Colorado § 23-3.3-1101 - Career and technical education certificate programs - tuition assistance - funding - definitions.
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§ 23-3.3-1101. Career and technical education certificate programs - tuition assistance - funding - definitions.
(1) (a) The commission shall establish a tuition assistance program for students enrolled in qualifying career and technical education certificate programs. Subject to available appropriations, the commission shall allocate money to community colleges, Colorado Mesa university, area technical colleges, and local district colleges to provide tuition assistance for students who are enrolled in qualifying career and technical education certificate programs and meet the income eligibility requirements established in guidelines adopted by the commission. The department of higher education and the institutions that receive tuition assistance money pursuant to this section shall administer the program in accordance with policies and procedures that the commission establishes.
(b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(I) "Qualifying career and technical education certificate program" means a career and technical education certificate program that does not meet the minimum credit hour requirements for the federal Pell grant program.
(II) "Tuition assistance" means money that a student may use to pay for tuition, fees, and course materials.
(2) The general assembly may appropriate annually an amount for support of the program established pursuant to this section.
Source: L. 2015: Entire part added, (HB 15-1275), ch. 223, p. 817, § 5, effective May 22. L. 2016: (1) amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 144, § 16, effective August 10. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1180), ch. 80, p. 252, § 1, effective March 30.
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COLORADO SECOND CHANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-231, see section 1 of chapter 290, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
23-3.3-1201 to 23-3.3-1203. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2019: Entire part repealed, (HB 22-1276), ch. 127, p. 890, § 1, effective August 10.
Editor's note: This part 12 was added in 2019 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2022. For the text of this part 12 prior to 2022, consult the 2021 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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