Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-101 Short title
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Parts 1 and 2 of this article shall be known and may be cited as the College Opportunity Fund Act. Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 703, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1319), ch. 169, p. 614, � 11, effective May 9.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-102 Definitions
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As used in parts 1 and 2 of this article 18, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) College opportunity fund or fund means the college opportunity fund created in section 23-18-202. (2) College opportunity fund program or program means the college opportunity fund program cre…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-201 College opportunity fund program - creation - eligibility - guidelines
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(1) There is created in the department of higher education the college opportunity fund program, which is administered by the Colorado student loan program. On and after July 1, 2015, the Colorado student loan program may enter into an agreement with the department or another sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-202 College opportunity fund - appropriations - payment of stipends - reimbursement - report
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-203 College opportunity fund - data retention
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(1) The commission, in cooperation with the state and participating private institutions of higher education, shall maintain a record of the number of credit hours for which each eligible undergraduate student receives a stipend from the college opportunity fund. The commission s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-204 College opportunity fund - advertisement - disclosure
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If an institution of higher education advertises, in the form of direct mail, print, radio, television, or via the internet, a student's ability to receive a stipend from the college opportunity fund, the institution of higher education shall include in the advertisement the tota…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-205 College opportunity fund - information - notification
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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that the department and the commission inform students beginning in the eighth grade of the state's financial commitment to students to assist them in continuing their education by attending college and of the additional financial reso…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-206 College opportunity fund - directive
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The Colorado student loan program and the state treasurer, in consultation with the governing boards, shall cooperatively establish a disbursement schedule for stipends awarded pursuant to this part 2. Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 711, � 2, effective July 1. 23-18-20…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-207 College opportunity fund - legislative declaration - commission report
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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) No other state has tried to change the funding of institutions of higher education from the institution to the student as provided for in this part 2; (b) Because this part 2 creates a new and untried program, it is anticipated that during…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-208 Advance - cash-flow management
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Notwithstanding any provision of section 24-75-203 (1), C.R.S., to the contrary, the Colorado student loan program may authorize and, upon such authorization, the state treasurer shall make an advance without interest from the college opportunity fund to a governing board to assi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-301 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Higher education is an economic engine for Colorado, helps to create an informed citizenry, and contributes significantly to Colorado's superior quality of life; (b) In order to ensure the state's ongoing social, cultural, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-302 Definitions - repeal
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Applicable fiscal year or applicable state fiscal year means the state fiscal year that commences July 1 after the conclusion of the regular legislative session. For example, during the 2015 regular legislative se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-303 Fee-for-service contracts - authorization - performance funding - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-18-303Statutes 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. § 23-18-303.5 Fee-for-service contracts - authorization - performance funding
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(1) (a) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the governing board of a state institution of higher education may annually negotiate a fee-for-service contract with the department pursuant to this section for the delivery of higher education serv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-304 Funding for specialty education programs - area technical colleges - local district colleges - repeal
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(1) (a) (I) For the 2015-16 state fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of regents of the university of Colorado may annually negotiate a fee-for-service contract with the department for the delivery of specialty education services provided by the health sciences…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-305 Total appropriations - adjustments - fiscal emergency - resolution - financial hardship - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-18-305Statutes 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. § 23-18-306 Duties and powers of the commission - budget provisions - periodic review of funding formula - report
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(1) (a) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the department and commission shall submit a budget request by November 1 of each year that includes: (I) A detailed description of requests for additional ongoing and temporary funding pursuant to s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-307 Budget provisions - reporting - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (HB 14-1319), ch. 169, p. 609, � 1, effective May 9. L. 2020: IP(3) amended and (5) added, (HB 20-1366), ch. 181, p. 833, � 8, effective June 29. Editor's note: Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2021. (Se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-308 Fee-for-service contracts - grants to local district colleges - limited purpose - repeal
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(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall enter into fee-for-service contracts for the following purposes: (a) The creation of career pathways for students pursuant to sections 23-60-109 and 24-46.3-104; (b) Repealed. (c) Cybersecurity and distributed ledger t…