sections 23-5-101.7 to 23-5-105.5:

(a) "Auxiliary facility" means any student or faculty housing facility; student or faculty dining facility; recreational facility; student activities facility; child care facility; continuing education facility or activity; intercollegiate athletic facility or activity; health facility; alternative or renewable energy producing facility, including but not limited to, a solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, or hydroelectric facility; college store; or student or faculty parking facility; or any similar facility or activity that has been historically managed, and was accounted for in institutional financial statements prepared for fiscal year 1991-92, as a self-supporting facility or activity, including any additions to and any extensions or replacements of any such facility on any campus under the control of the governing board managing such facility. "Auxiliary facility" shall also mean any activity undertaken by the governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education as an eligible lender participant pursuant to parts 1 and 2 of article 3.1 of this title.

(b) (I) "Grant" means any direct cash subsidy or other direct contribution of money from the state or any local government in Colorado which is not required to be repaid.

(II) "Grant" does not include:

(A) Any indirect benefit conferred upon an auxiliary facility, or group of auxiliary facilities or an institution or group of institutions from the state or any local government in Colorado, including any interest in or use of existing facilities owned, funded, or financed by the governing board of an institution, the state, or any local government in Colorado;

(B) Any revenues resulting from market exchanges such as rates, fees, assessments, tuition, or other charges imposed by an auxiliary facility, or group of auxiliary facilities or by an institution or group of institutions for the provision of goods or services by such auxiliary facility, group of auxiliary facilities, institution or group of institutions, including services to the state or a local government in Colorado and fees paid to the auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities for internal services provided to the institution of higher education with which the auxiliary facility is associated;

(C) Any federal funds, regardless of whether such federal funds pass through the state or any local government in Colorado prior to receipt by an auxiliary facility, group of auxiliary facilities, institution, or group of institutions;

(D) Fees received by an institution pursuant to a fee-for-service contract between the department of higher education and the institution or the institution's governing board;

(E) Revenues received by an institution or group of institutions that have been paid on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student from the college opportunity fund pursuant to article 18 of this title.

(c) "Internal revenues" means revenues received in exchange for the provision of goods or services to the institution of higher education with which the auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities is associated; except that revenues received from another auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities that has been designated as an enterprise are not "internal revenues".

(3) (a) The governing body of an institution of higher education or the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center may, by resolution, designate any auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities with similar functions managed by such governing body or board of directors, as applicable, as an enterprise so long as such auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities meets the requirements for an enterprise as stated in subsection (1) of this section. The designation of a group of auxiliary facilities with similar functions may include auxiliary facilities that are located at one or more campuses or institutions under the jurisdiction of the governing body or board of directors. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), any such designation of an auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (a) shall not terminate, expire, or be rescinded as long as the auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities meets the requirements for an enterprise.

(b) All designations adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall be submitted by the adopting body to the office of the state auditor in the form and manner prescribed by the legislative audit committee. Said designations shall be reviewed by said office to determine whether said designations are within the authority of the adopting body pursuant to the provisions of this section and for later review by the legislative audit committee for its opinion as to whether the designations conform with the provisions of this section. The official certificate of the state auditor as to the fact of submission or the date of submission of a designation as shown by the records of the office of the state auditor, as well as to the fact of nonsubmission as shown by the nonexistence of such records, shall be received and held in all civil cases as competent evidence of the facts contained therein. Any such designation adopted by a governing body of an institution of higher education or by the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center without being so submitted within twenty days after adoption to the office of the state auditor for review by said office and by the legislative audit committee shall be void. The findings of the office of the state auditor shall be presented to said committee at a public meeting held after timely notice to the public and affected adopting bodies. The legislative audit committee shall, on affirmative vote, submit such designations, comments, and any proposed legislation at the next regular session of the general assembly. Any member of the general assembly may introduce a bill which rescinds any designation. Rejection of such a bill does not constitute legislative approval of such designation. Each adopting body shall revise its designations to conform with the action taken by the general assembly. For the purpose of performing the functions assigned it by this paragraph (b), the legislative audit committee, with the approval of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, may appoint subcommittees from the membership of the general assembly.

(4) The following auxiliary facilities are designated as enterprises in accordance with the requirements of this section:

(a) Auraria higher education center:

(I) Parking;

(II) Student facilities;

(III) Reprographics; and

(IV) Other auxiliaries;

(V) and (VI) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1407, § 6, effective July 1, 1997.)

(b) University of Colorado:

(I) Auxiliary facilities;

(II) Education services;

(III) Research support services; and

(IV) Other self-funded services;

(c) Colorado school of mines:

(I) Student and faculty services;

(II) Continuing education;

(III) General operations; and

(IV) Research revolving;

(d) University of northern Colorado:

(I) Continuing education; and

(II) to (IV) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 218, § 1, effective April 10, 1998.)

(V) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 110, § 1, effective March 17, 2004.)

(VI) Auxiliary facilities;

(e) Colorado community college and occupational education system:

(I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 218, § 1, effective April 10, 1998.)

(II) Continuing education;

(III) Student and faculty services;

(IV) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1407, § 6, effective July 1, 1997.)

(V) Tec operations; and

(VI) Lowry enterprise;

(f) Colorado state university system:

(I) Student and faculty operations and activities;

(II) Continuing education;

(III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1407, § 6, effective July 1, 1997.)

(IV) Research building revolving fund; and

(V) Colorado state forest service seedling tree nursery;

(g) Adams state university:

(I) Student and faculty services; and

(II) Continuing education;

(h) Colorado Mesa university:

(I) Student and faculty services;

(II) Continuing education; and

(III) Other self-funded services;

(i) Metropolitan state university of Denver:

(I) Student and faculty services; and

(II) Continuing education;

(j) Western Colorado university:

(I) Student and faculty services; and

(II) Continuing education; and

(k) Fort Lewis college:

(I) Student and faculty operations and activities; and

(II) Continuing education.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section relating to the designation of auxiliary facilities as enterprises, those auxiliary facilities of Fort Lewis college, which were a part of the Colorado state university system enterprise pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of this section, shall, as they relate to Fort Lewis college, be designated enterprises of the board of trustees for Fort Lewis college, established in section 23-52-102.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a) of this section relating to the designation of auxiliary facilities as enterprises:

(a) Any auxiliary facilities of Adams state university that were a part of any state colleges enterprise pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of this section in existence prior to the establishment of the board of trustees of Adams state university in section 23-51-102 shall, as they relate to Adams state university, be designated enterprises of the board of trustees of Adams state university.

(b) Any auxiliary facilities of Colorado Mesa university that were part of Mesa state college that were a part of any state colleges enterprise pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of this section in existence prior to the establishment of the board of trustees of Colorado Mesa university in section 23-53-102 shall, as they relate to Colorado Mesa university, be designated enterprises of the board of trustees of Colorado Mesa university.

(c) Any auxiliary facilities of Metropolitan state university of Denver that were a part of any state colleges enterprise established under law in existence prior to the establishment of the board of trustees of Metropolitan state university of Denver in section 23-54-102 shall, as they relate to Metropolitan state university of Denver, be designated enterprises of the board of trustees of Metropolitan state university of Denver.

(d) Any auxiliary facilities of Western Colorado university that were a part of any state colleges enterprise pursuant to subsection (4)(g) of this section in existence prior to the establishment of the board of trustees of Western Colorado university in section 23-56-102 shall, as they relate to Western Colorado university, be designated enterprises of the board of trustees of Western Colorado university.

(7) Notwithstanding section 24-77-108, an auxiliary facility, or group of auxiliary facilities with similar functions, that is managed by the governing body of an institution of higher education or by the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, that was designated as an enterprise as of January 1, 2021, and that subsequently disqualifies as an enterprise does not require voter approval in order to qualify and be redesignated as an enterprise.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1305 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 13 / Section 23-3.3-1305
23-3.3-1305. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

23-3.3-1305. Reporting requirements. (1) On or before November 1, 2022, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter in which state funding is disbursed on behalf of an eligible graduate, the department shall submit a report to the department of education, the governor's office of state planning and budgeting, the joint budget committee, and the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or their successor committees, which report must include, at a minimum, the following data and information, as applicable:

(a) The number of eligible graduates receiving state funding in the current budget year and the high schools from which the eligible graduates graduated;

(b) The amount of state funding awarded to each eligible graduate for the applicable budget year and the amount of state funding, if any, remitted to an eligible graduate by the postsecondary program pursuant to section 23-3.3-1304 (2)(a);

(c) Demographic data of eligible graduates receiving state funding;

(d) The amount of money disbursed to a local education provider for students who graduated early in the prior budget year;

(e) The postsecondary program for which the eligible graduate used the state funding;

(f) The number of students who have requested state funding for the current budget year prior to the date of the report, the total amount of state funding requested, the estimated total expenditures from the fund in the current budget year, and the amount of state funding that has been forfeited or is projected to be forfeited for the current budget year;

(g) Requested adjustments to the appropriation for the pilot program and recommendations for changes to the implementation of the pilot program or statutory language, if any; and

(h) Outcomes and data described in subsection (3) of this section for eligible graduates who received state funding.

