Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 22-0339.01 Conrad Imel x2313
HOUSE BILL 22-1155
House Committees Senate Committees
Education Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
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
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 26, 2022
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 12, 2022
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 11, 2022
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Will and McCluskie, Amabile, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Boesenecker, Caraveo, Cutter,
Duran, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy,
Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, McCormick, Michaelson Jenet, Ortiz, Roberts, Sirota, Titone,
Weissman, Woodrow, Young
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales and Moreno,
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),
(1)(b), and (2)(b); repeal (3); and add (2.5)3
and (6) as follows:4
23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully5
complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in6
Colorado. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article7
ARTICLE 7 to the contrary, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien,8
must be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes if:9
(a) The student EITHER attended a public or private high school in10
Colorado for at least three years ONE YEAR immediately preceding the11
date the student either graduated from a Colorado high school or WAS12
PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN COLORADO FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR13
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THE STUDENT successfully completed14
a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-10215
1155-2- (8.5), C.R.S., in Colorado; and1
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, within2
twelve months after graduating or successfully completing a high school3
equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S.,4
in Colorado, the student is admitted to a Colorado institution or attends5
an institution of higher education under a reciprocity agreement pursuant6
to section 23-1-112. THE STUDENT HAS BEEN PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN7
C
OLORADO FOR AT LEAST TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO8
ENROLLING IN AN INSTITUTION.9 (2) (b) The institution shall not count a student described in10
subsection (2)(a) of this section as a resident for any purpose other than11
tuition classification AND THE PURPOSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2.5)12
OF THIS SECTION; except that the student is eligible for the college13
opportunity fund program pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article14
18 of this title 23 and state student financial assistance pursuant to article15
3.3 of this title 23, upon confirmation of the student's uniquely identifying16
student number provided by the local education provider where the17
student graduated from high school or successfully completed his or her18
A high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-10219
(8.5), and may be eligible for institutional or other private financial aid20
programs.21
(2.5) A STUDENT WHO IS CLASSIFIED AS AN IN-STATE STUDENT22
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS AN IN-STATE STUDENT FOR THE PURPOSES23
OF SECTION 23-1-113.5.24
(3) A student who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of25
subsection (1) of this section, who is subject to the provisions of26
paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, and who graduated or27
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as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., prior to September 1, 2013,2
but was not admitted to an institution within twelve months after3
graduating or completing the high school equivalency examination, must4
be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes so long as the5
student has been physically present in Colorado on a continuous basis for6
at least eighteen months prior to enrolling in the institution.7
(6) T
HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS SECTION IS THE "REPRESENTATIVE
8
V
AL VIGIL ASSET ACT".
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SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,10
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate11
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.12
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