Colorado § 23-60-102 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-60-102 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 23-60-102

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Community Colleges and

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-60-102 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the state board for community colleges and occupational education is charged to develop and establish state policy for occupational education and to govern the state system of community colleges. The board shall be responsible for the establishment of statewide career and technical education policy for all the entities which provide such education and shall coordinate all aspects of career and technical education in the state to assure quality programming and efficient delivery of such education.

(2)In its role as the governing authority for the state system of community colleges, the board shall assure a system of two-year program delivery throughout the state coordinated, where appropriate, with the local district college

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and declares that the state board for community colleges and occupational
education is charged to develop and establish state policy for occupational
education and to govern the state system of community colleges. The board shall
be responsible for the establishment of statewide career and technical education
policy for all the entities which provide such education and shall coordinate all
aspects of career and technical education in the state to assure quality
programming and efficient delivery of such education.

(2) In its role as the governing authority for the state system of community
colleges, the board shall assure a system of two-year program delivery throughout
the state coordinated, where appropriate, with the local district colleges. In order to
assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities, the general assembly hereby
provides for the establishment of local councils to advise the board on the
operation of individual community and local district colleges from a local
perspective.

(3) The function of the two-year college system is to conduct occupational,
technical, and community service programs with no term limitations and general
education, including college transfer programs with unrestricted admissions. It is
further the intent of this article to develop appropriate occupational education and
adult education programs in these and other postsecondary educational
institutions, to maintain and expand occupational education programs in the
elementary and secondary schools of the state permitting local school districts
already having area technical colleges to continue to operate them, and to develop
work study and on-the-job training programs designed to acquaint youth with the
world of work and to train and retrain youth and adults for employment. The
general assembly intends that state agencies concerned with occupational
education in the public schools shall cooperate with the board in planning and
implementing occupational education programs, to the end that the state of
Colorado has complete and well-balanced occupational and adult education
programs available to the people of Colorado at all educational levels.

Legislative History

Source: L. 67: p. 437, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-26-2. L. 86: Entire section R&RE, p. 837, � 1, effective April 14. L. 2016: (3) amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 147, � 25, effective August 10. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1399, � 61, effective May 25.