CO HB1175

Prohibits expansion of Colorado's Medicaid program to newly eligible childless adults until the state's general fund appropriation to higher education reaches at least $747 million

Establishes the "Education First Act," which suspends Medicaid eligibility for adults over 18 without dependent children until higher education funding is restored to 2007 levels

References the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion penalty is unconstitutionally coercive, giving states the option to decline expansion

Cites Colorado's recession-driven cuts to higher education funding, which declined from $747.7 million in 2007 to $428.8 million in fiscal year 2009-10

Declares that Colorado has a moral obligation to prioritize restoring higher education funding before expanding public entitlement programs