(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall enter into fee-for-service contracts for the following purposes:
(a) (I) The creation of career pathways for students designed pursuant to sections 23-60-109 and 24-46.3-104.
(II) This subsection (1)(a) is repealed, effective June 30, 2028.
(b) to (e) Repealed.
(f) Providing services to maximize concurrent enrollment across the community college system as provided in section 23-60-202.7;
(g) to (i) Repealed.
(j) The Colorado rural health-care workforce initiative established in article 76.5 of this title 23, including for health-care professionals rural tracks at institutions of higher education and administrative costs and educational support provided by the university of Colorado's school of medicine's rural program;
(k) The recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program administered pursuant to section 23-81-102;
(l) (I) The Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program created in section 23-21-1103.
(II) This subsection (1)(l) is repealed, effective June 30, 2028.
(m) (I) The creation of education programs aligned pursuant to section 8-15.7-201.
(II) This subsection (1)(m) is repealed, effective June 30, 2028.
(n) Repealed.
(o) (I) The Colorado school of public health's analysis of model legislation related to a statewide universal health-care system conducted pursuant to section 23-20-146.
(II) This subsection (1)(o) is repealed, effective December 1, 2027.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this part 3 to the contrary, the amount of a fee-for-service contract or grant pursuant to this section is not included in the calculation of "total state appropriation" or "total governing board appropriation" made pursuant to this part 3.
Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1274), ch. 196, p. 665, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section R&RE, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 765, § 44, effective June 6; entire section amended, (SB 16-196), ch. 226, p. 865, § 3, effective June 6. L. 2018: (1) amended, (SB 18-086), ch. 319, p. 1919, § 7, effective May 30. L. 2019: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) added, (HB 19-1294), ch. 318, p. 2963, § 3, effective May 28; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(e) added, (HB 19-1202), ch. 403, p. 3573, § 4, effective May 31; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(g) added, (HB 19-1264), ch. 420, p. 3680, § 10, effective June 30; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 19-176), ch. 244, p. 2389, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1)(h) added, (HB 21-1268), ch. 258, p. 1518, § 5, effective June 18; (1)(i) added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1340, § 25, effective September 7. L. 2022: (1)(j) added, (SB 22-172), ch. 298, p. 2135, § 3, effective June 1; (1)(b) repealed, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2975, § 49, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1)(k) added and (2) amended, (SB 23-005), ch. 172, p. 846, § 4, effective May 12; (1)(l) added, (SB 23-031), ch. 344, p. 2066, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2024: (1)(m) added, (SB 24-104), ch. 299, p. 2038, § 4, effective August 7; (1)(n) added, (SB 24-048), ch. 405, p. 2783, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2025: (1)(o) added, (SB 25-045), ch. 191, p. 855, § 3, effective May 14; (1)(l) and (1)(m) amended and (1)(n) repealed, (SB 25-232), ch. 102, p. 452, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2026: (1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(e), (1)(l), and (1)(m) amended, (HB 26-1371), ch. 281, p. 1563, § 3, effective June 1.