§ 23-20.5-101 — Dental school tuition

Colorado § 23-20.5-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Dental School

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(1) Tuition for students enrolled in
dental programs under the university of Colorado as dental hygiene, dental
assistants, or dental lab technician students shall be the same as those as are
established for the school of nursing. Tuition for students enrolled as dental
students or dental clinical specialty students shall be established by the board of
regents of the university of Colorado.

(2) (a) The regents of the university of Colorado are hereby authorized to
reduce, by an amount not to exceed eighty-seven and one-half percent, the yearly
tuition charged to dental students who qualify as resident students pursuant to
article 7 of this title, for each such student who shall agree to practice dentistry
upon graduation for one year, for each year in which a reduction is made, in an area
of the state determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists. The
regents shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations, and contractual procedures
necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (2), as determined by the
attorney general to be enforceable under the laws of Colorado. The provisions of
this paragraph (a) apply to students enrolled in dental programs prior to September
30, 1982.

(b) The regents of the university of Colorado, in setting dental school tuition
policy, shall require that, among any other requirements that may be established
for graduation, a matriculated dental student who enrolls in the dental program on
or after September 30, 1982, shall devote not less than one academic year to the
provision of direct clinical dental services to any area or location within the state
determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists or dental services. In
no event shall a dental student receive a degree from the university of Colorado in
the field of dentistry unless such requirement has been fulfilled.

(c) Students enrolled in the dental program and paying tuition under the
tuition policy program pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection
(2) may, at their option, participate in the dental program established pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: p. 163, � 3. L. 82: Entire section amended, p. 345, � 1, effective April 2.