(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.

(3) (a) The department of labor and employment shall communicate the reporting expectations under the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq., to all approved training providers receiving state funding pursuant to this part 13 to ensure that participation and employment outcomes for early graduates are included in existing department of labor and employment reporting.

(b) The department shall communicate reporting expectations to institutions of higher education receiving state funding pursuant to this part 13 to ensure that early graduates are included in existing department data collections regarding outcomes such as completion rates, earnings, and employment outcomes.

(c) To the extent practicable, postsecondary programs receiving state funding pursuant to this part 13 shall conduct an assessment to determine why an early graduate who left the postsecondary program prior to completion left the postsecondary program.

(4) On or before November 1, 2026, the department, in collaboration with the department of education, shall submit a final evaluation to the governor's office of state planning and budgeting, the joint budget committee, and the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or their successor committees, which must be posted to the department's website and include, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Analysis of all the data collected pursuant to the annual reporting requirements of this section to assess the impacts and outcomes of the pilot program on the student cohorts participating in the pilot program;

(b) Objective measures of changes in student behavior resulting from implementation of the pilot program, including whether a student enrolled in a participating school is:

(I) More likely to graduate early; and

(II) More likely to enroll in a postsecondary program, if the student graduated early;

(c) Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the pilot program, including the impact on the state budget of the pilot program's incentives for school districts and students when students graduate from high school a single semester or a year early;

(d) Other information relevant to the costs, benefits, successes, and challenges of the pilot program; and

(e) Recommendations concerning the feasibility and advisability of continuing the pilot program beyond the pilot stage and changes, if any, that are needed to continue the program beyond the pilot stage.

(5) (a) The department, in collaboration with the department of education, may request, and participating local education providers shall provide, data necessary to complete the final evaluation required in subsection (4) of this section.

(b) Student data collected pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and this subsection (5) must be disaggregated by gender, grade level, local education provider type, ethnicity, disability, English language learner status, free and reduced-price lunch status, and housing status to the maximum extent possible in compliance with the "Colorado Privacy Act", established pursuant to part 13 of article 1 of title 6; the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Rights Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g; and the "Student Data Transparency and Security Act" created pursuant to article 16 of title 22. The department and the department of education shall maintain strict standards for student data privacy; comply with standards for reporting data for a student with an accommodation pursuant to section 504 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq., as amended, and its implementing regulations, or a student with an individualized education plan; and shall not publicly report individual student data for any purpose.
C.R.S. § 23-4-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 4 / Section 23-4-105
23-4-105. Other remedies
Status: in_force

23-4-105. Other remedies. The provisions of this article are not exclusive. Nothing in this article shall be construed to preempt or in any other way to limit, diminish, or imply the absence of rights of any party, public or private, against any person in connection with any of the acts described in section 23-4-103.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-104 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 23-3.1-104
23-3.1-104. Duties and powers of division - rules
Status: repealed

23-3.1-104. Duties and powers of division - rules. (1) The division shall:

(a) Promulgate rules and regulations for administration of the Colorado student loan program established by this article, including but not limited to the following:

(I) Criteria for eligibility of borrowers, lenders, and institutions of higher education to participate in the network;

(II) Procedures to be followed by participating borrowers, lenders, and institutions of higher education;

(III) With the advice of the authority created by part 2 of this article, procedures and criteria by which the powers of the division pursuant to section 23-3.1-104.5 may be exercised;

(b) Approve or arrange for approval of loan applications for guarantee;

(c) Establish the level of the insurance premium charged to borrowers of guaranteed student loans, not to exceed the amount permitted by federal law;

(d) Assist lenders in seeking payment from delinquent borrowers;

(e) Purchase defaulted guaranteed student loans promptly;

(f) Collect or provide for the collection of defaulted guaranteed student loans purchased from lenders;

(g) Repealed.

(h) Train lenders in the requirements of the network;

(i) Evaluate lender performance in the network;

(j) Train personnel of institutions of higher education in the requirements of the network;

(k) Evaluate the performance of institutions of higher education in the network;

(l) Educate borrowers in the requirements of the network;

(m) Communicate on a periodic basis with borrowers to inform them of the status of their loans;

(n) Bill the federal government for administrative allowances and reinsurance payments;

(o) Repealed.

(p) (I) At times prescribed by the department of revenue, but not less frequently than annually, certify to the department of revenue information regarding persons who owe a loan repayment to the division, the amount of which has been determined to be owing as a result of a final agency determination or judicial decision pursuant to section 39-21-108 (3), C.R.S., or which has been reduced to judgment.

(II) Such information shall include the name and social security number of the person owing the debt, the amount of the debt, and any other identifying information required by the department of revenue.

(III) Upon notification by the department of revenue of amounts deposited with the state treasurer pursuant to section 39-21-108 (3), C.R.S., the state treasurer shall disburse such amounts to the division.

(q) (I) At least quarterly, certify to the controller information regarding persons who owe a loan repayment to the division.

(II) Such information shall include the name and social security number of the person owing the debt, the amount of the debt, and any other identifying information required by the controller.

(III) Upon notification by the controller to the state agency of amounts deposited with the state treasurer pursuant to section 24-30-202.4 (3.5)(a)(V), C.R.S., the state treasurer shall disburse such amounts to the division.

(2) The division may:

(a) Permit lenders to require cosigners;

(b) Provide incentives to lenders, which may include but are not limited to:

(I) Billing the federal government for interest payments owed to lenders;

(II) Preparing federal reports required of lenders;

(III) Guaranteeing, originating, servicing, making, and purchasing consolidation loans and refinancing loans pursuant to the provisions of section 23-3.1-112;

(IV) Verifying in-school status of students;

(c) Employ legal counsel;

(d) Garnish wages of defaulted borrowers;

(e) Enter into contracts and guarantee agreements with approved lenders, approved institutions of higher education, state and federal governmental agencies, and corporations, including agreements for federal insurance of losses resulting from death, default, bankruptcy, or total and permanent disability of borrowers. Contracts with corporations to provide services shall clearly specify the role and duties of such corporations and may be entered into without regard to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S., without regard to the provisions of section 17-24-111, C.R.S., and without regard to the provisions of part 11 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S.

(f) Make, originate, disburse, service, or guarantee student loans;

(g) Establish the level of insurance premium or interest rate charged to the borrowers of student loans;

(h) Purchase defaulted student loans;

(i) Collect or provide for the collection of defaulted student loans purchased from lenders;

(j) and (k) Repealed.

(l) Advise the commission and the department on matters pertaining to student loans;

(m) Make and enter into contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions pursuant to this part 1 without regard to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S., without regard to the provisions of section 17-24-111, C.R.S., and without regard to the provisions of part 11 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(n) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this part 1;

(o) Repealed.

(p) Require a lender or institution of higher education to take reasonable corrective action to remedy a violation of applicable laws, regulations, special arrangements, agreements, or limitations, including but not limited to requiring such lender or institution to make payments to the secretary of the United States department of education, the division, or their designated recipients of any funds that the lender or institution improperly received, withheld, or disbursed or caused to be disbursed;

(q) Establish an investigations unit, which shall have the following powers and duties:

(I) To conduct investigations, as it deems necessary, to determine whether applications and other data submitted to the division contain any misrepresentations or false statements made for the purpose of cheating or defrauding and to locate defaulted borrowers;

(II) To investigate, as it deems necessary, alleged violations of any state or federal criminal statute related to fraud committed by any person who has obtained or attempted to obtain or who aids, assists, or abets in obtaining or attempting to obtain student loans or loan guarantees or other money from the division;

(III) To work in conjunction with the appropriate law enforcement and prosecuting authorities in the investigation and prosecution of cases where evidence of criminal activity exists;

(IV) To request and obtain information, assistance, and data from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the local, state, or federal government, including, but not limited to, arrest and conviction records available from any law enforcement agency or crime information center pursuant to the provisions of part 3 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.

(3) All rules promulgated by the division pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section are subject to section 24-4-103. Any guarantee made pursuant to any rule continues to be governed by the rule in effect at the time when the guarantee was made, whether or not the rule has been continued.
C.R.S. § 23-3.3-1006 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.3 / Part 10 / Section 23-3.3-1006
23-3.3-1006. Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative - federal money - institutional allo
Status: repealed

23-3.3-1006. Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative - federal money - institutional allocations - purposes - reporting - rules - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Eligible student" means an undergraduate, in-state student who:

(I) Earned some postsecondary credits from a public or private higher education institution but did not complete a credential requiring thirty credits or more before deciding not to enroll for two or more consecutive semesters; or

(II) Was admitted to a public institution of higher education as a first-time student for the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year but did not enroll at any institution for the 2020-21 academic year.

(a.5) "Ongoing program participant" means an eligible student who participated in the program during the 2021-22, 2022-23, or 2023-24 state fiscal year who did not complete the student's academic program, or who was recruited to participate in the program during the 2023-24 state fiscal year, who an institution expects to participate in the program in the 2024-25 state fiscal year and, as applicable, an eligible student who participated in the program during the 2024-25 state fiscal year who an institution expects to participate in the program in the 2025-26 state fiscal year.

