Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-101 Colorado educational institutions - annual reports. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 15: p. 365, � 1. C.L. � 320. CSA: C. 153, � 60. CRS 53: � 124-1-1. L. 61: pp. 708, 709, �� 1, 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-1-1. L. 64: p. 170, � 134. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 743, � 1, effective June 16. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1094, � 3, effective July 1. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-101.5 Enterprise status of auxiliary facilities - definitions
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(1) Any auxiliary facility or group of auxiliary facilities with similar functions which is managed by the governing body of an institution of higher education or by the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center may be designated as an enterprise for the purposes …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-101.7 Enterprise status of institutions of higher education
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, institution of higher education or institution means the Colorado state university - Pueblo, Adams state university, Colorado Mesa university, Metropolitan state university of Denver, Fort Lewis college, Western …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-101.8 Enterprise status of institutions of higher education - loans - bonds. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-101.8Statutes 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. § 23-5-101.9 Repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1935, � 3, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2007. (See L. 2004, p. 1935.) 23-5-102. Funding for auxiliary facilities - institutions of higher education - loans - bond…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-102 Funding for auxiliary facilities - institutions of higher education - loans - bonds
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(1) For the purpose of obtaining funds for constructing, otherwise acquiring, and equipping auxiliary facilities for the use of students and employees at any state educational institution or any branch thereof or facilities for use by any institution or group of institutions that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-103 Pledge of income
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(1) The governing board of any one or more state educational institutions, including but not limited to the state colleges under the control and operation of their respective boards of trustees, that enters into a contract for the advancement of money is authorized, in connection…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-104 No property lien
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The governing board of any state educational institution shall not create a mortgage upon any property belonging to the institution, nor shall the state be obligated, for the purpose of securing the repayment of any funds advanced pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-5-102 t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-105 Tax exemption
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Any bonds, certificates, or warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-5-102 to 23-5-105 by the governing board of any state educational institution shall be exempt from taxation for any state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or other purpose …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-105.5 State board for community colleges and occupational education - authority to create financial obligations
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Nothing in sections 23-5-101.5 to 23-5-105 shall be construed to prohibit the state board for community colleges and occupational education from issuing revenue bonds or other revenue obligations payable from the revenues from all or any part of the auxiliary facilities within th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-106 Authority of governing boards - general - health-care insurance - contracts of indemnity
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(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property, to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the governance of the respective instituti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-106.5 Authority of governing boards - student applications - criminal and disciplinary history inquiry - exceptions - definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Academic institution” means any elementary or secondary school or any postsecondary education institution. (b) “Conviction” means a conviction by a jury verdict or by entry of a verdict or acceptanc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-107 Authority of governing boards - parking
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(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the operation and parking of vehicles upon the grounds, driveways, or roadways within the property under the control of the governing board. Such r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-108 Governing boards authorized to cede jurisdiction for enforcement of traffic laws
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(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education is authorized to cede jurisdiction to the town, city, city and county, or county in which the property under the control of the governing board is located for the enforcement of ordinances, resolutions, and laws…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-109 Identification - suicide and crisis prevention - rules
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(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education is authorized to promulgate rules establishing a system of identification of students, faculty, and staff that may include provisions for penalties other than criminal penalties and provisions for disciplinary a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-110 Medical personnel
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person holding a license to practice medicine in this state may accept employment from any public or private university, college, junior or community college, school district, or private nonprofit school to examine a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-111 Educational benefits for dependents of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-111Statutes 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. § 23-5-111.4 Tuition for members of the National Guard - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-111.4Statutes 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. § 23-5-111.5 Educational benefits for dependents of deceased or permanently disabled National Guardsman - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-111.5Statutes 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. § 23-5-112 Gifts and bequests to institutions of higher education - venture development investment funds
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(1) All state institutions of higher education are authorized to receive gifts and bequests of money or property which may be tendered to any such institution by will or gift. The governing board of such institution is authorized, subject to the terms of any gift or bequest and t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-113 Collection of loans and outstanding obligations - state educational institutions
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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-30-202.4, C.R.S., the governing board of any state educational institution may promulgate rules and regulations relating to procedures for collecting any loans or other outstanding obligations owed to such institution. The institut…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-113.5 Prohibition on withholding transcripts and diplomas - postsecondary institution - remedy - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Administrator” means an administrator of the “Uniform Consumer Credit Code” designated pursuant to section 5-6-103. (b) “Debt” means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owing, or alleged to be due o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-114 National direct student loans - authority to separately collect advances
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Each advance remitted to an individual by a state-supported institution of higher education pursuant to the terms of a national direct student loan program master agreement shall constitute a separate obligation for purposes of institutional collection procedures and jurisdiction…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-115 Loans or outstanding obligations offset
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(1) (a) At times prescribed by the department of revenue, but not less frequently than annually, a state educational institution shall certify to the department of revenue information regarding persons who owe a loan repayment or other outstanding obligation to the institution, t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-116 Governing boards - authority to provide out-of-state courses
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(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education may offer postsecondary courses at locations outside the state of Colorado for credit applicable toward a degree program. For the purposes of this section, the commission, in consultation with the governing boar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-117 Governing boards - delegation of personnel power
