Colorado § 23-82-103 - Higher education work-based consortium fund - gifts, grants, and donations.
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§ 23-82-103. Higher education work-based consortium fund - gifts, grants, and donations.
(1) The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 82. The department shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the higher education work-based learning consortium fund created in this section.
(2) The department may accept donations of in-kind services for the purposes of this section, including for technical assistance.
(3) The higher education work-based learning consortium fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of gifts, grants, and donations credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(4) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of this article 82.
(5) (a) If, by June 30, 2028, the money in the fund has never reached or exceeded two million dollars, the state treasurer shall return each grantor's or donor's gift, grant, or donation.
(b) If section 23-82-102 takes effect pursuant to section 23-82-104 (1), on the day prior to the repeal of the fund three years later pursuant to section 23-82-104 (2), the state treasurer shall return from the fund to each grantor or donor the money remaining in the fund in an amount that is proportional to the grantor's or donor's share of the total amount of gifts, grants, or donations deposited to the fund.
(c) If any money remains in the fund after the state treasurer returns money to donors or grantors as described in subsection (5)(a) or (5)(b) of this section, as applicable, the state treasurer shall, prior to the repeal of the fund, transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund to the general fund.
Source: L. 2025: Entire article added, (HB 25-1186), ch. 318, p. 1665, § 2, effective August 6.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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