Senate Bill 11-265 Summary

• Changes the official name of Mesa State College to Colorado Mesa University, effective upon voter approval at the November 2012 general election

• Designates the institution as a university rather than a college while maintaining its role as a general baccalaureate and graduate institution with community college functions

• Updates all references to the institution throughout Colorado Revised Statutes in approximately 26 different sections of higher education law

• Establishes that any resources required for the name change will not be derived from state general funds allocated to the institution

• Makes the change subject to voter referendum petition; if approved by voters in November 2012, the act takes effect upon the governor's official declaration of the election results