(b) "Public institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state institution of higher education identified in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), a local district college, or an area technical college.

(b.5) "Program" means the program to allocate money to institutions to support eligible students that is created in this section and is commonly known as "Finish What You Started".

(c) "Student assistance plan" or "plan" means the proposal that a public institution of higher education develops as part of its application to the initiative to describe how the institution will spend the amount allocated to the institution pursuant to this section to assist eligible students in enrolling, persisting, and completing in alignment with the initiative's community partner program model.

(2) As soon as practicable after June 29, 2021, the board shall publish a request for proposals that allocates the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005 (6) to the public institutions of higher education as provided in subsection (3) of this section for the 2021-22 through 2023-24 academic years. Each institution may receive up to one hundred percent of its allocation over two academic years beginning in the 2021-22 academic year by submitting a student assistance plan to the board as provided in subsection (4) of this section to use the money to support eligible students directly through scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives or assistance. The plan must also include indirect support for eligible students through student support services. The goal of each institution's student assistance plan must be to increase eligible student enrollment, persistence, and completion and, for institutions other than area technical colleges, reduce student debt.

(3) (a) The board shall allocate the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005 (6) to each public institution of higher education for the 2021-22 through 2023-24 academic years as follows:

(I) Fifty percent based on each institution's headcount enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year of undergraduate, in-state students whose expected family contribution did not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the maximum Pell-eligible expected family contribution for a federal Pell grant and on other criteria adopted by rule as described in subsection (3)(b) of this section; and

(II) Fifty percent based on each institution's full-time equivalent enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year of undergraduate, in-state students whose expected family contribution did not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the maximum Pell-eligible expected family contribution for a federal Pell grant and on other criteria adopted by rule as described in subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(b) The board shall adopt rules that identify additional criteria for allocating the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005 (6), which criteria take into account characteristics of the public institutions of higher education, including location in a rural area of the state, total headcount enrollment, and characteristics unique to area technical colleges.

(c) The board shall distribute all or a portion of an institution's allocation as soon as practicable after the board approves the institution's student assistance plan as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(4) (a) To receive a distribution of the money allocated pursuant to subsection (3) of this section for the 2021-22 through 2023-24 academic years, a public institution of higher education must submit to the board a student assistance plan describing the institution's intended use of the money to support eligible students. Each plan must be student-centered and, at a minimum, must specify:

(I) The population of eligible students that the plan is designed to support, which may include traditional and nontraditional students and which should focus on disproportionately impacted student populations;

(II) The percentage of the money distributed through the plan that will be distributed directly to eligible students in the form of scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives or assistance;

(III) In alignment with the initiative's community partner program model, the student support services that the institution will provide using the remaining percentage of the amount distributed through the plan;

(IV) The amount of the institution's requested distribution and the timeline for receiving distributions of the allocation over the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years;

(V) The specific, measurable goals that the institution expects to achieve through the plan, which goals must include increasing retention of the identified population of eligible students and must be otherwise aligned with increasing enrollment, persistence, and completion for said students and, for institutions other than area technical colleges, decreasing student debt for said students; and

(VI) The metrics and data that the institution will use to measure the degree of success in meeting the goals identified in the plan.

(b) Each public institution of higher education shall submit its student assistance plan in accordance with rules promulgated by the board.

(5) (a) The board shall review each student assistance plan received pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. Before approving a student assistance plan, the board at a minimum must consider:

(I) The percentage of the distribution that the public institution of higher education will spend as direct financial assistance to eligible students versus the percentage that the institution will spend in providing student support services, with the intent that a greater percentage is spent as scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives;

(II) The population of eligible students that the plan is designed to support, including whether the plan includes traditional and nontraditional students and the degree to which the plan focuses on disproportionately impacted student populations;

(III) The speed and efficiency with which the institution expects to distribute its money to eligible students; and

(IV) The quality of the plan, including the rigor of programming and quality of the evaluation measures, and the likelihood that the institution will meet the goals specified in the plan and that the plan will result in significant increases in eligible student enrollment, persistence, and completion and, for institutions other than area technical colleges, significant decreases in student debt.

(b) Before approving a student assistance plan, the board may provide feedback to the submitting public institution of higher education, including suggested changes, and require the institution to revise and resubmit the plan.

(6) (a) At the end of the 2021-22 academic year, by a date set by board rule, each public institution of higher education shall submit a report to the board that specifies:

(I) The amount of the institution's allocation that the institution spent during the 2021-22 academic year;

(II) The specific purposes for which the money was spent, including the number of eligible students served, the amounts directly distributed to eligible students, and the student support services provided to eligible students;

(III) The data identified in the institution's student assistance plan that demonstrates the institution's degree of success in meeting the goals identified in the plan;

(IV) Any other data that demonstrates the institution's progress toward and achievement of the goals of assisting eligible students to enroll, persist, and complete postsecondary credentials and, for institutions other than area technical colleges, decrease student debt;

(V) Any other data related to the use of the money allocated to the institution that the board requests; and

(VI) If any portion of the institution's allocation remains undistributed, a request that the board distribute the remainder of the allocation and a description of any revisions to the institution's student assistance plan for spending the distribution.

(b) The board shall review the reports received pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this section and determine each institution's success in achieving the goals identified in the institution's plan. For each institution that requests the distribution of the remainder of the institution's allocation, the board shall review the institution's student assistance plan, including any revisions. Based on the criteria specified in subsection (5) of this section, the board may provide feedback and require changes to the plan before distributing the money to the institution for the 2022-23 academic year.

(c) An institution that implements a student assistance plan during the 2022-23 academic year and that continues to implement the plan in subsequent academic years shall submit to the board, by a date specified by board rule, the report described in subsection (6)(a) of this section as it pertains to each academic year in which the plan continues to be implemented.

(6.5) (a) For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years, the board shall allocate program money, including money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005 (6) and need-based grant money as described in subsection (6.5)(b) of this section, to each public institution of higher education as necessary, as determined by the board, to continue to support ongoing program participants through the completion of the participants' academic program.

(b) In order to support ongoing program participants through the completion of the participants' academic program, the department shall use money appropriated for need-based grants for the program. Through June 30, 2026, the department may use up to four million five hundred thousand dollars of money appropriated for need-based grants for the program.

(c) (I) On or before May 31, 2024, an institution that received an allocation pursuant to this section and that will not have expended its allocation by the end of the 2023-24 state fiscal year shall inform the board whether the institution expects current program participants at the institution to participate in the program during the 2024-25 state fiscal year, and, if so, provide the institution's estimate of the costs associated with providing scholarships and support services to ongoing program participants in the 2024-25 state fiscal year and, if applicable, the 2025-26 state fiscal year.

(II) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the board shall allocate program money as necessary, as determined by the board, to each institution that expects to enroll ongoing program participants during the 2024-25 state fiscal year to support ongoing program participants directly through scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives or assistance and to provide indirect support for ongoing program participants through student support services in the same manner as during prior academic years.

(d) (I) On or before May 31, 2025, an institution that received an allocation pursuant to this section during the 2024-25 state fiscal year shall inform the board whether the institution expects current program participants at the institution to participate in the program during the 2025-26 state fiscal year, and if so, provide the institution's estimate of the costs associated with providing scholarships and support services to ongoing program participants in the 2025-26 state fiscal year.

(II) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the board shall allocate program money as necessary, as determined by the board, to each institution that expects to enroll ongoing program participants during the 2025-26 state fiscal year to support ongoing program participants directly through scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives or assistance and to provide indirect support for ongoing program participants through student support services in the same manner as during prior academic years.

(e) Upon request of the board, an institution shall return to the board any unspent money it received pursuant to this section. The board may reallocate unspent money from the appropriation made for the program, excluding funding from need-based grants authorized pursuant to subsection (6.5)(b) of this section, to institutions that can support additional eligible ongoing program participants.

(f) Nothing in this subsection (6.5) or any other provision of this section requires the department or the board to provide more money to an institution than the amount in the institution's original contract for the program. An institution that has exhausted its program allocation, including any reallocation, shall support an ongoing program participant who qualifies for need-based financial aid through completion of the ongoing program participant's academic program using state, federal, and institutional financial aid.

(7) (a) By December 1, 2022, and by December 1 each year thereafter so long as the board continues to receive reports pursuant to subsection (6) of this section, the director shall submit to the joint budget committee and to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report that summarizes the reports received from the public institutions of higher education pursuant to subsection (6) of this section. The summary report must include, but need not be limited to:

(I) The amounts allocated and distributed to each public institution of higher education;

(II) The amount each institution spent in providing direct student financial assistance to eligible students and in providing services and support to eligible students and the types of direct student financial assistance and services and support provided;

(III) The number of eligible students who re-enrolled in the academic years in which each institution's student assistance plan was implemented;

(IV) The postsecondary credentials awarded to eligible students who received assistance through each institution's student assistance plan; and

(V) Any additional information the board deems useful in determining the degree to which the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 23-3.3-1005 (6) was successfully spent to increase eligible student enrollment, persistence, and completion and decrease student debt.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in this subsection (7) continues indefinitely.

