Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that this article 70 is necessary to: (a) Provide for the coordination of the planning and construction of a multi-institutional higher education complex located in the city and county of Denver on land designated therefor and on…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-101.3 Definitions
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As used in this article 70, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Auraria board means the board of directors of the center created in section 23-70-102 (1). (2) Center means the Auraria higher education center described in section 23-70-101 (1)(a). (3) Complementary facility…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-101.5 Board abolished
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Effective July 1, 1989, the existing board of directors of the Auraria higher education center is abolished, and the terms of members of the board then serving are terminated. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1013, � 1, effective July 1. 23-70-102. Auraria board - membersh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-102 Auraria board - membership - terms - oath or affirmation - voting
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(1) Effective July 1, 1989, there is created a new board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, which consists of nine voting members and two ex officio nonvoting members. The members of the Auraria board shall be chosen in the following manner: (a) (I) Three member…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-103 Responsibility of governing boards of constituent institutions
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(1) Except as may be expressly provided in this article, the respective governing boards of the constituent institutions are charged with the responsibility for, and shall plan, initiate, manage, and control, their respective programs within the Colorado system of higher educatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-104 Duties of the Auraria board
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(1) The Auraria board has the duty: (a) To acquire, plan, construct, own, lease, operate, maintain, manage, or dispose of all of the physical plant, facilities, buildings, and grounds in the center (except that land owned at the Auraria center by the regents of the university of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-105 General powers of the Auraria board
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(1) The Auraria board is a body corporate by the name and style of the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center and, as such and by its said name, has the power to: (a) Sue or be sued to the extent permitted by law; (b) Contract or be contracted with; (c) Acquire…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-105.5 Public-private developments
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(1) Repealed. (2) The Auraria board shall have the power and authority to develop, construct, hold, lease, and dispose of complementary facilities and to facilitate the development and construction of complementary facilities by entering into leases or other contractual arrangeme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-106 Auraria board to have certain powers similar to powers exercised by the governing bodies of other state institutions of higher education
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(1) The Auraria board may exercise the following powers to the same extent and in the same manner as may be provided or extended by law to the governing boards of state institutions of higher education: (a) To promulgate rules and regulations for the safety of students, employees…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-106.5 Resolution of disputes at Auraria center
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(1) After notification to the affected chief executive officers, which notification provides for a deadline of not more than ten days for the resolution of a dispute, the chief executive officer of any governing board at the Auraria center, including the Auraria board, may reques…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-107 Borrowing funds for auxiliary or complementary facilities
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(1) For the purposes of obtaining funds for constructing, otherwise acquiring, and equipping auxiliary facilities, as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a), for the use of students and employees at the center, the Auraria board is authorized, after approval by the Colorado commiss…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-108 Pledge of income
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(1) When the Auraria board enters into a contract for the advancement of moneys described in section 23-70-107, the board is authorized, in connection with or as a part of such contract, to pledge special student fees or the net income derived or to be derived from such land or f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-109 No property lien
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The Auraria board shall not create a mortgage upon any property belonging to the board or to the state of Colorado or to any constituent institution, nor shall the state be obligated to secure or repay any funds advanced pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-70-107 and 23-70-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-110 Tax exemption
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Any bonds, certificates, or warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-70-107 and 23-70-108 by the Auraria board shall be exempt from taxation for any state, county, school district, special district, municipal, or other purpose in the state of Colorado. Source: L.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-111 Certain debts and expenses prohibited
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The Auraria board is prohibited from creating any debt as against the state of Colorado or the governing boards of the constituent institutions or from incurring any expense beyond its ability to pay the same from the annual income or appropriated funds for the then current year.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-112 Limitation of actions
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No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, proceeding, or warrants or bonds executed or to be executed by the Auraria board in connection with the provision of any auxiliary facilities, as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a), provided or to be provided …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-113 Possible change of Auraria higher education center. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 840, � 1, effective June 15. L. 82: Entire section repealed, p. 624, � 22, effective April 2.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-114 Powers of board not limited
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Subject to the approval of the Colorado commission on higher education, the Auraria board may exercise any and all powers conferred by this article with respect to any land or facility not otherwise a part of the Auraria center. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-115 Directive - master plans
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(1) In order to maximize economic and administrative efficiency at the Auraria center and to further the goals articulated in section 23-1-101, the general assembly finds it necessary that there be comprehensive academic and facilities master planning for the use and development …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-116 Auraria library - economic development database
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(1) The library located at the center, which is administered by the university of Colorado at Denver and which serves Metropolitan state university of Denver and the community college of Denver, is hereby designated and shall be the site of the state economic development database…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-117 Displaced Aurarian scholarship - created - appropriation - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (I) When the Auraria higher education center was built in the 1970s, a well-established, close-knit, largely Hispanic community of more than three hundred households were displaced; (II) As part of the forced relocation, the r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-118 Requirements for money that is appropriated to the department of higher education for use by the Auraria higher education center in the 2025-26 state fiscal year - repeal
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(1) Any money that the general assembly appropriates to the department of higher education for the Auraria higher education center to use for operational costs in the 2025-26 state fiscal year must be used as agreed upon by the constituent institutions in baseline service level a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-70-119 Auraria comprehensive study
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(1) The constituent institutions and the Auraria higher education center shall contract with an independent third-party entity that shall conduct a study, referred to in this section as the Auraria comprehensive study. The constituent institutions and the Auraria higher education…