(1) With respect to the community and technical colleges within the state system, the board has the authority, responsibility, rights, privileges, powers, and duties customarily exercised by the governing boards of institutions of higher education, including the following:
(a) To recommend to the Colorado commission on higher education and the general assembly the location and priorities for establishment of new community and technical colleges;
(b) To construct, lease, or otherwise provide facilities needed for the community and technical colleges as authorized by the general assembly; to issue in the name of the board revenue bonds and other revenue obligations in the manner, for the purposes, and subject to the provisions provided by law for state educational institutions under article 5 of this title or for local college districts; and to refund in the name of the board revenue bonds and other revenue obligations transferred to the board or incurred by the board as provided in this article, such refunding to be undertaken pursuant to article 54 of title 11, C.R.S.;
(c) (I) (A) To fix the tuition and fees to be charged in the community and technical colleges. The board shall fix tuition in accordance with the level of cash fund appropriations set by the general assembly for such institutions pursuant to section 23-1-104 (1)(b)(I).
(B) Repealed.
(II) To the extent space is available, the board may allow persons licensed pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 to take, without charge, at community and technical colleges, courses identified by the department of public safety pursuant to section 24-33.5-1606.5 (4), as related to the national incident management system developed by the federal emergency management agency.
(d) To appoint the chief administrative officer of each community and technical college;
(e) To recommend and review proposals for the establishment of curriculums and for major changes in curriculums, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;
(f) To define the requirements of appropriate degrees and certificates and to authorize the award thereof in the community and technical colleges, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;
(f.5) To review and approve the degree programs described in section 23-60-211, subject only to the review function of the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;
(g) To develop a plan with the governing boards of baccalaureate degree-granting universities and colleges of the state which will assure maximum freedom of transfer of students between local district colleges and community and technical colleges under the direct control of the board and such universities and colleges;
(h) To receive, review, and transmit with recommendations to the Colorado commission on higher education and the general assembly both operating and capital budget requests of the community and technical colleges;
(i) To plan, in cooperation with other state agencies, the allocation of federal funds for instructional programs and student services, including funds for vocational and technical education and retraining;
(j) To determine policies pertaining to the community and technical colleges, subject only to the functions and powers assigned by law to the Colorado commission on higher education relating to formal academic programs;
(k) To control the direction of funds and appropriations to the colleges in the system;
(l) To receive, demand, and hold for the uses and purposes of the colleges in the system such moneys, lands, or other properties as may be donated, devised, leased, or conveyed and to apply the same in such manner as will serve best the objects and interests of the colleges in the system;
(m) To develop and implement, in coordination with four-year institutions and under the direction of the Colorado commission on higher education, a core transfer program for students wishing to obtain a baccalaureate degree after transferring out of the state system to a four-year institution, which program shall be implemented within the state system by September 15, 1987.
(n) Repealed.
Source: L. 67: p. 439, � 7. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-26-11. L. 70: p. 358, � 14. L. 85: (1)(d) and (1)(i) amended and (1)(k) and (1)(l) added, p. 765, � 16, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(m) added, p. 840, � 3, effective April 14. L. 93: (1)(c) amended, p. 1520, � 30, effective June 6. L. 2007: (1)(n) added, p. 338, � 4, effective April 2. L. 2008: (1)(c) amended, p. 119, � 7, effective March 19; (1)(c) amended, p. 805, � 6, effective May 14. L. 2009: (1)(n) repealed, (HB 09-1319), ch. 286, p. 1322, � 13, effective May 21. L. 2010: (1)(c)(I) amended, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1845, � 18, effective June 9; (1)(f.5) added, (SB 10-088), ch. 154, p. 530, � 2, effective August 11. L. 2020: (1)(c)(II) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1050, � 42, effective June 30.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to subsection (1)(c) by Senate Bill 08-126 and Senate Bill 08-181 were harmonized.
(2) Subsection (1)(c)(I)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(c)(I)(B), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2010, p. 1845.)
Cross references: (1) For classification of students for tuition purposes, see article 7 of this title.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsection (1)(c), see section 1 of chapter 215, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending subsection (1)(c)(I), see section 1 of chapter 391, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
23-60-202.5. Powers of board with respect to the higher education and advanced technology center at Lowry. The board is authorized to lease classroom and administrative facilities located at the higher education and advanced technology center at Lowry to colleges within the state system of community and technical colleges and to public and private institutions of higher education that are not included in the system.
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 582, � 1, effective May 22.
23-60-202.7. Powers of board with respect to concurrent enrollment - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Board of cooperative services means a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22 that operates a public school.
(b) Charter school means a district charter school authorized by a school district board of education pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22 and an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute board pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22.
(c) Concurrent enrollment has the same meaning as provided in section 22-35-103.
(d) Local education provider means a school district, a charter school, a board of cooperative services, and the school for the deaf and the blind.
(e) School district means a school district organized and existing pursuant to article 30 of title 22.
(f) School for the deaf and the blind means the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind described in section 22-80-102.
(2) The board shall ensure that the community college system provides leadership, system-level service, and management and coordination of efforts within the system to streamline policies, eliminate administrative barriers, and implement efforts to maximize participation in concurrent enrollment across the community college system. Coordination of efforts includes facilitating the sharing of best practices among institutions, driving innovation, and building capacity for offering concurrent enrollment to more students across the state with a focus on student academic success.
(3) The community college system may receive funding for the services described in this section through a limited purpose fee-for-service contract as provided in section 23-18-308.
(4) (a) Beginning in the 2021-22 fiscal year, the community college system shall collaborate with the local education providers throughout the state to develop and disseminate informational materials for the parents of students enrolled in grades six through eight. The community college system shall design the materials to explain the benefits of participating in concurrent enrollment during grades nine through twelve and, for all types of institutions of higher education as defined in section 22-35-103, the types of courses available through concurrent enrollment and the general requirements and process for enrolling in concurrent enrollment courses. At a minimum, the materials must refer to the website developed by the department of education pursuant to section 22-35-113, and the materials provided for each local education provider must include the name of and contact information for the person who oversees concurrent enrollment in that local education provider. A local education provider may provide directory information, as defined in and in accordance with federal law, to the community college system to use only in disseminating information pursuant to this subsection (4).
(b) The community college system, in collaboration with the local education providers, shall begin disseminating the concurrent enrollment information materials developed pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section beginning in the fall of the 2021-22 academic year. At a minimum, the community college system shall provide materials to parents of students enrolled in grades six through eight through digital means at least once during the school year and once during the summer months. The community college system may also provide the information contained in the materials through public service announcements, paid placements on social media platforms, or other mass communication means, subject to available appropriations.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (4) to the contrary, the community college system may begin developing and disseminating informational materials as provided in subsections (4)(a) and (4)(b) of this section during the 2020-21 fiscal year if the community college system deems it feasible to do so within existing resources.
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-176), ch. 244, p. 2389, � 9, effective August 2. L. 2020: (1) amended and (4) added, (SB 20-095), ch. 180, p. 818, � 1, effective June 29.