Colorado § 23-52-105 - Tuition fees - Native Americans.
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§ 23-52-105. Tuition fees - Native Americans.
(1) (a) Repealed.
(b) (I) On and after September 1, 2002, the board of trustees shall fix tuition in accordance with the level of cash fund appropriations set by the general assembly for Fort Lewis college pursuant to section 23-1-104 (1)(b)(I), subject to the restriction that all qualified Native American students must at all times be admitted to such college free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with other students. The general assembly shall appropriate from the state general fund one hundred percent of the money required for tuition for such qualified Native American students.
(II) Repealed.
(2) Special programs may also be offered to assist Native American students to prepare for, begin, or continue their college education at Fort Lewis college. Fort Lewis college shall not charge Native American students tuition for such programs. The size of any special programs offered pursuant to this subsection (2) is limited by the facilities and revenues available and by the level of appropriations set therefor by the general assembly.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 1183, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-14-5. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 213, § 36, effective July 16. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 768, § 24, effective July 1. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1520, § 29, effective June 6. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1256, § 9, effective July 1; entire part amended, p. 1243, § 11, effective August 7. L. 2008: (1)(b) amended, p. 119, § 6, effective March 19. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1844, § 14, effective June 9. L. 2018: (1)(b)(I) and (2) amended, (HB 18-1048), ch. 27, p. 326, § 2, effective August 8.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to this section by House Bill 02-1260 and House Bill 02-1419 were harmonized.
(2) Subsection (1)(a)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(a), effective July 1, 2003. (See L. 2002, p. 1256.)
(3) Subsection (1)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(b)(II), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2010, p. 1844.)
Cross references: (1) For classification of students for tuition purposes, see article 7 of this title.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 303, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending subsection (1)(b), see section 1 of chapter 391, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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