CO SB078

Department of Higher Education must share fiscal impact responses with institutions within 3 days of receiving their input on legislative measures

University of Colorado can now perform electric and plumbing work on any building it owns or leases on campus, removing previous restrictions limiting work to specific addresses

Creates a Data Advisory Group by July 1, 2026 with quarterly meetings to develop policies for data collection, storage, and use from higher education institutions; adds one group member to the commission's advisory committee

Raises capital construction project exemption thresholds from $2 million to $5 million for new construction funded from institutional cash funds or the revenue bond intercept program

Exempts capital construction projects funded solely from non-student-fee cash funds from commission, CDC, and JBC review if the institution has not used the revenue bond intercept program for at least 5 years