(8) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 23-60-306 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 3 / Section 23-60-306
23-60-306. Colorado customized training program - creation - policy - functions of the stat
Status: in_force

23-60-306. Colorado customized training program - creation - policy - functions of the state board for community colleges and occupational education - report. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Customized Training Act".

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

(I) That it is the policy of this state to encourage quality economic development by providing incentives for the location of new industries or the expansion of existing firms, thereby improving employment opportunities for the citizens of this state; that skilled labor availability is a key element in new or expanding company plant location or expansion decisions; and that, during site selection negotiations, the ability to guarantee a trained local work force to match the new or expanding company's specific job skill needs is crucial to the improvement of the economic development capabilities of this state and for competition with other states offering similar programs; and

(II) That fast-track training, involving highly intensive, short-duration skill training for specific jobs, is necessary to provide the unemployed and underemployed with an economic development training program to allow them to compete for newly created jobs, and that job-specific, start-up training provides job-seekers with the skills necessary to increase their productivity, to increase their wages, and to reduce their need for public support.

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

(3) (a) There is hereby created the Colorado customized training program within the board. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) of this section, said program shall be operated as a joint effort with the department of local affairs and in cooperation with the department of labor and employment, the department of human services, and state and local education agencies.

(b) Training for new jobs may include any of the following or any combination thereof:

(I) Preemployment training of workers;

(II) Training of workers upon first being hired;

(III) Retraining of workers for new job openings when they have lost their previous jobs because of plant closings or have been displaced by technological changes.

(c) Training shall not be provided by the Colorado customized training program when a trained and experienced work force, seeking employment, already exists in the local labor market.

(d) Training shall be initiated by the Colorado customized training program only when the participating new or expanding company has identified specific job openings and has agreed to give any graduates of the Colorado customized training program hiring priority.

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

(I) Instructor wages, travel, and per diem allowances;

(II) Lease of training equipment;

(III) Lease of training space;

(IV) Purchase of training supplies;

(V) Development of instructional materials; and

(VI) Administrative costs directly associated with each training session.

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

(g) Any training session sponsored by the Colorado customized training program shall last no longer than the time required to provide local workers with specific job skills required by a participating firm.

(h) The board and the department of local affairs shall work with business and industry representatives to jointly develop specific training programs sponsored by the Colorado customized training program for the purposes specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3). Such training programs shall emphasize the training or retraining of workers for the benefit of small businesses.

(i) Training programs shall not be established if such training is available through Colorado's regular vocational or technical education system or the Colorado apprenticeship and training program.

(j) Existing vocational or technical education facilities and resources shall be used in the Colorado customized training program whenever such resources are available. The Colorado customized training program shall be coordinated through existing vocational or technical education institutions.

(k) Training programs shall be designed with the direct cooperation and approval of the participating company. The participating company may be requested to contribute technical expertise, machinery, training space, moneys, and other appropriate resources in order to improve program effectiveness.

(l) Moneys available for the Colorado customized training program shall be expended for the alleviation of unemployment, underemployment, economic distress, low productivity, or employment dislocation through the initiation of economic development and advanced technology training programs. At the discretion of the board, up to one hundred percent of all moneys available for the Colorado customized training program may be transferred to the Colorado existing industry training program created by section 23-60-307, for the purpose of providing funding to meet any existing demand for training and education programs within existing industries. The board shall consider the retention and expansion of existing business and industry as a high priority when making funding decisions.

(m) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), beginning January 1, 1985, and each January 1 thereafter, the state board for community colleges and occupational education shall report to the joint budget committee and the legislative audit committee on the cost-effectiveness of the Colorado customized training program in assisting economic development in Colorado.

(n) Moneys available for the Colorado customized training program may be used by the board to offset partially or fully the cost of nonresident tuition at state institutions of higher education for relocated employees of companies which currently participate in the Colorado customized training program and have located new facilities in Colorado or which have expanded their operations in Colorado and for the dependents of such relocated employees.

(n.5) Moneys may be available from the Colorado customized training program for use in training potential employees, establishing programs related to training, and helping companies to train employees.

(o) Recognizing that customized training is a matter of statewide concern, the commission shall establish policies pursuant to section 23-1-105 to allow for annual general funding recommendations for customized training programs which are not otherwise funded under this section.

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

(5) Part 1 of article 8 of this title 23, concerning state assistance for career and technical education program support, does not apply to the Colorado customized training program.

(6) On and after July 1, 2000, the Colorado office of economic development shall execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations previously vested in the department of local affairs under this section.
C.R.S. § 23-1-138 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-138
23-1-138. Commission directive - institutional role and mission - service areas - workforc
Status: repealed

23-1-138. Commission directive - institutional role and mission - service areas - workforce development - study - report - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-16-201 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-201
23-16-201. Short title
Status: in_force

23-16-201. Short title. This part 2 may be cited as the "Uniform Athlete Agents Act".
C.R.S. § 23-20-122 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 23-20-122
23-20-122. Raising funds for university student memorial center
Status: in_force

23-20-122. Raising funds for university student memorial center. (1) For the purpose of raising funds from time to time for erecting, purchasing, otherwise acquiring, reconstructing, improving, adding to, extending, bettering, equipping, and furnishing, or any combination thereof, a student memorial center consisting of one or more buildings on the campus of the university of Colorado, the board of regents thereof, designated as the "regents of the university of Colorado" (in this section sometimes designated as the "board"), is authorized to enter into contracts with persons or corporations advancing money for such purposes, under which contracts the board is authorized to pledge the net income from the student memorial center, its facilities, and special student fees assessed for the purpose of financing the student memorial center or any part of such net income to the repayment of any sums so advanced and interest thereon.

(2) The board shall not pledge the general income of the university or create any mortgage upon property belonging to such institution or obligate the state of Colorado for the purpose of repaying or receiving any funds raised or advanced under the provisions of this section.

(3) For the purpose of evidencing any such loan, the board may issue, in its name and on its behalf, notes, debentures, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness, in this section sometimes designated as "obligations".

(4) Any obligations may be refunded by the board, subject to provisions concerning their payment and any other contractual limitations in any proceedings authorizing the issuance of the obligations or otherwise appertaining thereto, by the issuance of obligations to refund, pay, and discharge all or any part of outstanding obligations for the purpose of avoiding or terminating any default, reducing interest costs or effecting other economies, or modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations concerning the outstanding obligations of the student memorial center, or any combination thereof.

(5) Any obligations issued for refunding purposes either may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding obligations being refunded or may be publicly or privately sold.

(6) No obligations may be refunded under this section unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them for exchange or payment or unless they either mature or are callable for prior redemption under their terms within ten years from the date of issuance of the refunding obligations. Provision shall be made for paying the obligations within said period of time. The principal amount of the refunding obligations may exceed the principal amount of the refunded obligations if the aggregate principal and interest costs of the refunding obligations do not exceed such unaccrued costs of the obligations refunded. The principal amount of the refunding obligations may also be less than or the same as the principal amount of the obligations being refunded so long as provision is duly and sufficiently made for the payment of the refunded obligations.

(7) The proceeds of refunding obligations shall either be immediately applied to the retirement of the obligations to be refunded or placed in escrow in any state or national bank within the state which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation to be applied to the payment of the obligations being refunded upon their presentation therefor. To the extent any incidental expenses have been capitalized, such refunding obligation proceeds may be used to defray such expenses. Any accrued interest and any premium appertaining to a sale of refunding obligations may be applied to the payment of the interest thereon, the principal thereof, or both interest and principal or deposited in a reserve therefor as the board may determine. Any such escrow shall not necessarily be limited to proceeds of refunding obligations but may include other moneys available for its purpose. Any proceeds in escrow, pending such use, may be invested or reinvested in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. Such proceeds and investments in escrow, together with any interest to be derived from any such investment, shall be in an amount at all times sufficient as to principal, interest, any prior redemption premium due, and any charges of the escrow agent payable therefrom to pay the obligations being refunded as they become due at their respective maturities or due at any designated prior redemption date in connection with which the board exercises a prior redemption option. Any purchaser of any obligation issued under this section shall in no manner be responsible for the application of the proceeds thereof by the board or any of its officers, agents, or employees.

(8) Refunding obligations may be made payable from any net revenues derived from the student memorial center, or any portion thereof, notwithstanding that the pledge of such revenues for the payment of the outstanding obligations being refunded is thereby modified.

(9) Obligations for refunding and obligations for any other purpose authorized may be issued separately or in combination in one series or more.

