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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-105.5 - Public-private developments - definitions

(1)
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "complementary facility" means a facility, located at or within the center, that may provide moneys for the center, provide occupational and educational opportunities consistent with the respective missions of the constituent institutions, or facilitate integration of the center with the adjacent Denver area. "Complementary facility" may include, but need not be limited to, an office, retail, restaurant, residential, or mixed-use facility.
(2)
The Auraria board shall have the power and authority to develop, construct, hold, lease, and dispose of complementary facilities and to facilitate the development and construction of complementary facilities by entering into leases or other contractual arrangements with private persons or entities.
(3)
The Auraria board shall have the same powers with respect to a complementary facility as it has with respect to auxiliary facilities under this article and under article
5
of this title.
(4)
Without limiting the scope of any other power granted to the Auraria board in this article, the Auraria board shall have the power and authority to enter into one or more ground leases for portions of the center with private persons or entities, which lease shall require the lessee to develop a complementary facility upon the leased premises. The Auraria board shall not subordinate its interest in land subject to such a ground lease but may enter into attornment and nondisturbance agreements with any party providing financing to the lessee.
(5)
Any moneys derived from a complementary facility shall be devoted first to payment of any debt service on bonds that are secured by the moneys and all expenses connected with the complementary facility and then to furthering the mission of the Auraria board and the center, including but not limited to applying the moneys pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Moneys derived from a complementary facility shall be continuously appropriated to the Auraria board and shall remain in the control of the Auraria board and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1079, § 4, effective May 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-106 - Auraria board to have certain powers similar to powers exercised by the governing bodies of other state institutions of higher education

(1)
The Auraria board may exercise the following powers to the same extent and in the same manner as may be provided or extended by law to the governing boards of state institutions of higher education:
(a)
To promulgate rules and regulations for the safety of students, employees, and property located within the center;
(b)
To promulgate rules and regulations providing for the operation and parking of vehicles upon the grounds, driveways, or roadways within the center under the control of the Auraria board;
(c)
To cede jurisdiction for the enforcement of traffic laws;
(d)
To institute and carry out a system of registration and identification of vehicles owned or operated by students, faculty, and staff attending or employed by the constituent institutions and the Auraria staff located at the center; and
(e)
To receive gifts and bequests of money or property which may be tendered to the Auraria board.
L. 74: Entire article added, p. 393, § 1, effective May 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-106.5 - Resolution of disputes at Auraria center

(1)
After notification to the affected chief executive officers, which notification provides for a deadline of not more than ten days for the resolution of a dispute, the chief executive officer of any governing board at the Auraria center, including the Auraria board, may request the Colorado commission on higher education to resolve a conflict concerning an academically related issue at the Auraria center. The commission shall have the authority to make the final decision to resolve the issue presented to it or may delegate its responsibility and authority for the final decision of the issue to the Auraria board. The decision of either the commission or the Auraria board shall be binding on all of the governing boards and institutions and on the Auraria board. It is the policy of the general assembly that the commission is encouraged to delegate to the Auraria board, to as great an extent as possible, its authority for making final decisions at the Auraria center.
(2)
The chief executive officer of any governing board at the Auraria center, including the Auraria board, may request the Auraria board to resolve a conflict concerning the operation, administration, or use of the physical facilities at the Auraria center. The Auraria board shall have the authority to make the final decision to resolve the issue presented to it, and such decision shall be binding on all of the governing boards and institutions and on the Auraria board.
(3)
All issues involving interinstitutional disputes at the Auraria center shall be considered as either academically related or operationally related, and the commission is authorized to determine whether it or the Auraria board shall have jurisdiction in regard to the resolution of the dispute.
L. 85: Entire section added, p. 770, § 30, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-109 - No property lien

The Auraria board shall not create a mortgage upon any property belonging to the board or to the state of Colorado or to any constituent institution, nor shall the state be obligated to secure or repay any funds advanced pursuant to the provisions of sections
23-70-107
and
23-70-108
or the interest on such funds.
L. 74: Entire article added, p. 394, § 1, effective May 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-110 - Tax exemption

Any bonds, certificates, or warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of sections
23-70-107
and
23-70-108
by the Auraria board shall be exempt from taxation for any state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or other purpose in the state of Colorado.
L. 74: Entire article added, p. 394, § 1, effective May 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-111 - Certain debts and expenses prohibited

The Auraria board is prohibited from creating any debt as against the state of Colorado or the governing boards of the constituent institutions or from incurring any expense beyond its ability to pay the same from the annual income or appropriated funds for the then current year.
L. 74: Entire article added, p. 394, § 1, effective May 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-112 - Limitation of actions

No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, proceeding, or warrants or bonds executed or to be executed by the Auraria board in connection with the provision of any auxiliary facilities, as defined in section
23-5-101.5(2)(a)
, provided or to be provided for the purposes authorized by this article after thirty days have expired after the effective date of any resolution or other official action authorizing such contract, adopting such proceedings, or authorizing the issuance of such warrants or bonds.
L. 74: Entire article added, p. 394, § 1, effective May 13. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 747, § 3, effective April 9. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1361, § 16, effective June 28. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1825, § 7, effective June 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-113 - [Repealed]

L. 79: Entire section added, p. 840, § 1, effective June 15. L. 82: Entire section repealed, p. 624, § 22, effective April 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-114 - Powers of board not limited

Subject to the approval of the Colorado commission on higher education, the Auraria board may exercise any and all powers conferred by this article with respect to any land or facility not otherwise a part of the Auraria center. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers of governing boards of constituent institutions to acquire or dispose of facilities not otherwise part of the Auraria center; however, any building or facility acquired by a constituent institution in support of academic programs shall be subject to the approval of the Auraria board, including the renewal of existing leases.
L. 88: Entire section added, p. 868, § 3, effective April 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-115 - Directive - master plans

(1)
In order to maximize economic and administrative efficiency at the Auraria center and to further the goals articulated in section
23-1-101
, the general assembly finds it necessary that there be comprehensive academic and facilities master planning for the use and development of the Auraria center constituent institutions. Therefore, the governing boards of the constituent institutions and the Auraria board, in consultation with the Colorado commission on higher education, shall prepare comprehensive master plans according to the following requirements and schedule:
(a)
On or before a date to be set by the Colorado commission on higher education, and in accordance with commission policies and procedures, the commission shall coordinate, and the governing boards of the constituent institutions shall submit to the commission, academic master plans for the constituent institutions. The coordinated academic master plans shall address all Auraria multiinstitutional issues that the commission determines to be relevant to the role and mission of each institution and academic program requirements for fulfilling that role and mission.
(b)
The commission shall review the master plans and shall, after consultation with the governing boards, order revisions to the extent that the plans fail to maximize efficiency and academic program effectiveness. When approved by the commission, the academic master plans shall be submitted to the Auraria board which shall prepare a comprehensive facilities master plan for the Auraria constituent institutions. The facilities master plan shall be submitted to the commission at a date to be established by the commission.
L. 88: Entire section added, p. 869, § 4, effective April 7. L. 2000: (1)(b) amended, p. 2446, § 8, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 70 - AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-70-117) › Section 23-70-116 - Auraria library - economic development database

(1)
The library located at the center, which is administered by the university of Colorado at Denver and which serves Metropolitan state university of Denver and the community college of Denver, is hereby designated and shall be the site of the state economic development database. The library shall compile data which is useful and relevant to persons concerned with economic development in the state, including but not limited to statistical and demographic profiles of Colorado communities, labor and market statistics, statutory and regulatory requirements for business formation, and such other information as will assist the creation, expansion, and relocation of business in Colorado. The library is authorized to receive and expend all moneys, public and private, tendered to it for the performance of its duties under this section. The department of local affairs shall assist the library in the performance of such duties.
(2)
No policy shall be established that would prevent equal access by any individual or organization in the state of Colorado to the database relating to economic development.
L. 88: Entire section added, p. 870, § 1, effective April 20. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1156, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1) amended, (SB 12-148), ch. 125, p. 428, § 18, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-101 - Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Local District College Organization Act".
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-102.5 - Local district college - local college district - change in terms - authority of revisor

(1)
The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to "local junior college" or "junior college" that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to "local district college".
(2)
The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to "local junior college district" and "junior college district" that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to "local college district".
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 350, § 6, effective April 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-103 - Districts organized - when

Local college districts in Colorado may be organized in an area approved for organization by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. The area to be approved for organization shall also have a twelfth-grade school population, as determined by the immediately preceding school census, of four hundred or more and a valuation for assessment at the time of organization of such district of sixty million dollars or more. A district may be entirely within one county or partly in two or more counties. Any existing school districts shall be entirely included or entirely excluded.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-104 - Petition of electors

A local college district may be formed upon the petition of five hundred eligible electors residing in the area of the proposed district and having the qualifications prescribed in section
23-71-107
. If the petition is for the formation of a local college district consisting of an area within a single county, it must be filed with the county clerk and recorder of the county, and, if the petition is for the formation of a local college district situated in two or more counties, the petition must be filed with the secretary of state. Each petition must specify whether the first board of trustees consists of five, seven, nine, or eleven elected members following a successful election to organize the local college district.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 846, § 6, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 49, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 347, § 1, effective April 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-105 - Election to organize

