Senate Bill 23-086 Summary

• Relocates the Colorado Student Leaders Institute from the Department of Higher Education (Title 23) to the Department of Education (Title 22), effective July 1, 2023

• Continues the four-week summer residential academic program for high school students entering 10th or 11th grade, with up to 100 students participating annually and receiving 3 postsecondary credit hours upon completion

• Transfers governance from an executive board to the State Board of Education, with the host institution (higher education partner) assuming greater responsibility for student selection, application review, and faculty selection

• Requires at least 50% of selected students to be eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or be first-generation college applicants, with geographic and demographic diversity considerations

• Appropriates $8,184 to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2023-24 and transfers any prior appropriations from the Department of Higher Education; institute operations require at least $40,000 in gifts, grants, or donations annually by June 1