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CO HB1100

Bill

Status

Passed

5/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Brittany Pettersen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows unaccompanied homeless youth under age 22 to independently determine their own domicile for in-state tuition purposes at Colorado higher education institutions.

  • Defines "unaccompanied homeless youth" as individuals verified by authorized persons as either homeless (per McKinney-Vento Act) or at-risk of homelessness and self-supporting.

  • Authorizes verification by school district homeless liaisons, directors of runaway/homeless youth programs, emergency shelter grant program directors, or institutional financial aid administrators.

  • Requires Colorado Commission on Higher Education to define "unaccompanied homeless youth, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting" in its tuition classification policies.

  • Adds unaccompanied homeless youth to the list of persons qualified as "qualified persons" able to independently determine domicile under existing Colorado tuition law.

Legislative Description

Define Tuition Status Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Last Action

Governor Signed

5/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Education3/16/2016
Committee of the Whole2/24/2016
Education1/19/2016

Full Bill Text

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