BY SENATOR(S) Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Sirota, Taggart.
Concerning the repeal of the "Inclusive Higher Education Act", and, in connection therewith, decreasing an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal article 80 of title 23.
SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill. To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of higher education for use by the Colorado commission on higher education and higher education special purpose programs for the inclusive higher education grant program is decreased by $450,000.
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2025.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.
Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate
Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate
Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado