CO HB1124

Creates new in-state tuition classification beginning 2014-15 academic year for registered members of federally recognized American Indian tribes with historical ties to Colorado, as designated by the Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs.

Eligible students may be counted as residents for any institutional purpose and are eligible for state-funded financial aid, including College Opportunity Fund stipends and institutional or private aid.

Exempts Fort Lewis College from these provisions due to its historic commitment to Native American education and does not modify existing Indian pupil tuition waivers.

Decreases controlled maintenance trust fund appropriation by $783,000 and appropriates $783,000 to the College Opportunity Fund program, with allocated amounts distributed to state higher education governing boards.

Anticipates additional $5,346,257 in tuition revenue reductions across Colorado state universities and community colleges for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014.