Colorado § 23-7-110 - Tuition classification of students who successfully complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in Colorado.

§ 23-7-110. Tuition classification of students who successfully complete high school or a high school equivalency examination in Colorado.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 7 to the contrary, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, must be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes if:

(a) The student either attended a public or private high school in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student graduated from a Colorado high school or was physically present in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student successfully completed a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), in Colorado; and

(b) The student has been physically present in Colorado for at least twelve consecutive months prior to enrolling in an institution.

(2) A student seeking tuition classification as an in-state student pursuant to this section who does not have lawful immigration status is eligible for the college opportunity fund program pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 18 of this title 23 and state student financial assistance pursuant to article 3.3 of this title 23, upon confirmation of the student's uniquely identifying student number provided by the local education provider where the student graduated from high school or successfully completed a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), and may be eligible for institutional or other private financial aid programs. Any information collected prior to May 23, 2025, for the purpose of demonstrating student eligibility for the college opportunity fund for a student who does not have lawful immigration status must be managed in accordance with the data privacy policy adopted by the department of higher education.

(2.5) A student who is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section is an in-state student for the purposes of section 23-1-113.5.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Any information provided to satisfy the criteria specified in this section is confidential unless disclosure is explicitly required by law.

(5) This section provides an additional option for a student seeking classification as an in-state student for tuition purposes. This section shall not be interpreted to impose additional requirements upon a student seeking classification as an in-state student under any other section of this article.

(6) The short title of this section is the "Representative Val Vigil ASSET Act".

Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 884, § 1, effective May 20. L. 2013: Entire section R§RE, (SB 13-033), ch. 156, p. 504, § 1, effective April 29. L. 2014: (1), (2)(b), and (3) amended, (SB 14-058), ch. 102, p. 382, § 14, effective April 7. L. 2019: (2)(b) amended, (HB 19-1196), ch. 162, p. 1894, § 1, effective May 13. L. 2022: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2)(b) amended, (2.5) and (6) added, and (3) repealed, (HB 22-1155), ch. 234, p. 1727, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2025: (2) and (4) amended, (SB 25-276), ch. 240, p. 1210, § 2, effective May 23.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending this section, see section 3 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in SB 25-276, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.