Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-18-308
Fee-for-service contracts - grants to local district colleges - limited purpose - repeal.
Effective Jul 1, 2025L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1274), ch. 196, p. 665, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section R&RE, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 765, § 44, effective June 6; entire section amended, (SB 16-196), ch. 226, p. 865, § 3, effective June 6. L. 2018: (1) amended, (SB 18-086), ch. 319, p. 1919, § 7, effective May 30. L. 2019: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) added, (HB 19-1294), ch. 318, p. 2963, § 3, effective May 28; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(e) added, (HB 19-1202), ch. 403, p. 3573, § 4, effective May 31; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(g) added, (HB 19-1264), ch. 420, p. 3680, § 10, effective June 30; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 19-176), ch. 244, p. 2389, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1)(h) added, (HB 21-1268), ch. 258, p. 1518, § 5, effective June 18; (1)(i) added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1340, § 25, effective September 7. L. 2022: (1)(j) added, (SB 22-172), ch. 298, p. 2135, § 3, effective June 1; (1)(b) repealed, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2975, § 49, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1)(k) added and (2) amended, (SB 23-005), ch. 172, p. 846, § 4, effective May 12; (1)(l) added, (SB 23-031), ch. 344, p. 2066, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2024: (1)(m) added, (SB 24-104), ch. 299, p. 2038, § 4, effective August 7; (1)(n) added, (SB 24-048), ch. 405, p. 2783, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2025: (1)(o) added, (SB 25-045), ch. 191, p. 855, § 3, effective May 14; (1)(l) and (1)(m) amended and (1)(n) repealed, (SB 25-232), ch. 102, p. 452, § 2, effective July 1.
(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall enter into fee-for-service contracts for the following purposes:
- (a) The creation of career pathways for students pursuant to sections 23-60-109 and 24-46.3-104;
- (b) Repealed.
- (c) Cybersecurity and distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchains, as set forth in sections 24-33.5-1904 and 24-33.5-1905;
- (d) Repealed.
- (e) The food systems advisory council pursuant to part 11 of article 31 of this title 23;
- (f) Providing services to maximize concurrent enrollment across the community college system as provided in section 23-60-202.7;
(g) and (h) Repealed.
- (i)
- (I) The educator well-being and mental health program pursuant to section 23-20-142.
- (II) This subsection (1)(i) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
- (j) The Colorado rural health-care workforce initiative established in article 76.5 of this title 23, including for health-care professionals rural tracks at institutions of higher education and administrative costs and educational support provided by the university of Colorado's school of medicine's rural program;
- (k) The recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program administered pursuant to section 23-81-102;
- (l) The Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program created in section 23-21-1103;
- (m) The creation of education programs pursuant to section 8-15.7-201; and
- (n) Repealed.
(o)
- (I) The Colorado school of public health's analysis of model legislation related to a statewide universal health-care system conducted pursuant to section 23-20-146.
- (II) This subsection (1)(o) is repealed, effective December 1, 2027.
- (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this part 3 to the contrary, the amount of a fee-for-service contract or grant pursuant to this section is not included in the calculation of total state appropriation or total governing board appropriation made pursuant to this part 3.
Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1274), ch. 196, p. 665, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section R&RE, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 765, § 44, effective June 6; entire section amended, (SB 16-196), ch. 226, p. 865, § 3, effective June 6. L. 2018: (1) amended, (SB 18-086), ch. 319, p. 1919, § 7, effective May 30. L. 2019: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) added, (HB 19-1294), ch. 318, p. 2963, § 3, effective May 28; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(e) added, (HB 19-1202), ch. 403, p. 3573, § 4, effective May 31; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(g) added, (HB 19-1264), ch. 420, p. 3680, § 10, effective June 30; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 19-176), ch. 244, p. 2389, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1)(h) added, (HB 21-1268), ch. 258, p. 1518, § 5, effective June 18; (1)(i) added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1340, § 25, effective September 7. L. 2022: (1)(j) added, (SB 22-172), ch. 298, p. 2135, § 3, effective June 1; (1)(b) repealed, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2975, § 49, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1)(k) added and (2) amended, (SB 23-005), ch. 172, p. 846, § 4, effective May 12; (1)(l) added, (SB 23-031), ch. 344, p. 2066, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2024: (1)(m) added, (SB 24-104), ch. 299, p. 2038, § 4, effective August 7; (1)(n) added, (SB 24-048), ch. 405, p. 2783, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2025: (1)(o) added, (SB 25-045), ch. 191, p. 855, § 3, effective May 14; (1)(l) and (1)(m) amended and (1)(n) repealed, (SB 25-232), ch. 102, p. 452, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: (1) Subsection (1)(d)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(d), effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2019, p. 2963.)
(2) Subsection (1)(g) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(g), effective June 30, 2020. (See L. 2019, p. 3680.)
(3) Subsection (1)(h)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(h), effective July 1, 2023. (See L. 2021, p. 1518.)
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1268, see section 1 of chapter 258, Session Laws of Colorado 2021. For the legislative declaration in SB 22-172, see section 1 of chapter 298, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. For the legislative declaration in SB 24-104, see section 1 of chapter 299, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.