HOUSE BILL 22-1155
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) 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, Bacon, McLachlan, Mullica, Valdez A.,
Valdez D.;
also SENATOR(S) Gonzales and Moreno, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman,
Danielson, Donovan, Fields, Ginal, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis,
Kolker, Lee, Pettersen, Priola, Rodriguez, Story, Winter, Zenzinger,
Fenberg.
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ONCERNING IN-STATE TUITION CLASSIFICATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL IN
COLORADO.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-7-110, amend (1)
introductory portion, (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2)(b); repeal (3); and add (2.5) and
(6) as follows:
23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in
Colorado. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article ARTICLE
7 to the contrary, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, must be
classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes if:
(a) The student
EITHER attended a public or private high school in
Colorado for at least three years
ONE YEAR immediately preceding the date
the student either graduated from a Colorado high school or WAS
PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN
COLORADO FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE DATE THE STUDENT
successfully completed a high school
equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S.,
in
Colorado; and
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, within
twelve months after graduating or successfully completing a high school
equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., in
Colorado, the student is admitted to a Colorado institution or attends an
institution of higher education under a reciprocity agreement pursuant to
section 23-1-112. THE STUDENT HAS BEEN PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN
COLORADO FOR AT LEAST TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO
ENROLLING IN AN INSTITUTION
.
(2) (b) The institution shall not count a student described in
subsection (2)(a) of this section as a resident for any purpose other than
tuition classification
AND THE PURPOSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2.5) OF
THIS SECTION
; except that the student is eligible for the college opportunity
fund program pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 18 of this title
23 and state student financial assistance pursuant to article 3.3 of this title
23, upon confirmation of the student's uniquely identifying student number
provided by the local education provider where the student graduated from
high school or successfully completed his or her
A high school equivalency
examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), and may be eligible for
institutional or other private financial aid programs.
(2.5) A
STUDENT WHO IS CLASSIFIED AS AN IN -STATE STUDENT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS AN IN
-STATE STUDENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF
SECTION
23-1-113.5.
(3) A student who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) of this section, who is subject to the provisions of paragraph
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1155 (a) of subsection (2) of this section, and who graduated or successfully
completed his or her high school equivalency examination, as defined in
section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., prior to September 1, 2013, but was not
admitted to an institution within twelve months after graduating or
completing the high school equivalency examination, must be classified as
an in-state student for tuition purposes so long as the student has been
physically present in Colorado on a continuous basis for at least eighteen
months prior to enrolling in the institution.
(6) THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS SECTION IS THE "REPRESENTATIVE VAL
VIGIL ASSET ACT".
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1155 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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