§ 23-70-106.5 — Resolution of disputes at Auraria center

Colorado § 23-70-106.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Auraria Higher Education Center

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(1) After notification
to the affected chief executive officers, which notification provides for a deadline
of not more than ten days for the resolution of a dispute, the chief executive officer
of any governing board at the Auraria center, including the Auraria board, may
request the Colorado commission on higher education to resolve a conflict
concerning an academically related issue at the Auraria center. The commission
shall have the authority to make the final decision to resolve the issue presented to
it or may delegate its responsibility and authority for the final decision of the issue
to the Auraria board. The decision of either the commission or the Auraria board
shall be binding on all of the governing boards and institutions and on the Auraria
board. It is the policy of the general assembly that the commission is encouraged to
delegate to the Auraria board, to as great an extent as possible, its authority for
making final decisions at the Auraria center.

(2) The chief executive officer of any governing board at the Auraria center,
including the Auraria board, may request the Auraria board to resolve a conflict
concerning the operation, administration, or use of the physical facilities at the
Auraria center. The Auraria board shall have the authority to make the final decision
to resolve the issue presented to it, and such decision shall be binding on all of the
governing boards and institutions and on the Auraria board.

(3) All issues involving interinstitutional disputes at the Auraria center shall
be considered as either academically related or operationally related, and the
commission is authorized to determine whether it or the Auraria board shall have
jurisdiction in regard to the resolution of the dispute.

Legislative History

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 770, � 30, effective July 1.