Title 23, Postsecondary Education

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-101 Legislative declaration
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The purposes of this article are to maximize opportunities for postsecondary education in Colorado; to avoid and to eliminate needless duplication of facilities and programs in state-supported institutions of higher education; to achieve simplicity of state administrative procedu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-101.1 Definitions
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As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education created and existing pursuant to this article. (2) Department of higher education or department means the department of higher education created and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-102 Commission established - terms of office
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(1) Repealed. (2) There is established a central policy and coordinating board for higher education in the state of Colorado, to be known as the Colorado commission on higher education, referred to in this article 1 as the commission. The duties and powers delegated to the commis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-103 Advisory committee to the Colorado commission on higher education
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(1) There is hereby established an advisory committee to the commission for the purpose of suggesting solutions for the problems and needs of higher education and maintaining liaison with the general assembly and the governing boards for state-supported institutions of higher edu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-103.5 Establishment of annual allowable cash fund revenues and expenditures by general assembly. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-103.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-104 Financing the system of postsecondary education - report
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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) (I) For the 2010-11 fiscal year and for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2016, the general assembly shall make annual appropriations of general fund money, of cash funds received from tuition income, and of money that is estimated to be received by…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-105 Duties and powers of the commission with respect to appropriations
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(1) The commission shall prescribe uniform financial reporting policies, including policies for counting and classifying full-time equivalent students, for the institutions and governing boards within the state-supported system of higher education. (2) to (3.7) Repealed. (4) The …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-105.5 Duties and powers of the commission with respect to student fees - report on tuition and fees
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(1) (a) The commission shall adopt policies concerning the collection and use of student fees by the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 23-5-119.5. The policies may address, but need not be limited to, the purposes for student fe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-106 Duties and powers of the commission with respect to capital construction and long-range planning - report - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) Except as permitted by subsection (9) of this section, it is declared to be the policy of the general assembly not to authorize any activity requiring capital construction or capital renewal for state institutions of higher education unless approved by the commission. (2) The…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-106.3 Duties and powers of the commission - capital construction projects - federal mineral lease revenues fund - higher education institutions financed purchase of an asset cash fund
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(1) (a) As soon as possible after May 12, 2008, the commission, after consultation with the appropriate governing boards of state-supported institutions of higher education, shall submit to the office of state planning and budgeting and to the capital development committee of the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-106.5 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to advanced technology - fund created. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-106.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-106.7 Duties and powers of the department with respect to technology transfers
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(1) The department, in consultation with the office of information technology created in the office of the governor, shall: (a) In all its program efforts, endeavor to facilitate the transfer of newly created technologies from the laboratory to the private sector for the start-up…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-107 Duties and powers of the commission with respect to program approval, review, reduction, and discontinuance
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(1) A governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education is not required to submit a proposal to or obtain approval from the commission to create, modify, or discontinue academic or vocational programs offered by the institution, so long as the creation, modific…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-108 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to systemwide planning - reporting - definitions
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(1) The commission, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions and as a part of the master planning process, shall have the authority to: (a) Establish a policy-based and continuing systemwide planning, programming, and coordination process to effect the best us…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-108.5 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to common course numbering system - council of higher education representatives - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
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(1) The general assembly finds that, for many students, the ability to transfer among all higher education institutions is critical to their success in achieving a degree. The general assembly further finds that it is necessary for the state to have sound transfer policies that p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-109 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to off-campus instruction - provision of concurrent enrollment programs - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly declares its intent that the state-supported institutions of higher education may engage in instruction off the geographic boundaries of their campuses. (2) The commission shall define, after consultation with the governing boards of institutions, the geo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-109.3 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2-111 (3)(a), C.R.S., the commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on or before September 1, 2006, with the state board of education to adopt a policy to share student data. At a minimum, the policy shall ensure that t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-109.5 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to fiscal accountability. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-109.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-109.7 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to the provision of educational services
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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2014.) (2) Beginning July 1, 2005, the commission is responsible for ensuring the provision of postsecondary educational services pursuant to part 3 of article 18 of this title 23. The department of higher education on behalf of the commission shall …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-109.8 Duties and powers of the commission with regard to employment first policies
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(1) The commission shall facilitate employment first policies and practices by providing department input and assistance to the employment first advisory partnership described in section 8-84-303, C.R.S., in carrying out its duties. (2) The department shall present the reports an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-110 Organization, meetings, and staff
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(1) The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure, shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary, and shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection. Meetings of the commission shall be open to the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-110.5 Study of higher education organization - legislative declaration - issues - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-110.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-111 Commission study - governance and administration of vocational and occupational education. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-111Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-112 Tuition - reciprocal agreements