Upon receipt of the petition provided in section
23-71-104
, the county clerk and recorder or, in the event the proposed district is situated in two or more counties, the secretary of state shall review the petition to determine whether it contains the number of signatures required for an organizational election. In the event that the petition contains the requisite number of signatures, the county clerk and recorder or secretary of state shall give notice to the school electors residing in the area of the proposed district that at the next regular biennial school election, or at a special election which is requested in the petition, the question of organizing a local college district will be submitted to the eligible electors of the respective school districts located in the area of the proposed local college district.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section R&RE, p. 846, § 7, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 50, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-106 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (3) amended, p. 846, § 8, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 849, § 51, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-107 - Qualifications of voters - conduct of elections

(1)
An eligible elector is an elector who has complied with the registration provisions of article
2
of title
1
, C.R.S., and who resides within the jurisdiction of the proposed local college district. All elections authorized under this article shall be conducted pursuant to articles
1
to
13
of title
1
, C.R.S. The county clerk and recorder in each county in which a part of the district is located shall be the designated election official for an organizational election. Thereafter the designated election official shall be the secretary of the board, unless otherwise provided by the board.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 849, § 52, effective January 1, 1993.)
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 846, § 9, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 849, § 52, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-108 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 750, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 846, § 10, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 850, § 53, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-109 - Record of votes

(1)
If the proposed local college district is situated entirely within one county and a majority of the votes cast on the question of organizing a local college district are in favor of the organization, the district shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this part 1.
(2)
If the proposed local college district is situated in two or more counties, the respective county clerk and recorders, within ten days after the election, shall determine the results from the counties and shall certify the results to the secretary of state who shall survey the results. If a majority of all votes cast in the proposed district are in favor of the organization, the district shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this part 1.
(3)
If it appears that one-half or more of the votes cast are not in favor of the organization, the district shall not be organized; but the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the filing of a subsequent petition for the formation of a similar local college district.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 750, § 1, effective July 1. L. 76: (1) and (2) amended, p. 305, § 39, effective May 20. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 847, § 11, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 54, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-111 - Election of first board - new district

(1)
In all local college districts organized under the provisions of this part 1 or other applicable statutes on or after July 1, 1984, the first board of trustees must be elected in the following manner:
(a)
An election for members of the first board shall be called within sixty days of the successful election to organize the local college district.
(b)
At the election, a board consisting of the number of persons specified in the organization petition must be elected so that the first board members serve staggered terms and thereafter their successors in office serve staggered terms of four years.
(c)
The county clerk and recorder of each county included in the new local college district shall call and conduct such election in the manner provided in section
23-71-107
.
(d)
The costs of the election of board members as provided in this section shall be paid by the local college district in which the elections are conducted.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 752, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(d) amended, p. 648, § 2, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(b) amended, p. 848, § 13, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 852, § 56, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2016: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 348, § 3, effective April 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-112 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 752, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 849, § 14, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 852, § 57, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-113 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 753, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 849, § 15, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 853, § 5, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-114 - Candidates for board of trustees

Any person who desires to be a candidate for the local district college board of trustees and who is an eligible elector in the local college district shall file a petition for nomination pursuant to section
1-4-803
and part 9 of article
4
of title
1
, C.R.S.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 754, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 849, § 16, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 59, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-115 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 754, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 17, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 854, § 60, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-116 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 754, § 1, effective July 1. L. 80: (2) amended, p. 409, § 10, effective 1/1/1981. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 2028, § 29, effective July 14. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 850, § 18, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 854, § 61, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-117 - [Repealed]

L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 19, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 855, § 62, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-118 - Officers

Within sixty days after the close of polls in an election of any local district college board of trustees, the board shall meet and select from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, who shall serve until the first meeting of the board following the next election for members of the board.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 851, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1365), ch. 333, p. 1484, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-120 - District - body corporate

Each regularly organized local college district which may be formed as provided in this part 1 is declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of ".............. Local College District", and in that name may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts, the same as municipal corporations in this state.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-120.5 - Recall of board members

(1)
Any board member may be recalled from office at any time. Any recall shall be initiated and conducted pursuant to part 1 of article
12
of title
1
, C.R.S.
(a) to (d)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 855, § 63, effective January 1, 1993.)
(2) to (4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 855, § 63, effective January 1, 1993.)
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1174, § 1, effective March 20. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 855, § 63, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-121 - Vacancies

