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May 22, 2023 SB 23-225
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0935
Sen. Zenzinger; Kirkmeyer
Rep. Bird; Sirota
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
May 22, 2023
Signed into Law
John Armstrong | 303-866-6289
john.armstrong@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: SPECIALTY EDUCATION CSU MEDICAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
Budget package bill. The bill expands the acceptable use of funding for specialty
education programs. The bill may shift costs and minimally increase workload for
higher education institutions on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the enacted bill. The bill was recommended by the Joint Budget
Committee as part of its FY 2023-24 budget package.
Summary of Legislation
Under current law, the governing boards of the University of Colorado (CU) and Colorado State
University (CSU) may negotiate fee-for-service contracts with the Colorado Department of Higher
Education for certain specialty education programs. The bill allows CSU to negotiate a fee-for-service
contract for the delivery of health sciences programs with CU.
Background
CSU currently negotiates fee-for-service contracts for specialty education services, including the
Professional Veterinary Medical program, CSU Extension, the Colorado Agricultural Experiment
Station and the Colorado State Forest Service. CSU currently has a partnership with CU’s School of
Medicine, but specialty education funding is not eligible to be used for that partnership.
State Expenditures
The bill may minimally shift funding between specialty education programs, and CSU may have a
minimal increase in workload to administer funding. No change in appropriations is required. Page 2
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Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Governor and took effect on April 17, 2023.
State and Local Government Contacts
Joint Budget Committee Staff Higher Education
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.