§ 23-1-101 — Legislative declaration

The purposes of this article are to
maximize opportunities for postsecondary education in Colorado; to avoid and to
eliminate needless duplication of facilities and programs in state-supported
institutions of higher education; to achieve simplicity of state administrative
procedures pertaining to higher education; to effect the best utilization of available
resources so as to achieve an adequate level of higher education in the most
economic manner; to accommodate state priorities and the needs of individual
students through implementation of a statewide enrollment plan; and to continue to
recognize the constitutional and statutory responsibilities of duly constituted
governing boards of state-supported institutions of higher education in Colorado. In
this article, express powers and duties are delegated to a central policy and
coordinating board, the Colorado commission on higher education, and the
department of higher education is responsible for implementing the duly adopted
policies of the Colorado commission on higher education. The ultimate authority
and responsibility is expressly reserved to the general assembly, and it is the duty
of the Colorado commission on higher education and the department of higher
education to implement the policies of the general assembly.

Legislative History

Source: L. 85: Entire article R&RE, p. 750, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1792, � 1, effective May 31. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1470, � 1, effective May 28.