Colorado § 23-1-132 Commission directive - tuition waivers for exonerated persons

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-1-132 — Commission directive - tuition waivers for exonerated persons

Colorado § 23-1-132

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Colorado Commission on

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-1-132 (2026).

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(1)On or before September 1, 2013, the commission shall implement a policy whereby, except as limited in this section, each institution of higher education in the state shall waive all tuition costs, including any mandatory fees associated with attendance at the institution, for an exonerated person, as defined in section 13-65-101 (3), C.R.S., and for any child of an exonerated person or custodial child of an exonerated person, as defined in section 13-65-101 (2), C.R.S., if:

(a)The exonerated person, or the child or custodial child of the exonerated person, satisfies the criteria described in subsection (2) of this section;

(b)The exonerated person, or the child or custodial child of the exonerated person, satisfies the admission requirements of the institution; and

(c)The

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(1)
On or before September 1, 2013, the commission shall implement a policy whereby,
except as limited in this section, each institution of higher education in the state
shall waive all tuition costs, including any mandatory fees associated with
attendance at the institution, for an exonerated person, as defined in section 13-65-101 (3), C.R.S., and for any child of an exonerated person or custodial child of an
exonerated person, as defined in section 13-65-101 (2), C.R.S., if:

(a) The exonerated person, or the child or custodial child of the exonerated
person, satisfies the criteria described in subsection (2) of this section;

(b) The exonerated person, or the child or custodial child of the exonerated
person, satisfies the admission requirements of the institution; and

(c) The exonerated person, or the child or custodial child of the exonerated
person, remains in satisfactory academic standing in accordance with the academic
policies of the institution.

(2) To receive a tuition waiver from an institution of higher education as
described in subsection (1) of this section, an exonerated person or child or
custodial child of an exonerated person shall apply to the institution and request
such waiver in writing not later than two years after the later of the following dates:

(a) The date upon which a court issued to the state court administrator
directions to compensate an exonerated person pursuant to section 13-65-103,
C.R.S.; or

(b) In the case of a child or custodial child of an exonerated person, the date
upon which the child graduated from high school.

(3) The policy described in subsection (1) of this section must be
implemented by all state-supported institutions of higher education, including but
not limited to all postsecondary institutions in the state supported in whole or in
part by state funds, including community colleges, extension programs of the
state-supported universities and colleges, local district colleges, and area technical
colleges.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1230), ch. 409, p. 2425, � 4, effective June 5. L. 2016: (3) amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 143, � 12, effective August 10.