C.R.S. Section 23-1-119.1
Department directive

  • notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines

(1)

Annually, beginning in the spring of 2006, upon receipt of the names and mailing addresses of students enrolled in the eighth grade from the board of education of each school district in Colorado and the state charter school institute, the department shall provide notice of postsecondary educational opportunities to the parents or legal guardians of all eighth-grade students enrolled in public schools in the state. Beginning January 1, 2021, the department shall provide such notice and disseminate related information through the free online career, education, and training resource created pursuant to section 24-46.3-106, if available. Otherwise, such notice is subject to available appropriation. At a minimum, the notice shall specify:

(a)

The Colorado commission on higher education’s higher education admission guidelines and an explanation that compliance with the higher education admission guidelines is necessary for acceptance, but is not a guarantee of admission, to a state-supported institute of higher education;

(b)

A student’s potential need for remedial education and any related financial obligations that may fall to the student’s parent or legal guardian if the student desires to apply to a state-supported, four-year college or university in Colorado but does not meet the higher education admission guidelines;

(c)

A student who fails to pass a course listed in the higher education admission guidelines may enroll in a gateway course, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(b.5), with additional supports through supplemental academic instruction, as defined in section 23-1-113 (11)(e), successful completion of which will satisfy the requirements of the higher education admission guidelines;

(d)

The availability of and instructions for acquiring information regarding financial assistance to attend an institution of higher education, including stipend amounts, tuition, and other financial aid;

(e)

The annual state stipend amount as determined pursuant to section 23-18-202;

(f)

The annual cost of in-state tuition for attendance at a public higher education institution in the state;

(g)

The amount of the student’s share of tuition as determined pursuant to section 23-18-207; and

(h)

Notification that the stipend amount and the amount of tuition may change annually.

Source: Section 23-1-119.1 — Department directive - notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-23.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

23‑1‑101
Legislative declaration
23‑1‑101.1
Definitions
23‑1‑102
Commission established - terms of office
23‑1‑103
Advisory committee to the Colorado commission on higher education
23‑1‑104
Financing the system of postsecondary education - report
23‑1‑105
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to appropriations
23‑1‑105.5
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to student fees - report on tuition and fees
23‑1‑106
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to capital construction and long-range planning - legislative declaration - report - definitions
23‑1‑106.3
Duties and powers of the commission - capital construction projects - federal mineral lease revenues fund - higher education institutions financed purchase of an asset cash fund
23‑1‑106.7
Duties and powers of the department with respect to technology transfers
23‑1‑107
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to program approval, review, reduction, and discontinuance
23‑1‑108
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to systemwide planning - reporting - definitions
23‑1‑108.5
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to common course numbering system - council of higher education representatives - definitions - repeal
23‑1‑109
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to off-campus instruction - provision of concurrent enrollment programs - legislative declaration - definitions
23‑1‑109.3
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding
23‑1‑109.7
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to the provision of educational services
23‑1‑109.8
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to employment first policies
23‑1‑110
Organization, meetings, and staff
23‑1‑112
Tuition - reciprocal agreements
23‑1‑113
Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy - report - definitions
23‑1‑113.2
Department directive - admission standards for students holding international baccalaureate diplomas - legislative declaration
23‑1‑113.3
Commission directive - developmental education courses - report
23‑1‑113.5
Commission directive - resident admissions - report - definitions
23‑1‑113.7
Commission directive - nursing programs - employer-based gift and scholarship fund - reporting requirement - legislative declaration
23‑1‑119
Department directive - transition between K-12 education system and postsecondary education system
23‑1‑119.1
Department directive - notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines
23‑1‑119.2
Commission directive - notice of college preparatory courses for high school students
23‑1‑119.3
Department directive - exchange of student records
23‑1‑119.5
Online career platform - appropriations from Colorado work force development council
23‑1‑120
Commission directive - incentives for improvement initiative grants
23‑1‑121.2
Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information
23‑1‑121.7
Commission directive - paraprofessional programs
23‑1‑121.8
Department directive - workgroup on diversity in the educator workforce - duties - recommendations - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
23‑1‑125
Commission directive - student bill of rights - degree requirements - implementation of core courses - competency test - prior learning - prior work-related experience
23‑1‑126
Commission directive - nursing programs
23‑1‑127
Commission directive - regional education providers - criteria
23‑1‑128
Commission directive - American sign language in higher education institutions
23‑1‑129
Commission directive - student loans
23‑1‑131
Commission directive - associate degree completion program - legislative declaration - definitions
23‑1‑131.5
Commission directive - Colorado re-engaged (CORE) initiative - four-year institutions - associate degrees - report - definitions
23‑1‑132
Commission directive - tuition waivers for exonerated persons
23‑1‑133
Commission directive - bachelor of science degree in nursing program - Aims community college - approval
23‑1‑134
Commission directive - open educational resources - course notice - report - definitions
23‑1‑135
Department directive - undergraduate degree and certificate programs - annual return on investment report - definition - repeal
23‑1‑136
Department directive - federal student loan repayment and forgiveness program information
23‑1‑137
Prohibition on use of American Indian mascots - exemptions - definitions
23‑1‑137.5
Tribal regalia at college graduation ceremonies - definitions
23‑1‑139
Department directive - contract for use of online platform for public benefits
23‑1‑140
Commission directive - statewide student success measures - definitions
23‑1‑141
Student success data system - student success data transparency - appropriation - definition - repeal
23‑1‑142
Commission directive - expansion of forestry and wildfire mitigation degree and certificate programs - simulator - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
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§ 23-1-119.1’s source at colorado​.gov