HB 12-1331 Summary

• Changes the official name of Western State College of Colorado to Western State Colorado University throughout Colorado Revised Statutes effective August 1, 2012.

• Updates all references to the institution's governing body from "board of trustees for Western state college of Colorado" to "board of trustees for Western state Colorado university" across 20 statutes.

• Maintains the institution's status as a general baccalaureate institution in Gunnison with moderately selective admissions, offering undergraduate liberal arts, teacher preparation, business programs, and limited graduate programs.

• Transfers any unexpended funds from the old fund name to the new "Board of Trustees for Western State Colorado University Fund" as of August 7, 2012.

• Applies the name change uniformly across higher education statutory provisions governing tuition, regional education provider status, National Guard benefits, and institutional governance requirements.