Colorado § 23-31-103 - Board to control college and lands.

§ 23-31-103. Board to control college and lands.

The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the general control and supervision of the Colorado state university and lands and the use thereof, which may be vested in the university by state or national legislation and of all appropriations made by the state for the support of the same. The board has plenary power to adopt all such ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, not in conflict with the law, as they may deem necessary to secure the successful operation of the university and promote the designed objects.

Source: L. 2007: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 525, § 2, effective August 3.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 23-31-108 as it existed prior to 2007.

ANNOTATION

Annotator's note. Since § 23-31-103 is similar to § 23-31-108 as it existed prior to the 2007 amendment to articles 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 55 of title 23, which resulted in the relocation of provisions, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.

The state board of agriculture, by law, is a separate corporate body or entity created by the general assembly to carry out a specific delegated power. Lewis v. State Bd. of Agric., 138 Colo. 540, 335 P.2d 546 (1959).

The board has only one power to wit: The power to do everything necessary or appropriate for the education of the students at the university, and that education includes the mental, physical, and social development of the students. Lewis v. State Bd. of Agric., 138 Colo. 540, 335 P.2d 546 (1959).

Board has no power of taxation. The state board of agriculture has no power of taxation; rather, the general assembly levies taxes and makes appropriations for the university. Lewis v. State Bd. of Agric., 138 Colo. 540, 335 P.2d 546 (1959).

State board of agriculture (SBA) was proper party appellant to challenge order requiring Colorado state university (CSU) to reinstate women's fast pitch softball team. Though CSU maintains control over certain internal policies, SBA has general control and supervisory power over CSU including complete financial control. Roberts v. Colo. State Bd. of Agric., 998 F.2d 824 (10th Cir. 1993).