(10) The board shall establish a maximum net effective interest rate for obligations issued under this section. Such obligations shall bear interest at a rate or rates such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of obligations does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate established. Such interest shall be payable semiannually or annually and evidenced by one or two sets of coupons, if any, executed with the facsimile or manually executed signature of any official or officials of the board; except that the first coupon or coupons appertaining to any obligation may evidence interest not in excess of one year, and such obligations may be in one series or more, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may be designated or redesignated, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places within or without the state, may carry such registration privileges, may be subject to such terms of prior redemption in advance of maturity in such order or by lot or otherwise at such time or times with or without a premium, may be executed in such manner, may bear such privileges for reissuance in the same or other denominations, may be so reissued without modification of maturities and interest rates, and may be in such form, either coupon or registered, as may be provided by resolution of the board.

(11) The obligations shall never be sold at a price such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of obligations exceeds the maximum net effective interest rate established.

(12) Obligations may be issued with privileges for conversion or registration, or both, for payment as to principal or interest, or both. If interest accruing on the obligations is not represented by interest coupons, the obligations may provide for the endorsing of payments of interest thereon. The obligations generally shall be issued in such manner, in such form, either coupon or registered, with such recitals, terms, and provisions for subordination of subsequently issued obligations and such covenants and conditions, and with such other details as may be provided by the board, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(13) All obligations and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance, estate, and transfer taxes.

(14) All moneys received from the issuance of any obligations authorized in this section shall be used solely for the purpose for which issued and the cost of any project designated by the board and authorized in this section, including interest or discount on obligations, or both; cost of issuance of obligations; architectural, engineering, and inspection costs and legal expenses; costs of financial, professional, and other estimates and advice; contingencies; any administrative, operating, and other expenses of the board appertaining to a student memorial center prior to and during such acquisition or improvement and equipment, and additionally during a period of not exceeding one year after the completion thereof, as may be estimated and determined by the board in any resolution authorizing the issuance of any obligations or other instrument appertaining thereto, and all such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing, acquisition, improvement, equipment, and completion of said center or part thereof, the placing of the same in operation, and also any provision or reserves for working capital, operation, maintenance, or replacement expenses, or for payment or security of principal of or interest on any obligations during or after such acquisition or improvement and equipment as the board may determine, and also reimbursements to the board, any bank, other corporation, or any other person of any moneys previously expended for the purposes of said center; except that any accrued interest and any premium appertaining to a sale of obligations may be applied to the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof, or both interest and principal, or may be deposited in a reserve therefor, as the board may determine.

(15) The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition and supplemental to and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this section shall not affect, the powers conferred by any other law. Obligations may be issued under this section without regard to the provisions of any other law. Insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this section shall be controlling.
C.R.S. § 23-64-124 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 64 / Section 23-64-124
23-64-124. Complaints of deceptive trade or sales practices
Status: in_force

23-64-124. Complaints of deceptive trade or sales practices. (1) A person claiming pecuniary loss as a result of a deceptive trade or sales practice, pursuant to section 23-64-123, by a school or agent may file with the board a written complaint against the school or agent. The complaint must set forth the alleged violation and any other relevant information as the board may require. A complaint filed under this section is a public record subject to the provisions of article 72 of title 24 and must be filed within two years after the student discontinues his or her training at the school or at any time prior to the commencement of training.

(2) The board shall investigate any such complaint and thereafter may consider the complaint at a hearing. If, upon all the evidence at a hearing, the board finds that a school or agent has engaged in or is engaging in any deceptive trade or sales practice, the board may issue and cause to be served upon the school, the agent, or the designated agent for service of process, notice, or demand an order requiring the school or agent to cease and desist from such practice. The board may obtain an order for enforcement of its order in the district court pursuant to section 24-4-106.

(3) If the board finds that the complainant or class of complainants has suffered pecuniary loss as a result of such practice, the board, at its discretion, may award the complainant or class of complainants full restitution for the loss. The board may also commence a civil action against a school or agent believed by the board to have caused a complainant or class of complainants to suffer pecuniary loss as a result of any deceptive trade or sales practice. Upon a finding that the complainant or class of complainants has suffered pecuniary loss as a result of any deceptive trade or sales practice, the court shall order the school or agent to pay to the complainant or class of complainants full restitution for the loss.

(4) Any person filing a complaint alleging a deceptive trade or sales practice pursuant to this section shall exhaust the remedies provided in this section prior to filing a complaint with the district court alleging a deceptive trade or sales practice.
C.R.S. § 23-31-107 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 23-31-107
23-31-107. President may remove officers
Status: in_force

23-31-107. President may remove officers. The subordinate officers and employees, not members of the faculty, shall be under the direction of the president and removable at his or her discretion. The president may fill vacancies of such subordinate officers and employees subject to his or her personnel power.
C.R.S. § 23-5-140 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 5 / Section 23-5-140
23-5-140. Lifesaving school safety information - legislative declaration - definitions
Status: in_force

23-5-140. Lifesaving school safety information - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(I) The safety of students, faculty, and staff who work and learn on the campuses of Colorado institutions of higher education can be enhanced by informing, organizing, and empowering those individuals to respond appropriately to emergency situations on campus;

(II) Critical incidents that take place on campuses are unique, life-changing events that require exercising basic survival skills during an intense period of high mental and physical stress. Having the information necessary to respond effectively to these critical incidents can be key to a positive individual or group outcome in a true life or death situation; and

(III) Colorado institutions of higher education should ensure that all students, faculty, and staff receive updated school safety information that reflects best practices for their institution at the beginning of each school year.

(b) The general assembly therefore finds that the dissemination of safety information to students, faculty, and staff that reflects best practices for the institution may encourage students, faculty, and staff to respond appropriately and in coordination with school safety personnel in emergency situations.

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

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

(b) "School building" means a building, including but not limited to a classroom building or a school dormitory, that is a public building of an institution of higher education.

(3) (a) Each institution of higher education shall develop policies and procedures that are tailored to the institution and that reflect best practices concerning critical incident response protocols and personal safety on campus and in school buildings on campus.

(b) Beginning in the 2011-12 academic year, each institution shall disseminate annually school safety information to students, faculty, and staff concerning the policies and procedures developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).
C.R.S. § 23-2-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 2 / Section 23-2-102
23-2-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

23-2-102. Definitions. As used in this article 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Alternate enrollment" means the opportunity for a student enrolled in a private college or university that ceases operation to meet the student's educational objectives through education provided by another authorized private college or university, a community college, an area technical college, or any other educational arrangement acceptable to the department and the commission.

(2) "Authorization" means the authorization granted to a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution by the commission as provided in this article and the policies adopted pursuant to this article. Authorization is not an endorsement of the institution by either the commission or the department.

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

(4) "Degree" means a statement, diploma, certificate, or other writing in any language that indicates or represents, or that is intended to indicate or represent, that the person named thereon is learned in or has satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study in a particular field of endeavor or that the person named thereon has demonstrated proficiency in a field of endeavor as a result of formal preparation or training.

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

(6) "Enrollment agreement" means the contract prepared by a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution that a student signs to indicate agreement to the terms of admission, delivery of instruction, and monetary terms as outlined in the institution's student handbook or catalog.

(7) "Governing board" means the elected or appointed group of persons that oversees and controls a private college or university or a seminary or religious training institution.

(8) "Honorary degree" means a statement, diploma, certificate, or other writing in any language that indicates or represents, or that is intended to indicate or represent, that the person named thereon is learned in a field of public service or has performed outstanding public service or that the person named thereon has demonstrated proficiency in a field of endeavor without having completed formal courses of instruction or study or formal preparation or training.

(9) "Out-of-state public institution" means an institution of higher education that is established by statute in a state other than Colorado.

(10) "Owner" means:

(a) An individual, if a private for-profit college or university is structured as a sole proprietorship;

(b) Partners, if a private for-profit college or university is structured as a partnership;

(c) Members in a limited liability company, if a private for-profit college or university is structured as a limited liability company; or

(d) Shareholders in a corporation that hold a controlling interest, if a private for-profit college or university is structured as a corporation.

(11) "Private college or university" means a postsecondary educational institution doing business or maintaining a place of business in the state of Colorado, which institution enrolls the majority of its students in a baccalaureate or postgraduate degree program.

(12) "Private nonprofit college or university" means a private college or university that maintains tax-exempt status pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3).

(13) "Private occupational school" means an institution authorized by the private occupational school division under the provisions of article 64 of this title 23.

(14) "Seminary" or "religious training institution" means a bona fide religious postsecondary educational institution that is operating or maintaining a place of business in the state of Colorado, that is exempt from property taxation under the laws of this state, and that offers baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degrees or diplomas.

(15) "State college or university" means a postsecondary educational institution, including a community or local district college, established and existing pursuant to law as an agency of the state of Colorado and supported wholly or in part by tax revenues.
C.R.S. § 23-3.1-306 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 3.1 / Part 3 / Section 23-3.1-306
23-3.1-306. Accounts - contributions - withdrawals - penalties - statements
Status: repealed

23-3.1-306. Accounts - contributions - withdrawals - penalties - statements. (1) The program shall be operated through the use of accounts. A person may open an account by satisfying each of the following requirements:

(a) Completing an application in the form prescribed by the financial institution and approved by the authority, and in accordance with the provisions of section 529 or 529A of the internal revenue code, whichever is applicable. At a minimum, said application shall include the following information:

(I) The name, address, and social security number or employer identification number of any person that contributes to the account;

(II) The name, address, and social security number or employer identification number of the account owner;

(III) The name, address, social security number or employer identification number, and date of birth of the designated beneficiary;

(III.5) For the ABLE savings program, a disability certificate and other documentation as required pursuant to section 529A of the internal revenue code; and

(IV) Repealed.