(1)
An office of a board member shall be deemed vacant if the person who was duly elected or appointed to the board:
(a)
Does not attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless such absence is excused by the board;
(b)
Submits a written resignation to the board and such resignation is duly accepted by the board;
(c)
Becomes a nonresident of the local college district or board member district from which he was elected; or
(d)
Dies during his term of office.
(2)
At the next meeting of the board immediately following the occurrence of a vacancy, the board shall adopt a resolution declaring a vacancy in said office and shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy within sixty days after said vacancy has occurred. If the appointment is not made by the board within such sixty-day period, the president of the board shall forthwith appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be evidenced by an appropriate entry in the minutes of the meeting, and the board shall cause a certificate of appointment to be delivered to the person so appointed.
(3)
If the vacancy occurs more than ninety days prior to the next regular biennial local district college election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to the board shall serve until the next regular biennial local district college election and until the successor for the remainder of the term is elected and has qualified. If the vacancy occurs within the ninety-day period prior to a regular biennial local district college election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to an office of the board shall serve until the next succeeding regular biennial local district college election at which a candidate for the board may lawfully be nominated pursuant to section
1-4-803
and part 9 of article
4
of title
1
, C.R.S., and until a successor has been elected and has qualified. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (3), an appointee to an office of the board shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1. L. 80: (3) amended, p. 409, § 11, effective 1/1/1981. L. 86: IP(1), (1)(a) to (1)(c), (2), and (3) amended, p. 851, § 22, effective July 1. L. 92: (3) amended, p. 857, § 64, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-123 - Duties of board of trustees - degrees

(1)
It is the duty of the board of trustees to determine financial and educational policies and provide for the proper execution of such by selecting competent administrators, instructors, and other personnel for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the institution, to prepare and adopt a budget pursuant to part 1 of article
44
of title
22
, C.R.S., to fix tuition and fee rates, to accept gifts, to purchase, hold, sell, or rent property and equipment, to promote the general welfare of the institution for the best interests of education and the local college district, and, pursuant to contract and any other applicable provisions of law, to discharge or otherwise terminate the employment of any personnel.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if Colorado Northwestern community college is accepted into the state system pursuant to section
23-71-207
, the duties of the Rangely junior college district board of trustees shall be limited to those specified in section
23-71-207(3)(a)(VII)
.
(3)
A local district college may offer a two-year degree program with or without academic designation. Before a local district college offers a two-year degree program with academic designation, as authorized by this subsection (3), the local district college shall determine the program designation for the degree. The local district college shall then submit the degree program designation to the board of trustees for its review and approval. The local district college may offer the degree program only after it has been approved by the board of trustees and by the Colorado commission on higher education. The local district college shall exclusively use the degree program designation name in official publications, course catalogs, diplomas, and official transcripts.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 24, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 902, § 5, effective May 26. L. 2010: (3) added, (SB 10-088), ch. 154, p. 531, §4, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-124 - President - duties

The president of the board of trustees shall preside at all meetings of the board and shall sign all orders on the county treasurer for the payment of money; but no orders shall be drawn upon the county treasurer except in favor of parties to whom the local college district has become lawfully indebted. He shall appear in behalf of the local college district in all suits brought by or against the district, but, if the president is individually interested, this duty shall be performed by the secretary of the board. In the absence of the president, the secretary shall preside at any meeting of the board.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 25, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-125 - Secretary - duties

The secretary of the board of trustees shall keep an accurate record of the expenses incurred by the local college district and shall present the same to the board whenever called upon. He shall give the required notice of all regular and special meetings. He shall keep the same records and make the same reports as are required by law. Any of the special duties of the secretary may be delegated by the board to a paid secretary who may be appointed by the board.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 26, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-126 - Treasurer - duties

The treasurer of the board of trustees shall countersign all warrants drawn by the president and secretary on the county treasury and shall keep an account of the same. He shall take charge of all moneys received by the board on account of the local college district. He shall render a statement of the finances of the district as shown by the records of his office at the close of each fiscal year and at any other time when required by the board. Financial statements and records of the local college district shall be in accordance with the provisions of part 5 of article
1
of title
29
, C.R.S. The treasurer shall perform such additional duties and be subjected to such additional obligations as are imposed by law.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 822, § 4, effective June 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 857, § 27, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-127 - Credits accepted by state institutions

Credits received by students attending local district colleges shall be accepted in full by other state institutions of higher education for provisional enrollment in such major courses for which courses the students in the local district college qualify.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 759, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-129 - Dissolution of district

