§ 23-3.3-1304 — Receipt and use of state funding

Colorado § 23-3.3-1304

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Student Financial Assistance

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(1) To receive state funding
pursuant to the pilot program, an eligible graduate must graduate early from a high
school participating in the pilot program. The eligible graduate must commence a
postsecondary program within eighteen months after graduating early, or the
eligible graduate forfeits the state funding.

(2) (a) The department shall disburse state funding on behalf of the eligible
graduate to the eligible graduate's postsecondary program within thirty business
days after a request is made in the manner determined pursuant to commission
policies and department guidelines. The eligible graduate's postsecondary program
shall remit to the eligible graduate that portion of state funding remaining after
payment of tuition, fees, and other expenses related to the student's cost of
attendance that are payable to the postsecondary program. The eligible graduate
shall use remaining state funding for the purposes described in subsection (2)(b) of
this section.

(b) State funding received pursuant to the pilot program must be used for
tuition, fees, books, transportation, and other expenses associated with the eligible
graduate's cost of attendance, as defined in section 23-3.3-1002, at the
postsecondary program, as determined by the department pursuant to federal law,
as well as any equipment needed to pursue work-based learning training.

(c) The postsecondary program shall ensure that the state funding is used in
accordance with the requirements of this section. The department shall
disseminate guidelines to participating postsecondary programs clearly describing
the allowable uses of state funding under this section and establishing the
expectation that the postsecondary programs ensure appropriate use of state
funding.

(3) In order to receive funding as a postsecondary program pursuant to this
part 13, the postsecondary program must have qualified instructors consistent with
the postsecondary program's accreditation or authorization, and:

(a) A training program provider must be in compliance with all eligibility and
quality requirements for funding under the federal Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq., referred to in this section as WIOA,
and be subject to the equal opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements of
WIOA and its implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 38; and

(b) An institution of higher education shall comply with all state and local
safety requirements and with federal laws prohibiting discriminating against
students, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans
with Disabilities Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and any other
federal discrimination statutes.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-106), ch. 486, p. 3481, � 5, effective July 7.