Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0339.01 Conrad Imel x2313
HOUSE BILL 22-1155
House Committees Senate Committees
Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING IN-STATE TUITION CLASSIFICAT ION AT INSTITUTIONS OF101
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ST UDENTS WHO COMPLETE HIGH102
SCHOOL IN COLORADO.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Under existing law, an institution of higher education (institution)
must classify a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as an in-state
student for tuition purposes if the student attended high school in
Colorado for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date the student
either graduated from a Colorado high school or successfully completed
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Will and McCluskie,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. a high school equivalency examination and the student is admitted to
college within 12 months of graduating high school or completing the
equivalency examination. The bill repeals the requirements that a student
has attended a Colorado high school for 3 years and be admitted to
college within 12 months of graduating or completing an equivalency
examination.
The bill requires an institution to classify a student as an in-state
student for tuition purposes if the student:
! Graduated from a Colorado high school or successfully
completed a high school equivalency examination in
Colorado; and
! Has resided in Colorado for at least 12 consecutive months
prior to enrolling in an institution.
Because the bill repeals the requirement to be admitted to college
within 12 months of graduation, the bill also repeals the exception to that
requirement for a student who does not have lawful immigration status
and graduated or successfully completed the equivalency examination
prior to September 1, 2013.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-7-110, amend (1)2
introductory portion, (1)(a), and (1)(b); and repeal (3) as follows:3
23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully4
complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in5
Colorado. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article
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ARTICLE 7 to the contrary, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien,7
must be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes if:8
(a) The student attended GRADUATED FROM a public or private9
high school in Colorado for at least three years immediately preceding the10
date the student either graduated from a Colorado high school or11
successfully completed a high school equivalency examination, as defined12
in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., in Colorado; and13
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, within14
twelve months after graduating or successfully completing a high school15
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in Colorado, the student is admitted to a Colorado institution or attends2
an institution of higher education under a reciprocity agreement pursuant3
to section 23-1-112. THE STUDENT HAS RESIDED IN COLORADO FOR AT4
LEAST TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO ENROLLING IN AN5
INSTITUTION.6
(3) A student who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of7
subsection (1) of this section, who is subject to the provisions of8
paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, and who graduated or9
successfully completed his or her high school equivalency examination,10
as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., prior to September 1, 2013,11
but was not admitted to an institution within twelve months after12
graduating or completing the high school equivalency examination, must13
be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes so long as the14
student has been physically present in Colorado on a continuous basis for15
at least eighteen months prior to enrolling in the institution.16
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,17
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate18
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.19
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