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The governing board of any state-supported institution of higher education, including the Auraria higher education center established in article 70 of this title 23, may delegate all or part of its power over personnel matters, including the power to hire or to fire employees exe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-118 Selective service registration information
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Each state-supported institution of higher education shall provide eligible males with information about the selective service prior to course registration. Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 849, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2523, � 1, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-119 Colorado legislative distinguished professor fund. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1148, � 1, effective May 8. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 2198, � 2, effective February 25. 23-5-119.5. Student fees - legislative declaration - definitions - institutional plans - fee information - reporting. (1) The general assembly …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-119.5 Student fees - legislative declaration - definitions - institutional plans - fee information - reporting
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that, due to increasing financial restrictions, fees are increasingly being used as sources of revenue for state institutions of higher education. The general assembly further finds that it is important to allow the governing boards flexibili…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-120 Student fees - deposit - interest
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(1) Student fees imposed by a governing board for a student association or student government at a state-supported institution of higher education and collected from students enrolled in such institution shall be deposited in a separate fund of the institution to be used for the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-121 Governing boards - authority to establish nonprofit corporations for developing discoveries and technology
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(1) The general assembly recognizes that the transfer of newly created technologies from university research to the private sector and the resulting potential creation and expansion of Colorado companies are essential to the economic growth of this state, promote the public good,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-122 Intrainstitutional and intrasystem transfers - course scheduling
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(1) On or before October 1, 1993, the governing board of every state-supported institution of higher education shall have in place and enforce policies regarding transfers by students between undergraduate degree programs which are offered within the same institution or within th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-123 Sabbatical leave - policy - production of records - legislative declaration - definition
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(1) The general assembly recognizes the necessity of maintaining a high caliber of faculty and staff within the state system of higher education and the importance of the faculty’s and staff’s contribution in delivering quality education within the state system of higher educatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-124 Student enrollment - prohibition - public peace and order convictions - definitions
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(1) No person who is convicted of a riot offense shall be enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher education for a period of twelve months following the date of conviction. (2) A student who is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher education and who is co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-125 Campus sex offender information
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Each institution of postsecondary education in the state shall provide a statement to its campus community identifying the name and location at which members of the community may obtain the law enforcement agency information collected pursuant to section 16-22-110 (3.5), C.R.S., …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-126 Governing boards - anti-terrorism measures
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(1) The Colorado commission on higher education in consultation with each governing board shall adopt such guidelines and policies, no later than December 1, 2002, as may be necessary to provide all lawful information requested by the federal bureau of investigation, the central …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-127 Unique student identifying number - social security number - prohibition
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(1) Each postsecondary institution in Colorado shall assign to each student enrolled in the institution a unique primary identifier that may be a series of numbers or characters. (2) On and after July 1, 2003, each postsecondary institution in Colorado shall take reasonable and p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-128 Meningococcal disease - information - immunity - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Institution means any public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution in the state. (b) New student means each incoming freshman student residing in student housing, as defined by the institution, or any student who the institution require…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-129 Governing boards - performance contract - authorization - operations - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-129Statutes 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. § 23-5-130 Governing boards - fee-for-service contracts - authorization. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-130Statutes 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. § 23-5-130.5 Governing boards - tuition-setting - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1837, � 3, effective June 9. L. 2014: (2) amended and (2.5) added, (SB 14-001), ch. 138, p. 474, � 3, effective May 1. Editor's note: Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016. (S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-131 Governing boards - tuition - fixed rate contract - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Commission means the Colorado commission on higher education. (b) Fixed rate means the fixed tuition rate specified in a contract between a state-supported institution of higher education and a student enroll…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-132 Governing boards - travel policies - exemption from state travel rules
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Each governing board shall adopt travel policies for the institutions of higher education under its control, including but not limited to the use of travel services or travel agencies by the employees of the governing board or said institutions. Any rules adopted by the state con…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-133 Instructors - health benefits study - report. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 846, � 1, effective May 4. L. 2022: Entire section repealed, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2974, � 48, effective August 10.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-134 Appointments to governing boards - considerations
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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that the governor shall consider, when appointing individuals to serve on governing boards of institutions of higher education, an individual's: (a) Commitment to public education; (b) Record of public or community service; (c) Knowled…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-135 Governing boards - underserved students - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-5-135Statutes 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. § 23-5-136 Governing boards - online textbook program
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Each governing board of a state institution of higher education shall consider creation and implementation of an online textbook library at the institution to allow students to purchase only those materials needed for the applicable course work. In considering the program, the go…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-137 Loan repayment assistance - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Loan Repayment Assistance Act. (2) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (I) It is of great value to the state to encourage students and graduates of institutions of higher education to enter …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-138 Textbooks - academic freedom - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Adopting entity means the person or persons responsible for selecting and ordering a textbook or supplemental learning material for use in a college course at a state institution of higher education. (b) Bund…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-139 Higher education revenue bond intercept program - definitions
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(1) (a) The state treasurer, on behalf of an institution, shall make payment as provided in this section of principal and interest on intercept bonds unless the governing board adopts a resolution stating that it will not accept on behalf of the institution payment of principal o…