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CO HB1100
Bill
Status
5/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Brittany Pettersen
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AI Summary
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Allows unaccompanied homeless youth under age 22 to independently determine their own domicile for in-state tuition purposes at Colorado higher education institutions.
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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.
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Authorizes verification by school district homeless liaisons, directors of runaway/homeless youth programs, emergency shelter grant program directors, or institutional financial aid administrators.
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Requires Colorado Commission on Higher Education to define "unaccompanied homeless youth, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting" in its tuition classification policies.
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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