Any local college district may be dissolved in the following manner: A plan for the dissolution of the local college district may be submitted to the eligible electors of the local college district at a special election held for that purpose. The plan shall provide for the payment of all district debts and liabilities and the distribution of all district assets. If the eligible electors authorize the dissolution by a vote of the majority of electors voting at the special election, the local district college board of trustees of the district shall proceed to carry out the plan so authorized and, upon accomplishment thereof, shall file its certificate of dissolution with the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein the district is situate. Thereupon the district shall be considered dissolved. If any property or funds remain in the hands of the board, credit after the dissolution of the property or funds shall be distributed as provided in the plan of dissolution for the distribution of the assets of the local college district.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 759, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 29, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 858, § 67, effective 1/1/1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-130 - Bonds as legal investments

Any general obligation bonds issued or validated in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be eligible for any investment of proceeds which is a legal investment authorized by part 6 of article
75
of title
24
, C.R.S., for school districts of this state.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 759, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1129, § 64, effective July 1.
For the legality of school bonds as an investment, see part 6 of article 75 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-131 - Local district colleges subject to section 29-1-302

For the purposes of section
29-1-302
, C.R.S., a local college district board of trustees shall not be deemed to be a school board.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 760, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 855, § 30, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-132 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire section added, p. 648, § 3, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 870, § 66, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-133 - Local district colleges - attorney general to advise - revenue for baccalaureate degree programs

(1)
Repealed.
(2)
Upon request of its board of trustees, the attorney general shall serve as legal advisor to Colorado mountain college, and the board has the authority to select and retain legal counsel at the board's discretion.
(3)
In accordance with the budget adopted by the board of trustees pursuant to section
23-71-123(1)
, a local district college may use any state-appropriated money it receives, in addition to any other revenue of the college, to operate any baccalaureate degree program that the Colorado commission on higher education approves.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 377,§11, eff. 6/29/2021.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 278,§2, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-101), ch. 1539, p. 1539, § 3, effective May 27. L. 2014: (2) added, (HB 14-1365), ch. 1484, p. 1484, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2015: (3) amended, (HB 15-1224), ch. 267, p. 267, §1, effective April 10. L. 2018: (1) and (3) amended, (HB 18-1300), ch. 1752, p. 1752, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: (1) repealed and (3) amended, (HB 21-1330), ch. 2508, p. 2508, § 11, effective June 29.
For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 335, Session Laws of Colorado 2010. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1330, see section 1 of chapter 377, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-134 - Local district colleges - bachelor of applied science degree programs - approval

(1)
A local district college may, with the approval of its board of trustees, offer a bachelor of applied science degree. A local district college may request authority to offer more than one bachelor of applied science degree. In considering whether to approve a request to offer a bachelor of applied science degree, the board of trustees shall consider student and workforce demand, cost effectiveness for the students, and accreditation and licensing requirements.
(2)
The board of trustees shall notify the Colorado commission on higher education of each bachelor of applied science degree program that the board of trustees approves pursuant to this section.
Added by 2021 Ch. 377,§12, eff. 6/29/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1330), ch. 377 , p. 2508, § 12, effective June 29.
For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1330, see section 1 of chapter 377, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 1 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - ORGANIZATION (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-135) › Section 23-71-135 - Local district colleges - high school diplomas - approval

(1)
A local district college board of trustees may establish and approve graduation requirements for a high school diploma. A local district college shall award a high school diploma to a student who successfully completes the high school graduation requirements approved by a local district college board of trustees.
(2)
A service provider may partner with a local district college to provide courses that lead to a high school diploma or an industry-recognized credential.
(3)
As used in this section, "service provider" means a nonprofit entity or for-profit entity that enters into a formal, negotiated contract for educational services with a local district college.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 14,§ 2, eff. 3/6/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 312,§ 7, eff. 6/2/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-70-101 — 23-73-101) › Article 71 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES (§§ 23-71-101 — 23-71-713) › Part 2 - LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGES - STATE SYSTEM (§§ 23-71-201 — 23-71-208) › Section 23-71-201 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the state board for community colleges and occupational education created pursuant to section
23-60-104
.
(2)
"Eligible elector" of a local college district means an elector who has complied with the registration provisions of article
2
of title
1
, C.R.S., and who resides within the local college district.
L. 75: Entire article added, p. 760, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (2) R&RE, p. 855, § 31, effective July 1. L. 92: (2) amended, p. 858, § 68, effective 1/1/1993.