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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 23. Postsecondary Education § 23-3.3-103. Annual appropriations--repeal

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The annual appropriations for student financial assistance under this article shall increase by at least the same percentage as the aggregate percentage increase of all general fund appropriations to institutions of higher education. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impair the authority of the Colorado commission on higher education under section 23-1-105.

(1.5) An appropriation that is less than two million dollars made to an institution of higher education in an act that is not the general appropriation act nor a supplemental appropriation act is exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article shall not apply to said appropriations for the 2010-11 fiscal year.

(3) Repealed by Laws 2022, Ch. 421 (S.B. 22-212), § 47, eff. Aug. 10, 2022.

(4) Repealed by Laws 2019, Ch. 318 (H.B. 19-1294), § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.

(5) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made to the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund created in section 23-31-301(8.5)(a) or the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313(10).

(6) Repealed by Laws 2019, Ch. 403 (H.B. 19-1202), § 3, eff. July 1, 2020.

(7) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to sections 23-18-308(1)(f) and 23-60-202.7 to the state board for community colleges and occupational education to provide services to maximize concurrent enrollment across the community college system.

(8) Repealed by Laws 2019, Ch. 420 (H.B. 19-1264), § 9, eff. July 1, 2020.

(9)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations for the 2021-22 fiscal year for increases in funding for the institutions of higher education that restore aggregate general fund appropriations to a level at or below the level of such appropriations for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

(b) For the 2021-22 fiscal year, subsection (1) of this section is calculated based on 2020-21 fiscal year financial aid appropriations enacted during the 2020 regular legislative session and does not include any supplemental appropriation for financial aid enacted during the 2021 legislative session.

(c) This subsection (9) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(10) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 258 (H.B. 21-1268), § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.

(11)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to sections 23-18-308(1)(i) and 23-20-142 for the educator well-being and mental health program.

(b) This subsection (11) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(12) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program pursuant to section 23-31-320.

(13)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the expansion of forestry and wildfire mitigation degree and certificate programs pursuant to section 23-1-142.

(b) This subsection (13) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(14) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 shall not apply to appropriations made for the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program pursuant to section 23-81-102.

(15)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to section 23-60-1201 for the in-demand short-term credentials program.

(b) This subsection (15) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(16) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to part 11 of article 21 of this title 23 for the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program.

(17)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for the purpose of the Colorado food systems advisory council pursuant to part 11 of article 31 of this title 23.

(b) This subsection (17) is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.

(18)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made pursuant to section 23-31-319 to fund improvements to the Colorado state forest service seedling tree nursery.

(b) This subsection (18) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(19)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance under this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for the purpose of conducting a Republican river groundwater economic impact study pursuant to section 23-31-804.

(b) This subsection (19) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(20) Repealed by Laws 2023, Ch. 436 (H.B. 23-1244), § 4, eff. July 1, 2024.

<Subsection (21) effective until July 1, 2026.>

(21)(a) Subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 does not apply to increased appropriations from the general fund for the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal years made pursuant to section 23-18-304 that result from the phase-out of increased reimbursements and payments pursuant to the federal “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”, Pub.L. 116-127.

(b) This subsection (21) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

<Subsection (22) effective until July 1, 2027.>

(22)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section concerning appropriations for student financial assistance pursuant to this article 3.3 do not apply to appropriations made for allocation to public institutions of higher education to support eligible students described in section 23-3.3-1006.

(b) This subsection (22) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

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