Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-124 Complaints of deceptive trade or sales practices
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(1) A person claiming pecuniary loss as a result of a deceptive trade or sales practice, pursuant to section 23-64-123, by a school or agent may file with the board a written complaint against the school or agent. The complaint must set forth the alleged violation and any other r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-125 Preservation of records
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(1) In the event that a school located in Colorado ceases operation, the owner or his or her authorized designee shall deposit with the division the original or legible true copies of all educational, financial, or other records of the school. (2) In the event that it appears to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-126 Enforceability of notes, contracts, and other evidence of indebtedness
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(1) No note, other instrument of indebtedness, or contract relating to payment for educational services shall be enforceable in the courts of this state by any school located within this state unless the school, at the time of execution of the note, other instrument of indebtedne…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-127 Violations - civil - penalty
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The board may commence a civil action against any entity believed by the board to have violated the provisions of section 23-64-113 or who fails or refuses to deposit with the division the records required by section 23-64-125. Upon a finding that the entity has violated the prov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-128 Violations - criminal - penalty
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Any person, group, or entity, or any owner, officer, agent, or employee thereof, who willfully violates the provisions of section 23-64-113 or who willfully fails or refuses to deposit with the division the records required by section 23-64-125 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Sour…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-129 State administrative procedure act
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Unless otherwise provided in this article 64, the provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act, article 4 of title 24, shall govern the giving of notices for and the conducting of any hearings on any matter within the authority of the board as set forth in this article 64…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-130 Jurisdiction of courts - service of process
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Any school located within or without this state that offers to provide educational services to any person in this state, whether the educational services are provided in person or by correspondence, or that offers to award any educational credentials to any person in this state s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-131 Enforcement - injunction - fines - rules
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(1) Whenever it appears to the board that any entity is or has been violating any of the provisions of this article 64 or any of the lawful rules or orders of the board, the board, on its own motion or on the written complaint of any person, may apply for and obtain a temporary r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-132 Transfer of governance of private occupational schools - provisions for transition - rules
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(1) (a) Any powers, duties, and functions relating to the governance, jurisdiction, and control of private occupational schools that were previously vested in the state board for community colleges and occupational education prior to July 1, 1990, are specifically transferred to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-64-133 Repeal of article - review of functions
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This article 64 is repealed, effective September 1, 2035. Prior to the repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall review the regulation of private occupational schools and their agents under this article 64, including the functions of the division and the board, in accor…
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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-101 Short title
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This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the Local District College Organization Act. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, � 1, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-102 Definitions
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As used in this article 71, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) Local district college means an educational institution that provides not more than two years of training in the arts, sciences, and humanities beyond the twelfth grade of the public high school curriculum…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-102.5 Local district college - local college district - change in terms - authority of revisor
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(1) The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to ”local junior college“ or ”junior college“ that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to ”local district college“. (2) The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to ”local junior college d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-103 Districts organized - when
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Local college districts in Colorado may be organized in an area approved for organization by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. The area to be approved for organization shall also have a twelfth-grade school population, as determined by the immedia…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-104 Petition of electors
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A local college district may be formed upon the petition of five hundred eligible electors residing in the area of the proposed district and having the qualifications prescribed in section 23-71-107. If the petition is for the formation of a local college district consisting of a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-105 Election to organize
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Upon receipt of the petition provided in section 23-71-104, the county clerk and recorder or, in the event the proposed district is situated in two or more counties, the secretary of state shall review the petition to determine whether it contains the number of signatures require…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-106 Notice to be given - when. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (3) amended, p. 846, � 8, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 849, � 51, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-107 Qualifications of voters - conduct of elections
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(1) An eligible elector is an elector who has complied with the registration provisions of article 2 of title 1, C.R.S., and who resides within the jurisdiction of the proposed local college district. All elections authorized under this article shall be conducted pursuant to arti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-108 Certification of returns. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 750, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 846, � 10, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 850, � 53, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-109 Record of votes
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(1) If the proposed local college district is situated entirely within one county and a majority of the votes cast on the question of organizing a local college district are in favor of the organization, the district shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this part …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-110 Election of board - members and terms
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(1) Each public local college district established under the provisions of this part 1 must have a board of control, known as the board of trustees, consisting of five, seven, nine, or eleven members elected at public elections for staggered terms of four years each. The first bo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-111 Election of first board - new district
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(1) In all local college districts organized under the provisions of this part 1 or other applicable statutes on or after July 1, 1984, the first board of trustees must be elected in the following manner: (a) An election for members of the first board shall be called within sixty…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-112 Precincts and polling places. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 752, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 849, � 14, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 852, � 57, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-113 Judges. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 753, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 849, � 15, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 853, � 5, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-114 Candidates for board of trustees
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Any person who desires to be a candidate for the local district college board of trustees and who is an eligible elector in the local college district shall file a petition for nomination pursuant to section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S. Source: L. 75: Entire…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-115 Notice of election. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 754, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 850, � 17, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 854, � 60, effective January 1, 1993. 23-71-116. Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-71-116 Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equipment. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 23-71-116Statutes 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…