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Except as provided in section 23-1-108 (10), the commission shall identify those circumstances where the waiving of the nonresident differential in tuition rates, on a reciprocal basis with other states, would enhance educational opportunities for Colorado residents. Relative to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-113 Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy - report - definitions
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(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 hi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-113.2 Department directive - admission standards for students holding international baccalaureate diplomas - legislative declaration
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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) It is in the best interests of the state to encourage the development and adoption of innovative and effective curricula for high school students; (II) The international baccalaureate diploma program is an establish…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-113.3 Commission directive - developmental education courses - report
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(1) (a) (I) As part of the policy adopted by the commission pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5)(a), the commission shall adopt and the governing boards shall implement standards and procedures whereby state institutions of higher education may offer developmental education courses…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-113.5 Commission directive - resident admissions - report - definitions
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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that all state-supported institutions of higher education operate primarily to serve and educate the people of Colorado. The general assembly therefore directs the commission to develop admission policies to ensure that, beginning with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-113.7 Commission directive - nursing programs - employer-based gift and scholarship fund - reporting requirement - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly recognizes the need to provide a high quality trained workforce necessary for the delivery of quality care to seniors and other individuals. The general assembly further recognizes that limiting the number of students participating in nursing programs in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-114 Commission directive - study of role of state board for community colleges and occupational education and the local councils. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-114Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-115 Commission directive - review and action on existing degree programs. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-115Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-116 Commission directive - education degree programs. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 85: Entire article R&RE, p. 760, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 1546, � 6, effective August 2. 23-1-117. Commission directive - administrative expense reduction. (Repealed) Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 844, � 2, effective April 2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-117 Commission directive - administrative expense reduction. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-117Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-118 Commission directive - programs of excellence. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 842, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1) and (4) amended and (6) added, p. 1140, � 4, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 512, � 6, effective June 6. L. 96: (4) and (5) amended, p. 1237, � 81, effective August 7. L. 99: (6)(b) amended, p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-119 Department directive - transition between K-12 education system and postsecondary education system
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, in order for students to succeed at state-supported institutions of higher education, the Colorado public system of elementary and secondary education must have provided students with the skills and abilities necessary to m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-119.1 Department directive - notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines
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(1) Annually, beginning in the spring of 2006, upon receipt of the names and mailing addresses of students enrolled in the eighth grade from the board of education of each school district in Colorado and the state charter school institute, the department shall provide notice of p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-119.2 Commission directive - notice of college preparatory courses for high school students
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(1) The commission shall adopt a policy on or before October 1, 2005, to: (a) Obtain, on or before June 1 of each school year, from the appropriate test administrators the names and mailing addresses of all students enrolled in Colorado public schools who take a standardized, cur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-119.3 Department directive - exchange of student records
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(1) The department of higher education and the department of education shall establish a procedure that allows for the direct, electronic exchange of student unit record data for students enrolled in Colorado public high schools. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-119.5 Online career platform - appropriations from state work force development council
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Beginning on September 14, 2020, the department of higher education may receive and expend any money transferred to the department by the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101, for the purposes of implementing and maintaining the online platform crea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-120 Commission directive - incentives for improvement initiative grants
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(1) The general assembly finds that state encouragement would contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of the postsecondary education system in Colorado. Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that an incentives for improvement initiative grant program shoul…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-120.9 Department directive - collaborative educator preparation grant program - created - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-120.9Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121 Commission directive - approval of educator preparation programs - review - report - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-121Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.1 Commission directive - approval of principal preparation programs - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-121.1Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.2 Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information
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By October 1, 2020, the department shall post on the department website a description of each of the existing programs and pathways that lead to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher preparation programs and teacher preparation programs approved pursuant to article 60.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.3 Commission directive - principal and administrator preparation programs. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-121.3Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.5 Commission directive - education in special education. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-121.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.7 Commission directive - paraprofessional programs
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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) The number of paraprofessionals who assist teachers in the classroom has increased in recent years both in absolute numbers and as a proportion of all instructional staff; (b) Paraprofessionals are a valuable asset to school districts, pro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-121.8 Department directive - workgroup on diversity in the educator workforce - duties - recommendations - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-121.8Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-122 Commission directive - separately funded policy areas. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-122Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-122.1 Commission directive - separately funded policy areas - fiscal years 1996-97 and 1997-98. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-1-122.1Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…