§ 23-2-103.1 — Commission - department - duties - limitation - reciprocity

Colorado § 23-2-103.1

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Degrees - Honorary - Academic

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(1)
The commission shall:

(a) Establish procedures for authorizing, reauthorizing, and revoking the
authorization of private colleges and universities and seminaries and religious
training institutions in accordance with the provisions of this article, including but
not limited to procedures by which an institution may apply for authorization or
reauthorization and the procedures the department shall follow in reviewing
applications and making recommendations to the commission;

(b) Grant or deny authorizations, renew authorizations, and revoke
authorizations pursuant to sections 23-2-103.3 and 23-2-103.4;

(c) Establish the types and amounts of fees that a private college or
university or seminary or religious training institution shall pay as required pursuant
to section 23-2-104.5 (1); and

(d) Establish policies to require private colleges and universities and
seminaries and religious training institutions to submit to the department, upon
request, data that is directly related to student enrollment and degree completion
and, if applicable, student financial aid and educator preparation programs as
described in section 22-60.5-121. The director of the commission and an employee
of the department of higher education shall not divulge or make known in any way
data for individual students or personnel, except in accordance with judicial order
or as otherwise provided by law. A person who violates this subsection (1)(d)
commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, and shall be removed or dismissed from public service on the grounds of
malfeasance in office.

(2) The department shall administer the provisions of this article in
accordance with the provisions of this article and the policies, guidelines, and
procedures adopted by the commission for the administration of this article. To
administer this article, the department shall have, but need not be limited to, the
following duties:

(a) Recommending that the commission grant, deny, revoke, or renew an
authorization to operate a private college or university or seminary or religious
training institution;

(b) Maintaining a list of the private colleges and universities and seminaries
and religious training institutions that have authorizations on file with the
department; and

(c) Establishing and maintaining a process in accordance with section 23-2-104 for reviewing and appropriately acting on a complaint concerning a private
college or university or seminary or religious training institution operating in this
state, including enforcing applicable state laws if the complaint is based on a claim
of deceptive trade practice.

(3) The commission and the department are not authorized to regulate the
operations of, including but not limited to the content of courses provided by, a
private college or university or seminary or religious training institution except to
the extent expressly set forth in this article.

(4) The commission may negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity
agreements with other states if, in the judgment of the commission, the agreements
do not obligate a private college or university or seminary or religious training
institution to comply with standards or requirements that exceed the standards and
requirements specified in this article and the agreements will assist in
accomplishing the purposes of this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1155), ch. 255, p. 1284, � 12, effective August 8. L. 2021: (1)(d) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3222, � 398, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2023: (1)(b), (1)(c), and (1)(d) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2010, � 12, effective August 7.