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Colorado Statutes, Title 23

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Title 23, Postsecondary Education

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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. § 23-5-119.5 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 req…

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 en…

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. § 23-5-134 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. § 23-5-136 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 ente…

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) "B…

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…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-140 Lifesaving school safety information - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) The safety of students, faculty, and staff who work and learn on the campuses of Colorado institutions of higher education can be enhanced by informing, organizing, and empowering those individuals to respond approp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-140.5 Employee information - student loan repayment and forgiveness programs

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Each governing board shall annually distribute to each employee informational materials relating to federal student loan repayment programs and student loan forgiveness programs, including updated materials, received from the department of higher education pursuant to section 23-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-140.7 Calculation of full-time employment of teachers for purposes of the federal public loan forgiveness program - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Certifying employment" means either completing the employer sections of the public service loan forgiveness form or sharing data directly with the United States department of education that corresponds to th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-141 Campus police information sharing - missing student notifications to law enforcement - legislative declaration - rules - definitions

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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Providing for the safety of the students, faculty, and staff of Colorado's state institutions of higher education is an important priority for those institutions and for the state; (b) Unfortunate and tragic events at educatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-142 Institution law enforcement agencies to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Law enforcement agency of an institution of higher education" means an agency within an institution of higher education described in this title that employs at least one peace officer. (b) "Peace officer" me…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-143 Sexual assault victim care - memorandum of understanding - training - definitions

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(1) The general assembly finds and declares: (a) College-aged students are at a high risk of being victims of sexual assault; (b) It is important for a victim of a sexual assault to receive time-sensitive medical care following the assault whether or not medical forensic evidence…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-144 Students' right to speak in a public forum - legislative declaration - violations - court actions - free speech zones - definitions

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(1) (a) The first amendment of the United States constitution and article II, section 10 of the Colorado constitution each protect the right to free speech, including the speech of students enrolled at public institutions of higher education. The general assembly declares that it…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-145 Credit for military education and training - policy - definition

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "state institution of higher education" or "institution" has the same meaning as provided in section 23-18-102 (10); except that "state institution of higher education" or "institution" includes each local distri…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-145.5 Credit for work-related experience - plan - report - definitions - repeal

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Commission on higher education" or "commission" has the same meaning set forth in section 23-1-101.1 (1). (b) "Council" means the council created and existing pursuant to section 23-1-108.5, convened by the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-145.8 Credential quality standards - report - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Apprenticeship certificate of completion" means a certificate awarded to an apprentice in recognition of the successful completion of a registered apprenticeship program. (b) "Colorado talent report" means t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-146 Sexual misconduct - policies - confidential resources - training - reports - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Clery act" means the federal "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" or "Clery Act", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1092(f). (b) "Complainant" means a person who is subject to all…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-147 Sexual misconduct advisory committee - membership - duties - report - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that in November of 2018, the federal department of education issued new, proposed rules on Title IX dealing with sexual misconduct. (b) The draft rules included changes in how educational institutions were to handle: (I) Allegation…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-148 Dental therapy training programs - authorization to grant advanced standing - definition

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(1) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-18-102 (10)(a). (2) A state institution of higher education offering an accredited dental therapy training program may grant advanced standing toward completion of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-149 Epinephrine auto-injectors at institutions of higher education - immunity - short title

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(1) The short title of this section is "Sydney Meegan's Law". (2) Each institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102, shall acquire and stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. (3) Each institution of higher education is encouraged, but is not required, to…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-150 Transfer credit review process and nontransferable credit - notice - definition

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(1) An institution shall provide a student with a determination regarding the acceptance or denial of the student's request and required documentation for transfer credit within thirty days after the student is admitted to the institution. (2) An institution shall publish the ins…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-151 Abortion medication access - student health centers - data privacy - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Abortion medication" means a prescription drug or a combination of prescription drugs used to terminate the pregnancy of an individual known or reasonably believed to be pregnant. (b) "Institution" means a s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-152 Title VI compliance - coordinator required - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a); a local district college, as defined in section 23-71-102; or an area…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-6-100.3 Definitions

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As used in this article 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Faculty members" means all presidents, deans, professors, administrators, instructors, and research workers. Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2050, § 93, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-6-101 Persons eligible for benefits

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(1) This article 6 shall apply to all faculty members retired from service of state institutions of higher education in Colorado, to their dependent surviving spouses, and to the surviving spouses of said faculty members who have died in service after ten or more years of employm…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-6-102 Application

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Any faculty member or surviving spouse of such faculty member eligible under section 23-6-101 who is not receiving a pension or annuity under a retirement system supported in whole or in part from the state or its political subdivisions which is in excess of the retirement benefi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-6-103 Benefits commence - when

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All faculty members or their surviving spouses who are declared eligible by the commissioner of education to receive the retirement benefits provided by this article shall receive a monthly benefit provided in this article effective the first month after the commissioner declares…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-6-104 Fund - limitation on pension

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(1) There is hereby created a state institutions of higher education emeritus retirement fund from which the commissioner of education shall authorize payments from such appropriations as are made to the fund, as follows: (a) (I) To any faculty member eligible under section 23-6-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-101 Legislative declaration

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It is the intent of the general assembly that the state institutions of higher education shall apply uniform rules, as prescribed in this article and not otherwise, in determining whether students are classified as in-state students or out-of-state students for tuition purposes. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-102 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where he intends to remain and to which he expects to return when he leaves without intending to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-103 Presumptions and rules for determination of status - definition

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(1) Unless the contrary appears to the satisfaction of the registering authority of the institution at which a student is registering, it is presumed that: (a) The domicile of an unemancipated minor is that of the parent with whom the minor resides or, if the minor has a guardian…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-103.5 Unaccompanied homeless youth - domicile - definitions

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(1) As defined in subsection (2) of this section, an unaccompanied homeless youth is a "qualified person", as defined in section 23-7-102, for purposes of determining his or her own domicile pursuant to the provisions of section 23-7-103. (2) (a) As used in this section, unless t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-104 Commission to recommend enrollment incentive program

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The Colorado commission on higher education shall propose an enrollment incentive program for summer sessions at state-supported colleges and universities and make recommendations for the legislative implementation thereof to the education committees of the general assembly on or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-7-105 Tuition classification of Olympic athletes

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 7 to the contrary, but subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, every athlete who otherwise would not be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes under this article may be classified as an in-state s…