(V) Any other information that the authority may deem necessary.

(b) Making the minimum contribution required by the financial institution to open an account.

(2) Any person may make contributions to an account, consistent with the terms established by the authority, after the account is opened.

(3) Contributions to accounts shall be made in cash only, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to section 529 or 529A of the internal revenue code.

(4) Account owners may withdraw all or part of the balance from an account upon giving sixty days' notice, or upon such shorter period as may be authorized by the authority pursuant to rules established by the authority, including any applicable fees and penalties.

(5) An account owner may change the designated beneficiary of an account in accordance with the provisions of section 529 or 529A of the internal revenue code, whichever is applicable, and the procedures established by the authority.

(6) At the direction of the account owner, all or a portion of an account may be transferred to another account or rolled over in accordance with the provisions of section 529 or 529A of the internal revenue code, whichever is applicable, and the procedures established by the authority.

(7) to (9) Repealed.

(10) Each account shall be accounted for separately from all other accounts under the program.

(11) Separate records and accounting shall be maintained for each account for each designated beneficiary.

(12) To the extent permitted by federal law, a contributor to, an account owner of, or a designated beneficiary of any account may direct the investment of any contribution to an account or the earnings from the account.

(13) If the authority terminates the contract of a financial institution to hold accounts and accounts must be moved from that financial institution to another financial institution, the authority shall select the financial institution to which the balances of the accounts are moved.

(14) Neither an account owner nor a designated beneficiary may use an interest in an account as a security for a loan. Any pledge of an interest in an account is of no force and effect.

(15) If there is any distribution from an account to any person or for the benefit of any person during the calendar year, the distribution shall be reported to the internal revenue service and to the account owner or the designated beneficiary to the extent required by federal law.

(16) The financial institution shall provide statements to each account owner at least once each year.

(17) Statements and information returns relating to accounts shall be prepared and filed to the extent required by federal or state tax law.

(18) (a) In the case of an ABLE savings program account, a person other than the account owner may establish an account and have signature authority over an account on behalf of the account owner in accordance with section 529A of the internal revenue code and the regulations promulgated under that section.

(b) The authority shall adopt any guidelines and procedures that are necessary to allow a person other than the account owner to establish an ABLE savings program account and have signature authority over such an account in accordance with this subsection (18).
C.R.S. § 23-21-519 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 23-21-519
23-21-519. Nonliability of state for bonds
Status: in_force

23-21-519. Nonliability of state for bonds. Neither the state of Colorado nor the regents shall be liable for bonds of the authority, and such bonds shall not constitute a debt of the state or of the regents. The bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect.
C.R.S. § 23-1-113 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-113
23-1-113. Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate instit
Status: repealed

23-1-113. Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy - report - definitions. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the commission shall establish and the governing boards shall implement academic admission standards for first-time freshmen and transfer students at all state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education in the state. The commission shall establish and may subsequently review and amend the standards after consultation with the governing boards of institutions. The academic admission standards for students who do not have in-state status, as determined pursuant to section 23-7-103, shall equal or exceed those established for determining admission of in-state students.

(b) (I) The standards established for first-time admitted freshman students must use high school academic performance indicators as an eligibility criterion. The academic performance indicators may include, but are not limited to, grade point average, class rank, and content standard performance level assessments. In considering the high school academic performance indicators, the commission and the governing boards may take into account the rigor of a student's high school academic preparation and the academic content of the courses taken. In lieu of the established statewide criteria, each governing board may use additional criteria for up to twenty percent of the freshmen students annually admitted to each institution under the governing board's control. Students who meet the minimum criteria for admission are not guaranteed admission to the institution to which they have applied, but they are eligible for consideration.

(II) The governing board of a state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institution of higher education may, but is not required to, require a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion.

(III) The criteria established and the specified performance levels must be consistent with the role and mission established for each state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institution of higher education.

(IV) On or before an application deadline, an applicant may submit a national assessment test score to a state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institution of higher education that does not require a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion and request that the institution consider the national assessment test score. The institution shall consider a national test score submission pursuant to this subsection (1)(b)(IV) as a part of the admission decision for the applicant.

(V) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education shall not consider a legacy preference, as defined in section 23-1-101.1, as eligible criteria for admission standards. The governing board may ask questions regarding familial relationships to alumni of the institution in order to collect data.

(c) The standards established for transfer students must use college academic performance indicators as the eligibility criteria for admitted transfer students. The academic performance indicators may include but are not limited to grade point average, credit hours completed, and successful completion of developmental education courses, if required and as appropriate considering the role and mission of the receiving institution. In lieu of such criteria, additional criteria may be used for up to twenty percent of the admitted transfer students. The academic admission standards and policies established for transfer students must be consistent with the student transfer agreements established by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-108 (7)(f). Students who meet the minimum criteria for admission are not guaranteed admission to the institution to which they have applied, but they are eligible for consideration.

(d) Repealed.

(1.5) (a) (I) The commission shall establish and the governing boards shall implement a policy pursuant to section 23-1-113.3 to identify matriculated students who need additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics and standards and procedures whereby state institutions of higher education may offer supplemental academic instruction or developmental education courses as provided in section 23-1-113.3. The commission's policy must prohibit the placement of a student in developmental education courses based on a single instrument or test and must be designed to maximize the likelihood that a student will complete gateway courses in English and mathematics within one year. In addition, the commission's policy must require state institutions to use an evidence-based placement approach to placing students into English as a second language courses, and placement of these students must be designed to maximize the likelihood that a student placed in English as a second language courses will complete gateway courses in English within three years. The commission, in consultation with the governing boards, shall ensure that the policy aligns with the admission policy adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. In identifying the standards for developmental education, the commission may differentiate requirements for mathematics based on the prerequisite skills needed for required courses within a student's declared program of study.

(II) As part of the policy established pursuant to this subsection (1.5)(a), all state institutions of higher education are authorized to provide supplemental academic instruction even if the institution is not authorized to provide developmental education courses pursuant to section 23-1-113.3. The institution may receive stipend payments from the state pursuant to section 23-18-202 on behalf of an eligible undergraduate student, as defined in section 23-18-102 (5), who is enrolled in a college-level course that includes supplemental academic instruction or co-requisite support or who is enrolled in a pilot program pursuant to section 23-1-113.3 (1)(a)(III).

(b) Each governing board shall adopt policies and procedures that are aligned with the policy established by the commission pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section and that ensure that, to the extent required by the commission policy, each matriculated student who may need additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics has access to supplemental academic instruction. The institution that enrolls the student shall select which measures to use from among those that meet the standards established in the commission policy. The commission, in consultation with the governing boards, shall collect information regarding the measures used by the institutions for placement to help analyze the data reported pursuant to subsection (9) of this section.

(c) All students enrolled in programs that require gateway courses in English and mathematics at state institutions of higher education should complete gateway courses by the time the student completes thirty college-level credit hours.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 201, § 16, effective August 4, 2004.)

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1236, § 78, effective August 7, 1996.)

(4) The commission shall work with the state board of education to align the academic admission standards established pursuant to this section with the guidelines for high school graduation requirements developed pursuant to section 22-2-106 (1)(a.5), C.R.S. Any revised academic admission standards shall be implemented no later than the selection of the freshman class of fall 2012.

(5) (a) On or before December 15, 2009, pursuant to section 22-7-1008, C.R.S., the commission shall consult with the state board of education, and the commission and the state board of education shall negotiate a consensus and adopt the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness.

(b) On or before July 1, 2015, and on or before July 1 every six years thereafter, the commission and the state board of education may adopt revisions to the postsecondary and workforce readiness description.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a student who graduates with a high school diploma that includes a postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsement based on criteria adopted by the state board and approved by the commission and the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education pursuant to section 22-7-1009, C.R.S., shall be guaranteed:

(a) To meet minimum academic qualifications for admission to, and to be eligible, subject to additional institutional review of other admission and placement qualifications, for placement into credit-bearing courses at, all open, modified open, or moderately selective public institutions of higher education in Colorado; and

(b) To receive priority consideration, in conjunction with additional admissions criteria, and to be eligible, subject to additional institutional review of other admission and placement qualifications, for placement into credit-bearing courses, at all other public institutions of higher education in Colorado. The additional admissions criteria shall be determined by each institution of higher education.

(8) (a) On or before December 15, 2013, based on adoption of the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness, the commission shall, if necessary, revise the minimum academic admission standards for first-time freshmen at all state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education in the state to ensure that the minimum academic admission standards are aligned with the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness adopted by the commission and the state board of education.

(b) On or before December 15, 2013, the commission shall review the policy established pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section and the developmental education placement or assessment tests administered pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section to ensure that the policy and tests are aligned with the postsecondary and workforce readiness description.

(c) Consistent with any revisions adopted pursuant to this section to the description of postsecondary and workforce readiness, the commission shall, if necessary, adopt revisions to the minimum academic admission standards, the policy established pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section, and the developmental education placement or assessment tests to ensure continued alignment with the postsecondary and workforce readiness description.

(d) In revising the minimum academic admission standards, the policy established pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section, and the developmental education placement or assessment tests pursuant to this subsection (8), the commission shall consult with the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education.

(9) (a) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, on or before February 15, 2012, and annually thereafter, the department of higher education shall submit to the state board of education, the department of education, and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, a report, subject to available data, for the high school graduating classes of the preceding six academic years concerning:

(I) The need for additional supports for students to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics, the subject for which the students are identified as needing additional supports to be successful in gateway courses, and student success in gateway courses;

(II) First-year college grades; and

(III) Types of academic certificates and degrees attained at all postsecondary institutions in Colorado and the United States.

(b) The department of higher education shall report the information disaggregated by high school and school district of graduation, to the extent practicable, and by ethnicity, gender, financial aid status, and any other characteristic deemed relevant by the commission. The department of higher education and the department of education shall also make the report available on their respective websites.

(10) On or before February 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, the department of higher education shall submit to the department of education the unit records used for its reporting purposes under this section to enable the department of education to evaluate the effectiveness of the alignment of the preschool through postsecondary education systems in preparing students who demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness and subsequently succeed in postsecondary education and to enable the department of higher education to disseminate the unit records to the appropriate school districts.

(10.5) (a) On or before June 30, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall publish and submit to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, an annual report for the previous academic year. The data elements in the report are intended to determine whether requiring or not requiring a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion for the admissions process for state-supported baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education provides greater diversity among institutions without causing negative student outcomes that are directly attributable to the change in the admissions process. The report must specify:

(I) The institutions that required, and the institutions that did not require, a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion for the previous academic year's first-time freshman students;

(II) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(III) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score and enrolled in an institution and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score and enrolled in an institution, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(IV) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(V) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who graduated from an institution in four years and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who graduated from an institution in four years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(VI) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who graduated from an institution in six years and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who graduated from an institution in six years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender; and

(VII) The following available data, gathered by the department in collaboration with the institutions:

(A) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who were accepted to an institution and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who were accepted to an institution;

(B) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(C) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and graduated from an institution in four years, and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and graduated from an institution in four years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(D) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and graduated from an institution in six years, and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are resident first-generation undergraduate students, as defined in section 23-18-302 (12), and graduated from an institution in six years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(E) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and continued enrollment in the institution in a subsequent academic year, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender;

(F) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and graduated from an institution in four years, and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and graduated from an institution in four years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender; and

(G) The percentage of first-time freshman students who submitted a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and graduated from an institution in six years, and the percentage of first-time freshman students who did not submit a national assessment test score who are eligible for a federal Pell grant and graduated from an institution in six years, reported for the state as a whole and for each institution, in total and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender.

(b) On or before June 30, 2027, and on or before June 30, 2032, the commission shall publish and submit a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, that at a minimum includes a comprehensive analysis of the annual reports submitted pursuant to this subsection (10.5) and an analysis of how the optional use of a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion impacted access to higher education for students. After the report described in this subsection (10.5)(b) is submitted, the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, shall hold a joint meeting at which the commission shall present and discuss the report.

(c) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in subsection (10.5)(a) of this section continues indefinitely, and both reports required to be submitted pursuant to subsection (10.5)(b) of this section must be submitted at the times specified in that subsection (10.5)(b).

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

(a) "Academic skills courses" means courses that teach the basic academic skills necessary to succeed at a postsecondary institution.

(b) "Developmental education courses" means courses that are prerequisites to the level of work expected at a postsecondary institution and include academic skills courses and preparatory courses.

(b.5) "Gateway course" means the first college-level course in English or mathematics that is approved for statewide transfer pursuant to section 23-1-125 (3) and that a student takes to fulfill the English or mathematics requirement for the student's program of study.

(c) "National assessment test score" includes, but is not limited to, an ACT test score or SAT test score.

(d) "Preparatory courses" means courses designed for students who demonstrate a deficient skill level in the general competencies necessary to succeed in a standard postsecondary curriculum and include but are not limited to reading courses that focus on nontechnical vocabulary, word identification, and reading of everyday material; writing courses that focus primarily on grammar, usage, punctuation, and effective sentences and paragraphs; and mathematics courses primarily covering concepts introduced in elementary and intermediate algebra and geometry.

(e) (I) "Supplemental academic instruction" means academic support models that use peer or instructor study sessions or individualized in-class academic support to improve student learning, retention, or success. "Supplemental academic instruction" also includes co-requisite and modified co-requisite supports. "Supplemental academic instruction" does not include prerequisite developmental education courses.

(II) As referenced in subsection (11)(e)(I) of this section, co-requisite or modified co-requisite supports are designed for students identified as needing additional supports to be successful in college-level gateway courses. Co-requisite models pair a transfer-level course with a support course, extending the instructional time through additional lecture or lab hours, or require students to participate in academic support services in mathematics, English, or writing.
C.R.S. § 23-16-212 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-212
23-16-212. Required records
Status: repealed

23-16-212. Required records. (a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years:

(1) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent;

(2) Any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and

(3) Any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student athlete to enter into an agency contract.

(b) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 23-71-110 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 23-71-110
23-71-110. Election of board - members and terms
Status: in_force

23-71-110. Election of board - members and terms. (1) Each public local college district established under the provisions of this part 1 must have a board of control, known as the board of trustees, consisting of five, seven, nine, or eleven members elected at public elections for staggered terms of four years each. The first board of trustees is elected in the manner provided in section 23-71-111. Thereafter, regular elections of board members are held in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The regular election of the members of a board of trustees shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years, as provided by law for regular biennial school elections in school districts. Special elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February, May, September, or December.

(3) The board of trustees of each local college district shall determine whether the board of trustees consists of five, seven, nine, or eleven members. A board of trustees may increase the number of board members only as provided in subsection (8) of this section. The board of trustees of each local college district shall determine the number of vacancies existing and the length of term of each vacancy for the next and subsequent regular elections for board members. Except for the election of members who were appointed pursuant to subsection (8) of this section and section 23-71-121, the board of trustees shall ensure that there are no more than three vacancies at any regular election for a five-member board, no more than four vacancies at any regular election for a seven-member board, no more than five vacancies at any regular election for a nine-member board, and no more than six vacancies at any regular election for an eleven-member board and that each board member has a term of four years.

(4) A board of trustees may establish board member districts for its local college district if it determines that board member districts are in the best interests of the local college district. The board member districts must be established on the basis of nearly equal population or on the basis of geography and population if the local college district consists of more than one county. A nine-member board of trustees with board member districts may designate one or two of its board member districts as at-large districts that include the entire area of the local college district. An eleven-member board of trustees with board member districts may designate up to three of its board member districts as at-large districts that include the entire area of the local college district.

(5) Members of a board of trustees shall be elected at the regular biennial school election of school districts within the local college district. Any person desiring to be a candidate for the office of trustee shall file a petition for nomination pursuant to section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S. The election shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. The secretary of the board of trustees shall be the designated election official responsible for the election.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 851, § 55, effective January 1, 1993.)

(7) The cost of the election of members of the board of trustees as provided in this section shall be paid by the local college district in which the elections are conducted, or, in the event of a coordinated election, the costs shall be allocated pursuant to sections 1-5-506 and 1-5-507, C.R.S.

(8) A local college district that has a five-member board of trustees may increase the board membership to seven members at any time by the appointment of two new members. A local college district that has a seven-member board of trustees may increase the board members to nine or eleven members by the appointment of new members. A local college district that has a nine-member board of trustees may increase the board membership to eleven members at any time by the appointment of two new members.
C.R.S. § 23-19.3-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 19.3 / Section 23-19.3-102
23-19.3-102. Prosecution fellowship program - creation - committee - administration - conditi
Status: in_force

23-19.3-102. Prosecution fellowship program - creation - committee - administration - conditions. (1) (a) There is created the prosecution fellowship program in the department to provide moneys to the Colorado district attorneys' council to fund fellowships for persons who have recently graduated from a law school in Colorado and allow them to pursue careers as prosecutors in rural Colorado. The general assembly may appropriate moneys to the department for distribution to the Colorado district attorneys' council to implement the provisions of this article.

(b) The program will match law school graduates for one-year fellowships with rural district attorneys' offices throughout Colorado. The initial fellowships will be awarded in fiscal year 2015-16. The program may fund the salary and benefits for up to six fellows each year. The fellows are independent contractors and not employees of the Colorado district attorneys' council. The program is limited to law school graduates from the university of Colorado school of law and the university of Denver Sturm college of law. Each law school shall contribute an equal amount toward twenty percent of the cost of the fellowship salaries if the school wants its students to be considered for the fellowship program.

(c) The program must provide the fellows with a five-day training practicum. The Colorado district attorneys' council shall develop and present the practicum.

(2) (a) There is created the prosecution fellowship committee, which shall select the recipients of the fellowships and the fellowship locations. The committee is comprised of seven members, which include:

(I) The executive director of the Colorado district attorneys' council, who shall serve as the chair of the committee;

(II) The dean of the university of Colorado school of law;

(III) The dean of the university of Denver Sturm college of law; and

(IV) Four elected district attorneys or their designees appointed by the executive director of the Colorado district attorneys' council.

(b) The committee shall develop a fellow and district attorneys' offices application process and determine the selection criteria for fellows and district attorneys' office locations.

(c) The committee shall meet at least once a year, and the meeting shall be set by the chair of the committee.

(d) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.

(e) The committee shall review applications received by the program, select up to six fellows for the particular fiscal year plus any back-up candidates as determined necessary by the committee, and select up to six district attorneys' office locations for placement of fellows each year. After selecting the fellows and the district attorneys' office locations, the committee shall match the fellows with a particular district attorney's office.

(3) In the event that the fellow who is receiving a fellowship leaves the position, the Colorado district attorneys' council shall allocate any remaining awarded program moneys to funding a new fellow, if the position is filled immediately, or to fund another fellowship. If the position is not filled immediately or another vacant position does not exist, the Colorado district attorneys' council shall return any unexpended program moneys to the department.

(4) By January 1, 2019, the Colorado district attorneys' council shall provide a report to the house of representatives and senate judiciary committees, or their successor committees, regarding the prosecution fellowship program. The report must include the following information regarding the placement of the fellows:

(a) For each fellow placed, whether the fellow obtained deputy district employment with the office where he or she was placed, with a different rural district attorney's office, or an urban district attorney's office;

(b) A quantification of the decrease in workload for the deputy district attorneys by having the fellow placed in the particular rural district attorney's office;

(c) Prosecutorial innovations and office improvements in the rural district attorneys' offices as the result of hosting fellows; and

(d) Any other information regarding the efficacy of the fellowship program.
C.R.S. § 23-51-101 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 51 / Section 23-51-101
23-51-101. University established - role and mission
Status: in_force

23-51-101. University established - role and mission. There is hereby established a college at Alamosa, to be known as Adams state university, which shall be a general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards. Adams state university shall offer undergraduate liberal arts and sciences, teacher preparation, and business degree programs, a limited number of graduate level programs, and two-year transfer programs with a community college role and mission. Adams state university shall receive resident credit for two-year course offerings in its commission-approved service area. Adams state university has a significant responsibility to provide access to teacher education in rural Colorado. Adams state university shall also serve as a regional education provider. In addition, Adams state university shall offer programs, when feasible, that preserve and promote the unique history and culture of the region.
C.R.S. § 23-60-302 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 3 / Section 23-60-302
23-60-302. Approval for postsecondary occupational programs
Status: in_force

23-60-302. Approval for postsecondary occupational programs. The board shall review each proposal by any board of cooperative services for the establishment of any new postsecondary program of occupational education and shall transmit its decision thereon to such board of cooperative services within ninety days after receipt of such proposal. No board of cooperative services shall establish a new postsecondary program of occupational education without first obtaining approval from the board.
C.R.S. § 23-16-208 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 16 / Part 2 / Section 23-16-208
23-16-208. Registration and renewal fees
Status: repealed

23-16-208. Registration and renewal fees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 23-7-102 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 7 / Section 23-7-102
23-7-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

23-7-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Repealed.

(2) "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where he intends to remain and to which he expects to return when he leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere.

(3) "Emancipated minor" means a minor whose parents have entirely surrendered the right to the care, custody, and earnings of such minor, no longer are under any duty to support or maintain such minor, and have made no provision for the support of such minor.

(4) "His" applies to the female as well as the male sex.

(5) "In-state student" means a student who has been domiciled in Colorado for one year or more immediately preceding registration at any institution of higher education in Colorado for any term or session for which domiciliary classification is claimed, but attendance at an institution of higher education, public or private, within the state of Colorado shall not alone be sufficient to qualify for domicile in Colorado. "In-state student" includes a member of the armed forces of the United States or his dependents who qualify under section 23-7-103 (1)(c).

(6) "Institution" means a Colorado college, university, or local district college supported partially or entirely by appropriations made by the general assembly.

(7) "Minor" means a male or female person who has not attained the age of twenty-two years.

(8) "Parent-qualified student" means an unemancipated minor who is not domiciled in Colorado but who has a parent domiciled in Colorado.

(9) "Qualified person" means a person qualified to determine his or her own domicile. A person twenty-two years of age or older, a student commencing a postbaccalaureate degree-granting program, an emancipated minor, or an unaccompanied homeless youth pursuant to section 23-7-103.5 is so qualified.
C.R.S. § 23-60-207 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 23-60-207
23-60-207. College service areas
Status: in_force

23-60-207. College service areas. Each college in the state system of community and technical colleges shall operate within a service area assigned by the Colorado commission on higher education.
C.R.S. § 23-40-105 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 40 / Section 23-40-105
23-40-105. Granting of degrees and diplomas
Status: in_force

23-40-105. Granting of degrees and diplomas. The university of northern Colorado is authorized to grant degrees and diplomas to the students who have completed the full course of instruction in said university and who have been recommended for such diplomas by the faculty of said university. Any such diploma, when signed by the president of said university, the commissioner of education, and the president and secretary of the board of trustees for the university of northern Colorado, shall be evidence that the receiver thereof is a graduate of said university and is entitled to all the honors and privileges of a graduate.
C.R.S. § 23-31-317 — CO Code / Title 23 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 23-31-317
23-31-317. Biomass utilization study - legislative declaration - report - definitions - rep
Status: repealed

23-31-317. Biomass utilization study - legislative declaration - report - definitions - repeal. (1) The general assembly:

(a) Finds and determines that:

(I) Three of the largest wildfires in Colorado's history occurred in 2020, with more than six hundred twenty-five thousand acres burned across the state;

(II) It is estimated that two hundred fourteen million dollars was spent in Colorado in 2020 to fight forest fires;

(III) With almost three million people in Colorado residing in the wildland-urban interface, these wildfires threaten human life as well as private property, public infrastructure, and the environment;

(IV) The forest service has implemented a number of strategies to help mitigate the risk of wildfire, including engaging in educational outreach, providing technical assistance to communities in the WUI with the development of community wildfire protection plans, and treating forested lands to reduce the amount of fuel;

(V) One promising strategy for wildfire mitigation is to increase the utilization of biomass to reduce fuel; and

(VI) Increased biomass utilization would provide other environmental benefits such as:

(A) Using biomass for electric and heat generation as a means to further diversify Colorado's renewable energy portfolio and, in furtherance of the governor's "Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap" released on January 14, 2021, provide a carbon-neutral alternative energy source to fossil fuels; and

(B) Applying biochar to soil as a means to improve soil health and provide carbon sequestration; and

(b) Declares that it is in the interest of the state for the forest service to administer a grant program to demonstrate biomass utilization as a means to innovate wildfire mitigation, renewable energy development, soil health, climate change mitigation, and carbon sequestration.

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

(a) "Biochar" means a charcoal that is produced by pyrolysis of biomass and is used as a soil amendment.

(b) "Biomass" has the meaning set forth in section 40-2-124 (1)(a)(I).

(c) "Forest service" has the meaning set forth in section 23-31-310 (2)(c).

(d) "Fuel" has the meaning set forth in section 23-31-310 (2)(d).

(e) "Pyrolysis" has the meaning set forth in section 40-2-124 (1)(a)(V).

(f) "Wildland-urban interface" or "WUI" has the meaning set forth in section 23-31-310 (2)(f).

(3) (a) The biomass utilization grant program is created to demonstrate the utilization of biomass throughout the state. The forest service, at the discretion of the state forester, may implement the grant program by awarding up to two million five hundred thousand dollars in grants for proposed projects that seek to demonstrate the following regarding biomass utilization:

(I) Wildfire prevention and mitigation benefits derived from its utilization;

(II) Energy benefits derived from increasing biomass energy generation; or

(III) Agricultural benefits from increasing its usage as biochar.

(b) The forest service, at the discretion of the state forester, may administer the grant program using money in the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10) and any gifts, grants, or donations received. The forest service may seek and expend gifts, grants, and donations to finance the biomass utilization grant program.

(4) On or before March 1, 2023, and on or before each March 1 after a year in which the forest service awards one or more grants under the biomass utilization grant program, the forest service shall submit a report describing each project for which it has awarded a grant in the previous year, including a description of the type of biomass utilization that the project demonstrates, the geographic area served by the project, and the amount awarded for the project, to the governor and the agriculture, livestock, and water committee of the house of representatives and the agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate, or any successor committees. The forest service shall post the report on its website.

(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.